Amendment "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." -- Amendment One‚ Bill of Rights‚ United States Constitution Perhaps the most well known of all the amendments to the Constitution‚ the First Amendment contains many of the fundamental freedoms that American citizens
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constitution. The two sides‚ after much debate‚ were able to come to a compromise after the Bill of Rights was included into the Constitution. When the new Constitution was drafted‚ the ratification‚ the official approval by the people of the United States‚ sparked a national debate. People were shocked by the radical changes it proposed; they expected the convention to merely amend the Articles of Confederation. They were afraid of regressing back into a state under tyranny‚ a form of rule where
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was a war fought for the Colonies Independence from Britain. After the Revolutionary war the colonies became the United States of America‚ The Articles of Confederation were written so that the United States would not be under the rule of corruption or tyranny as they had experience with the king of England.
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Bill of Rights Comparison Animal farm is an allegoric novel which has a very interesting story to it. The story is about animals in a farm and the owner “Mr. Jones”. Animal Farm allegorizes the rise to power of the dictator Joseph Stalin. In the movies “Animal Farm” and the Harrison Bergeron film they have rules some rules of equality they share and the bill of rights is a set of rules ensuring our freedom and helping us have some
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6. PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS Patient bill of rights all over the world give patient a consideration of receiving care that respect personal beliefs‚ cultural and spiritual values of the patient. Opportunity to have access to information in such a way that the patient can understand and to have answers to all questions concerning the diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment with options available. The issue of confidentiality and privacy encourages the patient in every part of the world to be honest in
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citizens. The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1791‚ and it protected the individual freedom of the citizens of the United States. The Bill of Rights was the name given to the first ten amendments in the U.S. Constitution. At first‚ the Bill of Rights only applied to the way that the federal government ran the criminal justice system. In 1868‚ the fourteenth amendment was added and it included all of the states along with the federal government. The Bill of Rights requires
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The Bill of Rights consists of ten significant amendments that protect our liberties from the government‚ and it limits their power. Many people have very different opinions when it comes to choosing which amendment is the most important one. Some say the most important amendment is the second amendment‚ but the two amendments that I believe are the most important would be the first and fourth amendment. The first amendment is one of the most important ones because it gives us freedom. It gives
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establishing lines which a state’s rulers cannot cross‚ such as fundamental rights. An example is the constitution of the United States of America. In 1986‚ following the People Power Revolution which ousted Ferdinand E. Marcos as President‚ and following on her own inauguration‚ Corazon C. Aquino issued Proclamation 3‚ declaring a national policy to implement the reforms mandated by the people‚ protecting their basic rights‚ adopting a provisional constitution‚ and providing for an orderly transition
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Summary of the Article III of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines Bill of Rights Article III enumerates the fundamental rights of the Filipino people. The Bill of Rights sets the limits to the government’s power which proves to be not absolute. Among the rights of the people are freedoms of speech‚ assembly‚ religion‚ and the press. An important feature here is the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus which have three available grounds such as invasion
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5.1 Patient’s Bill of Rights Legislature and purpose of the patients’ bill of rights is determined to endorse the interests and well-being of the patients of health care facilities (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.1 Information about Rights Patients shall be informed of their legal rights for their protection during their stay at the facility (Anon‚ s.a.:1). Sensible rooms will be made for those with communication impairments and those who speak another language other than English (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.2 Courteous
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