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    Today, the Bill of rights outline some of our most important liberties as individuals of the United States. Aspects of everyday life are granted though the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. These first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution protect basic liberties such as the freedom of religion and freedom of speech. The Bill of Rights install limits on governmental power. They protect people from an overruling government and contribute to the image of “free America” that many immigrants

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    The United States Bill of Rights was created in September 25, 1789 and ratified December 15, 1791. The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the Constitution that were established to defend our rights as individuals and as American citizens. The Bill of Rights describes the rights of its people. The first four articles of the amendments deal specifically with the balance of power between the federal government and state government. There were some people who opposed to the Constitution

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    The Bill of Rights is important to every person in America because The Bill of Rights make up our freedom and our rights we have today. They are very important because they protect us from the government, without these rights we wouldn’t have any rights that could protect us. The founding fathers had the idea of bringing protections from diverse states that founded documents and expanded the list of guarantees for us. The Bill of Rights is special in a way that it specifically addresses things that

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    Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson and the Bill of Rights are three things that have some sort of connection. Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson both have documents. Their documents were both a result for the rule that Great Britain had over us. The Bill of Rights is also a piece where its writing had to do with a freedom type document written to let others feel free. Thomas Paine was one of the great supporters of the American Revolution. He was a journalist and used his utensils to get the public to

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    government, it soon became evident that a Bill of Rights would be necessary to “prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers”, as said in the Bill’s preamble. Thus, 10 constitutional amendments were created and ratified, ensuring that the American people would always be granted certain rights. While all of these amendments work to protect the American way of life, there are three amendments which are most crucial for Americans to maintain their liberty. These rights remain as important to Americans today

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    The Bill of Rights, written in September of 1789, is a legal document that laid out the individual rights of the people, state, and the national government. The author of these rights was James Madison, a Virginia congressman who had proposed 19 amendments to the House of Representatives, though the original idea of the document came from Thomas Jefferson. 10 of these amendments made it through ratification by the states and, later on, became what is known as the Bill of Rights. Its name comes from

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    The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed following the often times bitter 1787–1788 battle over ratification of the Constitution, and crafted to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights amendments add certain safeguards of democracy—specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights; clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings; and explicit declarations that all

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    History 107 Professor Bruce O Solheim 18 January 2017 Bill of Right’s Paper The Constitution 's Bill of Rights established an equal disputing between the government and the people. It started when a delegate named James Madison opposed the new Constitution, because he believed that it lacked emphasis in human rights. The Bill of Rights, plays an important role in distributing freedom and culture to the nation, because it emphasizes the proper human rights that allows one to live properly. Thus, James Madison

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    The Bill of Rights is the most important section of a document that has defined the American experience since 1788. Each of the ten amendments are important, of course, but there is always one out of a group that stands high above the others. Think of Les Miserables without Jean Valjean, or the American Revolution without George Washington, or 'The Federalist' without Alexander Hamilton. Not to say that the adventures of Javert and Les Amis de l'ABC wouldn't make a compelling story, or that Washington

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    As you may know there are ten amendments in the Bill of Rights. All of the amendments are important, but there are two that really stand out. One of those is the first amendment, which protects five of the most simple, but important liberties. The other amendment that really stands out is the second amendment, which is the right to bear arms. Both of these amendments stand out, each in their own unique ways. There is also a current debate on gun control in the United States, but many Americans don’t

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