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Unit 5: New Nation
Unit 5: New Nation
Lesson: the Bill of RIghts
Lesson: the Bill of RIghts
Tennessee State Standards:
Tennessee State Standards:
8.24 Describe the conflict between Federalists and Anti Federalists over the ratification of the Constitution, including the protection of individual rights through the Bill of Rights and concern for states’ rights. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)
8.24 Describe the conflict between Federalists and Anti Federalists over the ratification of the Constitution, including the protection of individual rights through the Bill of Rights and concern for states’ rights. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028)
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
By the summer of 1788, 11 states had voted to ratify the constitution. Madison had an idea to get the last two states to support ratification. He proposed that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution. His idea worked.
The Bill of Rights, made up of the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees many fundamental rights and freedoms that the Constitution did not explicitly state.
The first amendment protects many individual freedoms.
The second amendment guaranteed American citizens the right to bear arms (own guns).
The tenth amendment gives the states any powers not specifically given to the federal government. This amendment satisfied those delegates who feared an overly powerful national government and were more in favor of states rights.
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