BILL OF RIGHTS(First Ten Amendments)

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Bill of Rights

Written by James Madison Originally consisted of 12 amendments

but only 10 of them were ratified by the states in 1791.

One amendment that didn’t make it was one dealing with the number of representatives and the other had to do with representatives adjusting their pay (27th Amendment).

First Amendment

Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, and Petition

Second Amendment

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Third Amendment

No quartering soldiers during times of peace.

Fourth Amendment

Protection against unreasonable search

Fifth Amendment

Protection from Double Jeopardy.

Sixth Amendment

The right to a Speedy and Public Trial

Seventh Amendment

The Right to a Public Trial in Civil Cases (dealing with money)

Eighth Amendment

Protection from Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Ninth Amendment

Protects all freedoms not listed in the Bill of Rights

Tenth Amendment

Protects the rights of states

Think About It

Look at Amendments 2 and 3 in the Bill of Rights. Why do you think these two amendments were put in the Bill of Rights? Do you think they would still be in there if the Bill of Rights was written today?

How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. use the rights and freedoms found in the Bill of Rights to help segregation?