Adding the Bill of Rights & Interpreting the Bill of Rights
Adding the Bill of Rights & Interpreting the Bill of Rights 6.1 & 6.3 This work is property of Ben Gamla Charter School and should not be used for other purposes.
Discussion • Chapter 6.1 • Why was a Bill of Rights added? • Anti-_____ wanted it to protect individual freedoms. • These amendments were ratified later. – Definitions?
Discussion cont. • • • •
To ratify an amendment: Step 1 - Must be ratified by _____ (pg. 132) _____ majority in House and Senate OR _____ of state legislatures – Has never been done
• Step 2 – Must be ratified by _____ of states – Approval by legislatures – Approval in special conventions
Discussion cont. • What inspired the Bill of Rights? 1. Magna _____ 2. English _____ 3. Colonial _____ 4. _____ Constitutions • The complete Bill of Rights was Ratified by Dec. 15th, 1791.
Discussion cont. • Courts interpret laws and Constitution (pg. 140). • We will study two cases that reached the Supreme Court. • These are _____, or studies of events that actually happened.
Discussion cont. • _____ v. Des Moines (1965) • Siblings Mary Beth and John _____ protest the _____ war by wearing _____ to school. • The school suspended the student for wearing the armbands.
Discussion cont. • The case reached the supreme court, which decided the _____ were free speech. (Pg. 141) • What Amendment is free speech protected by?
Discussion cont. • National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie (1977) • A neo-Nazi group planned a rally in Skokie, IL. • The town said they had to purchase an expensive _____ package before they could demonstrate. • The group protested the _____ requirement.
Discussion cont. • People were divided on the group’s right to free speech: • Opponents said the rally would incite violence and promote hatred. • Supporters said if their right to free speech were denied, everyone could be denied. • The Neo-Nazi group won, allowing them to demonstrate (p. 144)
Discussion • Chapter 6.1 • Why was a Bill of Rights added? • Anti-_____ wanted it to protect individual freedoms. • These amendments were ratified later. – Definitions?
Discussion cont. • • • •
To ratify an amendment: Step 1 - Must be ratified by _____ (pg. 132) _____ majority in House and Senate OR _____ of state legislatures – Has never been done
• Step 2 – Must be ratified by _____ of states – Approval by legislatures – Approval in special conventions
Discussion cont. • What inspired the Bill of Rights? 1. Magna _____ 2. English _____ 3. Colonial _____ 4. _____ Constitutions • The complete Bill of Rights was Ratified by Dec. 15th, 1791.
Discussion cont. • Courts interpret laws and Constitution (pg. 140). • We will study two cases that reached the Supreme Court. • These are _____, or studies of events that actually happened.
Discussion cont. • _____ v. Des Moines (1965) • Siblings Mary Beth and John _____ protest the _____ war by wearing _____ to school. • The school suspended the student for wearing the armbands.
Discussion cont. • The case reached the supreme court, which decided the _____ were free speech. (Pg. 141) • What Amendment is free speech protected by?
Discussion cont. • National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie (1977) • A neo-Nazi group planned a rally in Skokie, IL. • The town said they had to purchase an expensive _____ package before they could demonstrate. • The group protested the _____ requirement.
Discussion cont. • People were divided on the group’s right to free speech: • Opponents said the rally would incite violence and promote hatred. • Supporters said if their right to free speech were denied, everyone could be denied. • The Neo-Nazi group won, allowing them to demonstrate (p. 144)
