Bill of Rights 1689

In the American Bill of Rights, there are ten Amendments. Of those ten Amendments, all are important to the American people in many ways. These are significant to American Citizens as they protect the citizen’s individual rights. The three main or most important Amendments are; 1st Amendment- freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, 4th Amendment- protects from unreasonable searches and seizures, and 5th Amendment- no punishment without due process of law. The first…

of what liberty and rights are given to the people of the land. In the beginning, the Constitution gave the American people the Bill of Rights. The first 10 amendments that protect the citizens from the federal government is the first step of liberties and rights to the citizens of America. But, over time there have been struggles of which the rights belong to in the first place. According to the Essentials of American Government , a civil right is the government-protected rights of the…

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…

something that cannot be taken away from you as it is your belief and opinion. Also, it is very important to not force one’s church/religion on another person. Therefore, not having one established church is very effective in our country. People have the right to respectfully say what they need/want to say. In my opinion, forcing a religion or church upon people of our society would cause people to rebel the current system and begin to put people in danger. Censoring is not allowed, and in good…

The Bill of Rights is the collection of the first ten amendments that were drafted by James Madison. Each amendment was passed by congress on September 25, 1789 and ratified on December 15, 1791. Madison originally drafted only seventeen amendments. Of the seventeen, five were rejected and only ten from the remaining twelve were ratified. Although the original Bill of Rights pertained only to land-owning white men, all men were granted protections of the constitution with the help of the…

Amendment right is that “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech” (First). Gross reports that the company uses several court cases as an example for their First Amendment rights. He says they’re pointing to previous court cases that involved code also. The previous judges in the cases have expressed that code can be considered a form of speech. What the FBI wants Apple to do is write a new code, which is considered a form of speech. It violates the First Amendment rights as…

The Constitution does not explicitly state a right to privacy; However during the 1965 Griswold vs. Connecticut case the right of privacy was brought about in discussion when trying to decide the ruling of the case. This case involved Doctor Griswold providing ways of avoiding conception to a married couple. In Connecticut at this time it was illegal to use any certain drugs or instruments to prevent conception. If one was found guilty of using any drugs or instruments to stop conception than…

press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances”. In short, Americans have freedom of speech. The second reads “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”. The second amendment has been both loosely and tightly translated into modern language to mean everyone has the right to have guns or that only the army has the right to…

should be amended or repealed. I have decided that the 2nd Amendment should be amended. The problem that America is having is that people are misusing guns. It seems easy to understand that we should create laws and rules on what a person has the right to carry, own, and use. But it should be mandatory and made priority to keep track of the purchasing of the intense powered weapons that have been made to kill people. The reasons why the 2nd Amendment shouldn’t be repealed is because number one,…

familiar basics. The Bill of Rights went into effect in 1791. Its importance was to protect the freedom and rights of Americans and its effect on American citizens can be seen even today. The Bills Of Rights is the foundation of American Government. Many books explain the influence of The Bill of Rights on American political culture: The Bill of Rights Primer A Citizens Guidebook to The American Bill of Rights by Amar Akhil Redd, James Madison and The Struggle for the Bill of Rights by Labunski…