On June 8, 1789, inspired by Thomas Jefferson and drafted by James Madison, introduces 39 different amendments to the constitution in the House of Representatives. Madison planned to open the Constitution and put in specific rights that limit the power of Congress. The Congress approved 12 articles of amendment to the Constitution and submitted them to the states for ratification. With some disagreements Madison's original proposal with the articles can be combined into the main body of the Constitution. The articles 3-12 were ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15, 1791, and became Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution. On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was approved by the states. The Bill of Rights were added to the
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Many of these supplies were based upon similar protections provided by state constitutions that limited the power of state and local government authorities. That amendment prevents changes in the compensation for senators and representatives until after a following election of representatives. American people wanted strong agreements that the new government would not walk on upon their newly won freedoms of speech, press and religion, or upon their right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures. A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on suggestion. People believed that containing the government's power and protecting liberty was their most important task that declared a new purpose for government the protection of individual rights. The protection of rights was not the government's only purpose. It was not however, the government's job to tell people how to live their lives, what religion to believe in, or what to write about in a …show more content…
Thomas Jefferson thought that the federal judiciary should have that power; James Madison agreed, but the Constitution did not make this explicit, and the issue would not be resolved until 1803. That year, for the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional in a case called Marbury v. Madison. Although the facts of this case were fairly boring the principle it established that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify acts of Congress that violated the Constitution turned out to be the key to the development and protection of most of the rights Americans enjoy today. The legislative law was enacted by the legislature under the authority granted to it by the Constitution. The judicial branch of the new government was different from the legislative and executive branches in one very important respect; the courts did not have the power to initiate action by themselves. Congress could pass laws and the President could issue executive orders, but courts could not review these actions on their own initiative. Although the power of judicial review was established in 1803, more than a century would pass before the Supreme Court even had many opportunities to protect individual rights. The most important thing about the Bill of Rights was its almost total lack of implementation by the courts. By the beginning of the 20th century, racial segregation was legal and pervaded all aspects of American society. The
Many of these supplies were based upon similar protections provided by state constitutions that limited the power of state and local government authorities. That amendment prevents changes in the compensation for senators and representatives until after a following election of representatives. American people wanted strong agreements that the new government would not walk on upon their newly won freedoms of speech, press and religion, or upon their right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures. A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on suggestion. People believed that containing the government's power and protecting liberty was their most important task that declared a new purpose for government the protection of individual rights. The protection of rights was not the government's only purpose. It was not however, the government's job to tell people how to live their lives, what religion to believe in, or what to write about in a …show more content…
Thomas Jefferson thought that the federal judiciary should have that power; James Madison agreed, but the Constitution did not make this explicit, and the issue would not be resolved until 1803. That year, for the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional in a case called Marbury v. Madison. Although the facts of this case were fairly boring the principle it established that the Supreme Court had the power to nullify acts of Congress that violated the Constitution turned out to be the key to the development and protection of most of the rights Americans enjoy today. The legislative law was enacted by the legislature under the authority granted to it by the Constitution. The judicial branch of the new government was different from the legislative and executive branches in one very important respect; the courts did not have the power to initiate action by themselves. Congress could pass laws and the President could issue executive orders, but courts could not review these actions on their own initiative. Although the power of judicial review was established in 1803, more than a century would pass before the Supreme Court even had many opportunities to protect individual rights. The most important thing about the Bill of Rights was its almost total lack of implementation by the courts. By the beginning of the 20th century, racial segregation was legal and pervaded all aspects of American society. The