The Bill of Rights is the most important foundation of the U.S. The Bill of Rights based on freedom and U.S.’ every congress based on the Bill of Rights. It changed U.S. congresses and still it is the powerful constitution to influence Americans. As a residence of the U.S. we have to know why do we have the Bill of Rights and what is Bill of Rights.
According to Emerson, “America was opened after the feudal mischief was spent, and so the people made a good start. We began well. No inquisition here, no kings, no nobles, no dominant church. Here heresy has lost its terrors.”(p. 9) Americans wanted to establish new liberties by themselves. Even they already had many new liberties but these were from an English custom. Freedom was mainly the product of New World conditions and American believed that man was born free; born naked and stationless, he had a right of equality. Then it made limitation of government. That time, the English constitutional document limited only the crown and protected few rights. American realized that a free people are those who live under a government so constitutionally checked and controlled that is powers must be reasonably exercised without weakening individual rights.
The Bill of Rights leaded by George Medison and came into effect on In December 15, 1791. made the foundation Bill of Rights. It was basic rule of government and the contents carried legal binding force. If congress had a constitutionality problem with the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court could decide that is invalid work.
First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition
Second Amendment – Right to keep and bear arms.
Third Amendment – Protection from quartering of troops.
Fourth Amendment – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
Fifth Amendment – due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain.
Sixth Amendment – Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel
Seventh Amendment – Civil trial by jury.
Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
Tenth Amendment – Powers of states and people.
Bill of Rights: First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
According to Emerson, “America was opened after the feudal mischief was spent, and so the people made a good start. We began well. No inquisition here, no kings, no nobles, no dominant church. Here heresy has lost its terrors.”(p. 9) Americans wanted to establish new liberties by themselves. Even they already had many new liberties but these were from an English custom. Freedom was mainly the product of New World conditions and American believed that man was born free; born naked and stationless, he had a right of equality. Then it made limitation of government. That time, the English constitutional document limited only the crown and protected few rights. American realized that a free people are those who live under a government so constitutionally checked and controlled that is powers must be reasonably exercised without weakening individual rights.
The Bill of Rights leaded by George Medison and came into effect on In December 15, 1791. made the foundation Bill of Rights. It was basic rule of government and the contents carried legal binding force. If congress had a constitutionality problem with the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court could decide that is invalid work.
First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition
Second Amendment – Right to keep and bear arms.
Third Amendment – Protection from quartering of troops.
Fourth Amendment – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
Fifth Amendment – due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain.
Sixth Amendment – Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel
Seventh Amendment – Civil trial by jury.
Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
Tenth Amendment – Powers of states and people.
Bill of Rights: First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
If the Bill of rights isn’t exist, we can’t get any individual protection of trial by jury. The Bill of Rights gives power to people. For example, After September 11, 2001, people complain the government’s faults under power of individual freedom and still fighting. It is natural happening in the U.S. and people still fighting for take their individual rights in all field. The Bill of Rights is the Glorious Revolution result of fighting for Americans’ individual freedom.
people are against to the goverment after September 11, 2001.
Soruce:
Internet
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html
Medias
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxJtZNj_Z2g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb6vvrqHYjk
Book
Origins of the Bill of Rights (Yale Contemporary Law Series) (Paperback)by Leonard W. Levy (Author) 978-0300089011 (Quote by Emerson from this book)
James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights (Pivotal Moments in American History) (Paperback) by Richard Labunski (Author) 978-0195341423
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