Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities

1. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities Unit 2 Study Guide

2. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities One of the responsibilities of US citizens is to serve on a jury when called upon.

3. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities A person who becomes informed on all candidates running for office before voting is exercising the responsibilities of good citizenship.

4. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities Due process of law guarantees that people have a right to a fair trial by jury.

5. Bill of Rights

6. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities Bill of Rights The founding fathers of the United States did not know what types of events would happen in years to come. For this reason, they gave future generations the ability to change the Constitution. This idea is known as “Amending the Constitution”. In order to change the Constitution, an amendment must be passed with a two-thirds vote in Congress and a three-fourths vote by the different states. The Constitution has 27 amendments.

7. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights is the name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They were written to protect the rights of individual people. In 1790, Congress submitted 12 amendments, 10 of which were adopted in 1791. Three-fourths of the states had to approve of the Bill of Rights in order for it to be adopted.

8. Bill of Rights: Amendment 1 Protects: •Freedom of religion •Freedom of speech •Freedom of the press •Right to assemble (gather in a group to protest) •Right to petition (tell the government if it is doing something wrong)

9. Amendment 2: Protects the right to bear arms (keep guns for protection)

10. Amendment 3: Protects the owner of a house from having to let soldiers spend the night for free

11. Amendment 4: Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.

12. Amendment 5: Protects people from: • Double jeopardy (being tried in court twice for the same crime). •Having to witness against themselves ("taking the fifth"). •Losing life, liberty, or property without a legal action, such as a trial. •Being punished for a capital (serious) crime without being charged by a Grand Jury.

13. Amendment 6: Protects: •Right to a speedy and public trial. •Right to know what crime he/she is charged with. •Right to have help from a lawyer. •Right to see the witnesses against him/her.

14. Amendment 7: Protects the right to a trial with a jury.

15. Amendment 8: Protects from cruel or unusual punishment.

16. Amendment 9: Says that the people also get rights not listed in the Constitution.

17. Amendment 10: Says that any rights that are not given to the National Government are given to the States and People.

18. The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in 1791 to guarantee basic freedoms and not allow the federal government to take away their rights like king George III did.

19. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities Examples of rights contained in the Bill of Rights: Right to bear arms. Protection from citizens having to house soldiers. Protects from self incrimination. Guarantees a “fair and speedy trial”. Right to freedom of search and seizure. Protection of all other rights not included in the Constitution.

20. Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities Examples of rights contained in the Bill of Rights: Protects criminals from cruel and unusual punishment. Ensures freedom of speech. Protects against excessive bail. Gives individuals the right to peacefully assemble. Forbids slavery in the United States. Right to due process.

21. The End.