United Sates Constitution And Bill Of Rights

The U.S Constitution is one of the most, if not the most, important documents ever written in political history. The constitution established America’s national government and provided the fundamental framework for the present and future legal parameters by which the american people would be governed by. The Constitution was officially signed September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia during a constitutional convention. In order for the constitution to actually be an official document, it had to have been ratified meaning that at least nine of the thirteen states present had to approve this document. It was easy for the first seven voters to make their decisions who were pro-constitution (federalists), but nevertheless, there were people, anti-federalists, who did not support the constitution. Although they did not want the Articles of Confederation in place, neither did they want to ratify the constitution because they opposed of having a strong central government. The ratification of the constitution changed the face of the United States and set forth a model for future documents to come. Federalists fought very hard against their opposing party. Why was it so important to the federalist to get this constitution ratified? The constitution not only meant something to the federalists, but without this ratification, it could have led to secession, and this ratification was needed to make improvements to the government.

The Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15, 1791. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments in the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution was the basic human rights of America’s citizens as well as the foundation (or basic) laws for the citizens to follow. There were many people who were for and against the whole “freedom” from Britain, Federalists and Anti-federalists. Alexander Hamilton was a Federalist, he did not agree that the Bill of Rights was something that America needed. Alexander Hamilton believed that the president should serve for his lifetime, and he should have the final “say” in everything.

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Equality is possible by the Constitution in the following way: Bill of Rights, All 27 Amendments, and the Constitution. Also using events that were caused to have equality, ex: Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, Revolutionary War. Finally many readings that were based on the Constitution are, the Gettysburg Address, I Have A Dream, and What to a Slave is the Fourth of July. The two perspectives of the argument is,it is achievable to make society have equality based on the Constitution, or it is not achievable to make society equal based on the

The Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution has ten amendments in the first part. The 2nd amendment in the Bill of Rights is The Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The 2nd amendment The Right to Keep and Bear Arms states that “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (USConstitution). The 2nd second amendment allows any United States citizen to own any type of arm. It allows you to be armed whenever and wherever you want. The 2nd amendment has no regulations on what type of arms you can own, you can own an arm ranging from a small handgun to a powerful machine gun. Gun Control affects thousands of people in today's society; people

The United States Constitution was recognized to Americans as a vague statement in clarifying the privileges and the rights of individuals and centralizing the power within the government itself. With the passing of the Bill of Rights and the first ten amendments, it grants the people to what is said to be their “natural rights” following additional rights that have significantly changed our society.

The U.S Constitution sets all the general rules and laws for the United States of America. The U.S. Constitution is very general because it is covering everything for the entire country. It gives an understanding on how the nation’s government works. Provides the framework of the proper functions, responsibilities, and what each section of the government has to provide. The U.S. Constitution is important to the country, but state constitutions are also important. State constitutions go in more depth pertaining to their states laws. Both carry the same amount of information, but each state finds their constitution more significant than the entire nations.

Created September 25,1978 and ratified December 15, 179, the Bill of Rights was imputed into society as a tool to establish law,order, and morality. James Madison, a political theorist, was known as the father of the Bill of Rights. One of the most important amendments in the Bill of Rights is the right to freedom of speech, expression and media. In the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” The First Amendment guarantees the citizens of America that they have the right to freely express themselves about anything, including political arguments and views. This amendment also guarantees the press/media the right to overtly publish their ideas on any topic in the newspaper. The purpose of this amendment is to assure America’s people that they shouldn’t worry about being censored or punished for the expression of their feelings because they are human just as everyone else.

The Bill of Rights came to be applied to state governments through the Fourteenth amendment. Originally the Bill of Rights limited powers to the national government. Many states had their own bill of rights and the fear lied in potential tyranny of the national government and not in the state governments. According to our textbook, for many decades the courts were hesitant on defining civil liberties spelled out in the national bill of rights as constituting “due process” of law under the fourteenth amendment. In 1925 the case of Gitlow v. New York, the Supreme Court ruled that the fourteenth amendment protected the freedom of speech guaranteed under the first amendment. Many protections of the bill of rights were included in the fourteenth

The United States constitution is the most important document in regards to human rights because the constitution is paramount. The constitution defends individual liberation. Its fundamental principles govern the Amalgamated States. The constitution places the regime’s potency in the hands of the citizens. It inhibits the potency of the regime and establishes a system of checks and balance.

The process of debating the guiding document of the new nation, provided the opportunity for 55 delegates to reflect on a national argument. The key issue of strong central government verses strong states provided the dividing line between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and would be seen as the underlying theme for many of the debates. Writing as Brutus, Robert Yates stated it succinctly, “The most important question that was ever posed to your decision, or to the decision of any people under heaven, is before you…” (1787).

In 1976, The Declaration of Independence was signed by Thomas Jefferson and included the Bill of rights that provided us with Freedom (Schweikart, 2004). The bill of rights was established so each citizen is equally treated and allowed to share their idea and not be disgraced for it (Bodenhamer, 1993). The first ten amendments to the constitution of the United States established basic American civil liberties (Schweikart, 2004). The Bill of rights and the amendments of the constitution were written about the same time by the same people. The Bill of Rights and amendments both focused on limitation of state tyranny. The Bill of rights has been used for defining civil liberties in their own constitution (Bill of Rights, 2015). The Bill of rights is a document consisting of the constitution’s first ten amendments (Yero, 2006).

The America I believe in consists of the Bill of Rights and the Amendments.They let us have freedom and they protect us. It allows us to have freedom of speech,freedom of religion,and the Bill of Rights. America has provided for all of us a place to feel safe and protected.

While there are many rights guaranteed within the U.S. Constitution, these rights are not always protected. Today many rights are limited within the U.S; In schools students do not have all of their rights, and the rights that they do have can be limited. Also today many government programs, such as the NSA, limit the right to privacy which is implied in many of the amendments to the U.S. constitution. Lastly today the right against unreasonable search and seizure is not protected, and the due process for some people within the U.S. is extremely limited. Overall the rights of Americans today are limited because students in public schools lose many of their rights, many Americans also lose their right to privacy in many situation due to the need for ‘safety’, and because the right against unreasonable search and seizure as well as due process is limited for many individuals.

Let take a look at some of the compromises and challenges the Founding Fathers had to overcome when they set out to rewrite the American Constitution. The government built upon the Articles of Confederation was failing and change was needed.

There are many Amendments in The Bill of Rights and all of the rights are to the constitution to the United States. The purpose of the The Bill of Rights is to protect individuals liberties. The Bill of Rights was written in 1789 and was ratified in December 15, 1791, James Madison wrote The Bill of Rights and he was the one to guide it through the New Constitution.