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    The First Amendment and the Bill of Rights: The first amendment‚ established on December 15‚1791 by James Madison is one out of the ten amendments in the bill of rights. This was First Amendment to the U.S constitution but some call it “Amendment 1”. The first amendment gives the right to freedom of religion. This prevents the government from establishing one religion for the whole country‚ allowing anyone to choose their own religion. It also gives us something called freedom of speech and

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    Analyzing the Bill of Rights: Ninth and Tenth Amendments Mississippi College Abstract The first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights were intended to protect Americans ’ specific personal rights. The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of these rights and fought so that the people in the United States would have the independence that no other nation had known. These same men were well aware of the unavoidable sacrifices they were going to have to make. Listing every right that a person

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    that the First Amendment (freedoms of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ petition‚ and assembly) is the most important constitutional amendment in the Bill of Rights. This is because the first amendment serves as an enabler of the discussion of other ideas‚ including the other constitutional amendments themselves without fear of negative consequence(s) from the government; most of the amendments‚ at least in the Bill of Rights‚ have controversy surrounding them; for example‚ the Fifth Amendment allows the government

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    The Theory that the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Bill of Rights established the foundation for the Warren Court’s criminal procedure revolution. The U.S. Supreme Court has incorporated many of the protections and prohibitions in the Bill of Rights. These protections are available to criminal offenders. In this paper‚ I will discuss which protections do not apply to the states. And the differences between the two laws: procedural and substantive. As you continue on reading‚ you know

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    Bill of Rights Paper The Bill of Rights is the name that was given to the first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States. The Bill of Rights focuses on the set limitations of the government‚ which included preventing abuse against citizenry by government officials. Although‚ the document does not cover all rights of citizens in American one can view that it does list the key important rights defined by the Founding Fathers. One will identify all ten Bill of Rights listed in the United

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    BILL OF RIGHTS Bill of Rights LaToya Davenport Kaplan University CJ500 Dr. Ron Wallace June 04‚ 2013 Throughout United States history‚ there have been many changes to the laws society lives by today. There is a process to which laws are made and each amendment undergoes that specific process. Once that process is completed‚ the end result is what is now known as the United States Constitution. Inside that Constitution is the Bill of Rights which is used as a symbol to mold the rights

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    Failed Amendments His/301 Dr. David Carter July 22‚ 2013 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * How and why do amendments become part of the Constitution? * Thomas Jefferson put it best. In a letter to a friend in 1816‚ he mocked “men who look at constitution with sanctimonious reverence‚ and deem them like the arc of the covenant‚ too sacred to be touched”‚ “who ascribe

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    Bill of Rights A brief history on how the Bill of Rights came forth. Back in the late 1700’s‚ several states were called for a constitution to protect individual’s rights from the government. Through these calls‚ James Madison came forth and put together the Amendments‚ which was later signed in 1791(1). What started off as 17 Amendments was trimmed down to 10 main one’s which is where we stand now with the Bill of Rights. There are several key Amendments that tie into criminal law. Those amendments

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    When dealing with rights‚ laws‚ and amendments there will always be particular uncertainties‚ especially if they are in the best interest of the people. Amendments are meant to correct‚ provide change and make improvements for past amendments‚ making new ones more specific to each citizen that is involved. Amendments for the constitution involve making sure that rules and laws are put forth correctly and properly obeyed. Many amendments were made under the circumstances of the time period in which

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    The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights were created in 1791. They were written by James Madison. The bill of rights was created because of a call for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties by several states. The bill of rights began as seventeen amendments. Twelve of those were approved by the senate. Ten of those were quickly ratified. Those ten became the basis for the basic right for every United State citizen.

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