Justifying the Bill of Rights

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Justifying the Bill of Rights

Introduction

The importance of U. S. Constitution and its effect on the Legal System

The foundation of the democratic and Republic system of the government is based in the principles of the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution. Without these, we can not be called a democracy and the chances of becoming a tyrannical, despotic, communist, fascist structure of government are extraordinarily increased. The “Rule of Law” is the foundation of freedom, since it defines boundaries on what the rights and freedoms the government can breach on or interfere with, including the “the Rule of Law” for the US exists in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This constitutional system was drafted in 1787 in Philadelphia; the US constitution is the origin of the legal documentation of the United States government that make sures the power of 3 branches of the government.

An introduction of twenty-seven amendments and seven articles build up the constitution, and matters a lot for crucial foundation of US like the legislative branch of government, the court system and the presidency including the relationship among the state government and the federal government. While the functioning of the constitution, many of the amendment had been approved for preventing the mistreatment of the governmental powers and protecting the rights of all citizens of America; the first 10 amendments are called the “Bill of Rights”. These “Bills of Rights” assures significant American values like the freedom of religion, media and speech that are considered fundamental for the personal liberty of the citizens.

The “Bill of Rights” is also known as the “first ten Amendments” of the US constitution that creates a limit for the strengths of the federal government of the United States. The certain limitations serve in protecting the natural right of the liberty includes free association, free assembly, free press, freedom of speech and religion including the right for keeping and bearing arms. The discovering fathers wanted to make sure that no individual would receive excessive power that would be capable of infringing the rights of other citizens.

These bills of right hold an important place in the life of the American citizens that outlines the freedom and the rights enabling them to utilize the “Bill of Right” as a point of reference where they find themselves in circumstances that requires defending themselves depending on the rights that they are able to claim, for example in the Amendment V in the “Bill of Right” where the suspected criminal holds the right for not being a witness against themselves for preventing self incrimination. “Bill of Rights” demonstrates the rights of the individual as it offers the right in bearing and keeping arms as described within the Amendment I.

The amendment of the Bill of Right that offers the most protection for the victims

The “Bill of Rights” specifies broad rights for the criminal defendants; it holds not only one word on the behalf of crime ...