Rights & Responsibilities
What is a mandatory responsibility?
Preamble, Articles, Admendments
What are the three sections of the Constitution?
the point where an amendment becomes part of the Constitution
What is when 3/4 of the states ratify it?
Right or responsibility?
Telling the truth on the witness stand.
What is a responsibility?
the first 10 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
Stay informed about current events
vote
participate in your local community
obey the law
What are responsibilities?
To allow the Constitution to be changed throughout history
What is the purpose of the amendments?
amendments to the U.S. Constitution must be ratified, or approved, by.......
What is 3/4 of the state constitutional conventions?
...obeying your parents and the rules they establish
One does not belong:
driving a car
individual rights
going to college
certain privileges
What is individual rights?
Individual rights cannot be taken away. All the others are privileges (special rights not in the Constitution) that can be taken away?
The Bill of Rights does not guarantee your right to drive or go to college.
One of these does not belong:
-people have the right to a speedy trial
-people have the right to bear arms
-people have the right to practice their own religion
-people have the right to be tried without an attorney
What is "people have a right to be tried without an attorney"?
This is not a right. People have the RIGHT to an attorney.
A police officer gets permission from a judge to search a home
What is an example of due process?
Black men gained the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Name 3 rights and why they are important.
1. freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition (RAPPS)
2. bear arms 3. quartering of solidiers
4. arrests/searches (warrant) 5. remain silent
6. speedy trail 7. trail by jury 8. cruel/unusual punishment 9. other rights 10. goes to states/people
Make this statement true:
A right is earned.
What is a right is guaranteed by law?
One of these don't belong:
getting a driver's license, running for political office, paying income taxes
Which one? Why?
What is paying income taxes?
Paying income taxes is a responsibility. The other two are PRIVILEGES.
A privilege is a special right (not in the Bill of Rights...basic rights) advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.
This is guaranteed and protected by the U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights; give 3 examples
What is a right?
1. freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition (RAPPS)
2. bear arms 3. quartering of solidiers
4. arrests/searches (warrant) 5. remain silent
6. speedy trail 7. trail by jury 8. cruel/unusual punishment 9. other rights 10. goes to states/people
What is kept many African American men from voting?
Reasons original writers of the Constitution wanted to give future generations the ability to AMEND/CHANGE the Constitution and made it hard to change.
*amendments ...changes we added after the Constitution.
What is
-they knew new ideas would need to be included in the future?
-only good/popular ideas of the majority would pass?
made change difficult
title these:
-taking a field trip
-checking out library books
-having a bike
What are privileges?
One doesn't belong:
voting, freedom of speech, right to bear arms
Which one? Why?
What is voting?
What is it's a responsibility?
meaning of due process
What is a person's right cannot be taken away without a fair trial and equal protection?
Gave women the right to vote in elections.
What is the 19th amendment?
List these in order:
A. An idea is introduced in one house of the legislative branch.
B. This house discusses, debates, and creates an amendment.
C. Both houses must agree on the same wording of the amendment and two-thirds (2/3) of the Congressmen must approve it.
D. 3/4)of all the states must approve the amendment before it can be added to the U.S. Constitution.
E.They send the approved idea to the second house in the legislature.
What is A, B, E, C, D.