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The original Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights it did protect the individual right to?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes.
The original constitution starts with the assumption that *ALL* power is held by the people, and *NO* power is held by the government.
It then sets up a structure for government, and grants specific powers to the government.
Any power NOT granted to the government is held by the people, or by the states.
The Bill of Rights was added as an additional guarantee so that people who believed that government would take more power than it was granted would vote to ratify the constitution.
Rights are always held by people. A government can infringe on those rights, can restrict them, but cannot take them away.
Therefore it is technically wrong to say that, for example, the 1st Amendment GRANTS a right. It does not. That right was always there. The 1st Amendment GUARANTEES a right. The same for all of the amendments in the Bill of Rights that specificall
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Critics of the original Constitution claimed the wording failed to protect human what?
rights
How does the US Constitution protect the individual citizen against the abuse of power by those in authority?
The laws laid down in the constitution of a nation protect the rights of individuals through judiciary system.
The american liberty league formed to?
A+To protect the U.S constitution and property rights of americans
People have natural rights that the government should protect?
The Declaration of Independence and the constitution.
Some argue that the Shays's Rebellion inspired the founding fathers to write the Constitution in order to what?
protect the interests and property of wealthy Americans.
What are arguments for amending a Bill of Rights to the original Constitution?
The argument for adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution was to protect individual freedoms of the citizens.
What do you call the constitution amendments that protect the rights of the individual?
Bill of Rights
Why was The bill of rights was added to the US Constitution to?
The US Bill of Rights was created to protect U.S. citizen's individual liberties.
How did the federalist feel about the US Constitution?
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.
Critics of the original Constitution claimed the wording failed to protect human what?
rights
What part of the constitution that lists your individual rights that the government must protect?
The Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendment to the constitution protect individual right. what are they called?
the bill of rights
What does protect and serve mean?
To serve the constitution and community by protecting an individual's constitutionally protected rights.
How does democracy protect individual rights?
It provides for a foundation of Rights through the constitution and the Bill of Rights.
What first amendments to the constitution protect individual rights. what are they called?
the Bill of Rights
Why did the bill of rights included in the constitution?
To protect our individual liberties/rights!! That was the only way antifederalists would approve of the Constitution! Hope I helped! :)
What is the police officer's definition of 'protect and serve'?
To preserve and protect the constitution and community by enforcing the law and protecting an individual's constitutionally protected rights.
