List Some Ways in Which the Bill of Rights Is Like an Umbrella

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Umbrella Worksheet

Directions: Fill in each piece of the umbrella with words that describe how each of the following amendments protects the rights of American citizens.

List some ways in which the Bill of Rights is like an umbrella:

Fourth Amendment

Unreasonable Searches and Seizure

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, guards against unreasonable searches and seizures.

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…”

-Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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The Fifth Amendment

Rights of the Accused

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the rights of people who have been accused of committing a crime.

“No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”

-Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Eighth Amendment

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, protects against excessive bail or fines, as well as against cruel and unusual punishment.

“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

-Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

In the News

Read each of the imaginary news headlines below. Which of the amendments we discussed (First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth) relates to each headline? Write the number of the amendment in the box and name the right involved. The first one has been completed for you.

Amendment Number and Right / Newspaper Headline
Eighth Amendment – excessive fine / Police issue $5,000 parking ticket.
New law requires church attendance every Sunday.
Woman released after being charged twice for theft.
Citizens upset by midnight raids.
Newspaper shut down for printing story about mayor.
Man sues city after being held without trial.
Death penalty not warranted for food thief.
Protestors removed by force from CityPark.

Teacher Resource – Extension Handout

In the News

Read each of the imaginary news headlines below. Which of the amendments we discussed (First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth) relates to each headline? Write the number of the amendment in the box and name the right involved. The first one has been completed for you.

Amendment Number and Right / Newspaper Headline
Eighth Amendment - excessive fine / Police issue $5,000 parking ticket.
First Amendment – freedom of religion / New law requires church attendance every Sunday.
Fifth Amendment – due process / Woman released after being charged twice for theft.
Fourth Amendment – search and seizure / Citizens upset by midnight raids.
First Amendment – freedom of the press / Newspaper shut down for printing story about mayor.
Fifth Amendment – due process / Man sues city after being held without trial.
Eighth Amendment – cruel and unusual punishment / Death penalty not warranted for food thief.
First Amendment – freedom of assembly / Protestors removed by force from CityPark.

The Bill of Rights

Amendments 1-10 of the United States Constitution

Amendment 1. Guarantees freedom of religion, practice of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to peaceably assemble and the freedom to petition the government.

Amendment 2. Guarantees the rights of citizens to bear arms.

Amendment 3. No soldiers may be stationed in any house without the consent of the owner.

Amendment 4. Citizens are protected from unwarranted search and seizure.

Amendment 5. No person can be held for a crime without evidence produced by a grand jury. A citizen cannot be tried for the same crime twice. A citizen does not have to testify against himself in a court of law. Citizens are guaranteed due process of the law. Private property cannot be taken without just compensation.

Amendment 6. Citizens are guaranteed a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury. Citizens also have the right to be told of the charges against them, to be confronted by witnesses and to have legal counsel in his/her defense.

Amendment 7. Citizens are guaranteed a trial by jury.

Amendment 8. Excessive bails shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment 9. The enumeration of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment 10. Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

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Student Resource – Extension Handout