civil rights.
Individual rights are protected by the US Constitution.
Civil rights are protected by the Constitution (and the enforcement thereof).
Constitutional rights.
The Constitution
It clearly defined the rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. It clearly defined the rights protected by the U.S. Constitution.
It protected the citizens rights.
Civil Rights or Liberties.
Citizens rights were not protected
All business and individuals are protected under the constitution. No one is singled out for special rights or treatment.
The Bill of Rights was not originally included in the Constitution because some framers believed that the Constitution itself already protected individual rights and adding a separate list of rights might imply that those were the only rights protected. They also thought that the states already had their own protections for individual rights.
The Constitution, the court system, and the vigilance of the voters.
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