Constitutional Amendment: the Bill of Rights

Orientation and Getting Started
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The Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution
Getting Started and Making the Most of this Course
Navigating the Course
Introduction to Constitutional Amendment: the Bill of Rights
 1 Topic
What are “rights?” Why a “Bill of Rights?”
Historical and Political Background to the Bill of Rights
 5 Topics | 1 Quiz
Historical and Political Background to the Bill of Rights
A Brief History of Rights Prior to the United States Bill of Rights
Demand for (and Resistance to) the United States Bill of Rights
The Making of the Bill of Rights
The History of the Bill of Rights Since 1791
Historical and Political Background
The First Freedoms
The 1st Amendment – Freedoms, Petitions, and Assembly
 3 Topics | 1 Quiz
Freedom of Speech and Press
Freedom of Petition and Assembly
Freedom of Religion
Constitutional Questions: The 1st Amendment
The Privacy Amendments
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Amendments – Privacy Amendments
 3 Topics | 1 Quiz
2nd Amendment – Right to Bear Arms
3rd Amendment – Quartering of Soldiers
4th Amendment – Search and Seizure
Constitutional Questions: “The Privacy Amendments”
The 5th Amendment
The 5th Amendment – Rights in Criminal Cases
 3 Topics | 1 Quiz
Due Process
Grand Juries, Double Jeopardy, and Self-Incrimination
Takings Clause
Constitutional Questions: The 5th Amendment
The 6th Amendment
The 6th Amendment – Right to a Fair Trial and Criminal Trials
 2 Topics | 1 Quiz
Speedy and Public Trial, Impartial Jury, and Being Informed of the Accusation
Witness and Counsel in Criminal Trials
Constitutional Questions: The 6th Amendment
Civil Trials
The 7th and 8th Amendments – Civil Trials
 2 Topics | 1 Quiz
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
Constitutional Questions: The 7th and 8th Amendments
The Interpretive Rules
The 9th and 10th Amendments – Interpretive Rules
 2 Topics | 1 Quiz
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
Constitutional Questions: The 9th and 10th Amendments
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The 9th and 10th Amendments – Interpretive Rules

Constitutional Amendment: the Bill of Rights The 9th and 10th Amendments – Interpretive Rules
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