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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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    of Independence and Constitution of The United States of America The United States Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4‚ 1776 by members of the Second Continental Congress in Independence Hall (then known as the Pennsylvania State House) in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania as a means to cut ties and governance with mother England. Unbeknownst at the time‚ it also lay the philosophical basis to the United States Constitution‚ that all men are created equal

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    after much debate‚ were able to come to a compromise after the Bill of Rights was included into the Constitution. When the new Constitution was drafted‚ the ratification‚ the official approval by the people of the United States‚ sparked a national debate. People were shocked by the radical changes it proposed; they expected the convention to merely amend the Articles of Confederation. They were afraid of regressing back into a state under tyranny‚ a form of rule where a single or small group reigns

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    The Bill of Rights lists our basic rights and place limits on the federal government. They include the freedoms of speech and religion‚ the right to bear arms‚ the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and an assurance that the powers not delegated to the federal government in the Constitution are reserved to the states and the people. Many of these provisions were based upon similar protections provided by state constitutions that limited the power of state and local government

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    The Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are two vital documents dedicated to the safety‚ security‚ and overall well-being of two very different groups of people. The Bill of Rights was simply the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution‚ whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was made for all of the people governed by the separate and independent nations included in the United Nations. The key difference in the documents rests not in the words‚ but

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    How The Magna Carta Influenced The Bill of Rights In 1215‚ the Magna Carta was created to limit the monarch’s powers and for all the freemen in England to keep their rights. In 1788‚ the Bill of Rights was created‚ also to limit the power of the government‚ and for all citizens to keep their rights. They both discuss basic rights. It’s said that the Magna Carta is one of the most important legal documents in all of democracy’s history. At the time‚ the government and way of rule wasn’t the way

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    American people; national security‚ through which the government strives to protect its people‚ or the individual citizen’s right to privacy and freedom. An individual’s “privacy is the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people”‚() specifically‚ the government authorities. “National security is a concept that a government...should protect the state and its citizens.” () Privacy for the individual citizen is more important than national security‚ because the 4th Amendment

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    Former United States Attorney General Ramsey Clark wrote in the New York Times‚ "A right is not what someone gives you; but what no one can take away." 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‚ which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution‚ 1787 . The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the first part of the Canadian Constitution Act‚ 1982 . Both of

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    What does the Bill of Rights mean to me? The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution. It has different meanings for everyone. It means many different things to me today. The Bill of Rights affects me in many different ways such as what I believe‚ what I say‚ and what other freedoms I have. The first amendment affects me in many different ways in every day life. It talks about freedom of press‚ speech and religion. This amendment is one of the most important to me. Without

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    The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were proposed to assure the fears of Anti-Federalist who had opposed Constitutional ratification. The Bill of Rights guaranteed a number of personal freedoms‚ limit the government’s power in judicial and other proceedings‚ and reserve some powers to the states and the public. Firstly‚ the Bill of Rights is successful in assuring the adoption of the Constitution.

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