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The Texas Bill of Rights is significantly more specific than the American Bill of Rights. It is less vague and allows less room for interruption. It gives defined examples and conditions for each section. Look at Article 1 Section 11a, it explicitly defines what constitutes a violent offense and what constitutes a sexual offense. The Texas Bill of Rights also expands on certain things mentioned in the American Bill of Rights. The fifth, sixth, and eight amendments in the constitution discuss…

December 15, 1791, The Bill of Rights was established to prevent the government from being intrusive on its citizens. Written by James Madison, the first 10 amendments of the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. This established each and every individual’s birth-given right. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bare arms, as stated, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the…

“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.” This of course is the second amendment in the United States constitution. As of the start of this research paper, the way I would interpret this amendment is that all citizens of the United States are guaranteed the right to own, carry, and use firearms. With this in mind, it is my opinion that any laws that would be put in place to keep citizens…

The 4th amendment, which is contained in the Bill of Rights, is a crucial part of the United States Constitution. This single sentence offers great protection to everyone, against government and its power. Although it was not always this way, this portion of the law that govern our great nation was inserted shortly after the establishment of The United States Constitution. Throughout history, there have been many cases where this single guideline has protected an individual, and through their…

Similarly, we have to question whether or not Ezekiel’s Sixth Amendment rights have been violated or not. Initially, we shall discuss his right to a speedy trial. Every american citizen, as stated in the Sixth Amendment has “...the right to a speedy and public trial…” meaning that they cannot be held for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, Ezekiel has been held for three years without receiving any legal advice or attention. In Klopfer V. North Carolina the court ruled that due to the…

Everyone in the U.S. has the same rights no matter what they look like or do. This is why United States of America is one the most flourishing countries in the world, because of it’s freedom. Of course, these privileges had to come from somewhere, and that is the Bill of Rights. On September 25, 1789, ten amendments were ratified by the congress of the United States. These Bill of Rights were created to protect the rights of the people. Furthermore, they included all the rights of the citizens…

procedure. That is the general purpose, and that is the reason there haven't been any augmentations since 1992, a long time before the new thousand years. As far as rights are concerned for every American citizen, it is a guidebook for our society and as long as we have Supreme Court Justices that are willing to not be controlled by the far right, it protects majority aspects of our freedom and liberties. An important disadvantage is that the written rules are sufficiently vague in key clauses…

are very important to me and how I live my life. The things that affect my freedom are the Bill of Rights, our troops, and the Revolutionary war. The Bill of Rights gives me many freedoms. The first amendment states, I have the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, free press, freedom to associate in groups, and ask the government to correct things I don’t like. Amendment two states, citizens have the right to keep firearms because the military is necessary to keep peace. And amendment…

In the case Gideon V. Wainwright the due process did not happen constitutional. The due process is the fair treatment through the normal judicial system. The source of the due process is under the Fifth Amendment that no one shall be “deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.” The reason why that this process applies to the fifty states as well as the federal government, that is prohibits the stats as well as the local government officials, from depriving a person of life…

Do you know your first Amendment rights? The first Amendment is the most important in the build of rights since it give us our basic freedom. The first Amendment describes the principal rights of the citizens of the united states. There are three important laws first freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government. The first important law is freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is saying that we can practice whatever religion we…