After the September 11th terrorist attacks shocked the nation, an itching, persistent question remained under the tip of Americans ' tongues: how does the government create protect our securities? In the same fashion, Edward Snowden 's revelations on the NSA 's arguably unconstitutional actions caused Americans to ask: how does the government protect our liberties? Fortunately, the founding fathers foresaw periods of turmoil and addressed the balance between liberty through the Bill of Rights and Federalist Papers. They established a foundation for a government that protects the best interest of the majority without interfering with their natural rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. It is debated that liberty and security can
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After the ratification of the constitution, the Bill of Rights was added to alleviate anti-federalists ' concerns. The 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights outlines freedoms that the governed are granted, which the government cannot violate. Amendment I prevents congress from creating laws that interfere with any person 's right to practice religion, speech, press, or assembly. As seen in Texas v. Johnson, the unpatriotic act of burning a flag was protected by the First Amendment. Amendment IV states that officials need a warrant with evidence to search and seize. It further encourages to government officials to take the extra precautionary step by stating that if evidence is found without a warrant, it is void. Amendment V protects the accused 's right to a "due process of law," meaning their natural rights are protected even if incriminated. Again, the Bill of Rights punishes officials for not adhering to the rules, e.g. if the criminal was not told his Miranda Rights upon arrest, he is let free. When jailed, the accused are protected from excessive bail as a protection from government preventing them from obtaining a fair trial. Bail allows for the accused to have time outside of jail to prepare a case for court as it would be difficult to while incarcerated. Most importantly, Amendment X limits power of the federal government to only act on its …show more content…
This division grants the legislative branch power to create law, executive branch to implement laws, and judicidial branch to interpret law and determine if it is constitutional. James Madison 's cynical view on human nature is exemplified as he writes, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary... In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself." (Madison, Federalist 51) Madison states that government is necessary to protect the governed, e.g. creating legislation to guard natural rights. Concurrently, government must control its own members from abusing their power or tyranny. If all three powers were distributed equally, one group would be omnipotent, having the ability to create any legislation to detain a criminal and declare them guilty. Take for example the power to declare
After the ratification of the constitution, the Bill of Rights was added to alleviate anti-federalists ' concerns. The 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights outlines freedoms that the governed are granted, which the government cannot violate. Amendment I prevents congress from creating laws that interfere with any person 's right to practice religion, speech, press, or assembly. As seen in Texas v. Johnson, the unpatriotic act of burning a flag was protected by the First Amendment. Amendment IV states that officials need a warrant with evidence to search and seize. It further encourages to government officials to take the extra precautionary step by stating that if evidence is found without a warrant, it is void. Amendment V protects the accused 's right to a "due process of law," meaning their natural rights are protected even if incriminated. Again, the Bill of Rights punishes officials for not adhering to the rules, e.g. if the criminal was not told his Miranda Rights upon arrest, he is let free. When jailed, the accused are protected from excessive bail as a protection from government preventing them from obtaining a fair trial. Bail allows for the accused to have time outside of jail to prepare a case for court as it would be difficult to while incarcerated. Most importantly, Amendment X limits power of the federal government to only act on its …show more content…
This division grants the legislative branch power to create law, executive branch to implement laws, and judicidial branch to interpret law and determine if it is constitutional. James Madison 's cynical view on human nature is exemplified as he writes, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary... In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself." (Madison, Federalist 51) Madison states that government is necessary to protect the governed, e.g. creating legislation to guard natural rights. Concurrently, government must control its own members from abusing their power or tyranny. If all three powers were distributed equally, one group would be omnipotent, having the ability to create any legislation to detain a criminal and declare them guilty. Take for example the power to declare