Thursday, January 29, 2015

Study Guide Chapter 6
Bill of Rights- a list of citizens’ rights
Amendment process – the way in which changes are added to the Constitution
Convention – assembly
Separation of church and state -   the situation in which the government may not favor any religion or establish an official religion
Eminent domain – the power to take private property for public use
Due process of law – a process by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law
Double jeopardy – being place on trial twice for the same crime
Freedom of the press – the right to publish newspapers, magazines, and other materials without government restriction
Freedom of speech – the right express one’s opinions publicly
Case studies – descriptions of situations or conflicts, the issues involved, and the decisions made
Tinker v. Des Moines – Supreme Court case involving the right of students to wear armbands as a form of symbolic speech to protest the Viet Nam War. The court ruled that armbands were a form of “speech” because they were symbols representing ideas.
Skokie v. Illinois – a Supreme Court case involving members of an American Nazi group and the town of Skokie, Illinois. The town of Skokie refused to allow the American Nazi group march in a local park. The Supreme Court ruled that the Nazi’s had the right to march and distribute material expressing hatred because the First Amendment protects the expression of all ideas
Texas v. Johnson – Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the 1984 Republican National Convention was being held in Dallas, Texas. Johnson burned the flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He was arrest and charged with violating a Texas law that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, including the American flag. The Court ruled that flag burning is symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment.
Marketplace of ideas – a society where all ideas can be expressed
First Amendment – Guarantees freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press; the right to assemble peacefully; and the right to petition the government
Second Amendment – Protects the right to possess firearms
Third Amendment – Declares that the government may not require people to house soldiers during peacetime.
Fourth Amendment – Protects people from unreasonable search and seizures
Fifth Amendment – Guarantees that no one maybe deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Sixth Amendment – Guarantees the right to a trial by jury
Seventh Amendment – Guarantees the right to a trial by jury in most civil cases
Eighth Amendment – Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and punishments
Ninth Amendment – Declares that rights not mentioned in the Constitution belong to the people
Tenth Amendment – Declares that powers not given to the national government belong to the states or the people.




Monday, January 26, 2015

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Field Trip 
February 12 at the Ocean State Theatre Jefferson Blvd Warwick, RI
9:30 am-1:30pm
With lunch at the Hong Kong Buffet Cranston Street, Cranston, RI

The Meeting

This fascinating and dramatically compelling play, depicts the imagined meeting of two of the most significant men of modern times: Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Differing in their philosophies, but alike in their desire for equality, the two men debate their conflicting approaches to the same grave social problems. Both understand they may have to give their life for their beliefs, but neither is aware of how soon their assassins' bullets would await them. In time to celebrate Black History Month, this thought provoking play takes an intimate look at two larger than life figures. 
This week we are studying the Bill of Rights
Answer questions 1-4 and Key Terms on page 170 
due Thursday, January 15