His/ 301 Bill of Rights Week 3

When the first ten amendments were added to the Constitution, they were planned to shield the public from the national government and not the states. States had their individual constitutions, and their laws only had to comply with their constitution. The founders of our country were very concerned about creating too powerful of a centralized government that might overstep on the given civil liberties of the public. As a protection of individual liberties, the Bill of Rights was formed. The Bill of Rights contains the first ten amendments of the Constitution and protect and preserve inalienable rights against abuse by the federal government.

This Bill of Rights safeguarded fundamental personal rights such as freedom of speech and religion, and the right to trial by jury. Although they adressed the proper balance between the authority o fnational and state governments, that question was constantly contested until the Civil War. This is a continuity from before Washington’s election, since the issue of national authority was present in the weritings of both the Articles of Confederation and the

The constitution is the foundation of America. It has the country’s beliefs and rights within it. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was added to the constitution because the Anti Federalists refused to ratify the constitution till the Bill was added. The Bill of Rights not only guarantees citizens rights but also it ensures a limited government. The 14th amendment was later created in 1868 which guaranteed due process of law and equal protection under the law. The Bill of Rights and 14th amendment was made in hope that the government would learn their limitations and wouldn’t interfere with a person’s rights. It was basically the rules set for the government to follow. However as time goes by, the effectiveness of the Bill of Rights has lessened.

In 1791, a vital document for the United States of America was written. The Bill of Rights. James Madison fulfilled the Anti-Federalists wishes by adding a list of rights to the constitution in order for the document to be ratified. The Bill of Rights addresses rights and freedoms which were violated under British rule. Although all 10 amendments are important, I have analyzed each one and ranked their importance. In 1791, some amendments would seem more important than others due to the recent events from the Revolution. Each amendment is relevant in its own way but some are exercised more than others by individuals in the United States. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights is the most important amendment.

The Bill of Rights was created for every citizen to have their rights of life, liberty, and property to be protected from the government. It makes people feel like they are not being controlled and that they have individuality and freedoms. This is very important in our country that was founded by people looking for freedom.

In his book titled The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction, Akhil Amar tries to offer the interpretation of the Bill Rights by evoking the world of framers of the constitution and that of the people who amended the constitution. According to Amar, there are numerous differences about the original bill of rights as they were originally framed and those that are contained in the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868. Amar tries to construct a theory of Bill of Rights that is comprehensive by focusing on the implications that are drawn from constitutional text as well as its structure. Amar points out, “The main goal of the Federalists was to forge set of the federally enforceable rights which were against the abusive state governments and this resulted to Fourteenth Amendment” (4). The book tries to explain the first 10 amendments by interpreting them and offering the new insights. This essay focuses on discussing the differences between the Founding Fathers Bill of Rights and the Reconstruction Amendments as it argued by Amar.

The first ten amendments added to the U.S. Constitution, now known as the Bill of Rights, have played a fundamental role in the Constitution. Still in effect today, the Bill of Rights has become a necessity in order to protect the individual rights of American citizens. In order to prevent an oppressive centralized government, James Madison, America’s fourth president, decided to lay the foundation of civil liberties in ten amendments.

The Bill of Rights is considered a cornerstone for freedom in America. It purpose to the country is to protect the rights of the citizens in the United States. The Bill of Rights was put in place in order to ensure that the people will be granted a number of personal rights as an American citizen, and that the government will not become as powerful as to pose a threat to the citizens of the United States.

The Bill of Right’s that the United States has was written years before the U.S. was even a young nation. Some of the wording, and the basic architecture was pulled from two other counties, mainly France, and England. (history.com, 2016) from each of these countries our founding fathers had figured out what they needed to make this country thrive, and disperse the control of the government over different branches. (history.com, 2016) As well as giving certain rights to the people who were to live in this country. (history.com, 2016) This paper will give a look into the first few amendments of the Bills. It will also take a look into the states roles, when it is passed down from the rights that the federal government has reserved. I will be covering the topics listed below.

The Bill of Rights is supposed to to guarantee American citizens certain personal freedoms and is supposed to protect citizens from police, military, and the judicial branches. The first amendment, arguably the most important amendment in regards to personal freedom, grants all U.S. citizens the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and

The Bill of Rights was first proposed on September 25, 1789, and they were than adopted by the states on December 15, 1791. The three most important amendments that are guaranteed under the Bill of Rights are the First Amendment, Basic Liberties, the Fourth amendment, Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, and lastly the Fifth amendment, Rights of the Accused, Due Process of the Law, and Eminent Domain. Our constitution is what makes America a country where people of all ethnicities want to come here to live because of our rights and freedoms that is guaranteed by our constitution.The first amendment is the not just the first amendment on the list of all of the amendments, its first because it's the most important amendment in the Bill of Rights.

The Bill of Rights became a very important document in the United States Constitution in order to ensure United States citizens equal protection of their rights and liberties. The main objective of the Bill of rights was to place limits on the national government creating an understanding and dividing the powers between the states and the national government. Not all the powers were granted to the national government however not all the powers were prohibited to the states. As stated by Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir & Tolbert (2015) the bill of rights consists of 10 amendments incorporated in the U.S constitution. It is important to note that each amendment contains a legal court case in which the supreme court as well as the government have ruled and have ignored or have protected the rights of the individuals involved.

he constitution, bill of rights and amendments have changed the way the government and social settings of the United States viewed itself. I learned that the constitution is a document that defines the relationships of the parts of the government and the relationship of the government to its citizen, as well as that the bill of rights being amended to the constitution in order to protect the civil rights and liberties of the citizens and the states, in which the bill of rights will guaranteed a certain level of individual focus on how the government treated its citizens, it assured the safety of the people of the nation. It is very interesting to learn that based on the failures and consequences are what made the Bill of Rights what they are

In 1787 amidst much turmoil in the new American colonies, delegates of the Continental Congress drafted a brand new document. Our Constitution was written with the intent of providing a strong centralized government which had not existed previously under the Articles of Confederation. One thing lacking in the Constitution was statement of citizens rights. Under British rule, enforcement of rules such as the Stamp Act were often without reasonable suspicion and left colonists feeling as though the British could do whatever they wished. It took a few years for this to finally be changed and when completed, the Bill of Rights was a protection of citizen 's “unalienable” and “natural” rights.

The bill of rights is important because, they set order and the laws of the state that we obey and provide protection by. The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution to address fears raised by the Anti-Federalists during the ratification of the Constitution that the Constitution did not provide sufficient protection against