United States Bill of Rights

It is obvious that the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights was influenced by Montesquieu. In 1748, Montesquieu published “The Spirit of Laws”, a collection of political theories. In “The Spirit of Laws”, Montesquieu states that “ In every government, there are three sorts of power”. He is referring to the legislature, executive, and judicial powers in a government. It is ironic that a mere 39 years later, in 1787, the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights was written. In that…

Civil Liberties: The Core of American Values Civil liberties and man’s natural rights are the foundation on which all other laws of the United States are built on. In the 17th century, John Locke expressed his radical belief that government was morally obligated to serve the people and protect their rights of life, liberty and property. When a government infringed upon these rights, the people had legitimate cause to revolt against the established order. The founder fathers took this…

to carry and concealed weapon, the second amendment still protects and grants the right of the militia and citizens to “keep and bear arms”. In order to ensure that the government couldn’t take away the citizens firearms, the founding fathers preserved their right to self-defense with the ratification of the second amendment on December 15, 1791. In today's society, Americans are still trying to defend their right to bear arms. We need to be able to defend ourselves against the government, with…

However, the history he made didn’t have to do with personal things such as age or religion, but his impact on the Civil Rights Movement. During the years of Kennedy’s presidency, the South was facing a conflict with segregation and racism. As president, it was Kennedy 's responsibility to deal with the issues happening in the United States. Many of the South American States during the 1960’s followed Jim Crow Laws, which were laws or signs that strictly prohibited black americans from entering…

1. The federal system allows for a balance between the powers of the state and the federal government, with each portion having certain, distinct powers. However, their 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…

many things the colonists did not agree with and they felt they should be able to govern themselves which eventually led to the development of this document. The relevance of this document today is that each state has individual liberty and they don’t have to implement the same laws as other states if they…

unincorporated territory of the United States, which according to the U.S. Supreme Court's Insular Cases is "a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution." This condition is known as Commonwealth, or, in spanish, Estado Libre Asociado (Associated Free State). The basic question regarding this issue is whether Puerto Rico should remain a U.S. territory, become a U.S. state or become an independent…

ability to choose by voting. For 225 years the Constitution has helped many find justice in the courtroom and not in the streets. The framers of the constitution created a document that can still be used today, both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are still relevant today.One place where the Constitution is still relevent is in Supreme Court cases. In the Supreme Court cases Glossip v. Gross, the first lethal drug of three used in executions was being argued as unconstitutional because…

After September 11, 2001, many things changed in the United States. Because of the potential for additional attacks on Americans here and abroad, the government started monitoring conversations on the Internet and on cell /telephones of citizen of the United States. This monitoring of electronic devises was without the knowledge or consent of the owners. The National Security Agency or NSA was very good at keeping their surveillance a secret from the public but all things done in the dark come…

Solving LGBT Discrimination There are an estimated 700,000 people in the United States that identify as being transgender ("Transgender Facts”). The Civil Rights of this section of American citizens is being fundamentally violated by the states and local government for religious reasons, which should not be allowed under constitutional separation of church and state. In comparison to the over three million citizens that occupy this country, this seemingly small group of individuals along with…