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 * The United States Bill of Rights.**

The Bill of Rights contains the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights was drafted and introduced by James Madison back in 1789. That means the first ten amendments were drafted 220 years ago! The ten amendments outlined basic principles of human liberty. For example, the first amendment gives the right to freedrom of speech. We are going to explore all ten amendments of the Bill of Rights and learn about the "founding fathers" who propsed and fought for these liberties.

Obviously, these rights are very old (220) as previously mentioned. There has been several cases that have contested these laws that we will explore. This includes the 2nd Amendment, which is has been the most contested amendment within the code. For more information and assitance with assignments, click on the links below.


 * Links**

[|Bill of Rights] [|Amendments List] [|Founding Fathers Quotes]


 * Assignment #1**

The first assignment is to use Gizmoz.com the create an animated "Clip". The animated character can be a modern president (Obama, Bush, Clinton, etc). You have to create a user account first, then you can begin to create your "Clip." Choose a quote from founding father quotes link above as your text to make the character speak. Your quote must have been made during the years 1788-1791, the years when the Bill of Rights were being ratified. Choose a male voice. I have done an example for you below.

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Click this link for the next lesson - 2nd AMENDMENT.