Whose Rules
The Bill of Rights - 1st Amendment"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances." 
Citizens in a democracy have the right and responsibility to make informed decisions. You will make an informed decision on a public issue after researching and discussing different perspectives on this issue.
Directions to Students:
In a cohesive paper or presentation, you will: • Identify a problem and a policy or law that attempts to solve it. • Explain one way the policy or law attempts to solve the problem and explain one way the policy or law is enforced. • Identify individuals and/or groups who participated in the policy or law-making process. • Explain three or more ways in which individuals and/or groups participated in the law-making process. • Provide reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with the law or policy by explaining how the law or policy does or does not promote two rights or democratic ideals with one supporting detail for each. • List three sources including the title, author, type of source, and date of each source.
Possible Essential Questions: Choose One- Why did early American founders
argue that individuals
needed a Bill of Rights to protect them from government?
- Why is freedom of speech so thrilling and so controversial?
- What is religious intolerance, and when can it be fatal?
- What does it really mean to take the Fifth?
- And how does the Bill of Rights affect the rights of kids?
Do you need additional
information? Use these words and phrases to search Nettrekker, Proquest Magazine Index, E-Library, an online
library catalog, print
encyclopedias or the World Wide Web: - Constitution
- Bill of Rights
- Amendments
- Government
- Rule vs. Law
- Rights
- Freedoms
- Democratic ideals, Democracy
- Citizen, Citizenship
| | - Samuel Adams
- John Hancock
- *Patrick Henry
- John Adams
- Sam Adams
- *Thomas Jefferson
- *James Madison
- Alexander Hamilton
- George Washington
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*Textbook includes a page or more of information on this person.
Dewey Numbers
If you want to browse the
shelves in the library to locate information about the Constitution the Bill of Rights or U.S. Laws, look for these numbers: - 323.44 Rights
- 342, 342.73 - Constitution, Bill of Rights, U.S. Law
- 973 - U.S. History
- B or 921 Biography
Non-Fiction:
320.973 GRO
| Grodin, Elissa, 1954- - D is for democracy :
a citizen's alphabet. Sleeping Bear Press ,
Thomson/Gale, c2004., RL 4.5, 40p
Presents a children's A to Z
alphabet book on democracy and explains the government's structure and
concepts including immigration and taxation.
RC: 6.5 4 Lexile: 1020, AD | | 323.44 RON |
Rondeau, Amanda, 1974-. Freedom. Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub. Co., c2003.
Describes
the many kinds of freedom we have in the United States, including the
freedom to vote, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. |
342.73 FRI
| Fritz, Jean. - Shh! we're writing the Constitution. Putnam, c1987., RL 4.7, 64p
Describes
how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the
full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention of
1787.
RC: 4.7 3 Lexile: 950
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| 342.73 LEE |
Leebrick, Kristal, 1958-. The United States Constitution. Mankato, Minn. : Bridgestone Books, c2002.
Discusses
how and why the United States Constitution was created; includes the
difficulties with ratification by the states; and explains the Bill of
Rights. |
| 342.73 LEV |
Levy, Debbie. Civil liberties. San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c2000.
Discusses
civil liberties guaranteed by the Constitution including freedom of
speech and assembly, media freedoms, religious liberties, and right to
privacy. |
| 342.73 MAE |
Maestro, Betsy. A more perfect union : the story of our Constitution. 1st Mulberry ed. New York : Mulberry, 1990, c1987.
Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified. |
| 342.73 MIL |
Miller, Jake, 1969-. Community rules : making and changing rules and laws in communities. 1st ed. New York : PowerKids Press, 2005.
Rules
and laws -- Setting the rules -- Enforcing the laws -- Understanding
laws -- Making decisions -- Solving problems -- Citizens' rights --
Responsibilities -- Changing the rules -- Rules and laws help
communities. Text and color photos introduce the process of community
lawmaking, explaining why rules are important and covering such topics
as judges, town meetings, and citizens' rights and responsibilities. |
| 342.73 RAN |
Randolph, Joanne. What is the U.S. Constitution? 1st library ed. New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2003.
An
introduction to the Constitution of the United States, explaining the
three branches of the national government, the Bill of Rights, and the
responsibilities of the leaders and the people who elect them. |
| 342.73 DIT |
Ditchfield, Christin. Freedom of speech. New York : Children's Press, c2004.
What
did you say? -- Speaking freely -- Speaking responsibly -- The trouble
with censorship -- Finding a balance. Describes what freedom of speech
is, how and why it is guaranteed in the United States, how it is
expressed, what its limits are, what censorship is, and what some of
the surrounding debates are. |
| 342.73 DIT |
Ditchfield, Christin. Knowing your civil rights. New York : Children's Press, c2004.
Do
you know your civil rights? -- The Bill of Rights -- The civil rights
movement -- Equal rights for everyone -- Respecting our civil rights.
Introduces children to the concept of civil rights, explaining what
they are, how they are protected, and what can be done to uphold them. |
| 342.73 HOR |
Horn, Geoffrey M. The Bill of Rights and other amendments. Milwaukee, WI : World Almanac Library, 2004.
Describes
several major amendments to the Constitution, the amendment process,
and the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. |
342.7302 CAT
| Catrow, David. - We the kids : the preamble
to the Constitution of the United States. Puffin Books, 2005, c2002., RL 3.3, 28p
An illustrated preamble to the Constitution of the United States. |
| 973.3 ADA |
Adams, Colleen. Results of the American Revolution : summarizing information. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Central, 2006.
Presents
a short study of the causes and effects of the American Revolution, and
discusses the various tariffs imposed upon the colonists, the Boston
Massacre, Lexington and Concord, and the drafting of the Declaration of
Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. |
| 973.3 SWA |
Swain, Gwenyth, 1961-. Declaring freedom : a look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. Minneapolis : Lerner, c2004.
Explores the origin, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. |
| 974 NEL |
Nelson, Sheila. The northern colonies : the quest for freedom 1600-1700. Philadelphia : Mason Crest, c2005.
The
Separatists -- The Plymouth Colony -- The Massachusetts Bay Colony --
Rhode Island -- Connecticut -- New Netherland -- New Sweden --
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Presents the history of the northern
colonies of colonial American between 1600 and 1700 and discusses the
Separatists and Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony and the
formation of the early colonies of New England. |
| B MAD |
Venezia, Mike. James Madison : fourth president, 1809-1817. New York : Children's Press, 2004.
Presents
an introduction to the life of James Madison, a man whose poor health
kept him from fighting in the Revolutionary War, but whose ideas formed
the core of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and led to his
election as the fourth president of the United States. |
| B PEN |
Kroll, Steven. William Penn : founder of Pennsylvania. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2000.
A
biography of William Penn, founder of the Quaker colony of
Pennsylvania, who struggled throughout his life for the freedom to
practice his religion. |
| eBooks |
349.73 GOR
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Gorman, Jacqueline Laks, 1955- - Why do we have laws? {IL K-3} -- Weekly Reader, 2008.
Provides
an introduction to the U.S. Constitution, looks at the process by which
laws are created, discusses who is allowed to make and enforce laws,
and tells why laws are sometimes changed. |
Fiction:
FIC AVI
| Avi. Nothing but the truth. New York: Orchard Books, 1991
A 9th grader's suspension for singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during homeroom becomes a national news story. | FIC BAU |
Bauer, Marion Dane. Land of the buffalo bones : the diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, an English girl in Minnesota. 1st ed., special ed. New York : Scholastic, 2003.
Fourteen-year-old
Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to
Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious
freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led
by her father, a Baptist minister. |
| FIC STE |
Stephens, Amanda. Freedom at any price : March, 1775-April 19, 1775. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2003.
After
hearing Patrick Henry's speech and riding with Paul Revere on his
famous midnight ride, the Liberty's Kids set off for Lexington,
Massachusetts, where they witness the "shot heard round the world" and
the start of the American Revolution. |
1.1.2. Evaluates the effectiveness of a law or policy by explaining how it promotes ideals. 1.2.2. Understands how and why state and tribal governments make, interpret, and carry out rules and laws. 5.4.2.
Prepares a list of resources including the title, author, type of
source, date published, and publisher for each source. Page prepared by
Trish Henry, Prairie View Elementary
thenry@mead.k12.wa.us
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