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Why was the bill of rights written in the first place?
AnswerAnti-federalists were worried that the Constitution did not show individual rights so, they wrote the Bill of Rights to list the rights that the people should have.
Why is the belief in the worth of the individual so important to democracy?
In democracy, people are not equal, but their rights are, which is completely different. People's rights must be equal in democracy since the people itself elected their government, and so everyone has the same right to vote, to have rights and also obligations against his fellow citizen.
Why did some people feel it was important to add the bill of right to the constitution?
They wanted to protect individual rights.
Why do you suppose most states constitutions began with a bill of rights?
The Bill of Rights is important so people know what rights they have.
How individual rights can be under public international law?
Individual rights can be protected under public international law through instruments such as human rights treaties, declarations, and conventions. States are bound by these agreements to respect and uphold the rights of individuals, and international monitoring bodies can hold them accountable for any violations. This helps to establish a framework that promotes the protection and promotion of individual rights on a global scale.
What restricted blacks from getting rights between 1875 and 1968?
Black were not allowed to vote so we could not get any or very few rights when all the people that was elected did not care whether you got rights or not. Young people i beg you please get out and vote if you don't you well lost some of the right we have worked so hard to get.
How was the Constitution changed so that individual rights are now protected?
so the bill of right could be written
What is the relationship between the rights of an individual and the rights of an overall society?
There is none, If we chose to put ourselves in a situation where we have rights. then the point of view can not effect rights, A right can not be changed it can only be denied. there fore there is no relationship between the rights of the individual and the collective other then that the collective has the power to stop the individual from implementing its right if it chooses to do so.
Why did many people oppose the Constitution without a bill of rights?
Without a Bill of Rights, the Constitution lacked individual rights that should be guaranteed to all citizens. Also, some people thought that the Constitution gave too much power to the central government. The Bill of Rights made sure everyone had spelled out rights so the government can not take them away like Great Britain did.
How does the social contract solve the problem of reconciling the rights of the individual with the rights of the collective?
It is a contract that disregards the rights of the individual in favor of the "will" of the collective. The rights of the collective? Honor the rights of all individuals and the rights of the collective are undeniably protected. Claim the collective has rights that are superior to individual rights and the collective becomes a pool of human fodder for those clever enough to plunder. The will of the people? The people have spoken? I am speaking now, when you speak you will be speaking then and if you speak in these WA pages you are participating in a collective but are you speaking for the collective? Certainly, as many will attest, I don't speak for the collective. I speak for those who find themselves with headings such as ANOTHER VIEW or A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE and were I to foolishly enter into agreement with any social contract, my VIEW and PERSPECTIVE would be subject to the "will" of the collective. I am fortunate to be treated as an individual with certain rights as an individual in this WA site, and I am fortunate there is Dispute Resolution Center and a Community Advisory Team set in place to help me when I find myself being subjected to the "will" of the collective.I relish being an individual, I am proud and honored to be a part of this collective known as WikiAnswers.com, but I will always be an individual first and foremost and so will you.
Why is there a Bill of Rights added to the US Constitution?
Some states or people (like Virginia's Patrick Henry) thought that the Constitution did not adequately protect individual citizens' rights. So a Bill of Rights was added so more states would ratify the Constitution. With that said, James Madison set out to write the Bill of Rights. These were ten amendments that clearly gave the people a full range of rights and most of these were in various state constitutions. The Bill of Rights satisfied both the Federalists and the anti-Federalists.
Why was it so difficult for people to get individual rights?
America is advertised as a Democracy, and under a democracy you have no rights except what is allowed by the majority (note the USA was founded as a Representative Republic). This added to the fact that government agents suffer no penalty for acting in violation of your rights gives them no pause in that action.
