Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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The US Bill of Rights was created to protect U.S. citizen's individual liberties.
In the US, the US Constitution sets the rules for protecting citizen rights. State constitutions do the same with regard to state laws and their effect on citizens. Individual local laws are designed to protect citizen rights as well.
Individual rights are protected by the US Constitution.
The 17th Amendment of the US Constitution establishes direct election, protecting the validity of the people in the US Senate.
To protect their rights.
Locke believed that political society was created to protect individual rights.
the bill of rights
The US Bill of Rights was created to protect U.S. citizen's individual liberties.
Anti-federalists thought that the Constitution did not contain enough guarantees of the rights of individual citizens. They were instrumental in having the Bill of Rights added as the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
rights of the accused
The United States Bill of Rights was actually somewhat of a compromise, meant to ease the concerns of the anti-federalists who thought the US Constitution, without a Bill of Rights, did not sufficiently protect individual rights. It was ratified on December 15, 1791.
The Bill of Rights