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    The Bill of Rights was created as a result of not being able to directly address individual rights in the U.S Constitution; Supporters of this document realized that the Bill of Rights was a better alternative rather than creating an additional Constitution. In the U.S. Constitution‚ established on September 17‚ 1789 by the delegates in the Constitutional Convention‚ stated a set of laws and restrictions the government follows to secure citizens their basic rights. The purpose of the Bill of Rights

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    Melissa Kalani Faustin October 2‚ 2013 Period 5       Her Watering Eyes  There once was a land all dull and dry. Not a river‚ puddle or bird in the sky. Everyone just went on with their day‚ without a single emotion. Everybody was just simply blah. But then one day all that changed‚ one day a girl began to cry and just did not know why. She didn’t quite understand why water began to pour down her face. This is where it all began. Her mom always knew her daughter was special but couldn’t

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    Unit 1 Assignment 1 Executive Summary on Risk Analysis Premier Collegiate School is a private school with 300 students ranging from grade 7 to 12‚ and 30 staff members and teachers. At the request of Principle Symonds‚ an asset list followed by a qualitative risk assessment was conducted and documented in order to ensure the proper level of protection required for each asset. There are two servers running services for Premier Collegiate School‚ the first for administration businesses and the

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    2013 English 12 Animal Bill of Rights Essay Background: An Organization called the Animal Legal Defense Fund has sponsored a petition that calls for increased protection for the rights of animals. It says the following: Deprived of legal protection‚ animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the Animal Bill of Rights‚ the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to show Congress a groundswell* of support for legislation that protects animals and recognizes that‚ like

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    Bill of Rights Essay DRAFT If all of the amendments in the Bill of Rights were being taken away‚ there are three that I would want to keep the most. The first ten amendments‚ in the constitution are the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights are laws that protect limits the government’s power. James Madison wrote the Bill of rights‚ but was influenced by George Mason who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights. If all of the amendments in the Bill of Rights were being taken away‚ there are three that

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    Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 22‚ 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Bill of Rights and Amendments Bill of Rights and Amendments to the Constitution refers to the ensuing changes to the nation’s supreme document after its preliminary ratification. At first the founders conceded the initial 10 Amendments known as the Bill of Rights at the same time. In an attempt to tackle envisaged challenges and perfect the union‚ the founding

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    McLaughlin Period 5 – CSU ERWC 17 December 2014 A Bill of Rights for Animals? An organization called the Animal Legal Defense Fund has sponsored a petition that raises the awareness and calls for increased protection for the rights of animals. An excerpt from the petition briefly touches on how “animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans.” Alongside‚ it also informs us the objective of the petition that “through the Animal Bill of Rights‚ the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to

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    the inclusion of a Bill of Rights within society. A Bill of Rights has never been a part of Australia although some say it would help to protect basic human rights from political interference and in some regard enhance the democratic nature of Australia. The bill has never been wanted or needed within Australia. It does not improve or guarantee anything but instead transfers power to unelected judges who already have a heavy influence within the legal system. A Bill of rights is difficult to achieve

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    My answer is the Bill of Rights. In March of 1789‚ state conventions gathered to expand the United States Constitution. The preamble states: “As extending the ground of public confidence in the Government‚ (the Bill of Rights) will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.” However this is only true if the people really want a better country. Are these rules only for the government to follow or should they be in effect for the people towards the people? The Bill of Rights is not effective

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    Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Francisco Pacheco October 10‚ 2012 Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper The Constitution is the highest form of law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in one way or another. The Constitution provides the foundation for the government of the United States. It creates the most important branches of government which include; Congress‚ the Presidency‚ and the Supreme Court. Even though each state has its own constitution that

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