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    year. Of all the Founding Fathers, it was Thomas Jefferson who insisted that a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against any government. This man who was helped shape the freedoms that we take for granted today also had another unique belief in that the Constitution should be rewritten every nineteen years. I for one happen to think that he was one of the most forward think men in history and that he was right. Who among us in this world can…

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    function of the Bill of Rights, therefore, is to protect the rights of those in the minority against the will of the majority.” (Sidlow, 2015, p. 72) It was also written to protect and defend the rights of every United States citizen when it comes to their basic rights, arms and religion. Additionally, it declares the rights of citizens when it comes to firearm possession and prohibits biased laws being passed with regard to religion. Another main reason for the Bill of rights to be written…

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    According to History.com, the Bill of Rights is the symbol of what lies at the heart of American idea of individual liberty, limited government, and the rule of law. The Bill of Rights was created to protect the citizens but was not considered important until supporters of the Constitution saw it was pivotal to ratify it. James Madison, the fourth president, was able to make the Bill of Rights officially became part of the Constitution in December 1791 (2009). With the Bill of Rights in place…

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    The Bill of Rights was created to give more rights to citizens than in the Constitution. The a bill of Rights does not help the government balance order in the US political system. The Bill of Rights gives many rights to the citizens such as the freedoms to religion, the press, petition the government, speech, and freedom to public assemble. Other rights in the Bill of Rights like the right to lawyer in court and rights not listed in the Bill of Rights but are still rights of the citizens are…

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    The Bill of Rights is a series of items in one document that states our rights. All of them are very important. Three of them will be shown here. The 8th amendment from Document 8 is very important because the government will not be able to impose excessive fines on anybody. They also can’t hurt you with cruel and unusual punishments. Excessive bailing is also prohibited. This means that someone is not allowed to be bailed out with a very expensive price. Amendment 1 is a very valuable…

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    Constitution, there was conversation over the necessity of a bill of rights to define people’s rights and limit the government’s powers. Many federalists believed such a bill of rights would not only be unnecessary, but would weaken the constitution and the people, and give the government powers they should have. Noah Webster, Alexander Hamilton, and James Wilson each make arguments against a bill of rights. Webster argues that a bill of rights may be irrelevant in future generations, but people…

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    Animal Bill Of Rights

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    the world be if animals had Bill of Rights? Animals should have bill of rights because they are like humans. They have a live and they have the right to be treated with love and with caring. Animals are really good animals because they have families just like humans. We want stronger laws to protect animals to provide Justice for those who are abused or exploited. Animals need to be free and not suffer for us humans. Animals are living creatures and they need bill of rights. To begin with,…

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    the Bill of Rights When the U.S. Constitution was first drafted it only addressed how the government would function and lacked any mention of individual rights and liberties at the federal or state level. This lack of individual rights and civil liberties provided difficulty in the ratification of the Constitution by the states. It took years of debate between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist to create the Bill of Rights (The Bill of Rights: A Brief History), The Federalists thought the Bill…

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    The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the constitution. An amendment is a formal change to a law, constitution, statue, or legislative bill. Amendments can be added, removed, or updated as the times and people’s views change. Such as slavery, women’s rights, and prohibition have changed over the years. These subjects are very parallel but there is a small difference that will hopefully be defined. The Bill of Rights was created to address the objections of the Anti-Federalists on…

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    pass(“Constitution”). One of those compromises was the Bill of Rights (“Constitution”). There were two sides the federalist and the anti-federalist (“Constitution”). The federalists thought the Constitution did not need a Bill of Rights because they thought citizens rights were already stated in the Constitution (“Constitution”). The anti federalist wanted a Bill Rights because they thought that the government would try and violate our rights. James Madison saw this…

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