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00:46	are learning about the Bill of Rights . You are
00:50	going to learn what is the bill of Rights and
00:53	how it makes a big impact on our lives every
00:57	single day . Mm Let's start here . What is
01:03	the bill of Rights ? That's a good question .
01:06	What does that mean ? Well , the bill of
01:11	rights is the name for the 1st 10 amendments to
01:15	the United States Constitution . The bill of rights is
01:18	a very special part of the constitution . The constitution
01:27	is the highest law in the United States . The
01:30	constitution has seven articles and 27 amendments . That's right
01:36	. Seven articles and 27 amendments . The word amendment
01:44	means a small change to a document . Can you
01:48	say amendment ? Yeah . Amendment Amendment is a pretty
01:54	cool word to say . There are 27 of these
01:57	changes in the constitution . The 1st 10 amendments are
02:04	very special . They clearly define so many of our
02:08	freedoms and liberties . There were many people in Congress
02:15	who wanted the constitution to guarantee our rights . Rights
02:19	are privileges and freedoms that people deserve . They wanted
02:23	to clearly define our freedoms so that the people of
02:27	the United States wouldn't experience many of the things they
02:31	fought to free themselves from during the american revolution .
02:37	Yeah , We have mentioned that the 1st 10 amendments
02:41	to the constitution are called the bill of rights .
02:44	That is what this video is about . But we
02:46	have to answer this question . What are right ?
02:51	What our right ? What are rights , well rights
02:58	or freedoms that people deserve ? These can be very
03:02	basic . They are things that all people deserve to
03:05	enjoy . Or they are protections that people deserve to
03:09	have . So the Bill of Rights could have been
03:12	called the Bill of Freedoms that people deserve . But
03:15	you know , Bill of Rights sounds better , doesn't
03:18	it ? You know , Here's the thing the 1st
03:23	10 amendments guarantee and protect our freedoms and limit the
03:27	power that the government has to do certain things .
03:31	They also make sure that the powers that are not
03:34	given to the government in the constitution belong to the
03:38	people as long as they are not against the law
03:42	. Mhm . Let's learn them . Yeah , you
03:46	can do it remember there are 10 amendments that make
03:49	up the bill of rights . We are going to
03:51	look at them one by one , and you are
03:53	going to learn them . Mhm . Mhm . Here
03:57	we go . The First Amendment . Are you ready
04:00	? No . You know , let us know .
04:03	You know . Are you ready to learn the First
04:05	Amendment ? It's the First one . This is cool
04:07	. The First Amendment . Are you ready ? Yeah
04:11	. The First Amendment is a big one . The
04:14	First Amendment gives us freedom of speech , freedom to
04:17	practice whatever religion we want , freedom of the press
04:21	, freedom of assembly . That means the freedom to
04:24	gather together and there are even more freedoms packed into
04:28	the First Amendment . The First Amendment is a huge
04:31	deal and it may be the most well known Amendment
04:34	in the Bill of Rights . Yeah . All right
04:40	now , it's time for the Second Amendment . The
04:42	Second Amendment Amendment number two . The Second Amendment gives
04:49	us the right to bear arms . We couldn't resist
04:52	featuring Clarence here . Okay , but this isn't talking
04:56	about actual bear arms . Okay , this amendment doesn't
04:59	mean we all have the freedom to have the arms
05:02	of a bear to bear arms means to carry a
05:05	weapon . There are different perspectives on this amendment .
05:08	Ask a parent or teacher about this amendment to learn
05:13	more . All right . It's time for the 3rd
05:19	Amendment Amendment Number three . So what is the Third
05:26	Amendment , while the Third Amendment guarantees that the United
05:29	States government cannot put troops and soldiers in people's homes
05:34	without their consent . This was an important amendment when
05:38	it was signed because during the Revolutionary War the british
05:42	soldiers were allowed to stay in people's homes , even
05:45	if they didn't want them there . This bothered many
05:48	of the colonists because it wasn't fair . The Third
05:52	Amendment made sure that being forced to house soldiers in
05:55	your home would be a thing of the past .
