principles of their revolution. The “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen” was the result of the assembly’s efforts‚ along with some guidance from Thomas Jefferson and Lafayette. It boldly stated to the king and nobility of France that the people would actively take their rightful freedom and equality. Mainly to inform and justify the revolution‚ the Declaration united their supports with the overarching belief that all men were given inalienable right by the Supreme Being‚ followed by
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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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The entire Bill of Rights was created to protect the rights that the original citizens believed were naturally theirs. If the Bill of Rights were not added to the U.S. Constitution‚ we would not have our unalienable rights protected by the government. With the Bill of Rights‚ citizens of the United States are ensured that their freedoms are secure and can not be taken away. The Bill of Rights is essential to our everyday life‚ giving us freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ the right to own guns
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I started my assignment by really reading over the Bill of Rights and thinking really hard. It occurred to me that this was going to be a very tough assignment. Though I don’t think that a lot of the Amendments are upheld much anymore‚ such as freedom of speech‚ I could not think of any that needed to be removed or changed. So I started thinking about things that I thought should be added. It came to my attention that I shouldn’t try of think of things that should be added because of personal reasoning
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The Bill of Rights was written by James Madison. Its purpose was to define the basic rights of the citizens. A total of ten amendments were added to the new Constitution for the protection of individual liberty. During its ratification‚ the Bill of Rights would be fiercely debated by the Antifederalists and Federalists. The debate was about whether enumerating some rights makes all other rights not enumerated illegitimate. The Antifederalists claimed that a man who was alone in the countryside
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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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The Bill of Rights of 1689 By Christos Stamelos The Bill of Rights of 1689 The Bills of Rights of 1689 is a legal document encompassing the basic rights and liberties of the English people. It was compiled as the title states in December 1689 with the title An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown and constitutes a statutory statement that is formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state‚ city
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textbook‚ civil rights is the protection of historically disadvantaged groups from infringement of their equality rights by discriminatory action. Civil rights involve the rights of the minority groups being violated‚ such as African Americans and women. Civil liberties are described as the personal freedoms of individuals that are protected from government intrusion in the textbook. Civil liberties can be found in the Bill of Rights. The government protects minority groups in civil rights while civil
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freedom of speech has been a civil liberty to all Americans. Our founding fathers wrote the Bill of Rights to protect citizens from the government‚ and restricting what we can or can’t say is unconstitutional. Freedom of speech has greatly impacted America and putting restraints on our freedoms may cause many issues within society that can result in a lot more damage than words. Individually we have the right to say whatever we want and it’s more up to the other individual on how they interpret it
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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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