Amendements IV - XIII

Warm UpImagine a police officer knocks on your door and say he wants to search your home. Do you have to let them in? Why or why not?

ObjectiveI will analyze Amendments 4-8 of the Bill Of Rights by evaluating their importance in modern American life in a short constructed response.

Amendment IV People are protected

from illegal search and seizure by the government. - Government must have warrant

Government must have probable cause to issue a warrant- Government must have evidence

Amendment VPeople cannot

be forced to testify against themselves

Double Jeopardy - No person may be tried for the same crime twice if found innocent

Amendment VIRight to a lawyerRight to a speedy

trialRight to trial

before impartial jury of peers

Government must inform people of the charges against them

Amendment VIIRight to jury trial in certain civil, not criminal, trials

Amendment VIIINo excessive bailNo excessive

finesNo cruel and

unusual punishments

- Punishment must fit the crime

AssignmentDivide class into 5 groups. 1 for each

amendmentEach group will describe their amendment

in their own words and present 3 real world examples for modern life

Have each group share out and discussEach student completes a graphic

organizer presenting each of Amendments 4-8 in their own words as groups share out

Exit TicketWrite a short constructed response evaluating the importance of each amendment in modern American life.

Sentence Starter:Amendments 4-8 of the Bill Of Rights are still very important in today’s modern society.