05:59	Yeah , Yeah , Yeah . Cool . Now it's
06:04	time for the 4th Amendment Amendment Number four . Mhm
06:10	. The Fourth Amendment is really cool . The Fourth
06:13	Amendment says that the United States government cannot unfairly search
06:17	or take property from people . For example , before
06:20	a police officer can search someone's home , they have
06:23	to have a warrant from a judge . A warrant
06:26	means that the judge agrees that the police should search
06:29	that person's house . This amendment protects your private property
06:34	from getting searched or taken without good reason . All
06:42	right . The 5th Amendment Amendment Number five . Mhm
06:47	, mm . The Fifth Amendment gives people the right
06:51	to stay silent in court if they decide they do
06:54	not want to testify . There is a phrase that
06:57	comes from this amendment . When people say I plead
07:00	the fifth , they are saying I would rather not
07:02	say if someone does not want to speak , they
07:05	must not be forced to . The Fifth Amendment also
07:09	gives people the right to fair treatment in court .
07:14	Mm Okay , now it's time for the 6th amendment
07:23	. The 6th Amendment guarantees that people have a speedy
07:27	and public trial . The word speedy means fast .
07:31	This means that the government should not put off the
07:34	trial for no reason , but should bring the trial
07:37	in a fair amount of time . Mhm . Mhm
07:44	. The Sixth Amendment also gives people who are accused
07:48	of a crime , the right to have a lawyer
07:50	, a lawyer is someone who represents you in the
07:53	court of law . If a person cannot get a
07:55	lawyer on their own , the government has to provide
07:58	one . The Sixth Amendment also guarantees people the right
08:02	to know what crimes they are accused of and to
08:05	speak face to face with the witnesses that are accusing
08:08	them . Mm All right . It's time for the
08:13	7th amendment . Mhm . Yeah . The 7th Amendment
08:21	guarantees that people have the right to be tried by
08:24	a jury in civil cases . A jury is a
08:28	group of regular citizens that decide a case instead of
08:32	a judge in this picture of a courtroom . Where
08:35	do you think the jury sets ? Do you have
08:38	a guess ? Mm . Yeah . Mhm . Yeah
08:43	. The jury would sit right here in a place
08:46	in the courtroom called the jury box . All right
08:52	. It's time for the 8th Amendment Amendment Number eight
09:00	mm . The 8th Amendment ensures that the court's decisions
09:05	are fair and just the 8th amendment protects people from
09:09	punishments that are cruel and unusual punishments must be reasonable
09:14	for the crime . The 8th amendment also protects people
09:20	from excessive bail , bail is a payment people can
09:24	make so that they can go home while they await
09:28	trial . Mhm . Mhm . Alright , we're almost
09:34	to the end the 9th Amendment Amendment Number nine .
09:41	So what does the Ninth Amendment say ? Well ,
09:43	the Ninth Amendment says that the Constitution does not list
09:47	all of our rights . We have rights that aren't
09:50	explicitly listed in the Constitution . For example , you
09:55	have the right to build a snowman if you wanna
09:57	build a snowman and play in the snow , you
09:59	have the right to do that . But here's the
10:02	thing , it doesn't say that in the constitution ,
10:04	but just because it's not in the Constitution , it
10:07	doesn't mean it's not a right of yours . You
10:08	have these rights that aren't listed in the Constitution .
10:16	Yeah . Okay , here is the last amendment in
10:20	the bill of rights . The 10th amendment . Uh
10:24	huh . Yeah , It's pretty awesome . The 10th
10:28	amendment gives the power the United States government doesn't have
10:31	to the states or to the people . Remember the
10:35	United States government is a republic . It's a government
10:39	for the people by the people . Hey , thanks
10:48	for learning about the Bill of Rights with us today
10:51	, A special part of the constitution , right ?
10:54	The 1st 10 amendments . Can you share with us
10:58	something brand new that you learned ? We'd love to
11:00	hear it . You can just put that in the
11:01	comments section below . We love to hear from you
11:04	and hear what you learned . The Bill of Rights
11:06	is awesome , isn't it so cool And maybe you're
11:09	like irony , nail all this stuff . And he'd
11:11	be like , oh my goodness , you're like an
11:13	expert on the Bill of Rights . We hope you
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