Directions: Your CAP File is a note-taking tool to use as you read your lesson pages in the course. These important notes will help you complete your lesson assessment, as well as prepare you for your Discussion-Based Assessment, unit exam, and segment exam. You do not need to submit your CAP File for grading. Instead you will read the directions on your “What Do I Have to Do?” page to learn what you will need to submit for grading.

Part 1

Answer the following questions:

What is the Bill of Rights? Why is it important?

How does the Supreme Court affect rights?

How does the Constitution provide both safeguards and limits to rights?

Part 2

Use the following chart to make notes from the lesson. One example appears for you:

Amendment Rights in This Amendment Real-Life Example from Lesson My Own Example

1 Freedoms of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion Mary Beth and John Tinker with their peace armbands in school Writing a letter to a newspaper about a government decision or policy I do not agree with

Part 3

In the chart above, circle a right in the second column that you believe is the most important right for Americans. In the space below, explain why you think this right is most important. What protects this right and how? What limits this right and how?

You may use the Bill of Rights Reference to help write your response.

Explanation:

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