The Bill of Rights On December 15‚ 1791‚ an important bill was ratified to the United States Constitution. The bill consisted of ten amendments written by James Madison. This bill later became known as the Bill of Rights because each amendment in the bill protected the rights of every citizen. The Bill of Rights has been a major part of United States history‚ and is still frequently used today. The Bill of Rights is an important bill that protects the basic rights of humans and has been used consistently
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Justifying the Bill of Rights Professor Maria Toy‚ J.D. LEG107 The amendments to the United States Constitution play an important role in the history‚ politics and law of our country. When the Bill of Rights was originally proposed to the First Federal Congress in 1789 by James Madison‚ the intent was for the amendments to be integrated into the original text of the Constitution. As we now know‚ Madison’s idea did not prevail and Congress decided the first ten amendments and the subsequent
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Daniel Broskey 112864743 2/9/15 CCJS230 Bill of Rights Paper After the Declaration of Independence‚ Congress drafted the Constitution. This document explained how the new government would be formed with three separate branches. It also included explanations of the duties of each branch‚ and how each branch was designed to keep the others from becoming too powerful‚ a system know as checks and balances. However‚ some people thought that even with this system of checks and balances‚ the Constitution
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* Analysis of the Bill of Rights Abstract This paper will be an extensive analysis of the First‚ Fourth‚ Fifth‚ Sixth‚ and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. This analysis will consist of these parts of the Bill of Rights and the administration of justice and security. Furthermore‚ there will be an evaluation and comparison of the various areas of the criminal justice system and security by addressing the following: 1) The objectives of and the challenges facing various
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establish goals and rights of the American people. Two years later the Bill of Rights was published with the personal liberties of colonists. These articles were written with good intentions‚ but even today are taken out of context‚ twisted‚ and ignored. The United States Constitution begins a preamble to the Bill Of Rights. This states the purpose of the Bill of Rights‚ which is to “prevent misconstruction or abuse of it’s powers”. It then goes into the actual Bill of Rights and it’s ten amendments
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Bill of Rights Essay. The Billl of Rights are stated in the first ten amendments. This bill contains the rights of; freedom of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of assembly‚ freedom of petition‚ right to be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures‚ right to bear arms‚ right to not give housing to soldiers during peace time‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom to equal justice‚ and the right to freedom and security. These rights are used daily‚ because or their impact on american living. People
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THE PREAMBLE AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS By 1787‚ Americans were dissatisfied with the current form of the United States government. The Articles of Confederation‚ although adequate when created‚ had some major draw backs. An elite group‚ known as the framers‚ assembled to form a more perfect union. The framers believed the United States needed a Constitution that would be for the common man. Over the summer of 1787 several committees met to create the preamble for the people. The most renowned committee
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Justifying the Bill of Rights Jennifer Kay Holbrook Leg107 Queen Meheux May 5‚ 2013 Strayer University [i] Abstract The Bill of Rights is a vital document to the freedoms that are afforded us as citizens of the United States of America. In order to have order within a society laws must be enacted to protect and defend the citizens within. Justifying the Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights was written quite a while ago and it is more relevant
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the Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights is a memorial and milestone in the never ending struggle of men to recapture and uphold liberty and dignity. The need of a stronger government was the cause of the creation of the Constitution of the United States. “The Constitution established not merely a league of states‚ but a government that exercised its authority directly over all citizens.” (Almanac of Policy Issues) The Constitution protected citizen’s rights in the states. However‚ the Bill of Rights
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explaining the author Walter William’s opinion on why the Bill of Rights were written. He states that they were written because “Congress could not be trusted with our God-given rights.” The article also explained that the Amendments within the Bill of Rights were written because the “Government was the enemy of the people.” Even though the government was the “enemy” it was still needed to provided the State’s protection.Others think that the Bill of Rights were “unnecessary and dangerous.” One of the individuals
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