Do Now: Rights

List as many rights guaranteed in our bill of rights as you can. If you do not know any, what rights do you think should be in there?

Bill of RightsObjective: Identify & describe the rights

listed in the Bill of Rights

Amendments to the constitution

Purpose: to list formal changes to the constitution

1 - 10 Amendments: Bill of Rights (1791)

11 - 27 Amendments 1798 - 1993

How do we Amend the Constitution?

Amendment proposed in both

houses of Congress by a

2/3 vote

¾ of the state legislatures ratify the

amendment

Power lies exclusively with Congress & the states.

Another way to amend…

Approved not by state legislatures, but by special conventions in ¾ of the states.

Only on the 21st amendment was ratified this way….

Fun Facts… Over 11,000 amendments have been

introduced to Congress

33 sent to states for ratification

27 ratified

The Bill of Rights

The Bill of rights was a document made to protect the rights of the people from the government. “The Police”

It was a compromise made so that the states would ratify the constitution “The Federalist”

Bill of RightsDescribe

ImageRight

Represented

Amendment

Explain why you chose this

Amendment & list all rights guaranteed

Not the right to arm bears or

bear arms!

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