1.14+Amendments

[|Amendments to the Constitution]



The Framers of the Constitution recognized, after the failed government under the Articles of Confederation, that our would need to change of time and created a process to make it possible to amend the Constitution. Since the creation of the Constitution, 27 changes have been made. The first 10 all happened at the same time, and are known as the Bill of Rights. These 10 amendments contain the rights that are guaranteed to American citizens. The other amendments, 11-27, deal mostly with extending rights to groups who had been denied rights throughout our history.

Write the name of the amendment and a short description of what it says. Draw a picture for each that helps you understand the amendment. Do amendments 1-10 and then pick 5 from 11-27.
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