Debate On Bill Of Rights
The bill of rights debate students study the bill of rights as the constitutional basis for the concept and practice of individual rights in america.
Debate on bill of rights. The civil rights act of 1964 resulted from one of the most controversial house and senate debates in history. The bill actually evolved from previous civil rights bills in the late 1950 s and early 1960 s. The debate over a bill of rights. These rights which should always be retained by the people needed to be explicitly stated in a bill of rights that would clearly define the limits of government.
It was also the biggest piece of civil rights legislation ever passed. In fact societies throughout history have had wildly differing expectations of life depending on their religious political and cultural environment. Questions of states rights federal rights and the rights of individuals were all part of the debate. A bill of rights would enshrine principles that will change in the future.
A bill of rights would serve as a fire bell for the people enabling them to immediately know when their rights were threatened. Some legislators saw a bill of rights as unneeded or unworkable while others saw it as an absolute necessity. Part of the 1st. Freedom of expression and part of the 8th.
Back in 1791 when the bill of rights was ratified the country was escaping a tyrannical rule from over seas and the most powerful weapon of the day was a cannon and it is hard to believe that they could have foresaw the destructive power of today. The bill of rights was written in a time when we were under threat of other more powerful countries. For the past dew years we have involved students in debating two of the main amendments of the constitution.