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Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted?

Intro Bill of Rights 1 st = Five Freedoms 2 nd Amendment Due Process 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th Conc. Key Terms Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause. Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted?. Bill of Rights. First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution. Amendment #1.

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Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted?

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  1. Intro Bill of Rights 1st = Five Freedoms 2nd Amendment Due Process 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th Conc. Key Terms Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted?

  2. Bill of Rights • First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution

  3. Amendment #1 • Five Freedoms (these rights are protected): • Speech • Press • Religion • Peacefully assemble • Complain

  4. Limits to First Amendment(And all other rights) • No Single Right is Absolute! • Freedom for an individual ends when their actions trample on the rights of others

  5. Amendment #1(Religion) Establishment Clause • Separation of Church & State = The Government cannot force people to follow one religion Thomas Jefferson

  6. Amendment #1(Religion) Free Exercise Clause • Allows people to practice their religion with little government involvement • Some practices are prohibited Joseph Smith; founder of LDS (Mormon) Church

  7. Do you support a constitutional amendment allowing for prayer in schools? Support 53.9% Undecided 15.4% Opposed 26.9% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC

  8. 2nd Amendment Bottom Line • Americans have an Individual Right to keep and bear arms • That right can be regulated by the states and federal government June 2008 Supreme Court Ruling

  9. Do you think owners of handguns should be required to register them? Support 80.8% Undecided 3.9% Opposed 11.5% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC

  10. The Federal government needs to do more to control the sale of handguns. I agree 38.5% I am undecided 26.9% I am opposed 23.1% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC

  11. 4th Amendment(Due Process) • People have the right to privacy in their homes; unreasonable searches are prohibited • To search, the Police need: • Probable cause • Search Warrant with a list of items

  12. 5th Amendment(Due Process) • For major crimes a Grand Jury investigates charges • Accused cannot be forced to incriminate themselves • Property cannot be taken without due process; nor without fair compensation for public use • Provides protection against double jeopardy

  13. 5th Amendment(Due Process) • Hollywood’s version...

  14. 6th Amendment(Due Process) • Defendants have the right to: • a speedy trial, with a jury of their peers in the area where the crime was committed • question accusers & bring witnesses in their defense • an attorney • One is provided if a defendant faces jail time & cannot afford one

  15. Guantanamo Bay Anniversary(January 2007) http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/80783/january-11-2007/happy-anniversary-guantanamo

  16. 8th Amendment(Due Process) • No cruel or unusual punishment is allowed; no torture. The punishment must fit the crime.

  17. Do you support the Death Penalty? I agree 61.5% I am undecided 15.4% I am opposed 19.2% Source: 6/10 Student Survey at WSCC

  18. Intro Bill of Rights 1st = Five Freedoms 2nd Amendment Due Process 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th Conc. Key Terms Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Bill of Rights: How Have They Been Interpreted

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