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Summarize the need for a Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments).

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Summarize the need for a Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments).

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It was made to help approve the Constitution and protect basic rights for the people from the government. The Amendments are part of the Constitution and were sent to the states for ratification. Ratify means to approve or sign. James Madison proposed The Bill of Rights. Madison, Hamilton, and Jay published The Federalist Papers. The first Congress had the task of changing or adjust the Constitution. The Congress voted to approve the 10 amendments.

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The Need for a Bill of Rights Representative

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The Need for a Bill of Rights Representative

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Basic Freedom: It protects from making laws that take away basic freedom (religion, speech, and the press)
Opinions: You can criticize the government and express your ideas without having to go to jail.
Limits: you can't say something that is false or wrong (people might get harmed)
Press: Gives you the right to give your opinions and write in a newspaper.
Assembly: Able to gather in groups and ask the government to correct justices.

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Talks about the need for a militia or army of citizens. It also argues over the right of people owning certain guns for reasons of not responsible enough. They argued over the rights for guns that they needed them to hunt, protect, and defend their homes from attacks that they think would happen from Native Americans.

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The Government cannot force citizens against their will for soldiers to stay or go inside the house without the Owners permission. Even during a time of war they still cannot force citizens for soldiers to stay/live in their home against their will.

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It protects the citizens rights for their homes and unreasonable searches by Government officials. It limits the power of the Government to search people's homes. Most of the searches require a warrant (a order from the judge.They have to convince the judge there is a need to search the house or else the warrant wont happen. The Fourth Amendment protects us from the power of police officers and other people with the power of the law. The police can still search your car if they think there is a good reason to think there is a drug or some sort of illegal item in your car.

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Protects the people's right to civil disputes or noncriminal cases involving disputes about property, money, or any other personal information in a jury trial. An example is someone hurt in a car accident wants the driver to pay for hospital bills but they have to settle it in a jury trial.

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The Fifth Amendment protects Americans who are suspected of a crime. It protects citizens of double accusing (saying they did it twice.) Court cannot punish someone for the same crime twice.If a person comes t o a verdict of not guilty they cannot ask or do another trial for that person for the same crime. It also protects people from forcing people to be witnesses of their own crimes. You can confess out of your own will but will not be forced. Today police officers have to tell citizens during a arrest that "they have the right to remain silent." (The Miranda Warning)

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The Sixth Amendment talks about more rights of accused citizens. They have the right to a fair trial, they cannot be kept for a long amount of time in jail (for example 2 months) Trials cannot take place in secret, this means it has to be public and anyone can know about it. People accused of a crime have the right to bring their own witness and question who testify them. The jury also has to be prejudiced against the accused person. Accused people are allowed to hire a lawyer and the government will lend them one if they cannot afford a lawyer.

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It protects people's rights who break the law. They cannot give harsh punishments are unfair punishments. Court can make people pay money or fines for breaking the law. But it cannot be expensive, for example a parking ticket cannot be $1,000. It also says it forbids excessive bail. But all cases do not have to have a bail. A judge can deny a person who has murdered someone. Court cannot send citizens (not so citizens anymore) to a cruel or unusual punishments. Sometimes Americans find it hard to decide if a punishment is harsh or cruel. Some people agree that a person who murdered someone has to go to death while others do not agree saying that they have to spend their time in prison and make sure they regret what they did.

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It says the Constitution's list of rights incomplete and that Americans have several other rights like choosing where they want to live or what job they want to have when they grow up. This includes what school they go to, how many of things they can buy, etc. But they cannot do everything they want.

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It says again that the government's powers has limits and cannot do anything they want. The government only has powers that are clearly listed in the Constitution. All of other powers belong to the states or the people (citizens)