of the first 10 amendments which one do you support the most?
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the Second because it protects the other ten.  According to Madison the theory behind it is if the government gets out of control that the populace has the ultimate check and balanece that they can bring to bear.
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You absolutely have that right. It is protected by the bill of rights -- right of assembly and free speech.
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The Bill of Rights are the original 10 amendments to the Constitution. The Founding Fathers felt uneasy as they thought their Constitution did not do enough to protect the basic Civil Liberties of the American people so they created the Bill of Rights (hence the name.) The Bill of Rights covers things like freedom of the press, right to trial, equal protection under the law, and the right to own a bear arms. The Federalist Papers are explanations written by the Founding Fathers in hope to clear up some of the incredibly vague language used.
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i don't think there is one.   Just read it.  If this is for school, I would focus on the amendments.
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The Bill of Rights is the first X Amendments to the constituition.\n\n(If that's alll you wanted to know, stop here. :o)\n\n They were added because the Antifederalists in Virginia and New York would not ratify the constitution. It was important that they did because Virginia was the largest  state at the time, and if New York didn't ratify, the U.S. would be geographically split. Thus, in order to gain the ratification of those two states, they added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
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Governments have specific rights.  Most of the Bill of Rights ammendments dealt with individual rights.  To allow the specific government rights (eminent domain comes to mind right away) the 10th ammendment was passed ot allow state governments to exercise their powers
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Every other amendment in the bill of rights regards individual rights.  Why would this one be any different!
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Through the bill of rights; the first amendment protects our right to freedom of speech. This amendment cannot be changed unless repealed by a vote for another amendment to change this right.
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the first ten ammendments of the constitution...basically mean this:\n\n1. freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly\n\n2. right to own firearms\n\n3. a soldier must have permission from a houses owner to stay there\n\n4. rights against illegal search and siezure\n\n5. basically you can't be tried twice for the same crime and due process of prosecution \n\n6. more rights on due process...speedy trial and right to counsel\n\n7. right of trial by jury...interesting note...it says anything over $20.00...\n\n8. no excessive bail or cruel or unusual punishment\n\n9. basically you can't use the constitution against people..\n\n10. this ammendment seems to give power to individual states to govern themselves of things not in the constitution to wit..\n\nHeres the whole Bill Of Rights:\n\nTHE BILL OF RIGHTS\nAmendments 1-10 of the Constitution\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added, and as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution; \n\nResolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States; all or any of which articles, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the said Constitution, namely: \n\n\nAmendment I\nCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. \n\n\nAmendment II\nA well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. \n\n\nAmendment III\nNo soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. \n\n\nAmendment IV\nThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. \n\n\nAmendment V\nNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. \n\n\nAmendment VI\nIn all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. \n\n\nAmendment VII\nIn suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury s
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To set up a form of government that would protect commerce. This government was to be divided up into three groups; Legislative; Judaical and Executive. The common states were feuding over each of their own states rights in dealing with commerce. The Bill of Rights (the 1st 10 amendments) were added later at the peoples request. The Bill of Rights is a limitation on the government, even though, today, most think that the government gave them these, they did not.
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Women can vote...that's the only one that mattered ;) haha\n\n\nThe Constitution has a total of 27 amendments. Here you go--you asked ;)\n\nFirst Amendment\n\nThe First Amendment addresses the rights of freedom of speech and the press; the right of peaceful assembly; and the right of petition. It also addresses freedom of religion, both in terms of prohibiting the establishment of religion and protecting the right to free exercise of religion.\n[edit]\n\nSecond Amendment\n\n    main article: Second Amendment\n\nThe Second Amendment states, in its entirety, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Compared to other amendments, there is little case law about the Second Amendment.\n[edit]\n\nThird Amendment\n\nThe Third Amendment prohibits the government from using private homes as quarters for soldiers without the consent of the owners. Much as the Second Amendment, there is largely no case law. There has been no Supreme Court case law, and only one odd case, Engblom v. Carey, which has even addressed the Third Amendment.[2]\n[edit]\n\nFourth Amendment\n\nThe Fourth Amendment guards against searches, arrests, and seizures of property without a specific warrant or a "probable cause" to believe a crime has been committed. A general right to privacy has been inferred from this amendment and others by the Supreme Court (See Griswold v. Connecticut), including a right to medical abortion.