The Bill of Rights is an important document that guarantees civil rights and liberties for individuals residing in the United States. It comprises ten amendments added to the Constitution to protect individuals from the government’s excessive power. Americans want a Bill of Rights to safeguard their basic freedoms. Some of the most significant amendments are the first‚ third‚ and eighth. The 1st Amendment gives individuals the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ press‚ assembly‚ and petition. Individuals
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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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How the Bill of Rights Affects My Life In 1791‚ the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States‚ also known as the Bill of Rights‚ become ratified. The Bill of Rights contained freedoms that Americans held to be their inalienable rights‚ and were so important that before ratifying the Constitution many states insisted on a promise of amendments guaranteeing individual rights. It was created to set limitations on the power of the United States government‚ protecting the natural
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(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 to take property if
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In 1791‚ the United States Constitution implemented the Bill of Rights to protect the rights of the individuals by listing specific prohibitions of governmental power. The Bill of Rights consisted of the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution‚ including the Sixth Amendment—the right to counsel. The Betts v. Brady case‚ Gideon v. Wainwright case‚ and Shelton v. Alabama case‚ each demonstrated how individuals wrongfully suffered due to the lack of appointed counsels. Following these
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Over time the Bill of Rights was amended to meet the needs of an evolving nation. These include the 13th Amendment which outlawed slavery‚ the 14th Amendment guaranteed equal protection for African Americans‚the 15th Amendment which gave African Americans the right to vote‚ and the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote. The Civil Rights Movement was a defining moment in history because it denounced the unequal treatment of humans based on race. During the 1950’s‚ the United States operated
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The English Bill of Rights precedent for other governments led the idea of unalienable rights to become a hot topic. Citizens under the French and British monarchies believed that “The promise of those rights can be denied‚ suppressed‚ or just remain unfilled‚ but it does not die (Hunt‚ 175).” Therefore‚ our rights still exist even if our government suppresses them. Those rights will always be there no matter how much the government tries to belittle them. The uprising of peoples’ belief in their
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Picchierri English 151-28 30 September 2014 Freedom There are limits as to what is protected in the Bill of Rights and what is not. You need to realize when you cross that line of what is not protected. Due to the fact that students are protected by our Bill of Rights they have the freedom to wear what they want‚ say what they want‚ and put what they want on the Internet. With this in mind students have the right to wear what they want but only to a certain point. If what a student has on is offending in
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Freedom of speech is a beautiful idea. As a matter of fact‚ the first amendment itself is perhaps the greatest amendment in the Bill of Rights. As something that we take for granted most of the time‚ we never truly realize how much of a blessing it is to speak your mind and have decent conversations with each other. However‚ if you want it to rain‚ you have to deal with the mud and there are many examples of people spitting out stupid ideas or thoughts that should be kept to themselves. My father
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Many people today use the government to their advantage to get away with things or to claim something is unconstitutional. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were specifically designed for the people‚ to protect their rights but it still wasn’t all that perfect. Since the separation from England and Parliament on July 4th‚ 1766‚ Americans had a hard time being able to govern themselves. This had proved that the central government needed to be stronger to avoid many arguments between the states
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