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Changing the Constitution

Learn how to amend the Constitution, rights protected by the Bill of Rights, and the impact of later amendments on democratic rights and freedoms.

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Changing the Constitution

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  1. Changing the Constitution Chapter 8-3

  2. Questions What does the term mean to amend? Why didn’t the Continental Congress not include the rights of all people into the Constitution in 1787?

  3. Overview • Describe how to amend the Constitution. • Name the rights that the Bill of Rights protect. • Explain how each later amendments expanded democratic rights.

  4. Constitutional Amendments • Discuss the power of the Presidency • Discuss the following people and what position they fill (Executive, Legislature, Judicial)

  5. Do you think they have a right to protest?

  6. Read PLEASE READ PAGES 259-261

  7. Process on how to Amend Article V: Outline two ways to propose a change. 2/3 of the House and Senate agree Or National Convention Amendments are ratified (two ways) ¾ of state legislature agree Special convention to approve

  8. Working together = Successful Amendments

  9. Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights was ratified Dec 15, 1791 Protects Individual Rights Protects against Abuse of Power Protects the Rights of the Accused Amendments 9 and 10

  10. Bill of Rights First ten amendments amend to the Constitution First Amendment = Freedom of religion, speech and press Limits, can’t hurt someone, false statement 2d Amendment = Right to bear arms 3rd Amendment = No troops in home

  11. Bill of Rights Continued 4th Amendment = Unlawful search/seizure 5th Amendment = Self incrimination 6th Amendment = Fair and speedy trial 7th Amendment = Jury in civil case 8th Amendment = Cruel and unusual punishment 9th Amendment = rights not listed 10th Amendment = State rights

  12. Really important amendments to remember 13th, 14th and 15th = Free citizens vote 13th =Abolish Slavery 14th=Guaranteed citizenship to former slaves 15th= Guaranteed voting rights for African Americans 19th = Gave women right to vote 26th = Lowered minimum voting age to 18

  13. Question Why do you think that the Bill of Rights carefully spells out the rights of people accused? Answer: Prove that we were “really” guilty of the crime. Why do you think that the Bill of Rights is a living document? Answer: The document changes with the times.

  14. Round 2 Is “Income Tax” a Bill of Rights? False The Bill of Rights consists of how many amendments? 10 Which of these freedoms is not guaranteed by the First Amendment? False statements or statements that will cause injury like calling out a false alarm “fire”

  15. Round 3 • What part of the Constitution abolishes slavery? • 13th Amendment • Constitutional amendments can be proposed by • Congress or a national convention • How did the 26th amendment change the legal voting age? • Lowered the age from 21 to 18 years old

  16. Round 4 • What fraction of all state legislatures had to ratify the Bill of Rights before it became law. • 3/4th • Bill of Rights guarantee freedoms of: • Freedom of Speech, protection against abusive power, freedom of religion, right to bear arms, right to trial by jury

  17. Review • Today we have discussed how the Constitution was amended • We discussed the Bill of Rights and the amendments to the Constitution • We discussed how later amendments protected our freedoms.

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