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It gave us better rights to deal with.
Rights under the "Bill of Rights" were not granted (given) the bill of rights was used to protect those rights most often violated by government(s), as noted by the authors of the bill of rights; these are inherent rights that the bill of rights were intended to protect by expressly listing them, and are only a small part of the plethora of natural rights that existed long before the contemplation of the constitution. (loosely quoting Jefferson and Madison)
2. "Rights" only work when matched with "responsibilities". For every "right", there's a responsibility.
3. It's important to remember where the Bill of Rights came from. The Federalists, trying to get the original constitution adopted, said that a "bill of rights" was unneeded because the Constitution gave the Federal government very few and strictly limited powers. The Anti-Federalists were afraid that the Federal government would seize powers not explicitly granted, and the Constitutional Convention was on the verge of collapse on this point. So the Bill of Rights was born in compromise as a list of explicit restrictions on the FEDERAL government's power.
4. The 9th and 10th Amendments make this explicitly clear; the rights of the people are vast and expansive, while the powers of the government are rigidly constrained.
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Why did the Philippines become independent?
The Phillipines became independant for the same reasons the US and several other countries are independant, to try and give citizens their freedoms.
How many people died in world war 2 that were US Citizens?
418,500 US Citizens were killed during WW2.
How was the us financed in world war 2?
Selling War Bonds to US citizens
Why were thousands of US citizens put in internment?
they were faced prejudice
What did us citizens have to do to support World War 1?
buy war bonds
What does bill of right do?
Grants basic rights to US citizens.
Why does the US have a Bill of Rights?
It tells the rights of the U.S. citizens, and what they have the right to do. It gives the citizens some power.
What does the US Bill of Rights offer?
Basic freedoms to US citizens.
What is a right only given to US citizens?
The right to vote in the US.
What document established freedom of speech trial by jury and the right to bear arms for American citizens?
The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.
What are the rights and privileges of us citizens under the bill of rights?
U.S. citizens have the rights named in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Some favorites from the Bill of Rights are the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to free speech, free religion, the right of free peaceful assembly, the right of free press. Others are right to bear arms, rights of accused persons, powers reserved to the people, and rights reserved to the states.
The Bill of Rights does what?
Grants basic rights to US citizens.
Is the right to vote the most important right granted to US citizens?
Freedom of speech/religion
Why do us citizens have the right to vote?
US citizens have the right to vote because the government promised freedom of speech, press, religion, and petition. Those things I just mentioned are higher than voting so why not give them that to. Freedom isn't Free it is a Fee. In my opinion.
Why are they called the Bill of Rights?
It is called the bill of rights because it was protection over the rights that the citizens had.
What four rights does the first amendment give the US citizens?
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America allows citizens: The Right of the Religion they choose. The Freedom of the Press. The Right to Free Speech. The Right to Assemble. NOTE: The First Amendment is also know as the Rights as documented in the "Bill of Rights."
Whose rights are guaranteed by the US Bill of Rights?
U.s. Citizens
