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    The Bill of Rights is the basic human rights of American Citizens. Based on the magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights the United States Bill of Rights was put together by many people. George Mason wrote the first draft of the United States Bill of Rights. James Madison wanted the Bill of Rights to include freedom of religion‚ the first amendment. James Wilson thought that with the Bill of Rights they should give the people more power than the government. Though the Bill of Rights was written

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    Alternative Essay: Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights is used in our everyday lives. It gives a person with no criminal background and a person with criminal background rights. When we wake up in the morning we use examples of the Bill of Rights. We have the power to decide what we are going to do on a particular day. We have the power to practice a religion or not. We also have the power to assemble in peace every day or not. In the summer of 1787‚ delegates from the 13 states convened in Philadelphia

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    The Bill of Rights In 1789‚ James Madison introduced 19 amendments to the Constitution out of which Congress adopted 12 of the amendments for ratification by the states‚ ten of which were collectively known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guaranteed citizens basic protections and limited governmental power in certain spheres‚ and became a part of the Constitution on December 10‚ 1791. For example‚ the First Amendment protects our rights as citizens to free speech and religion while the

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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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    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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    The bill of rights was necessary because it provided a guideline of what the federal government can and cannot do to protect the new country and its people without overstepping the boundaries. As is famously stated‚ "with power comes corruption." This shows that having a bill of rights would be able to prevent our government from becoming too corrupt. It makes sure that the citizens can preserve their rights and protects them from the corruption that is common amongst other‚ more corrupt governments

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    The Bill of Rights. A list of all the rights that are given to the people of United States. The Bill of Rights expand from amendment one all the way to amendment ten. They all vary from freedom of speech‚ the right to bear arms‚ the right to a speedy trial‚ etc. All these rights are great and many people have opinions on which of these amendment are the best and most important. I personally think that out of all the amendments‚ from one to ten‚ that the first amendment is one of the best rights that

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    The bill of rights was important because it guaranteed rights for the people which made it easily excepted. the bill of rights started the amendments to the constitution which likely resulted in some of the other amendments getting added in. i cant really say it has a big impact on my life‚ because for a i can tell it doesnt. i mean most of the amendments of the bill of rights are not used seriously much today. the first amendment guarantees the freedoms of religion‚ assembly‚ petition‚ press‚ and

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    The role of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution was designed to protect the basic rights of the people. When the Constitution was first created there were only ten amendments‚ as time has evolved an additional seventeen amendments have been added. There are specific amendments that pertain to the criminal justice system‚ these include the fourth‚ fifth‚ sixth‚ eight‚ and the fourteenth amendment. The purpose of these amendments is to protect the right of those who are arrested or suspected of

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    Freedom is like a dog without a leash‚ To hold it back from running through the grass‚ What rights do you think that goes along with freedom? People say freedom is the right to do whatever you want or to do whatever you please. But it’s true isn’t the way people think it is. Freedom is the right to what you want in life‚ where to live and what to believe in without harming any rights of people. The rights of freedom are free to speak your mind‚ practice any religion you want‚ freedom of assembly

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