The Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson opposed the acceptance of the Constitution due to the lack of rights. Thomas Jefferson opposed the acceptance of.

The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights

The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights

Thomas Jefferson opposed the acceptance of Thomas Jefferson opposed the acceptance of the Constitution due to the lack of rights.the Constitution due to the lack of rights. Wrote the Declaration of IndependenceWrote the Declaration of Independence Said that the Constitution had no mention of Said that the Constitution had no mention of

individual rights expressed in the Declarationindividual rights expressed in the Declaration ““Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”

James Madison drafted the “Bill of Rights”James Madison drafted the “Bill of Rights” Protects citizens from government Protects citizens from government

interferenceinterference Was included to gain acceptance from opposing Was included to gain acceptance from opposing

statesstates

The Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights

1.1. Religious and Political Freedom (1791)Religious and Political Freedom (1791)2.2. Right to Bear Arms (1791)Right to Bear Arms (1791)3.3. Quartering Troops (1791)Quartering Troops (1791)4.4. Search and Seizure (1791)Search and Seizure (1791)5.5. Rights of Accused Persons (1791)Rights of Accused Persons (1791)6.6. Right to a Speedy, Public Trial (1791)Right to a Speedy, Public Trial (1791)7.7. Trial by Jury in Civil Cases (1791)Trial by Jury in Civil Cases (1791)8.8. Limits of Fines and Punishments (1791)Limits of Fines and Punishments (1791)9.9. Rights of People (1791)Rights of People (1791)10.10. Powers of States and People (1791)Powers of States and People (1791)

Religious and Political Freedom Religious and Political Freedom (1791)(1791)

Amendment 1:Amendment 1: Freedom of ReligionFreedom of Religion Freedom of the Freedom of the

PressPress Freedom of Freedom of

AssemblyAssembly Freedom to PetitionFreedom to Petition Freedom of SpeechFreedom of Speech

Right to Bear Arms (1791)Right to Bear Arms (1791)

Amendment 2:Amendment 2: ““the right to bear the right to bear

arms will not be arms will not be infringed”infringed”

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Right to Bear Arms (1791)Right to Bear Arms (1791)

Quartering Troops (1791)Quartering Troops (1791)

Amendment 3:Amendment 3: ““No soldier shall, in No soldier shall, in

time of peace be time of peace be quartered in any quartered in any house, without house, without consent of the consent of the owner, nor in time owner, nor in time of war, but in a of war, but in a manner to be manner to be prescribed by law.”prescribed by law.”

Search and Seizure (1791)Search and Seizure (1791) Amendment 4:Amendment 4:

People have the “right People have the “right to be secure in their to be secure in their persons, houses, persons, houses, papers, and effects, papers, and effects, against unreasonable against unreasonable searches and seizures”searches and seizures”

Government officials Government officials must have a warrant or must have a warrant or probable cause to probable cause to search and seize search and seize property!property!

What is an example of What is an example of challenges to this challenges to this amendment?amendment?

Airport SecurityAirport Security Stadium SecurityStadium Security

Courts say that Courts say that personal rights must personal rights must be balanced with the be balanced with the governments need to governments need to prevent crime.prevent crime.

Search and Seizure Cont.Search and Seizure Cont.

How can a police How can a police officer search and officer search and seize your personal seize your personal vehicle?vehicle?

Probable CauseProbable Cause

Rights of Accused Persons Rights of Accused Persons (1791)(1791)

Amendment 5:Amendment 5: A person cannot and will A person cannot and will

not be “deprived of life, not be “deprived of life, liberty, and the pursuit of liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” without due happiness” without due process of the lawprocess of the law

Due Process of law-Due Process of law- fair fair treatment under the lawtreatment under the law

I plead the 5I plead the 5thth!! No person is compelled to No person is compelled to

be a witness against be a witness against themselves. themselves.

55thth protects a person protects a person against against Double JeopardyDouble Jeopardy

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Right to a Speedy, Public Trial Right to a Speedy, Public Trial (1791)(1791)

Amendment 6:Amendment 6: Everyone has the Everyone has the

right to a fair right to a fair speedy, public trialspeedy, public trial

Right to a Speedy Trial (1791) Right to a Speedy Trial (1791) Contd.Contd.

Results of the 5Results of the 5thth and 6 and 6thth AmendmentsAmendments

Miranda Rights:Miranda Rights: What are they?What are they?

They protect They protect suspects from giving suspects from giving forced confessions“forced confessions“

““You have the right You have the right to remain silent. to remain silent. Anything that you Anything that you say can and will be say can and will be used against you in used against you in a court of law“a court of law“

““You have the right You have the right to an attorney”to an attorney”

The Case:The Case: June 13, 1966June 13, 1966 Ernesto Miranda v. Ernesto Miranda v.

ArizonaArizona Convicted of kidnap Convicted of kidnap

and rape of an 18 and rape of an 18 yr womanyr woman

Ruling that the Ruling that the accused must be accused must be informed of their informed of their rights!rights!

Trial by Jury in Civil Cases Trial by Jury in Civil Cases (1791)(1791)

Amendment 7:Amendment 7: All persons are All persons are

guaranteed and guaranteed and granted a trial by granted a trial by their peers in civil their peers in civil casescases

guarantees a jury guarantees a jury trial in federal civil trial in federal civil court cases.court cases.

Limits of Fines and Limits of Fines and Punishments (1791)Punishments (1791)

Prohibits the Federal Prohibits the Federal Gov’t from imposing Gov’t from imposing excessive bail, fines, excessive bail, fines, or cruel and unusual or cruel and unusual punishment. punishment. Give one example of Give one example of

cruel and unusual cruel and unusual punishmentpunishment

Best Potential Examples:Best Potential Examples: Death PenaltyDeath Penalty

Rights of People (1791)Rights of People (1791)

Statement that other rights aside Statement that other rights aside from those listed may exist, and just from those listed may exist, and just because they are not listed doesn’t because they are not listed doesn’t mean they can be violated. mean they can be violated. Because a right is not listed doesn’t Because a right is not listed doesn’t

mean that the government can impose mean that the government can impose on that righton that right

Powers of States and People Powers of States and People (1791)(1791)

States that any power not granted to States that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people. the states or to the people. Example:Example:

SchoolsSchools the law requires children to attend school but the the law requires children to attend school but the

Constitution does not specifically state the Constitution does not specifically state the parameters of the educational system.parameters of the educational system.