The bill of rights was necessary because it provided a guideline of what the federal government can and cannot do to protect the new country and its people without overstepping the boundaries. As is famously stated‚ "with power comes corruption." This shows that having a bill of rights would be able to prevent our government from becoming too corrupt. It makes sure that the citizens can preserve their rights and protects them from the corruption that is common amongst other‚ more corrupt governments
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The role of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution was designed to protect the basic rights of the people. When the Constitution was first created there were only ten amendments‚ as time has evolved an additional seventeen amendments have been added. There are specific amendments that pertain to the criminal justice system‚ these include the fourth‚ fifth‚ sixth‚ eight‚ and the fourteenth amendment. The purpose of these amendments is to protect the right of those who are arrested or suspected of
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Second Amendment Rights: Pro-Gun Control and Anti-Gun Control Activists Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………….….3 Anti-Gun Control Activists: Views and Basis……………………………..5 Pro-Gun Control Activists: Views and Basis………………………………7 Anti-Gun Control Organizations………………….………………………..10 Pro-Gun Control Organizations……………………………………………12 Conclusion……………………………………………….……….………..15 References …………………………………………….…………….…….16 Second Amendment Rights: Anti-Gun Control and
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in three ways: keeping the Bill of Rights alive‚ inspiring others to promote change through passive protest‚ and widening people’s perspectives while respecting the law. In a free society‚ individuals have the privilege to live in a manner of their own choosing‚ so long as they do not infringe upon the liberty of their peers. The Constitution of the United States possesses the foundation for freedom‚ particularly in The Bill of Rights. The First Amendment of The Bill of
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The first amendment of the Bill of Rights to the constitution guarantees four freedoms: freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press and assembly. The Bill of Rights was passed on December 15‚ 1791. Since then‚ the freedoms have been debated‚ discussed‚ and fought and died for. Many have immigrated to America to receive those freedoms. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing because they believed in power of ideas and debate‚ not censorship. The first amendment to the constitution is important because
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century‚ citizens all over America were fighting for their rights including women and those of color especially. This period marked the beginning of a long road of reconciliation and reconstruction that citizens have finally been able to cross the finish line in establishing equal rights for all of the United States citizens. Over time‚ American’s former issues regarding the civil liberties of citizens have been slowly resolved such as the rights of equality for citizens of color‚ the repercussions of
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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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School District set the precedent for the free speech rights of both students and teachers. Students at a public school in Des Moines‚ Iowa were suspended after organizing a silent protest to publicize their objections to the Vietnam War. After suing the school district for violating their children’s right to free speech‚ John and Mary Beth Tinker found themselves before the United States Supreme Court‚ where it was concluded that students’ free rights should be protected. Justice Abe Fortas claimed that
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Freedom of expression is guaranteed in the most important document in American history‚ the Bill of Rights. Peaceful protesting uses this right and is the most effective method of bringing about change. Peaceful protest‚ on balance‚ have done more good than bad for society. To assess the benefits that nonviolent protests can have‚ we can look to the age old example of Martin Luther King‚ as well as with the more modern example of the North Dakota Pipeline protest. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ following
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up to attend school in order to receive a formal education. This monumental accomplishment is very new to human history that now there exists a global movement that believes that regardless of gender‚ race‚ or economic status everyone deserves the right to pursue an education. Reform in educational practices has been a fairly common practice. Much so that not only do parents and students alike expect change‚ they demand it. In the past fifty years we have watched literacy rates reach an all time high
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