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\nThe Original Drafts of the Bill of Rights\n

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\nGives an overview of the purpose of the Amendments to the Bill of Rights, and a summary in note form of the rights expressed in each.\n
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\nBill of Rights Institute: Occupy Protests and the Bill of Rights\n

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\nA lesson plan and extension activities focused on the Occupy Protests which began in 2011. Students will explore the goal of the protests in relationship to the Bill of Rights.\n
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\nTeaching American History: Origins and Politics of the Bill of Rights\n

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\nUse an interactive spreadsheet to investigate both the origins and the politics of the Bill of Rights. Peruse the proposals made by James Madison and which ones were adopted. Click on the color-coded documents to view them.\n
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\nThe Bill of Rights Institute: Free Lesson Plans\n

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\nFree lesson plans concerning the Bill of Rights and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Included are lessons on important news stories occurring today, as well as lessons on famous Americans and how they executed their rights.\n
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\nPbs Liberty!: Congress Adds a Bill of Rights\n

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\nInformative site recounting the events of December 15, 1791, when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. Learn about the Bill of Rights and the freedoms it was designed to protect!\n
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\nBen's Guide to u.s. Government: Rights of Citizens: The Bill of Rights (Grades 6 8)\n

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\nBen's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief history of the Bill of Rights. Links to related sites are available.\n
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\nFlorida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Know Your Rights: Examining the Bill of Rights\n

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\nIn this tutorial, students learn about the Amendments in the Bill of Rights, the rights they grant and the limits placed on these. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.\n
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\nNara: Treasures of Congress: The First Congress the Bill of Rights\n

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\nVisit The National Archives & Records Administration's website on the Bill of Rights. The site gives some background information on the drafting of the Bill of Rights, lets you view the text to the document, lets you view an image of...\n
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\nAvalon Project: The Bill of Rights\n

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\nYale's School of Law provides the text of the ten original amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.\n
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\nSan Francisco Unified School District: Bill of Rights\n

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\nA collection of resources for learning and teaching about the Bill of Rights. Includes ideas for projects, links for the First to Eighth Amendments, videos, resources on significant Supreme Court cases, and histories of the Amendments....\n
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\nHuntington Library: The Bill of Rights\n

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\nIn this lesson, 5th graders learn about the bill of Rights, why it was added to the Constitution, and its importance to the freedoms and liberties that Americans have today. Student resources are included.\n
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\nNational Archives: Congress Creates the Bill of Rights\n

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\nA set of activities that link to a mobile app called \"Congress Creates the Bill of Rights.\" The materials used in the app can also be downloaded in PDF format. There is also a free ebook in epub format that is incorporated into the...\n
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\nBill of Rights Institute: Supreme Court Gps Warrant Hearing\n

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\nInvestigators must acquire a search warrant before intitiating a GPS search of a vehicle to track criminals, decided upon by justices, so as not to infringe on the rights of search and seizure stated in the Bill of Rights. This lesson...\n
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\nTed Ed: A 3 Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights\n

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\nDaily, Americans exercise their rights secured by the Constitution. The most widely discussed and debated part of the Constitution is known as the Bill of Rights. Belinda Stutzman provides a refresher course on exactly what the first ten...\n
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\nTeaching American History: The Politics of the Bill of Rights: Part Iii\n

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\nInvestigate what the politics were leading to the creation of the Bill of Rights. Identify how the debates in the first congress led to the stages of approval and ultimately the adoption of the ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.\n
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\nTeaching American History: Bill of Rights Introduction\n

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\nWhat is the Bill of Rights? Why were they created? Find out the purpose of these ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution and how they work to protect the citizens in the U.S.\n
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\nThe Avalon Project: The English Bill of Rights 1689\n

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\nAn electronic version of the original English Bill of Rights, written in 1689, which influenced the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, and laid the basis for American Democracy and common law.\n
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\nTeaching American History: Bill of Rights\n

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\nEnrich learning about the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights with the help of this comprehensive resource. Find details about the amendments added to the new national document.\n
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\nBill of Rights Institute: Justice Thomas on National Identity\n

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\nAn examination of a speech Justice Clarence Thomas delivered in 2009 highlighting his thoughts on the Bill of Rights as well has his views on the importance of American civic responsibility.\n
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\nConstitutional Rights Foundation: Bill of Rights in Action: Puritan Ma: Theocracy or Democracy? [Pdf]\n

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\nResource study of the Bill of Rights examines governance by looking at three cases in history for comparison to analyze the concepts of theocracy and democracy in governing. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.\n
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\nThe Bill of Rights Institute: The Bill of Rights\n

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\nThe first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific...\n
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\nBill of Rights Institute: Life Without the Bill of Rights?\n

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\nThis a click-and-explore activity that puts you in control and ask you to consider how life would change without some of our most cherished freedoms. Life Without the Bill of Rights? invites you to understand the significance of your...\n
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\nAmerican History: Biographies: George Mason the Virginia Bill of Rights\n

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\nThe Virginia Bill of Rights was the framework for the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. Some of Mason's actual phrasing appear in the first ten amendments passed fifteen years later. He is credited for authoring the first American...\n
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\nLoc: Creating the United States: Creating the Bill of Rights\n

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\nAs part of this 'Creating the United States' interactive resource, this section deals with creating The Bill of Rights. Connect particular phrases and ideas set down in The Bill of Rights with texts that preceded it.\n
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