PPT-THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

Simple Justice Long Overdue Roberta W Francis CoChair ERA Task Force National Council of Womens Organizations July 2015 wwwequalrightsamendmentorg Section 1 Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Purpose of the Bill of Rights. Goal. Limit the power of the federal government. Protect the natural rights of individuals. Author(s). Ideas taken from state bills of rights. Compiled by James Madison. Meredith Orr. Kaitlyn Tharp. Period 6. Civil Liberties. Personal liberties and freedoms that people are born with and the government cannot restrict. . Civil liberties are protected by the United State’s Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Introduction . Game Plan. This . week we will study one Amendment at a time, starting with the text of the Amendment and then following the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) cases that further explain that Amendment.. Civil Liberties. Freedoms . to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment. The 1. st. Amendment Protects…. Freedom of religion. Freedom of speech. Freedom of the press. Get with your partner and take turns taking one or two counters from the pile of 18. . How many counters do you each have?. You should each have 9 counters.. What multiplication fact can we make from this?. Meredith Orr. Kaitlyn Tharp. Period 6. Civil Liberties. Personal liberties and freedoms that people are born with and the government cannot restrict. . Civil liberties are protected by the United State’s Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Illustration. What happens because we . have. this right?. What could happen without . this right?. . Amendment 1. Freedom of and the right to Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition and Speech. RAPPS. This lesson examines how the equal protection clause prohibits state governments from denying people “equal protection of the laws.” . Like the due process clause, the equal protection clause places limits on government, not private individuals. . The 13. th. Amendment. “Neither slave nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the US”. Outlawed slavery in the US. The Dred Scott Decision. Supreme Court declared that he was property because he was a slave. Defendants’ Rights. Searches . and Seizures. Self-Incrimination. Right to Counsel. Trials. Cruel and Unusual Punishment. . FIGURE 4.1: The constitution and the Stages of the Criminal Justice System. UNIT II – Constitution and Rights. Discussion Questions. What is due process?. What does it mean to be “accused” of a crime?. What rights to those that are accused of a crime have?. Amendments that protect the accused. Addressing Gun Violence:. A Law and Public Health Approach. Dialogues for Public Discussion. Second Amendment, . United States Constitution. 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. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . State & Federal Initiatives. M. Kathleen Murphy,. . Founder/Director. of. . MN C.A.F.E. Coalition. Constitutional Equality:. I. . . History. II. . . Why? . III. . ERA MN Strategy. “Equality of rights under .