\n[edit]\n\nFifth through Eighth Amendments\n\nThe next four amendments deal with the system of justice. The fifth forbids trial for a major crime except after indictment by a grand jury; prohibits repeated trials for the same offense after an acquittal (except in certain very limited circumstances); forbids punishment without due process of law; and provides that an accused person may not be compelled to testify against himself (this is also known as "Taking the fifth" or "Pleading the fifth"). This is regarded as the "rights of the accused" amendment. The sixth guarantees a speedy public trial for criminal offenses. It requires trial by a jury (of peers), guarantees the right to legal counsel for the accused, and guarantees that the accused may require witnesses to attend the trial and testify in the presence of the accused. The seventh assures trial by jury in civil cases involving anything valued at more than 20 United States dollars at the time, which is currently worth $300 presently, when accounting for inflation. The eighth forbids excessive bail or fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. In 1966 the Supreme Court ruled that the fifth and sixth amendments were to be read to all persons placed under arrest, and as a result these two amendments have become known as the Miranda warning or Miranda rights.\n[edit]\n\nNinth and Tenth Amendments\n\nThe last two of the first ten amendments contain very broad statements of constitutional authority.\n\nThe Ninth Amendment declares that the listing of individual rights in the Bill of Rights is not meant to be comprehensive; that the people have other unenumerated rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. The right of privacy has been interpreted as one of these unenumerated rights by many people. The right of the people to keep and bear arms (the protection of which right the Second Amendment prohibits infringement) is also often interpreted as another of these unenumerated rights by many people. [3] Other, pre-existing, non-enumerated rights, besides just these two, continue to exist because of the Ninth Amendment. There is little case law.\n\nThe Tenth Amendment provides that powers the Constitution does not delegate to the United States and does not prohibit the states from having are "reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The phrase "or to the people", somewhat puzzling as to its applicabil
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Amendment I\n\nCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.\n\nAmendment II\n\nA well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.\n\nAmendment III\n\nNo soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.\n\nAmendment IV\n\nThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.\n\nAmendment V\n\nNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.\n\nAmendment VI\n\nIn all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.\n\nAmendment VII\n\nIn suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.\n\nAmendment VIII\n\nExcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.\n\nAmendment IX\n\nThe enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.\n\nAmendment X\n\nThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
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Well, our "freedoms" in this country are diminishing quickly.   I think the right to vote, the right to bear arms (I am a liberal but I think bearing arms is important), protection from false arrest, and the right to freedom of speech are the most important.
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Here is one...\n\nhttp://www.usconstitution.net/const.html\n\nIt covers the entire consitution.  Each amendment has it's own link.\n\nHere is a summary:\nAmendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression \nAmendment 2 - Right to bear Arms \nAmendment 3 - Quartering of soldiers \nAmendment 4 - Search and Seizure \nAmendment 5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings \nAmendment 6 - Right to speedy trial, confrontation of witnesses \nAmendment 7 - Trial by jury in civil cases \nAmendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual punishment \nAmendment 9 - Construction of Constitution \nAmendment 10 - Powers of the States and People \nAmendment 11 - Judicial Limits \nAmendment 12 - Choosing the President, Vice President \nAmendment 13 - Slavery Abolished \nAmendment 14 - Citizenship Rights \nAmendment 15 - Race no bar to vote \nAmendment 16 - Income Tax authorized \nAmendment 17 - Senators elected by popular vote \nAmendment 18 - Liquor abolished \nAmendment 19 - Women's suffrage \nAmendment 20 - Presidential, Congressional terms \nAmendment 21 - Amendment 18 repealed \nAmendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits \nAmendment 23 - Presidential vote for District of Columbia \nAmendment 24 - Poll taxes barred \nAmendment 25 - Presidential disability and succession \nAmendment 26 - Voting age set to 18 years \nAmendment 27 - Congressional pay increases
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Freedom of speech along with freedom of religion is the most fundamental right.\n\nThink of what you could not do without freedom of speech...\n\nYou could not criticize your government.\nYou could not stand up for what you beleive in.\nYou could not talk about your faith in public.\n\nNo free speech=no freedom.\n\nThis is why when our founding fathers made the Bill of Rights they made it Amendment #1- it was the first thing on their mind.
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Your rights are not dependant on the Constitution but predate it in Common Law.  The Constitution is specifically about creating a general government for the States.  \n\nThe Bill of rights is not a list of personal rights (refer to Article IX of the Amendments).  The first eight articles are statements excluding the federal (general) government from doing specific things.  The last two are declaratory statements of basic truths in part underscoring the fact that individual rights are to numerous too list.\n\nRead Thomas Jefferson’s Kentucky Resolution, preferably his first draft. \n\nBy the way the Constitution of the United States is not long, it is only seven Articles of which the longest only has 10 Sections.  It is written in clear, easy to understand English.
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No, just that it must be protected. Some poeple seem to feel that it is less important that the 1st, 3rd, and latter amendments. After all if one shuld fall, why would the others not suffer the same fate?