Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights

Introduction

After a series of debates the constitution of the United States has been formed. The Federalists compromised over the issue of the inclusion of the bill of rights. After this compromise and the process of ratification, the United States constitution was established. The constitution had to be formed by the United States government, and this constitution was surrounded by debates over various issues. There were issues surrounding the formation of the constitution, the position of the federalists as well as the anti-federalists. The constitution had to be ratified by each state. This created a huge dispute as every person had his own viewpoint. People got divided into two groups; Federalists and Anti-Federalists and the position they took can be better explained by their viewpoints.

Discussion

There were different amendments made to the constitution. First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution are of importance. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights that helped the people to recognise their rights and live in a better environment. This also helped them in knowing more about their own rights, liberty and about the power that the government possesses. This is why the amendments have played a huge role in helping the people to learn their rights. The first 10 amendments did not protect the rights of the African Americans or any other racial and ethnic group. It only protected the White people. This is the reason that further amendments were made to recognize more rights to the different racial and ethnic groups that existed in the country.

The First Amendment of the United States. Constitution, adopted after ratification by member states of the Union on December 15 of 1971 represents, as the people know, the first constitution in modern sense of freedom of expression. However, the meaning originating the so-called "original meaning" that the founding fathers clause granted the freedom of expression proclaimed by the First Amendment is still a hotly debated issue today although Justice Louis Brandeis did not hesitate to attribute it in Whitney v. California "Those who achieved our independence believed that the last end of the state was to make men free to develop their faculties. They believed that freedom of thought and speech as like media were indispensable to the discovery and deployment of political truth. Believing in the power of reason applied to public discussion of affairs, resigned to silence forced by law. Recognizing the temporary tyranny of the majority rulers, they amended the Constitution so that free of speech and assembly should be guaranteed.

Bringing up the fourth amendment of the constitution of the United States was meaningful. This amendment prohibits the police to refrain from unreasonable search and seizure. This means that the police in the country do not have any right to search for the evidence without proper proof. This law does not permit the police to investigate in the room of every suspect. According to this law, the police should have a search warrant ...