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The Importance Of The Amendments To The Constitution

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The Amendments to the Constitution, specifically amendments 1-8, protect certain rights of the individual. They are commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights. I will be analyzing exactly how these amendments protects the rights of the individual and as a result, what the individual owes to their community as well as to the society as a whole. I will also present ways in which the individual can actively exercise these rights. The First Amendment protects the individual's right to practice whatever religion they want. It also protects their freedom of speech and freedom of the press. This Amendment guarantees the right of peaceful assembly and the right for the individual to petition the government. The Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear arms. The Third Amendment protects the individual from being forced to quarter troops during peacetime and allows it in times of war only in a lawful manner. The Fourth Amendment protects the individual against unreasonable searches and seizure. A search warrant is required …show more content…

It protects against the impoverishment of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. It also protects the individual from the taking of their private property without just compensation. The Sixth Amendment deals with the rights of criminal defendants which includes the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial and local jury, the right to know what charges he faces, to have a lawyer, to be confronted by witnesses against him, and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses. The Seventh Amendment preserves the right to a trial by jury in most civil cases. The Eighth Amendment protects the individual against excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual

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