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Writing the Constitution
Part 4
• Define The Bill of Rights• Discuss the 10 Amendments• Identify the first President of the United
States
Objectives
Bill of Rights
1st Amendment
1. Religion2. Speech3. Press4. Assemble5. Petition
1st Amendment: Religious Freedom
Bill of Rights Rap
The list of Grievances in the Declaration of Independence are addressed in the Constitution.X Not allowed to speak out against the King: 1st Amendment (freedom of speech)X Colonist forced to house British Soldiers: 3rd Amendment (no quartering troops)X Homes were being searched: 4th Amendment (reasonable cause & warrant)X Unfair trials by British & overseas. (6th & 7th Amendments: fair trials)X Taxes created without representation: Representation in Congress (House & Senate) X King has all the power: 3 Branches of government w/checks and balances
1st President: George Washington
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