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Bill of Rights Part 1-Influences

This advanced social studies lesson explores the influences and development of the Bill of Rights, examining its English political heritage, early colonial government experiments, Enlightenment ideas, and the road to revolution. Students will gain a deep understanding of how the U.S. Constitution protects citizens' rights by limiting the power of government, and how historical precedents shaped the rights incorporated in the Bill of Rights.

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Bill of Rights Part 1-Influences

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  1. Bill of RightsPart 1-Influences Advanced Social Studies

  2. What you need to know? • 8th Grade Standard • I can cite and evaluate how the U.S. Constitution protects citizens’ rights by limiting the power of government 2. 10th Grade Standard • I can cite evidence for historical precedents to the rights incorporated in the Bill of Rights 3. ACT Quality Core • I can explain the development of the Bill of Rights.

  3. I. Bill of Rights • The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. B. Where did it come from? What influenced it?

  4. II. English Political Heritage • Limited Government 1. Belief that government should be subject to strict limits on the lawful use of power.

  5. Magna Carta No Not That One…….

  6. 2. Magna Carta a. Signed by King John in 1215, this document gave nobles the right to a trial by jury, and taxes could only be raised with the consent of the nobles.

  7. b. Moved from rule of man to rule of law. c. Outlined individual rights which a king could not violate.

  8. B. Representative Government • Idea that people should have a say in their government. • In 1258, nobles forced King Henry III to create a council called Parliament.

  9. Evolved into a bicameral, or 2 house legislature. • The House of Lords represented the nobles and the House of Commons represented people who owned large amounts of land but were not members of the nobility.

  10. 3. The struggle for power between the monarchy and Parliament lasts for centuries, until it shifted to Parliament in 1688.

  11. C. English Bill of Rights 1689 • Passed by Parliament in 1689, and further limited the powers of the monarch. • Said the elections to Parliament need to be free and fair, and the people should be allowed to keep and carry weapons. 3. Gave Parliament free speech to debate. 4. Rights to habeus corpus. 5. Monarchs not allowed to require excessive bail or administer cruel punishment for those accused or convicted of crimes.

  12. D. As English colonists were coming over to North America, they brought with them the English system of constitutional government. 1. Each colony had a charter that guaranteed colonists the “rights of Englishmen.”

  13. III. Experiments in Early Colonial Government • Jamestown’s House of Burgesses, 1619 • Mayflower Compact, 1620 • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639 • Massachusetts Body of Liberties, 1641

  14. IV. Enlightenment Ideas • Enlightenment ideas such as natural rights and social contract theory were becoming widespread in the colonies. 1. Natural Rights – idea that everyone is born with the rights to life, liberty, and property.

  15. 2. Social Contract Theory – idea that government is a contract between the ruler and the ruled. Governments are created by man to protect their natural rights. If government instead abuses those rights, then the people have a right to rebel against that government.

  16. III. Road to Revolution A. In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the colonists felt that British policies towards the colonies were violating their natural rights as British citizens, so they overthrew government.

  17. Quartering Act of 1765 – passed by Parliament, it required the colonies to house soldiers in accomodations provided by the colonists. a. VIOLATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS

  18. 2. Massachusetts Government Act – part of the Intolerable Acts passed after the Boston Tea Party. It placed severe limitations on the colonists’ ability to assemble in their town meetings.

  19. B. Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) • Written by George Mason three weeks before Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. • Based on Locke’s ideas, and served as James Madison’s model for the U.S. Bill of Rights. • Guaranteed free press, property rights, religious freedom, and rights of the accused.

  20. C. Northwest Ordinance 1787 • Set up a way to govern the Ohio Territory (NW Territory), and passed under the Articles of Confederation. • Protected religious liberty, due process, property rights, and rights of the accused.

  21. V. Federalists vs. Antifederalists A. Federalists • Felt the country needed a strong central government after the failures of the Articles of Confederation. • Federalists supported the Constitution in its original form.

  22. B. Anti-Federalists • Opposed the Constitution • Feared a strong central government • Feared the Constitution didn’t protect individual freedoms and rights. • Wanted a Bill of Rights to protect the rights of the people

  23. C. Ratification 1. Although James Madison did not think it necessary to protect rights, he did think it was necessary for the Constitution to be passed and accepted (ratified). 2. December 15, 1791, ¾ of the states ratified the first 10 amendments (the Bill of Rights)

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