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.
The First Ten Ammendments, aka the Bill of Rights, were added to the Constitution to ensure and protect individual rights.
The people at the time felt that the Constitution did not fully protect the rights of the people. People were afraid that the national Government would violate their rights, and only passed the Constitution on the condition that a Bill of Rights be added right after.
African Americans.
The Constitution itself was ratified in 1787. The Bill of Rights, the 1st ten amendments to the Constitution, was added to the Constitution in 1789.
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.
It protected the citizens rights.
They were added after the constitution was adopted to protect our rights
Bill of rights
Bill of rights!
The first 10 amendments to the constitution known as "the bill of rights"
the bill of rights is a document made to protect the rights of people of the U.S.A
Yes it was. The Constitution was written and then the Bill of Rights was added as sort of a compramise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalsits. Many said that the original Constitution did not protect the people's natural rights, so the Bill of Rights was added to it.
to protect the rights of them and they could have freedom and not have a judgmental government
to protect the rights of them and they could have freedom and not have a judgmental government
They added the Bill of Rights in order to guarantee the basic rights of all citizens.
It was created to please the anti federalists because they thought the constitution was going to take away their rights also it promised to protect people's rights.
It was created to please the anti federalists because they thought the constitution was going to take away their rights also it promised to protect people's rights.
The US Bill of Rights was created to protect U.S. citizen's individual liberties.