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Q: The founders of the US believed that an important purpose of government was to protect whose rights?
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Why does the constitution protect some rights but not others?

The list of rights protected in the Constitution were those rights that the Founders believed would be most likely for a tyrannical government to infringe upon. There were also rights that were not protected because they come in direct conflict with other rights. For example, the Right of Reputation and the Right to Free Speech come into conflict since negative speech could harm reputation; but the Founders believed that Free Speech was more important that the Right of Reputation. There were also rights that the Founders did not believe should be given, but that later generations thought were worth protecting, such as the Right to be a Free Man.


Why does some delegates refuse to sign the final draft of the Constitution?

well mainly they believed the new plan did NOT protect the rights of the people and they felt that rights were more important than a strong government.


Does the government protect unalienable rights?

Yes, it does, since the US rebelled partially because they believed that the British Parliament didn't protect those rights.


Why is it important for your government to have laws that protect animals?

Because they have rights too! Just because they can't speak in our language, it doesn't mean you can dis-respect them.. its unfair and cruel and that's why someone (the government) have to protect them ! x


Why was it important to the founders that unalienable rights were protected?

As you probably know, the Bill of Rights is not part of the origianl US Constitution. It is the nickname given to the first ten CHANGES or amendments to the Constitution. In 1783, American colonists had won independence from England and a government that they considered to be too powerful. Many Americans believed that the English government had been too intrusive in the lives of individuals. As a condition for ratifying (or approving) the Constitution in 1789, some states insisted that one of the first actions by the new United States government must be the inclusion of protections against abusive power by the national government. There were actually 12 proposed amendments but only 10 were ratified by the states.

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what did the founders believe was an important purpose of government?

Natural rights, sometimes called unalienable rights, are rights the Framers believed all people are born with and can never give up. The Founders argued that the government's central purpose should be to protect and uphold these rights.


Why does the constitution protect some rights but not others?

The list of rights protected in the Constitution were those rights that the Founders believed would be most likely for a tyrannical government to infringe upon. There were also rights that were not protected because they come in direct conflict with other rights. For example, the Right of Reputation and the Right to Free Speech come into conflict since negative speech could harm reputation; but the Founders believed that Free Speech was more important that the Right of Reputation. There were also rights that the Founders did not believe should be given, but that later generations thought were worth protecting, such as the Right to be a Free Man.


Who believed government was needed to protect people from themselves?

thomas hobbes


Why do you think the protections of rights was so important to Jefferson's ideas about the government?

Thomas Jefferson believed that one of the primary functions of government was to protect the rights of the people. Jefferson was significantly influenced by the ideas of john Locke, an English philosopher.


How does conservative view change?

They believed government should protect society from change.


Who believed that people had a right to remove a government that did not protect their rights?

john Locke


Who did Jefferson believed could best protect freedom?

A strong central government!! D:


Why does some delegates refuse to sign the final draft of the Constitution?

well mainly they believed the new plan did NOT protect the rights of the people and they felt that rights were more important than a strong government.


What did most members of the socialist party of America believed that the government should protect?

Operating big businesses


When the Constitution was written which group believed that the central government should be limited to protect states rights?

Liberals


When the constitution was written which group believed the the central government should be limited to protect states rights?

Liberals


When to Constitution was written which group believed that the central government should be limited to protect states rights?

Liberals