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Bill of Rights
The first 10 Amendments of the US Constitution, commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights. These amendments were considered crucial by many of the early founders and were necessary to gain support of some of the states.
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Right to bail and against excessive bail?
Bail and Punishment laws are all covered in the Eighth Amendment.
Speciffically Who was The Bill of Rights aimed at?
The "creation" of the Bill of Rights as a part of the US Constitution had a specific purpose.
As the proposed new Constitution of the soon to be United States was aimed at convincing statesmen, newspapers, and public holders of office, that the Bill of Rights was an additional step to make sure that the Federal Government did not infringe upon the civil rights of the USA citizens. It was a step to limit Federal Government powers.
Has the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights ever been challenged?
An Amendment can't be challenged as unconstitutional; only statutes, policies, executive orders and treaties can be challenged.
The Tenth Amendment has been invoked on rare occasions, however. The Supreme Court held in United States v. Sprague,(1931) that "The Tenth Amendment added nothing to the Constitution as originally ratified, and lends no support to the contention that the people did not delegate this power to Congress in matters affecting their own personal liberty."
The Tenth Amendment has been previously held non-justiciable, but that hasn't stopped litigants from citing the vague wording to support arguments favoring State sovereignty over federal authority. Tenth Amendment proponents believe the Constitution only grants the national government authority that is explicitly enumerated in the Constitution, and believe "implied powers" are unconstitutional.
In the 2010 Term, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case United States v. Bond, 09-1227, in which the respondent argued the Federal government had exceeded its authority by charging her in federal court with a crime under 18 U.S.C. § 229(a), a law "enacted by Congress to implement the United States' treaty obligations under an international arms-control agreement that prohibits nation-states from producing, stockpiling, or using chemical weapons..." after she attempted to poison her husband's pregnant lover. Bond believed the case should have been tried in the State courts and challenged the United States' authority to remove her case to federal court. The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision before the end of June 2011.
The health care legislation often referred to as "Obamacare" (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010) is also expected to face a Tenth Amendment challenge.
Amendment X
"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."
Why was the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?
To guarantee that the national government would not violate the rights of the people
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Who was the president of the US when the 8th amendment was ratified?
Our First President George Washington.
There are..........right:
Right to live
Right to speak
right to join in social activity
Right to care
right to study
And lastly the right to have this wiki answer not help you what so ever.
What is an example of what the people have the right to do in the 9th amendment?
It states that there are certain rights listed in the Constitution, but that does not mean that there aren't other rights that the people have that are not listed. Such rights could include the right to take a shower and other silly thigs like that. Because they are so small, the founding fathers didnt see a need to include them in the constitution, but at the same time, they didntwantit to be said that people dont "have the right to shower", so they said though somerights may not be listed, they are still given to the people ofthe united states of america. these rights are reffered to as Unenumerated Rights
In the times of monarchy, the English forced its residents to house its troops even if there was no war. The colonists thought that if the state did not mandate it, they should not have to be forced to do something against their will.
Why does the fourth amendment not apply to students in public schools?
in loco parentis basically means that while a student is in the custody of a school, the school can and often should act as a parent.
Also, lockers are school's property.
Reserved Powers
double jeopardy
Who is one of New York's senators now?
To see the current senators from New York, see the related link.
The 1st amendment provides for freedom of religion through?
The prohibition of an establishment of a national religion.
Enumerated powers are the powers granted to the Federal Government by the U.S. Constitution. The clause explicitly enumerates all of the powers the Federal Government should have, and their powers are limited to those listed in the clause.
Is the driving age part of the 10th amendment?
Yes and no. Driving age isn't mentioned in the Tenth Amendment, but it falls under the "police powers" traditionally held by the States. This means your State can pass laws regulating driving age and conditional permits, but the federal government can't.
Amendment X
"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."
