.The first amendment of the Bill of Rights is about how Congress cannot make any laws that ban freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of the press‚freedom to peacefully assemble‚ and freedom to petition the government. Freedom of speech is the freedom to communicate and write in any way the people want and whatever they want. This amendment helps the people to say their statement in public and it helps people freely practice their religion. For example‚ in the United States there are so
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Bill of Rights & Amendments The Constitution of the United States was written by our forefathers to set up guidelines and regulations for the government to follow as well as give certain rights to the citizens of this nation. “In the past 200 years‚ the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times” (How the U.S. Constitution‚ n.d.). “On September 25‚ 1789‚ the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most
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A Bill of rights would bring Australia in line with every other western liberal democracy (State Library of NSW 2005‚ p.9). Currently‚ Australia stands alone by not having a Bill of Rights and there is a perception that because of that‚ the system of government does not adequately protect human rights‚ which in turn leads to the risk of individual rights being infringed (Feena‚ Robbins & Summers 2014‚ p. 26). Other countries that have a Bill of Rights expressed in their constitutions include Canada
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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 citizens
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THE BILL OF RIGHTS Overview 1. What is and why do we have a Bill of Rights? 2. What rights are Filipinos entitled to under Article III of the constitution? Bill of Rights Fundamental characteristic of a republican system It is “a charter of liberties for the individual and a limitation upon the power of the State” Classification of Rights Natural - Based on one’s dignity as a human person Constitutional- Outlined in a constitution’s bill or rights . Cannot
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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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6. PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS Patient bill of rights all over the world give patient a consideration of receiving care that respect personal beliefs‚ cultural and spiritual values of the patient. Opportunity to have access to information in such a way that the patient can understand and to have answers to all questions concerning the diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment with options available. The issue of confidentiality and privacy encourages the patient in every part of the world to be honest in
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In 1789‚ James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights included the first 10 amendments telling about all of the freedoms the government and people have. To me‚ having freedom means the right to speak‚ write‚ and practice your religion. The right to state opinions and ideas without being stopped or punished is the freedom of speech. In other countries‚ people are afraid to speak what they think. If the citizens in a country do not say their opinion‚ the government will not know what
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citizens. The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1791‚ and it protected the individual freedom of the citizens of the United States. The Bill of Rights was the name given to the first ten amendments in the U.S. Constitution. At first‚ the Bill of Rights only applied to the way that the federal government ran the criminal justice system. In 1868‚ the fourteenth amendment was added and it included all of the states along with the federal government. The Bill of Rights requires
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5.1 Patient’s Bill of Rights Legislature and purpose of the patients’ bill of rights is determined to endorse the interests and well-being of the patients of health care facilities (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.1 Information about Rights Patients shall be informed of their legal rights for their protection during their stay at the facility (Anon‚ s.a.:1). Sensible rooms will be made for those with communication impairments and those who speak another language other than English (Anon‚ s.a.:1). 5.1.2 Courteous
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