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    States that could not have been more beautifully written. The first document‚ The Declaration of Independence‚ which is a Declaration of War. The second being the Bill of Rights‚ ratified on the 15th day of December 1791. This paved the way for the great American experiment to take place. There have been many debates claiming that the Bill of Rights is outdated and needs to be replaced. This could be because it is so well framed that it is almost bulletproof. Failure to cherish these rights has shown

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    Bill of Rights Lesson Plan Overview Introduction This document contains the lesson plan for a Classroom Bill of Rights. It allows the student to practice Application -- applying information on the US Bill of Rights to the creation of a Classroom Bill of Rights. This document contains the lesson plan as well as the handouts and form noted in the lesson. The videos referred to and used in this lesson were obtained from the Mansfield Public Library and are as follows:  United States Bill

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    The Nevada Constitution versus The Bill of Rights Ratified in 1791 by three-fourths of the states‚ the Bill of Right is made of ten amendments to the United Stated Constitution. Approved by voters of the Territory of Nevada‚ the Nevada Constitution was approved in September of 1864. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights discusses freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ assembly‚ and right to petition. Article One of the Nevada Constitution contains the declaration of rights. These rights

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    is the Bill of Rights of 1781‚ which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution‚ 1787. In Canada there is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ which is the first part of the Canadian Constitution Act‚ 1982. Both of these documents provide for the rights and freedoms for their respective populations. These documents are vastly different‚ but also contain several similarties. Thou both excellent documents‚ it is in my contention‚ however‚ that the Bill of Rights

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    the Magna Carta or Bill of Rights the U.S would be hectic because the federal government would have more power and they would be able to do things unfairly. The Magna Carta influenced our most cherished document the Bill of Rights in two noble ways; individual freedom‚ and by restricting the power of the government. One belief that although‚ the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights were two completely discrete documents‚ they are both still comparable in particular ways. The Bill of Rights‚ evidently

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    The Bill of Rights was ratified in 1789 during the presidency of George Washington. Adding this to the constitution helped ease of the people regarding which rights they had and did not have. James Madison crafted the Bill of Rights from over 100 proposed amendments with the amendments that seemed the least controversial. Congress ratified 12 and the states ratified ten. Those ten amendments make up the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was beneficial to the american citizens because it fixed

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    The Bill of Rights are the first ten Amendments that were written for the Constitution‚ and were created to strengthen the protection of citizen’s individual rights. These were written by House of Representatives member James Madison. There were two parties at the time‚ the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists believed that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary because the states and the people had the powers not specifically granted to the government. On the other hand‚ the Anti-Federalists

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    The Bill of Rights lists our basic rights and place limits on the federal government. They include the freedoms of speech and religion‚ the right to bear arms‚ the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and an assurance that the powers not delegated to the federal government in the Constitution are reserved to the states and the people. Many of these provisions were based upon similar protections provided by state constitutions that limited the power of state and local government

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    How The Magna Carta Influenced The Bill of Rights In 1215‚ the Magna Carta was created to limit the monarch’s powers and for all the freemen in England to keep their rights. In 1788‚ the Bill of Rights was created‚ also to limit the power of the government‚ and for all citizens to keep their rights. They both discuss basic rights. It’s said that the Magna Carta is one of the most important legal documents in all of democracy’s history. At the time‚ the government and way of rule wasn’t the way

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    The three amendments in the Bill of Rights that are most beneficial to today’s society are the first one‚ the eighth amendment‚ and the ninth amendment. An amendment that is beneficial is the first amendment. This amendment is about the freedoms of speech and assembly. This amendment is helpful because it allows people to express their beliefs out loud; and it allows them to gather with others who share the same beliefs. For example‚ if someone were to think strongly about a topic‚ such as abortion

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