Pamphlet of Protections
Name __________________________You’ve Got Rights
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- What perspectives may have been missed in discussions about the new nation
| 1 Name __________________________ You’ve Got Rights The first United States flag All of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were White males. The average delegate was in theirs, wealthy, well-educated, and had significant political power. About half of the delegates enslaved humans in their lifetime. What perspectives may have been missed in discussions about the new nation? Vir ginia Museum of Fine Arts The original Bill of Rights Libr ary of Congr ess Nannie Helen Burroughs (holding banner) protested and wrote about the need for Black and white women to work together to achieve suffrage (the right to vote). Vir ginia Museum of Fine Arts © 2023 iCivics, Inc. 2 Name __________________________ You’ve Got Rights Pamphlet of Protections The Bill of Rights Amendment 1 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof orb abridgingb the freedom of speech, or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government fora redress of grievances. Amendment 2 A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment 3 No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner . . . Amendment 4 The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Download 2.66 Mb. Share with your friends:
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