Ch. 6 - The Bill of Rights
"A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference." - Thomas Jefferson
The Story Matters:
In 2007 immigrant rights supporters in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and across the United States joined marches and rallies. Carrying signs in English and other languages, the demonstrators urged Congress to reform laws affecting the nation's 12 million illegal immigrants.
Throughout our history, Americans have rallied and marched to raise awareness for issues. People have supported women's right to vote, civil rights, and ending unpopular wars. Americans make use of two vital freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment grants the right to speak out and join together in rallies or marches.
Throughout our history, Americans have rallied and marched to raise awareness for issues. People have supported women's right to vote, civil rights, and ending unpopular wars. Americans make use of two vital freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment grants the right to speak out and join together in rallies or marches.
It Matters Because:
Lesson 1: The First Amendment - The rights granted under the First Amendment are among our most basic freedoms.
Lesson 2: Other Bill of Rights Protections - Other parts of the Bill of Rights provide important protections.
Lesson 3: Furthering Civil Liberties - Voting is the way the people in a democracy make their wishes known.
Lesson 1: The First Amendment - The rights granted under the First Amendment are among our most basic freedoms.
Lesson 2: Other Bill of Rights Protections - Other parts of the Bill of Rights provide important protections.
Lesson 3: Furthering Civil Liberties - Voting is the way the people in a democracy make their wishes known.
Content to be covered:
- Bill of Rights
- The equal rights/voting amendments (13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, & 26th)
- Students will be able to describe how constitutional rights impact individuals and society by understanding the equal rights and voting amendments by integrating visual information with corresponding evidence, data, and facts found within print and digital text.
Learning Scale:
4.0: The student will be able to: hypothesize how their lives would change or be different if that amendment had never been drafted (created).
3.0: The student will be able to: breakdown the rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other Amendments to the Constitution.
2.0: The student recognizes and describes specific terminology such as:
3.0: The student will be able to: breakdown the rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other Amendments to the Constitution.
2.0: The student recognizes and describes specific terminology such as:
- Poll tax, Black codes, warrant, civil disobedience, suffrage
- The student will know what the Constitution is.
- The student will know what the Bill of Rights are.
- SS.7.C.2.4: Evaluate rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution
- SS.7.C.2.5: Distinguish how the Constitution safeguards and limits individual rights
- SS.7.C.3.5: Explain the constitutional amendment process.
- SS.7.C.3.6: Evaluate constitutional rights and their impact on individuals and society.
- SS.7.C.3.7: Analyze the impact of the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments on participation of minority groups in the American political process.
- SS.7.C.3.12: Analyze the significance and outcomes of landmark Supreme Court cases including, but not limited to, Marbuy v. Madison, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Gideon v. Wainwright, Miranda v. Arizona, In re Gault, Tinker v. Des Moines, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, United States v. Nixon, and Bush v. Gore
Content Vocabulary:
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Comprehension and Study Guides:
ch._6_comprehension_guide_wb.docx | |
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Vocabulary:
civics_ch._6_who_am_i_vocabulary.docx | |
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ch._6_who_am_i_amendments.docx | |
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Progress Checks:
Ch. 6 Progress Checks | |
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In-Class Activities:
Ch. 6 You've Got Rights Reading | |
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Ch. 6 You've Got Rights Questions | |
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Ch. 6 List of Amendments | |
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Ch. 6 Amendments Activity | |
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Ch. 6 Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Activity | |
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Ch. 6 Tinker v. Des Moines Activity | |
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Question of the Day:
Ch. 6 QOD | |
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PowerPoint:
Ch. 6 In-Class PowerPoint | |
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Interpreting the Constitution | |
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Graphic Novel:
Bill of Rights Graphic Novel | |
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Chapter Summary:
Bill of Rights Chapter Summary | |
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civics_ch._6_spanish_summary.pdf | |
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Infographic:
Bill of Rights Infographic | |
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Bill of Rights Packet | |
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The Emancipation Proclamation:
Abraham Lincoln's A House Divided Speech:
Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation: