What do Declaration of Independence The Constitution and The Bill of Rights have in common?

Answer 1

To learn what the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights say it is best t0 read those documents. As a short summary, the Declaration of Independence explains what nasty things the King of the UK and his government was doing to the American colonies and their citizens (in their view) and says that because of that they have a right to break their ties with the United Kingdom. The Constitution describes the organization of the United States federal government and says what the different powers are of each branch of government. The Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution, being the first ten (10) amendments to that document. Taken as a whole, the Bill of Rights explicitly limits the powers of the government is a number of areas. The text of these documents can be seen at many places on the internet. Among them, the Constitution can be seen at http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.htmland the Declaration at http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html