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- Know Your Bill of RightsAs Americans, we expect our government to honor our rights. Unfortunately, our schools do a poor job of preparing students to be responsible citizens. Most Americans are confused about exactly what rights we have, and have never read the Bill of Rights.
- Disappointment on 220th Anniversary of Bill of RightsUndoubtedly, the original American patriots would more than cringe at passage of the National Defense Authorization Act today by the Senate and yesterday by the House of Representatives.
- The Origins and Purpose of the 2nd AmendmentAn informative and factual look at the origins and foundations of the 2nd Amendment
Property Tax Assessments: Your Bill of RightsHomeowners may think their property taxes should decrease as they see a decline in their home values. Determine your rights if you disagree with your bill.- America's Basic LibertiesCollege essay on the 1st and 2nd amendments
- Why the Fist Amendment Tops the Bill of RightsThe First Amendment is important to Americans, but what makes it number one in our constitution? A look at its history tell us why this Amendment is so crucial in this country.
- American Citizens Rights and FreedomsThe Constitution and Bill of Rights are in place so that American citizens can be free from government control.
- Teaching the United States Constitution to Young Children: Part II - Bill of Rights & BeyondYoung kids can act out Constitutional amendments in teams of two or three in front of the rest of your class with or without costumes or music.
- Magna Carta and English Bill of RightsThe Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights has influenced the Constition in a number of ways. This document highlights a few of this such as due process.
The Michigan Item Pricing Bill of RightsThe Michigan Item Pricing Bill of Rights protects consumers by requiring that items be priced and that the consumer be charged the price marked.- Who We Are as AmericansThe men who created our democratic republic thought long and hard, argued, compromised and finally gave us the documents that would define who we are as Americans.
American History, Part I: The Bill of RightsWithout rights America would be nothing more than Mexico with safe drinking water and cooler weather.- Average Americans Bill of RightsYou want my vote? Promise me THIS and Deliver!
- The 1st and 2nd Constitutional AmendmentsA discussion of the relationship between the 1st and 2nd Amendments and contemporary political issues.
- The Bill of RightsOur rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are important to know and understand. What this document gives us is a guarantee the government can't violate or meddle with the rights listed in the Bill of Rights.
- The Bill of Rights, the Restrictive Clauses, and InvestmentocracyIn Section 19 of his essay, Mr. Stolyarov explains how the Freecharter's Bill of Rights and Restrictive Clauses can supplement the protections for individual rights under investmentocracy.
Bill of Rights- U.S. ConstitutionA look at the United States Constitutions first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights.- The Bill of Rights in Historical ContextAn overview of the reasons for and arguments against the creation of a Bill of Rights for the Constitution.
Barack Obama and "The Second Bill of Rights"What is the "Second Bill of Rights?" The idea, that seems to be forming as part of the Barack Obama Agenda of redistributing wealth, was first articulated by none other than President Franklin Roosevelt during his 1944 State of the Union Address.- The 2nd Amendment: A Protection of the American Way of Life"...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." Have you ever read more powerful words? Have you ever really let that statement sink in and think about it? Not just a knee jerk reaction?
- Constitutional History - the 1st and 2nd AmendmentsThe 1st and 2nd amendments are probably the most paramount part of the Bill of Rights.
- The Destruction of the Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights protects American freedoms. It might actually be easier to list the parts of the Bill of Rights that the bush administration hasn't violated in the past eight years.
Landmark Legislation "Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights" Moves ForwardDo you have a credit card? Have you had any adjustments made to its terms recently? If you have, you are not alone.- Support the New G.I. Bill of RightsCongress needs to stay united against President Bush's expected veto of the new G.I. Bill of Rights.
- IV Amendment: Unlawful Search and SeizureTwo thirds of the Bill of Rights are geared toward protecting individual's rights and the IV Amendment is one of those. The IV Amendment protects us against unlawful search and seizure. The way that it protects us has not always been the way that we know it to be now.
- Airlines Fighting New York's Airline Passenger Bill of Rights"Only an industry with a virtual monopoly can afford to continuously alienate their customers as effectively as the airlines."
- Children's Bill of RightsThere are bills of rights today for patients, for airline passengers, for animals, and many others. Isn't it time we had a simple, coherent bill of basic rights for children that we could all strive toward?
- How Has the Bill of Rights Has Shaped Our Relationship with the Government?In short, the Bill of Rights has made our relationship with the government a peaceful yet adversarial relationship.
- Foster Child/Parents Bill of RightsI believe that when a youth is removed from their home and placed in foster care they as well as their foster parents should be guarenteed certain rights for each of their protection and best interest.
- The History of the Bill of Rights and the Four Amendments that Relate to Criminal ProceedingsExplains briefly the influences of the Bill of Rights and the amendments that directly relate to the criminal proceedings.
- Children Bill of RightsDoes our society truly protect and nurture children? Are their some general guidelines that we could all follow? I propose to all readers of Associated Content a Children's Bill of Rights.
- Bill of RightsThe Bill of rights presented in a way that we can all understand. Now if only the writer can understand it as well!
- The Ideas of America's Founders: The Debate Over the Bill of RightsThe Bill of Rights was heavily debated before being added to the U. S. Constitution. Mr. Stolyarov explores arguments among the American Founding Fathers on both sides of the debate.
- The Complex California Court ProcessThis article describes the court process, including trials, and appeals.
- How to Write a Bill of Rights Lesson PlanWe all need our individual rights protected and this lesson plan demonstrates to students how that is accomplished using the Bill of Rights.
- Modern Day Gun Control in America: The Bill of Rights and the Right to Bear ArmsIn the advent of too many school massacres to now count, including Virginia Tech, we should be questioning our gun laws. The Right to Bear Arms, as stipulated in the Bill of Rights, is an antiquated right and needs to be revisited in these violent times.
A Mans' "Bill of Rights"Men have always asserted their rights in the forum of humanity, but only within the societal and political realms. What about the inter-personal rights we strive to obtain and maintain during the course of our lives?- Making Connections with the Bill of Rights: Lesson Plan for Middle School Social StudiesThis lesson plan can be used in any class that is teaching the Bill of Rights. This lesson helps bring the Bill of Rights into reality for middle school students. With scenarios that could happen to us today, it's all about connecting students to their government.
- The Glorious Revolution and the Bill of Rights (Brit Style!)An examination of the Glorious Revolution of England and the creation of the Bill of Rights.
- The Bill of Rights and Individual RightsThis paper takes a look at the Bill of Rights and analyzes it to see just what rights it guarantees in relation to the criminal law system. Also looks at cases and examples that established or reestablished certain rights.
