Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence is a primary source, but only if you use the original document or a fascimile of the real document. Someone else's paraphrase of it or opinion would be a secondary source.

the answer is the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited by the united states are reserved to the states respectfully, or to the people.

No, it is part of the US Constitution. The Declaration of Independence stated that American colonies were free from British rule and included complaints against King George III. It did not include the Bill of Rights.

Too much money paid to a court to allow someone to be set free should not be given

The 8th amendment deals with the criminal justice system, and it prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. This amendment makes sure that a shoplifter of a $1 candy bar will not get life in prison or anything ridiculous like that. Bail and fines are also charged according to the crime, so for example you won't get a $1 million fine for speeding and the bail requirement is not an unpractical amount and you will only be denied bail for serious crimes.

The main five liberties found in the first amendment are 'Freedom of':

-Speech

-Petition

-Press

-Religion

-Assembly

You have the right to bear firearms, to be secure in your possessions, and if accused a public and speedy trial. That's all I can think of off hand, but I believe you were thinking of the First Ammendment. Hope that helps!

The Tenth Amendment assigns the state governments their powers by stating, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." This amendment means the states have the right to pass laws that promote the welfare of their citizens.

The people were afraid that the strong new government would use its power to restrict individual freedom. Based on these fears, James Madison put forth twelve rights of the people. The Framers accepted ten of these, and these ten amendments clearly spelled out basic rights of US citizens. The first amendment as example guaranteed freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of religion. The first amendment also stated that the federal government could not establish any religions.

Well there are three "amendments" that go with voting ( the 1st ten amendments are called the bill of rights) They are, * Being 18 or older to vote that is amendment #26 (isn't a bill of right) * Being a woman 18 or older and being able to vote is amendment #19 * No poll taxes on voting

1. Freedom of religion
2. Freedom of speech
3. Freedom of the press
4. Freedom of assembly
5. The right to petition the government

It means what they say. These describe rights of a US citizen as devised by our founding fathers. (The first, second, fourth and other amendments do not grant or guarantee any rights or freedoms. The First Amendment is restrictive only, limiting governnment by it not passing any laws that would abridge certain rights which had existed for decades. The Second did not grant the right to own and bear arms--only that this aleady existing right hall not be infringed. The ninth amendment is the one which had the people retail all rights, other than the ones already in the Consitution. The founders/framers also specified that public liberty or rights of the people, collectively, as the public or a partial public are retained as much as Individul Liberty, or rights of the person.

Nearly all of the 12 clauses sent back to the States by the First Congress were prepared as individual declaratory/restrictive clauses and other amending clauses, with some statements changed only to make them restrictive. The third clause sent back was written days after what became the tenth and ninth amendments, which were the first two prepared and presented. The term Bill of Rights does not appear in the document sent back---but the First Congress specified in the document from where the declaratory/restrictive clauses came, and provided two major secondary reasons for them: To Prevent (1) Misconstruction of the Constitution and 2) abuse of its powers. The fact that they were ratified as individual clauses -- no A Bill of Rights document -- is that all clauses dropped two slots when the first two clauses were not ratified.

The third clause---strictly a restrictive clause---dropped to the first slot and did not grant nor could it guarantee rights and freedoms, nor could it make any affirmative or positive statement, such as a separation of church and state, which one Supreme Court mistakenly claimed.

The right to hang fuzzy dice on your rear view mirror
The right to hang a pair of bear arms on your wall
The right to get down
The right to get funky
The right to a fair and just panel of judges on America's got Talent
The right to free access to dis-information
The right to dress has an animal
The right to bewildering answers

•The first was that the very concept of a Bill of Rights was to get was monarchy.

•The second reason was that the Bill of Rights was used, by Antifederalists, as a rallying point to argue in favor of the pre-constitutional status quo--a confederation of independent states, operating under the glorified treaty that was the Articles of Confederation.

•The third was the idea that the Bill of Rights would imply that the federal government's power is otherwise limited.

•The fourth reason was that a Bill of Rights would have no practical power; it would have functioned as a mission statement, and there would have been no means by which the legislature could have been forced to adhere to it.

•The fifth reason was that the Constitution itself already included statements in defense

specific rights that might have been impacted by the limited federal jurisdiction of the

time.

Without the Bill of Rights, people would not have the right to speak their mind. People who were not white males would not be allowed to vote and in many cases even be educated. Many reasons. This isn't difficult.

what the 10th amendment means is that powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution are hold for the states respectively or to the people.

Right to bear arms, double jeopardy, and right to a speedy trial.

The first amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. See U.S. Const. amend. I. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief. >Religious freedom >Free speech >Right to assembly >Right to a petition >Right to the press

These are the ten amendments known asthe "bill of rights"

1)freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, & assembly 2)right to bear arm
3)right not to quarter soldier
4)freedom from unnecessary search & seizure
5)due process of laws
6)right of speedy trail
7)right to a trail by jury
8)no cruel or unusual punishment
9)constitution rights do not deny other rights
10)state rights

The first ten (10) amendments are called the Bill of Rights. They are found in the Constitution of the United States, beginning with number one. Amendment 1: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment 2: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment 3: No Soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Amendment 5: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, expect in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation. Amendment 6: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed; which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence. Amendment 7: In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Amendment 8: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment 10: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Those last two amendments, numbers 9 and 10, are the most important, to me. They are saying that the powers given to the government by the people are all they get. Anything and everything else is RETAINED by the people. We are free as long as we keep the government out of our lives! Every time Congress makes new rules and laws, they are adding chains that are binding us, blocking our freedom! The government is only as powerful as we make it! I wish people could remember that WE THE PEOPLE have given the government limited powers over us! And we do not received our freedom or powers from the government!

The Bill of Rights are/were the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the purpose of The Bill of Rights was to set limits on what the government can and cannot do in regard to personal liberties, (also a major must for the Anti-Federalists who believed in 'individual rights' and who also opposed the central/federal government.)

They were created on September 25th, 1789, but ratified (or accepted) on December 15th 1791.

1896

The founders were al very well read. They were all clearly influenced by the writings of Aristotle, Sophocles (e.g., Antigone), and other Greeks, The Bible, Roman Law (the Justinian Codex) and the English philosopher John Locke. and the magna carta, and the English Bill of Rights.

The executive government branch...Oh and the president.