Justifying the Bill of Rights
Justifying the Bill of Rights
Jennifer Kay Holbrook
Leg107
Queen Meheux May 5, 2013 Strayer University
[i]
Abstract
The Bill of Rights is a vital document to the freedoms that are afforded us as citizens of the United States of America. In order to have order within a society laws must be enacted to protect and defend the citizens within.
Justifying the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was written quite a while ago and it is more relevant today than ever before. In the rights that are afforded the citizens of the United States of America it is comprised of the backbone of our legal system. In order to know if your rights have been violated one must understand and be aware of what rights they have. Otherwise it is simply an antiquated piece of paper that has no relevance in today’s society. Within the Bill of Rights there are rights of the defendant as well as rights of the victim. They are both important in ensuring that the legal system works for both sides. The legal system is a set of scales that must balance the good of the people versus the rights of the people. There are amendments that define our government and its authority to govern us as well as rights that formed our naval forces. The rights afforded to us must be protected and therein are the fundamental rights every citizen is granted.
The article of the Bill of Rights that offers the most protection for the defendant would have to be the Fifth Amendment. It states that no person shall be held to answer or a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life,
Jennifer Kay Holbrook
Leg107
Queen Meheux May 5, 2013 Strayer University
[i]
Abstract
The Bill of Rights is a vital document to the freedoms that are afforded us as citizens of the United States of America. In order to have order within a society laws must be enacted to protect and defend the citizens within.
Justifying the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was written quite a while ago and it is more relevant today than ever before. In the rights that are afforded the citizens of the United States of America it is comprised of the backbone of our legal system. In order to know if your rights have been violated one must understand and be aware of what rights they have. Otherwise it is simply an antiquated piece of paper that has no relevance in today’s society. Within the Bill of Rights there are rights of the defendant as well as rights of the victim. They are both important in ensuring that the legal system works for both sides. The legal system is a set of scales that must balance the good of the people versus the rights of the people. There are amendments that define our government and its authority to govern us as well as rights that formed our naval forces. The rights afforded to us must be protected and therein are the fundamental rights every citizen is granted.
The article of the Bill of Rights that offers the most protection for the defendant would have to be the Fifth Amendment. It states that no person shall be held to answer or a capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life,
References: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Due+Process+of+Law, accessed May 5, 2013. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html, accessed May 5, 2013 -----------------------