Now that we have studied the Constitution, we will take a look at the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is made up of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. The Constitution itself does not guarantee any basic individual rights, which as you can imagine, was troublesome for a nation of people that had just fought a rebellion over basic individual rights. In order to get the needed 9 or 13 states to ratify the Constitution, James Madison, and others, promised a Bill of Rights that would protect individual freedoms. Later, after the Constitution was ratified into law, the Bill of Rights was added in its present form today.
Today's lesson will focus on 1st Amendment rights: freedom of speech; press; religion; assembly; and petition.
Try playing some matching games to see what you know about the Bill of Rights!
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