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    Composition 7.2 February 09, 2017 Bill Gates “The golden rule that all lives have equal value and we should treat people as we would like to be treated” (Tweedie). Bill Gate’s belief is that all lives rich or poor should have the same rights, and that money can not be taken with you in the end, so why not share it. Bill Gates is a self-made billionaire, business leader, entrepreneur, and a philanthropist (“Bill Gates”). William Henry Gates III, better known as Bill Gates was born on October…

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    In the bill of rights, James Madison uses diction, syntax, and repetition to signify the libertization of every citizen in America by granting each individual, specific rights of their own. I. historical background The bill of rights was created approximately five years after the American revolution, which was the one and only revolution that granted the united states their freedom from Great Britain, in fact, it was such a long and concurring war, most were distraught with the length of the…

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    "The English and American Bill of Rights are similar and different in many ways, their main fall off from one another is their background and main intentions that were used in these documents. The English Bill of Rights like the American had certain rules or laws that were used, but these laws were mainly for royalty specifically the king and queen. Their power, although extremely high, was to be reduced dramatically for the sake of the people and the country. To be even more specific its main…

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    Back in 1791 Bills of Rights was put into the United States constitution. There was a great reason for this. One was so the people could be secure and know that these rights given would not be taken from them. In the past within the Government there were debates between both the Federalists and Anti- Federalist which one thought there should be a new union with a strong government while the other thought we need the Bill of Rights to protect our rights. One of the U.S House of Representative…

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    The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights The Magna Carta was written under the rule of King John of England in 1215. It was meant to establish that everyone was subject to the laws, including people of higher power. The treaty was between the King and the three great estates, which include the church, aristocracy, and merchants. There were 63 grievances that were included in this document. The English Bill of Rights was written in 1689 under the Parliament in England. It establishes the…

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    Constitution contains twenty-seven amendments. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was created to protect rights of citizens of the United States and balance the power of the government. The four amendments of the Bill of Rights that deal with criminal procedure are the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. (Neubauer & Fradella, 2015) The four amendments of the Bill of Right that deal with criminal procedure protect citizens. The Fourth Amendment…

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    The Bill of Rights are the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution. It was created to exclude governmental power over citizen’s rights. The Bill of Rights is a protection for an individual’s liberty. For example, the amendment’s guarantee a person’s freedom of speech, religion, and press; arranges rules for due process of law; reserves all power not substituted to the Federal Government, to the people or the states; etc. But imagine the government no longer granted you those rights, stripping…

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    The Constitution and Bill of Rights Written in the 18th century, the Constitution and Bill of Rights revolutionized what it really meant to be an American and live in America. The Constitution came first but lacked the support of state delegates “George Mason of Virginia and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts,” (Paletz ,Owen, Cook) due to the lack of a Bill of Rights, which was then written in 1787 to reassure the people of America that their rights were still intact and weren’t being taken over by…

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    The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land made up of the 7 articles and the U.S. Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is a document with a group of Amendments, which are articles added to the U.S Constitution. The Fifth Amendment was introduced into the U.S Constitution on September 5th, 1789. The five clauses within the Fifth Amendment stay consistent with the meaning of the Bill of Rights in that they promote a balance between the people and the government, and limits on government…

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    responsibilities do tend to overlap when concerning the Bill of Rights and the civil liberties guaranteed to citizens. For example, in Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal Bill of Rights does not apply to the states, defined as the doctrine of selective incorporation. Therefore, each portion of the government can determine the application of the civil liberties promised to citizens. Some, but not all, of the rights granted in the Bill of Rights apply to the states…

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