AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

The lectures are taken directly from the texbook, pages 156-171. Please be sure to do the reading.

What is an amendment? [addition or change to the Constitution as it was originally written]

How can the Constitution be amended? [read ARTICLE V of the Constitution and discuss]

What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called? [Bill of Rights]

The Bill of Rights

What is the Bill of Rights? [A statement of an individual citizen’s legal privileges, which may not be taken away by a civil government]

* Be sure to read the textbook for the background for the Bill of Rights

Rights and responsibilities - for every right, there are corresponding responsibilities
Privileges and duties - for every privilege, there are corresponding duties

READ text of each amendment and corresponding discussion in American Government, chapter 9

TUESDAY
First Amendment
Second Amendment
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WEDNESDAY
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
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THURSDAY
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Eighth Amendment
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FRIDAY
Ninth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
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Other Amendments
MONDAY
Eleventh Amendment
Twelfth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
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TUESDAY
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Sixteenth Amendment
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WEDNESDAY
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
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THURSDAY
Twentieth Amendment
21st Amendment
22nd Amendment
23rd Amendment
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FRIDAY
24th Amendment
25th Amendment
26 th Amendment
27 th Amendment
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