these guarantees became binding on state governments. 1. Summarize the protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. a. Freedom of expression b. Rights of the accused c. Religion d. Bear arms e. Civil liberties 2. What other protections are guaranteed by the Constitution in addition to those found in the Bill of Rights? f. Habeas corpus g. Ex post facto 3. Why did the Federalists believe that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary? h. The
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Constitution is the Bill of Rights‚ also known as the ten amendments. The ten amendments were ratified December 15‚ 1791. The ten amendments were written by James Madison as a response for the great demand for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties (Bill of Rights...). Commonly violated amendments are the 5th‚ 6th‚ and 7th. Everyone has the right to be accused but us still innocent until proven guilty and cannot be tried for the same crime twice. Everyone has the right to a jury not
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Miranda Rights The United States has come a long way since the Constitution was created‚ and it has learned from the mistakes done. There has been a lot of cases where people did not have a fair trial and people has been sentenced unfairly. After serious mistakes‚ many bills have developed so the incident does not happen again. Unfortunately‚ people have to go through the worse so other people can benefit. After the case of Miranda v. Arizona‚ many people have benefit from it. Society as a whole
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field protect these basic amendments in some way. Civil Liberties contain all promises and amendments contained within the Bill of Rights‚ 13th 14th and 15th amendments of the United states constitution (Dershowitz‚2010).The 6th amendment which is summarized as the right to a speedy trial‚ as well as representation by a trial of peers is one of the amendments in the bill of rights that almost every career in criminal justice from correction officers to law enforcement officers and judges protect. Cultural
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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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from many different backgrounds who opposed ratification of the Constitution. Their organization was not as good as the Federalists; however‚ they had a profound group of leaders who were exceptional in state politics. Anti-Federalists were an important existence in most states. In several states‚ supporters of the Constitution agreed to provide support from mild anti-Federalists with recommendations to secure amendments. During ratification the expectation was that the Constitution would be changed
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FIRST AMENDMENT The First Amendment outlines five of the most basic rights of any American: the freedom of religion and its practices‚ the freedom of speech‚ the freedom of press‚ the freedom of assembly‚ and the liberty to formally write requests to the government. SECOND AMENDMENT The Second Amendment simply gives Americans the right to keep and bear Arms. THIRD AMENDMENT The Third Amendment gives citizens the right to say no to housing soldiers when the country is not in war. This amendment
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U4L1: The Bill of Rights 1. What were opponents of the US Constitution concerned about the role and behavior of the Central Government would be? The opponents were concerned with tyranny by the central government since the wound of the British Government was still fresh. 2. What did the opponents demand from the supporters of the US Constitution? The supporters demanded for a Bill of Rights that could show the people what immunities each citizen has. 3. What was topic of each
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Module 4 DBA and Module 4 EXAM Study Guide: DEFINITIONS: Define and give an example of each term: Synonym Definition: words that are the same or have the same meaning Example: Cheerful is a synonym of happy. Root (4.06) Definition: a word that is a clue to the meaning of the word Example: In audience‚ the audi means ‘’hear’’ Affix (4.06) Definition: letters added to a word that changes its meaning Example: Dis + advantage = disadvantage. Prefix (4.06) Definition: group of letters added to the root
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Charles Hayden American Government Phase 5 IP March 26‚ 2012 Jasmin Crenshaw When a person commits a criminal act‚ he or she is has certain rights given to them by the Bill of Rights; the First‚ Fourth‚ Fifth‚ Sixth‚ and Eights amendments. Of the amendments listed I will be discussing the Fourth‚ Fifth‚ and Sixth. The Fourth Amendment is the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and
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