United States Bill of Rights

The Bills Of Rights were invented to protect the rights of citizens of the United States of America. The basic rights protected by the government and keep protecting are; freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and due process of law. The reason for having this as the first 10 amendments, was because they emphasized what citizens needed for protection, for protection toward freedom. When the government was deciding whether or not to have the Bill of Rights, both Anti-Federalist and Federalists…

Best President of the United States: Clinton Once every four years American citizens who are registered to vote cast ballots to elect the President of the United States. A president may serve no more than eight years, or two terms. President Clinton was elected as the 42nd President of the United States in 1993 (“William J. Clinton”). According to The White House biography, “William J Clinton”, during the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic…

amendments are known as: The Bill of Rights. James Madison first drafted the Bill of Rights. These were first passed by Congress on September 25, 1789 and ratified on December 15, 1791. The amendments’ purpose is to provide a law with the safeguard of the federal government. Amendments usually reflect the changing social views of the people and are to look after the people from unfair state legislature. Amendment 1 is freedom of religion, speech, and the press. Amendment 2 is the right to bear…

Furat Fakhreddin Academic Skills Assignment 1 Brexit is the abbreviation of Britain and Exit and it refers to a referendum vote that took place on the 23rd of March 2016 where the public voted that the United Kingdom was to exit the European Union. The leave vote won with 51.9% of the vote . This was first initiated by the UK Independence party. They pushed for the UK to leave the EU and in recent years gained the support of conservative party’s MP’s. They argue that being an EU member…

Head of state: The United Kingdom (UK) is a constitutional monarchy, the head of state is the hereditary monarch. The monarch is neutral within politics and the powers they have are non political, but formal and ceremonial. Having a democracy gives power to the people, they would vote who they want in power, giving the people sovereignty. Pros of a codified constitution: Arguably a codified constitution gives the people of the State one clear and accessible document, outlining the fundamental…

uninsured (Dan Mangan14 Feb 2017). Many people are not afforded the same rights to healthcare because they do not have coverage. National healthcare provides individuals with equal opportunity to all medical services needed to live the same quality of life as any other American. National healthcare should be practiced in the United States. First, healthcare is a right and not a privilege based on employment status…

For example, The United States Bill of Rights states in the Fourth Amendment, “The natural right to be free from unreasonable government intrusion in one’s home and private papers was safeguarded.” U.S Citizens are capable, from the Fourth Amendment, to search whatever they want, unless it involves harm of that person. However, if a person is not searching anything harmful or inappropriate, the Government has no right to search through their computers. The people have a right of…

Since the birth of The United States in 1776 this country has fought many battles. No battle has been bigger than the internal battle for African American civil rights, which made a country that was once unified split into two separate pieces and had a war fought over it. This struggle for civil rights lasted over many president’s terms and up until Lyndon B. Johnson, the thirty-sixth president of The United States, African American citizens never had the unopposed right to vote. Johnson’s…

the United States the gay rights movement has undergone huge advances within the last century. These advances range from a variety of social topics including the legalization of gay marriage, allowing individuals to openly serve in the military, and even gain the basic right to lead and volunteer for a boy scout troop. In fact, most of these advances stem from legislation and social protest/movements within the past twenty years. With all of these monumental and speedy advances with gay rights…

the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office. He was in office during a period of severe challenges in the U.S. People often debate whether Kennedy was inept for presidency at this time. He had multiple successes and failures when he set out to achieve his objectives. Some of these objectives included; confronting mounting Cold War tensions in Cuba, Vietnam and elsewhere, providing federal support for the growing Civil Rights Movement, and winning…