Canadian Bill of Rights

Currently, many of these liberties and rights are infringed upon in order to promote the general welfare or to establish security. A primary example of rights being compromised for security is the Patriot Act, which was established in 2001 after the 9/11 Attacks. The intent of the Act was to detect terrorism more efficiently; however, it invaded liberties such as the right of privacy and the right to Due Process under the Fourteenth Amendment. While our right of privacy is protected, under the…

The Bill of Rights is an article that’s original purpose was to both persuade the states to ratify the Constitution and to create a system of unalienable rights which all US citizens are entitled to. States wanted this “in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of... powers” by the federal government. This was a large fear at the time because of the recent revolution that was directly over misuse of power from the English federal government. The actual content of this article is the first 10…

The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments of the United Sates Constitution. They were written by James Madison in an attempt to bring peace and unity amongst the states. There was much dismay between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists about whether a Bill of Rights was necessary. That was when Madison stepped in and drafted the Bill of Rights. The Bills Of Rights are more important to us today than when they were first created because they have given our…

pass(“Constitution”). One of those compromises was the Bill of Rights (“Constitution”). There were two sides the federalist and the anti-federalist (“Constitution”). The federalists thought the Constitution did not need a Bill of Rights because they thought citizens rights were already stated in the Constitution (“Constitution”). The anti federalist wanted a Bill Rights because they thought that the government would try and violate our rights. James Madison saw this…

In 1791, there was a ratification of The Bill of Rights, which contains the first ten amendments to the Constitution. These amendments are applied regarding the rights of people to have freedom of thought, spiritual issues and all of these issues’ expressions (Amendment I); as well as the rights of owning properties and maintain people’s safety (Amendment II, III, IV). In addition, the Bill of Rights protects people from unreasonable accusing and from the government’s tyranny and/or arbitrary…

Gun Control and the Second Amendment According to Schulman (1991), the text of the Second Amendment of the US Constitutions reads as follows: “a correctly structured militia, for purposes of state security; the right of the citizens to have and to carry arms shall not be challenged.” This is a paraphrased version of what is contained in the original constitutional document. Nonetheless, it captures the spirit of the constitution regarding the issue of guns and their possession thereof.…

Beginning with the definition of citizenship; a citizen is a participatory member of a political community. Citizenship is gained by meeting the legal requirements of a national, state, or local government. A nation grants certain rights and privileges to its citizens. In return, citizens are expected to obey their country 's laws and defend it against its enemies (Wasson). Traveling back in time, where I consider the most profound example of true citizenship, the Roman Empire. Civis Romanus Sum…

Andrew Titcomb-Morales Mrs. Holt Legal Systems 4 October 2017 The 14 amendment is that no judge or any government official can take away you rights as a person such as someone’s: life, liberty, or property. This amendment has been used many times in history as a way to back up someone’s case. There are two famous cases that has occurred over time: Plessy vs. Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education. In the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, a man named Homer Plessy was arrested sitting in a first class…

in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” In this book Locke so perfectly describes the role that government should take in its citizenries lives and this quote is often simplified to mean the government should protect three basic natural rights: life, liberty, and property. John Locke wrote these everso impeccable words long before the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution was ratified, but it is foolish to suggest that the founders of the United States of…

Freedom of Speech has been a dispute for many decades. Freedom of speech is an individual’s right guaranteed by the first amendment to communicate different opinions and beliefs without censorship and constraint. The restrainment of speech has raised many issues of the right to free speech since this constitutional freedom has been characterized with contention subsequent to its entrenchment. Many medias are used to draw the attention of citizens and viewers to issues hindering freedom of speech…