Transcript U.S. History

U.S. History
Living Constitution – The Bill of Rights and other Amendments
Bill of Rights - part 2
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Living Constitution – The Bill of Rights and
other Amendments
CA Standards:
11.1.3 Understand the history of the
Constitution after 1787 with emphasis on
federal vs state authority and growing
democratization
Objectives:
• Identify basic freedoms guaranteed by the first 10 amendments
• Summarize Amendments 11-27.
Homework
In Notebook – write definitions for:
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Bills
Cabinet
Coup
Federal
Framers
Impeachment
Incriminate
Legitimacy
Naturalized
Override
Polls
Sovereign
Term Limits
Veto
Definitions are found on page 33 in
Reading Study Guide Workbook
Reread Pages 84 - 103
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
Prepare for Open notebook Quiz
Living Constitution –
The Bill of Rights and other Amendments
Terms & Names
Page 31 in Reading Study Guide Workbook
 Bill of Rights
• Double Jeopardy
• Due Process of Law
• Reserved Powers
• Suffrage
Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
The Bill of Rights and other
Amendments
Read Pages 31 & 32
Reading Study Guide
Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
1. Name two ways the Bill of Rights protects citizens
accused of crimes?
5th Amendment:
• Citizens cannot be tried twice for the same
crime.
• Citizens can refuse to testify when that
testimony may incriminate them.
Notes: Living Constitution
Guided Reading
2. How did Amendments 15, 19, 24, and 26 change
American society?
• These amendments changed the requirements
for voting – changes that allowed more citizens
to vote.
Amendments 11-18
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ULfndm9kPEZhs
Amendments 19-27
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ULMyhSxhLwhAk
Be prepared for open
notebook exam