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The Constitution: Our Bill of Rights
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Did you know that freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms were not in the original Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787? So where did they come from? Sherif Girgis, associate professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, has the answer.
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Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.AG.8Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe Bill of Rights was drafted in response to the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
- 9-12.AH.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe debate presented by the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers over protections for individuals and limits on government power resulted in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights provides constitutional protections for individual liberties and limits on governmental power.
- AMG.9-12.8Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe Bill of Rights was drafted to ensure the protection of civil liberties of the people and place limits on the federal government.
- AMH.9-12.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thThe debate presented by the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers over protections for individuals and limits on government power resulted in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights provides constitutional protections for individual liberties and limits on governmental power.
- AMH.9-12.7.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain why the Bill of Rights was written.
- AMH.9-12.7.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a right provided by the Bill of Rights.
- MWH.9-12.6cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify one of the Rights of Man.
- SS.7.7cGrades 7thProvide an example of a religion.