Rights and Responsibilities of a U.S. Citizen

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Rights and Responsibilities of a U.S. Citizen
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Why do I need to Know my Rights and
Responsibilities as a U.S. Citizen?
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Bill of Rights
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Bill of Rights

• Amendments official changes, corrections or
  additions to Constitution
• Bill of Rights first 10 amendments to
  the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

• A bill of rights is what the people are entitled
  to against every government on Earth,and what no
  just government should refuse.
• Thomas Jefferson

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But what if we had no Rights!!!!!!

• But what if we didnt have the Bill of Rights!!!!!

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Bill of Rights

• The First Amendment protects peoples right to
• Practice religion.
• Speak freely
• Assemble (meet)
• Address the government (petition)
• Freedom of the press (newspaper, radio, tv,
  internet)

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Bill of Rights

• Second Amendment
• Protects peoples rights to own guns.

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Bill of Rights

• The Third Amendment
• Guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners
  to give soldiers room and board.

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The Bill of Rights

• The Fourth Amendment
• Protects people from the government taking their
  property, paper or person without a valid
  warrant.

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Bill of Rights

• The Fifth Amendment
• Protects people from being held on a crime unless
  they are properly indicted (accused)
• You may not be tried twice for the same crime
  (double jeopardy)
• You dont have to testify against yourself.

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The Bill of Rights

• The Sixth Amendment guarantees
• A speedy trial
• An impartial jury
• That the accused can confront the witnesses
  against them
• The accused the right to have a lawyer.

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The Bill of Rights

• The Seventh Amendment

• In any civil case (not criminal) where any award
  can exceed twenty dollars, the accused shall have
  the right to have a
• trial by jury.

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The Bill of Rights

• The Eighth Amendment guarantees
• That punishment will be fair, and not cruel, and
  the extraordinarily large fines will not be set.

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The Bill of Rights

• The Ninth Amendment
• Even if the Constitution does not specifically
  mention certain rights, the people still have
  those rights.

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The Bill of Rights

• The Tenth Amendment
• States that any power not granted to the federal
  government belongs to the states or the people.