Introduction The Bill of Rights was created because the states believed that the federal government would have too much power and they wanted to have more individual rights. At this time the colonies had just been under British rule, which oppressed the population and allowed them very limited freedoms. The states or colonies feared that this would be repeated within the new government formed in the form of the Constitution. Most of the state at that time believed that the Constitution alone was sufficient, but others believed they needed more safeguards. Eventually, the federal government conformed to these states and gave them the Bill of Rights. Chapter fourteen of our textbook covers the 3rd, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th amendments which cover different rights of the government and the people. In this article I will summarize these amendments and how important they are to us. Third Amendment When the colonies were under British rule, the king had ordered the colonists to house his soldiers to save money. This law had made people angry because not only did they have to house them but they also had to feed them. So when the framers were drafting the Bill of Rights, they thought it would be important to show people that the new government would not have that kind of power over its citizens. Therefore, the Third Amendment was written, which in any case, whether in times of peace or war; no soldier could enter someone's house to be quartered without the owner's consent. Seventh Amendment The Seventh Amendment was written not only to protect people from the government but also from each other. This amendment extends to civil cases; whereas the six... half of the document... contained in this chapter, gave people the right to due process of law. Furthermore, these seven amendments that I have covered are not all fundamental rights that the federal government gave us. The Supreme Court uses selective incorporation to determine what it thinks the framers intended us to have, but I think they should all be fundamental rights. This is the main reason I believe the Bill of Rights was drafted. States and individual peoples wanted to be protected with all these rights. Ultimately, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is an ongoing issue in our courts today and will be because everyone has their own interpretation of the language used. References Harr, S. J., Hess, K. M., & Orthmann, C. H. (2012). Constitutional law and the criminal justice system (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. (427)