The Bill of Rights. A list of all the rights that are given to the people of United States. The Bill of Rights expand from amendment one all the way to amendment ten. They all vary from freedom of speech‚ the right to bear arms‚ the right to a speedy trial‚ etc. All these rights are great and many people have opinions on which of these amendment are the best and most important. I personally think that out of all the amendments‚ from one to ten‚ that the first amendment is one of the best rights that
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In 1789‚ James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights included the first 10 amendments telling about all of the freedoms the government and people have. To me‚ having freedom means the right to speak‚ write‚ and practice your religion. The right to state opinions and ideas without being stopped or punished is the freedom of speech. In other countries‚ people are afraid to speak what they think. If the citizens in a country do not say their opinion‚ the government will not know what
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The bill of rights was necessary because it provided a guideline of what the federal government can and cannot do to protect the new country and its people without overstepping the boundaries. As is famously stated‚ "with power comes corruption." This shows that having a bill of rights would be able to prevent our government from becoming too corrupt. It makes sure that the citizens can preserve their rights and protects them from the corruption that is common amongst other‚ more corrupt governments
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The bill of rights was important because it guaranteed rights for the people which made it easily excepted. the bill of rights started the amendments to the constitution which likely resulted in some of the other amendments getting added in. i cant really say it has a big impact on my life‚ because for a i can tell it doesnt. i mean most of the amendments of the bill of rights are not used seriously much today. the first amendment guarantees the freedoms of religion‚ assembly‚ petition‚ press‚ and
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Freedom is like a dog without a leash‚ To hold it back from running through the grass‚ What rights do you think that goes along with freedom? People say freedom is the right to do whatever you want or to do whatever you please. But it’s true isn’t the way people think it is. Freedom is the right to what you want in life‚ where to live and what to believe in without harming any rights of people. The rights of freedom are free to speak your mind‚ practice any religion you want‚ freedom of assembly
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Bill of Rights Essay The Bill of Rights is the foundation of individual rights in America. The Bill of Rights was proposed by Thomas Jefferson in 1787. Then‚ 4 years later‚ in 1791‚ the first ten amendments from the Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution. Seven years later‚ another amendment was added regarding lawsuits against states. Over time‚ even more amendments were added. The most recently added amendment was the amendment about Congressional pay‚ which was added in 1992. There are
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the bill of rights the bill of rights was a document stating the rights of the people and the freedoms that they had from the the government it was made in 1689 and was later passed later that year on december 16/1689 and it originated from england because they had a bill of rights to limit the king’s powers over the people and it influenced our bill of rights so the people will have some rights and freedoms and yes it is important because if we didn’t have it we wouldn’t have rights and freedoms
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Bill of Rights Lesson Plan Overview Introduction This document contains the lesson plan for a Classroom Bill of Rights. It allows the student to practice Application -- applying information on the US Bill of Rights to the creation of a Classroom Bill of Rights. This document contains the lesson plan as well as the handouts and form noted in the lesson. The videos referred to and used in this lesson were obtained from the Mansfield Public Library and are as follows: United States Bill
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It is in this vein that a country drafts legislation to protect the rights of their inhabitants. In the United States there is the Bill of Rights of 1781‚ which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution‚ 1787. In Canada there is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ which is the first part of the Canadian Constitution Act‚ 1982. Both of these documents provide for the rights and freedoms for their respective populations. These documents are vastly different
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Constitution versus The Bill of Rights Ratified in 1791 by three-fourths of the states‚ the Bill of Right is made of ten amendments to the United Stated Constitution. Approved by voters of the Territory of Nevada‚ the Nevada Constitution was approved in September of 1864. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights discusses freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ assembly‚ and right to petition. Article One of the Nevada Constitution contains the declaration of rights. These rights are as follows; inalienable
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