United States Bill of Rights

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…

democracies. The two countries in question will be the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa. One will note that the United States is a more established liberal democracy while South Africa's democracy is a young liberal democracy. This essay will explain what liberal democracy is and there are critical things that this essay will compare between these two democracies. Amongst them will be their constitution, bill of rights, and separation of powers. Thus, the…

The right to privacy is a complex issue due to its lack of definition in the Constitution. There is no direct Amendment that spells out what privacy is to be expected. The most important case for setting the standards of privacy Griswold v. Connecticut explored this problem. In this case Justice Douglass listed the origins of the right to privacy from coming from the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Amendments and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Justice Douglass stated…

The First Amendment to the United States Bill of Rights establishes freedom of religion and is referred to as establishing the separation of church and state, definitively stating the religion and government should not be mixed. This amendment was ratified in 1791 when the United States was establishing the basic laws of the new country. It forbade the U.S. Congress from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” (U.S. Constitution,…

American Government In Comparison The United States is thought to be the foundation of modern democracy. As a “constitutional federal republic”,the United States does not stand-alone. Various "democracies" are constitutional republics, and have long traditions of a democratic culture, laws, and barriers. The selection role of the head of government is one singularity between the United States and some of the other major democracies. There are many forms of democracy, implemented and modified…

had forgotten one of the rooms carpet. I might need to call the contractor to write an amendment to our contract to include the same. 2) List of Amendments to the United States Constitution. Till date Thirty-three Amendments/changes to the United States Constitution have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states…

Benton, and in 1965, Benton was in a state court of Maryland, facing trial for burglary and larceny. The State Court established that he was “innocent of larceny” (Benton v. Maryland - Significance) but guilty if burglary. Because of this, Benton was convicted and sentenced…

As a citizen of the United States of America, each person is entitled to one’s Constitutional Rights. In our Bill of Rights, one can see very important rights that pertain to our criminal justice system making sure that the people of the United States are treated fairly. The eighth amendment is most important when it comes to corrections. Amendment Eight of the Bill of Rights prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment. In our…

Imagine living in a country where you didn’t have rights. In many different areas of the world individual rights are not respected. Luckily,in the United States of America we have the bill of rights to make sure our rights are recognized and protected. To me, the most important rights are the First, Second, and Fifth Amendments. The First Amendment explains the right to freedom of speech, religion, press, petition and assembly. These rights allow us to speak up against the government or come…

quotation means that if you are unable to help somebody protect their rights, then you are not using the freedoms the first Amendment guarantees. On December 15, 1791, the state of Virginia ratified that the citizens of The United States were now protected of their essential freedoms. (FirstAmendmentCenter.org)This means that American citizens now had the freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. The amendment clearly states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an…