The Government's Role In The First Ten Amendments
As stated in our national anthem, the United States is considered to be the land of the free and home of the brave. Our founding fathers created this country to be independent and not like its mother country, Great Britain. They did not want a constitution similar to their mother country. The founding fathers wanted a way for citizens to be represented, yet also insure certain rights. So they proposed the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the United States that list the individual rights of citizens. It was created to limit the government’s role on people’s civil liberties. Though many of the founding fathers opposed a Bill of Rights in fear of the federal government would have too much power. However,
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This principle can be seen in the First Amendment, which guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.
Federalism is the division of power between the national and state governments. The Tenth Amendment asserts that powers not delegated to the national government or deemed to the states are reserved to the states.
Limited government is defined as governing powers by limitations established in laws and in a constitution. The Bill of Rights was the result of limits of the government’s role in civil liberties. Therefore, all ten amendments have this characteristic.
A representative government can be defined as the people choose a representative to make and enforce the law on their behalf. This characteristic is not stated in the Bill of Rights, yet it is to be inferred the people have the right to choose whomever to represent them in the federal government.
A legal designation for the ownership of property by non-governmental legal entities is private property. Private property is established in the Fourth Amendment which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. For instance, a police officer cannot search your home without a warrant issued by a legal or government official authorizing them to do
This principle can be seen in the First Amendment, which guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.
Federalism is the division of power between the national and state governments. The Tenth Amendment asserts that powers not delegated to the national government or deemed to the states are reserved to the states.
Limited government is defined as governing powers by limitations established in laws and in a constitution. The Bill of Rights was the result of limits of the government’s role in civil liberties. Therefore, all ten amendments have this characteristic.
A representative government can be defined as the people choose a representative to make and enforce the law on their behalf. This characteristic is not stated in the Bill of Rights, yet it is to be inferred the people have the right to choose whomever to represent them in the federal government.
A legal designation for the ownership of property by non-governmental legal entities is private property. Private property is established in the Fourth Amendment which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. For instance, a police officer cannot search your home without a warrant issued by a legal or government official authorizing them to do