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It is in this vein that a country drafts legislation to protect the rights of their inhabitants. In the United States there 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
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the other hand‚ anti-federalists‚ back country people or people involved in business but not in the mercantile economy‚ opposed the ratification of the 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
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The second amendment‚ the right to bear arms‚ was adopted on December 15‚ 1791. In that day in age‚ guns were not as powerful as they have become‚ and many who created the Bill of Rights could not have predicted the future. If the constitution‚ or Bill of Rights‚ had been written with the knowledge of today’s weapons the Second Amendment would be different. Now in the 21st century there have been many cases where the Second Amendment has been brought into question. These cases have brought questions
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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 states
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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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Ditmore Would the Salem Witch Trials have occurred if the Bill of Rights had existed at that time? English II AP 9/28/2012 "I PLEAD THE FIFTH!!" this along with the courtesies included in the Bill of Rights gave the citizens of a newly founded country liberties that were not granted to them before. A prime example of these injustices is the Salem Witch Trials as described by Arthur Miller in The Crucible. For example‚ the first amendment guarantees freedom to practice religion however one may
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known by the nickname of Honest Abe. Freedom to me is to have rights as a person and a nation. The bill of rights is one of the biggest amendments to me‚ because it shows all of the rights we have as Americans. Some of the amendments that are in the bill of rights are under discussion today and if they go through with changing them they will be taking away our rights that we have as americans. If the government takes away our rights it will take away the point of our army risking their lives for
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set of documents that gave certain inalienable rights to Americans. On December 15‚ 1791 the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified and became known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment of the Constitution is the most sacred to Americans. It says that‚ “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
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guaranteed rights for the citizens. It was signed on September 17‚ 1787‚ by represent to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia it was control by George Washington and other government leaders. They review and pass the laws to public to share the rights for the citizen. As of now‚ there are currently 27 amendments. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. Bill of Rights is a statement of citizen’s rights and privileges. The first ten amendments guaranteed
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