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Should The Bill Of Rights Limit Of Government Power

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"The bill of rights is a document that clearly states in right in which American citizens are given. The bill of right is very crucial document that throughout history helped to settle court. It a straightforward document that outlines what rights have been granted. Making up the first ten amendments the bill of rights is the frame work of the constitution. Written by James Madison the bill of rights was his response to several states want to protect their personal liberties and individuals rights. But with the creation of this constitution there was still controversy between the federalist and the anti-federalist about what was entailed in the document. The federalist felt the bill would suppress the power of the government. They felt that the bill gave too much power to people taking way the control the government could exhibit. They felt this way due to the limits it placed on government. For example the natural right of an individual to speak and worship was seen as too radical in the eyes of the founders. But the controversy did not spill over into congress and was passed. Now this document is the outline …show more content…

Have Americans been given too much power? Has the bill of rights shifted the too much power to the people through this document? Well those are answers in which can be answered through opinion of the people. In the perspective of the people the government’s power should be limited even more. And in the perspective of the government the people should have less power as I would be easier to have control of the people. But in my opinion the power should be shared. It is important that both the people as well as the government feel in control. When there is an unbalance that is when issues of power become prevalent. The people cannot operate correctly without a form of government and retrospectively government could not exist without citizens to

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