The Bill of Rights
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- Created on: 01-05-15 09:20
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- The Bill of Rights
- What is it?
- The first 10 Amendments of the United States Constitution that are entrenched and the guaranteed rights of US citizens.
- Examples:
- 2nd Amendment - The Right To Bear Arms
- 8th Amendment - Bans cruel and unusual punishment
- 1st Amendment - Freedom of speech, the press, religion and assembly
- Define entrenched 8th rights: Inalienable rights that cannot be easily changed
- Examples:
- The first 10 Amendments of the United States Constitution that are entrenched and the guaranteed rights of US citizens.
- Why is it important?
- It prevents the centralization of power by powerful leaders, so the rights of citizens can be protected against potential tyranny.
- Requires the rigorous constitutional amendment process to be changed, which makes it difficult for new governments to change laws to their favor.
- Requires a super majority on State level and Central level
- Requires the rigorous constitutional amendment process to be changed, which makes it difficult for new governments to change laws to their favor.
- Rights are upheld by the Supreme Court
- Examples:
- Citizens United vs Federal Elections Commission
- Examples:
- It prevents the centralization of power by powerful leaders, so the rights of citizens can be protected against potential tyranny.
- UK Comparison
- Parliamentary sovereignty allows new governments to change legislation to their favor regardless of what preceeding governments have done
- Define parliamentary sovereignty - The ideology that parliament is the highest and most powerful authority in government
- Un-codified constitution makes it difficult for citizens to directly access all their rights. Compared to the US which has a huge constitutional culture that many American's take pride in.
- Parliamentary sovereignty allows new governments to change legislation to their favor regardless of what preceeding governments have done
- What is it?
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