Bill of Rights We live in the 21st century, where most Americans mind their own business but take for granted the rights God has given us. Not only God-given rights, but also those established by our founding ancestors. This document will illustrate and describe the importance of the original issues faced when the Constitution and Bill of Rights were adopted. He will discuss the importance of the 1st Amendment, 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Amendment due process. Last but not least, the importance of what is known as the “Second Bill of Rights” (14th Amendment). What problems with the original document motivated the adoption of the Bill of Rights? Many believed that the Constitution was heavily focused on power and authority the central government would have control over the states and the people. Such a proponent was Thomas Jefferson, who said, “the bill of rights is that to which the people are entitled against every government on earth, general or particular, and that which no just government should refuse.” Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1787 (American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU], 2002). The Constitution was established with a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government. It was remarkable for its time but imperfect in expressing what it could do, but nowhere did it say what it could not do. This was the great argument of the Anti-Federalist. Second, the Antifederalist would support the Constitution only if Congress included the proposed Bill of Rights. This would ensure the protection of inalienable rights. Federalist n.84 says so. “In the course of the previous revision of the Constitution, I noted and attempted to respond to most of the objections that appeared against it. There, however, remains... half of the document... short storyCoates, R. E. (1995-99). Freedom of the press. Retrieved November 12, 2010, from http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1600.htmFreedom of Assembly and Association. (ND). Retrieved November 16, 2010, from http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=406Hamilton, A. (n.d.). Some general and miscellaneous objections to the Constitution considered and answered. Retrieved November 16, 2010, from http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fed_84.htmlMorse v. Frederick. (2007). Retrieved November 16, 2010, from http://oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2006/2006_06_278Patterson, T. E. (2009,2008,2005,2003,2001,1999,1997,1993,1990). American Democracy (9th ed.). [Adobe Player]. Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/content/eBookLibrary2/content/TOC.aspx?assetdataid=d779f52a-1e20-4dad-a9af-b169cc8fe798&assetmetaid=972de29b-d180-4689-8f49-21b4f77c72a3