2007-10-10 16:25:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Because, they discuss our limited rights.
Burn the Constitution and let's do a rewrite!!!
2007-10-10 16:28:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they were a package that was the result of negotiations between the big states and the small states and between the Northern and Southern states. Some of the states wanted the rights written into the Constitution (along with other stuff) while others didn't want the other stuff and were cautious about putting the very specific stuff in a document they saw as an administrative outline (congress, executive, judicial) and power allocation (rights not taken by the federal remain with the states). So those rights that applied to people were packaged up and a promise was made to present them to the states for approval. The methods of approving the Constitution (signed by the representatives) and the Amendments (Congress plus the state legislatures) were different.
2007-10-10 16:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they set forth fundamental human rights.
Some argue that the Bill of Rights actually refer to amendments 1 through 9, with the 10th, although not technically recognizing any rights, commonly included because it was ratified with the other 9.
2007-10-10 16:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by Seamus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original states didn't want to give up their autonomy to a federal government and were afraid the new US government wouldn't be any better than the British government they had just gotten rid of. The writers of the constitution put those first ten amendments into the constitution to make sure our government was better and this persuaded the states to ratify, or make legal, the constitution.
2007-10-10 16:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by kcpaull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were highly debated, made to protect the rights of people from an oppressive government. Before the BoR, the constitution outlined what government could do, after the BoR the constitution says what they _can't_ do. Changing it completely...
(IMO, Sushi's answer is retarded.)
2007-10-10 16:34:04 · answer #5 · answered by kamikaze joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just a name. But those were the initial amendments, the rest were added
2007-10-10 16:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by silver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're the initial "rights" given to citizens that are protected from the Government's power.
2007-10-10 16:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by Hitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they outline the rights of all american citizens, and it was a bill in the first session of congress.
2007-10-10 16:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by avkedav 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are all rights that we have as citizens, right to free speech, assemble, own guns, speedy trial etc.
2007-10-10 16:31:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it concerns the gi bill, wich is very important for an educated populace
2007-10-10 16:29:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