The Bill

documentaries, the Bill of Rights was the topic of choice. The Bill of Rights protects the rights of the people. It protects an individual from the government. It does not protect an individual from another. The rights in which the Bill of Rights protect however were not originally protected in the Constitution. This is due to the fact that the Bill of rights was not incorporated in the first draft of the constitution. One historian believed that the delegates were simple too tired, so the Bill…

The United States of America is a nation that prides itself on the concept of freedom, and the backbone of this freedom is the Bill of Rights. Written by former president and founding father James Madison, the Bill of Rights was created in order to ensure and protect each citizen’s individual liberty. While today we recognize twenty-seven amendments, the Bill of Rights is comprised of the original ten constitutional amendments. While some of these ten amendments are more relevant and…

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great nation. This was not event our Founding Fathers took lightly as it took them 116 days to produce the final document that would not even be ratified for almost another 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…

“A key 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…

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…

Bill of Rights Writing assignment. When it comes to this country freedom are the most important basic right a person in United States possesses, and the right most often expressed. Americans have four essential freedoms as stated by (Franklin Delano Roosevelt). The culture of this country was very well planned by the forefathers who sat down and drafted the constitution. However, due to advancement of technology and new generation, there are few things which were put place those days that need…

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…

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…

Constitution had to have compromise for it to 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…