Canadian Bill of Rights

liberties and justice. The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights lists specific restrictions on governmental power. The Ten Amendments are important to the United States citizens because they help keep a voice of the nation in the government. The Amendments help outline the basic human rights every United States citizen deserves. The Third Amendment protects citizens’ rights to the ownership and use of their property, without intrusion by the…

The establishment of the English Bill of Rights, one of history’s most important documents, was an event that changed the course of the world. The English Bill of Rights gave birth to a limited monarchy and gave Parliament more control. Therefore, because Parliament was made of representative of the people of England, it enabled the people to have more power and a voice in the government. The bill prevented tyranny and dictatorship by allowing citizens to have more freedom. During this time, I…

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution drafted by James Madison for the purpose of protecting the rights of individual citizens. The Second Amendment, the amendment that outlines the rights of individuals to bear arms, is in the spotlight of current American politics. With tighter gun laws in some states in attempt to control violent crime, this amendment has become an increasingly controversial topic over the last decade. The Second Amendment faces…

freedom throughout our everyday lives and through the Bill of Rights we can fully understand what that means. Three amendments that I have chosen that fall under the Bill of Rights is the 1st amendment, the 2nd amendment, and lastly the 3rd amendment. The first amendment isfreedom of religion, speech, and the press which covers most basic freedoms that the people have. The second amendment is the right to bear arms which means that the people have a right to use armed weaponsin a moment of…

Amendment II The right to keep and bearing arms granted to citizen of United States by constitution. It was historically and originally proposed by James Madison shortly after constitution was officially ratified as way to provide more power to state militias, which today considered as the National Guard. This Amendment provides a right to all United States citizens to possess and bear weapons for own defense in case of attack in various institutions. The United States, being historically…

of the people and secures liberty now and in the future. The constitution is built upon freedom and the principles of the Constitution that remains strong till this day especially with respect to our government and the Bill…

Around the time the Bill of Rights was created was when civil liberties first flourished. They are established in the Bill of Rights. Basically civil liberties are personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge, either by law or by judicial interpretation without due process. It has been working for more than a century now and it is very important part of the Bill of Rights. The term civil liberties are often confused with civil rights. However, they are different because…

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the constitution. An amendment is a formal change to a law, constitution, statue, or legislative bill. Amendments can be added, removed, or updated as the times and people’s views change. Such as slavery, women’s rights, and prohibition have changed over the years. These subjects are very parallel but there is a small difference that will hopefully be defined. The Bill of Rights was created to address the objections of the Anti-Federalists on…

nothing will get solved. “The right to maintain our freedom is the most important right; this is what the 2nd Amendment is making it the most important right” (Teenink, 2011, p.6). I understand crime is at a higher rate with guns being the main weapon, but we should be able to conceal and use if trouble lurks our way. Having the second amendment is useful because we able to defend ourselves as well as our families. To me that is very important. “You have the right to have firearms for any…

Law, it gives us 7 major key points for that chapter. Those seven gave me a greater understanding of the constitution, the bill of rights and amendments, and common law then and now, and many more. The amendments are a big component when talking about criminal justice. The first amendment includes, freedom of speech, religion and expression. The fourth amendments is the right to the people, this includes to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and doesn’t allow searches and seizures…