BILL OF RIGHTS AND AMENDMENTS PAPER 1 Individual Assignment Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper April 2‚ 2013 HIS/301 Mr. De La Peña BILL OF RIGHTS AND AMENDMENTS PAPER 2 Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper The United States Constitution was ratified and made law September 17‚ 1789. For Americas yet-to-be history the Framers knew the Constitution had to have a way to grow and change with the people‚ and their needs. This paper will cover
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Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Francisco Pacheco October 10‚ 2012 Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper The Constitution is the highest form of law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in one way or another. The Constitution provides the foundation for the government of the United States. It creates the most important branches of government which include; Congress‚ the Presidency‚ and the Supreme Court. Even though each state has its own constitution that
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* * * * * * Bill of Rights and Amendments NAME........... HIS/301 25 July 2013 Mark Durfee MBA‚ MA‚ M.Ed * Bill of Rights and Amendments * The original U.S. Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights. This was added at a later date at which time Amendments were also added. Since the creation of this original document there have been several alterations and additions to the Constitution. How these amendments are included and why they were‚ is vital to
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Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 22‚ 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Bill of Rights and Amendments Bill of Rights and Amendments to the Constitution refers to the ensuing changes to the nation’s supreme document after its preliminary ratification. At first the founders conceded the initial 10 Amendments known as the Bill of Rights at the same time. In an attempt to tackle envisaged challenges and perfect the union‚ the founding
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The First 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
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The Bill of Rights In 1789‚ James Madison introduced 19 amendments to the Constitution out of which Congress adopted 12 of the amendments for ratification by the states‚ ten of which were collectively known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guaranteed citizens basic protections and limited governmental power in certain spheres‚ and became a part of the Constitution on December 10‚ 1791. For example‚ the First Amendment protects our rights as citizens to free speech and religion while the
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|The Magna Carta was rights which were part of the English law. |The influence of the Magna Carta can be found in the Bill of Rights. According to | | |The Magna Carta is Latin for “Great Charter”. The purpose for |“The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration” (n.d.) “During the American | | |the Magna Carta was to protect rights already wrote. These |Revolution‚ Magna
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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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Since 1791‚ the Bill of Rights has given people their freedom around the United States. In the beginning‚ the Bill of Rights consisted of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. These amendments have protected the United States government from gaining and having full power to control people lives. It has created a system that has given people the freedom to choose by their beliefs and values. This document has protected the rights people deserve when the government feels superior to the power
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Daniel Broskey 112864743 2/9/15 CCJS230 Bill of Rights Paper After the Declaration of Independence‚ Congress drafted the Constitution. This document explained how the new government would be formed with three separate branches. It also included explanations of the duties of each branch‚ and how each branch was designed to keep the others from becoming too powerful‚ a system know as checks and balances. However‚ some people thought that even with this system of checks and balances‚ the Constitution
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