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Constitution Day 2015
ACLU of Indiana
What Is A Constitution?
Photo by Rosie O'Beirne http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosieobeirne/4089435995/
Why Are Constitutions Important?
Responsibilities, Rights, and Roles
Freedom of Religion
Why is individual freedom of religion
important? Why shouldn’t the
government endorse one religion?
Freedom of Speech
Why is the freedom of speech important?
Prohibition of Searches and Seizures
4th Amendment: Rules for search
and seizure!
Equal Protection
Why should we treat people equally?
Does equality = same rules for everyone?
Periodic Elections
Why is it important to vote?
Three Branches of Government
Why is it important to limit the government?
So Why Constitution Day?
Why should you care?
Constitution Quiz
What is a constitution?
George Washingon commons.wikimedia.org
How and why do we limit government?
John Adams en.wikipedia.org
Name some rights we discussed
James Madison en.wikipedia.org
Name some rights we didn’t discuss
Susan B. Anthony, social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the 1920 women’s suffrage movement (voting)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony
Henry Frye, the first black chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, was prevented by a literacy test from registering to vote in 1956. www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/magazine/voting-rights-act-dream-undone.html
Happy Constitution Day!!
Award-winning mural by students at Hasten Hebrew Academy in Indianapolis, 2013FUN WAYS TO LEARN ALL YEAR! https://constitutionday.aclu.org/
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