Bill Of Rights Project

Intro

The way I went about my project was through online research about the Amendments and why they were added to the constitution. I compiled the first ten amendments into the google doc and went about looking for information that pertained to my objective. The images and videos were sourced from websites that will be linked at the end of my project. I wanted to go in order from the first to the tenth and understand why people wanted them added. I already know that the original draft of the constitution was not able to be ratified by the states. This was because it didn't have a bill of rights and they did not agree with that. I want to dive into what the Federalists and Anti Federalists wanted to achieve in the end. The way I set up my document is to research about why the states and people felt the way they did. I want to understand who the people were that really fought to save the original, and still standing constitution and why they tried so hard. With the Articles of Confederation it was decided it would be abolished in favor of the constitution. I do not understand why a bill of rights wasn’t added in the first place even if it would have taken longer. The mistakes they made along the way is what truly makes our nation so fascinating.

First Ammendment

The first amendment is arguably one of the most important in our day to day lives. It is the freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly. Without the first amendment we may live in a dictatorship like North korea. If the government was allowed to censor the press, unfortunate and harmful news may not get out to save face for the government. The population may go uninformed and end up in an unsafe situation. The people need to get news and be safe in public. If we were not allowed to freely express our voices and emotions there would be very little change in the world. Citizens would feel oppressed by the government and want to revolt. If people were not allowed to practice religion freely it would be havoc because that is oppression of one's identity. It is the entire reason for immigrants to come to the United States. The People may feel lost if there was no first amendment because they would not have the purpose of their lord in everyday life without fear of oppression and harm even in an extreme situation. If people could not freely assemble there would be no peaceful protest. Without peaceful protest we would have never had movements like Martin Luther King’s and the world would be very behind in equality. The freedom the first amendment guarantees us is so much greater than what it seems on the surface. The peace of the population and the ideas that are allowed to spread is what makes America so great. The first amendment protects our most basic freedoms and keeps us safe in a crazy world. Without the first amendment the government would be free to infringe upon our beliefs that we deserve to be heard, get news from the press no matter what, practice religion freely, and attend peaceful protests from the right to assemble. The world may be total anarchy without the first amendment.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-first-amendment

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools.

Second Ammendment

The second ammendment is the right to bear arms, In wars a militia was necessary to keep the people safe and the state free from oppression. It simply states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms for self defense, shall not be infringed upon.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-second-amendment

NYSRPA v. Bruen

It is one of the most importants decisions made concerning the second ammendment in the past decade, the Court said that the New York public carry licensing law challenged second ammendment rights. The Court said that its ok to carry for self-defense. The Court said that the public carry law here that says you need proper cause infinges upon our rigtts. Honestly i feel as if this is slightly dangerous and can make for an unsafe or uncomfortable situation.

Third Ammendment

The Third Amendment to the US Constitution says that the government can't put soilders in the homes of the people. Based on the fact that before the American Revolution, the british would let soldiers basically take over the homes of the people in wartime and use all of their resources. The American people did not like this and did not want it to happen in our society. So the framers made it unconstitutional and a crime for soldiers to do so.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-third-amendment

Engblom v. Carey

It is a rare and landmark decision of the supreme court on the third ammendment . It was about the housing of national guard workers. Because of a strike they were prison workers and stayed in worker dorms. the court decided they were tenants and could not occupy the space rent free but were justifiably granted qualified immunity... It was sent back to district court after the Supreme court interpreted the third ammenment . And is very undisputed in courts.

Fourth Ammendment

The fourth ammendment is what protects people from unreasonable search and seizures. So that the cops cannot just run into your home and search it and incriminate you at any time. They have to obtain a very specific warrant of where and what they want to search before they can enter your home without permission. Your vehichle is not able to be stopped and searched without reasonable cause and it limits the goverment and polices power of imvading your privacy and incriminating you without valid and properly obtained evidence.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-fourth-amendment

Katz v. United States

In 1967 it was a landmark decision of the supreme court to re anylyze what prompts a search and seizure. While taking the rights the fourth ammendment garuntees into account. The court decided to expand the protections of the fourth ammendment . They said that the police need a warrant for anywhere a person should expect privacy like their home vehicle and drawers that prperty and papers are stored in.

Fifth Ammendment

The fifth ammendment garuntees that the government cannot violate the due process of law, and it also protects people against self incrimination and includes the double jeporady clause which means people cannot be tried twice for the same crime. It makes sure people are not taken advantage by the system even if they have a kimited understanding of the ammendments and their garunteed rights.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-fifth-amendment

Chavez v. Martinez

In 2003 the supreme court said the a police officer not deprive someone of their right by not giving them their miranda rights as a verbal warning. The court did also say that if a suspect is not given due process then in some crazy circumstances then the rights the ammendment protects may have been violated

Sixth Amendment

The sixth ammendment is what guarantees that people that are in criminal cases the right to a speedy and public trial. With a jury of their peers. It makes sure people are given a full trial and put through the due process. It makes sure people are tried fairly and with witnesses.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-sixth-amendment

Argersinger v. Hamlin

In 1972 the supreme court decided that someone accused of a crime cannot be imprisoned unless they are provided with a lawyer if they cannot afford one. It keeps people safe and from being imprisoned from a lack of money and knowloege of the law. the supreme coourt didnt find it constitutional that a person was actually imprisoned unless they are provided with a lawyer to fight for them.

Seventh Amendment

The seventh ammendment is what gives people the right to a civil jury trial but only in federal courts, it means people are given a jury in federal courts for things like car accidents, when theres a argument between corporations because they did not follow rules of a contract, or most discrimination and job place and employment disputes.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-seventh-amendment

Curtis v. Loether

The supreme court decided that the seventh amendment garuntees that in all civil cases a person has the right to a trial by jury. It doesn't matter if the reason for the lawsuit is for a congressional matter or something that pretains to common law.

Eighth Amendment

The eighth ammendment is what bans cruel and unusual punishment. The government cannot infringe upon that right in criminal cases. The people did not want the government abusing its power over them in a court of law. They did not want the government to be able to create certain painful punishments just to punish an individual. Some people feel as if the death penalty is cruel anjd unusual and it is still debated whether it goes against this right today.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-eighth-amendment

Furman v. Georgia

The supreme court decided that the existing reasons the death penalty was in place were invalid and the states were left to decide what to remove and keep to satisfy the eighth amendment.

Ninth Amendment

It establishes Unenumerated rights. It is what it says in the constitution that limits the governments power to infringe upon all of the rights not listed in the constitution. These rights belong to the people and the government cannot eneact ot create a law that infringes upon them.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-ninth-amendment

Griswold v. Connecticut

The court decided that the right of privacy within marriage was here far before the constitution. It said that the first, third, fourt, and ninth ammendment mean that they also cannot infringe upon your privacy.

Tenth Amendment

The tenth amendments what gives the states and people the powers not garunteed by the constitution. It is because the framers did not want the govenment infinging upon a person or states rights. It makes sure any power not granted by the constitution is still protected.

Court case and video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/us-gov-the-national-constitution-center/us-gov-the-bill-of-rights-ncc/v/the-tenth-amendment

Printz v. United states

The case was determined by the court as a violation to the tenth ammendent. It said the provisions over the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was unconstitutional