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Bill Of Rights Organizer

Name: ____________________

Date: ________

Period: _____

Bill of Rights Organizer

Directions: Read each of the first ten amendments to the Constitution (Bill of Rights)

listed in the chart below. Underline or highlight key words or phrases in each of these

amendments. Then, correctly match and write the summaries for each of these

amendments by using the “Summary of the Bill of Rights” sheet. Check often with your

teacher to make sure that your answers are correct before writing them in the

appropriate boxes. Be sure to include either a personal example or an example from a

current news event or one from the past to show how the freedoms and rights protected

by these amendments are being applied in our lives.

AMENDMENT

SUMMARY

APPLICATION

Amendment I

“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.”

Amendment II

“A well regulated Militia,

being necessary to the security

of a free State, the right of the

people to keep and bear Arms,

shall not be infringed.”

Amendment III

“No Soldier shall, in time of

peace be quartered in any

house, without the consent of

the Owner, nor in time of war,

but in a manner to be

prescribed by law.”

Bill Of Rights Organizer