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=Sixth Amendment Part 1 by Thelma and Octavia =




The first part of the sixth amendment says "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district."   In my own words it says that all criminals on trial will enjoy the right to a fast and public trial by a jury.

The Creation of the Constitution:

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 The Founding Fathers formed the Bill of Rights in 1778 at Philadelphia. They wanted to pass the Constitution. An event that occurred was that two groups of people formed to debate the Constitution. Another event was that the Anti-Federalists proposed the Bill of Rights.  It led to the Bill of Rights included in the Constitution. The theme of the story is to get what you want you have to compromise. ======


 The Importance of the Bill of Rights: The Bill Of Rights and the sixth amendment are important now because they give civil rights to people who are are accused of a crime. It says that people who are accused of a crime, have the right to a speedy, public trial. They should also be treated fairly, and have knowledge of accusations and charges and to a lawyer. This amendment also prevents individuals from being tried more than once for the same crime. If this amendment was not there people who are accused of crimes would sit in jail for years without a trial and could have trials that no one could see. Also, they could have a jury made up of people who hate them, meaning that even if they were innocent they could be ruled guilty of a crime. Finally, people could be sent to jail for crimes without knowing what they were in trouble to and without having a lawyer to defend them.

Our Bill of Rights: 1. The right to get citizenship if you have a passport.

2. The right to do any thing you want (not harmful things).

3. The right to make suggestions to help your country develop.

4. The right to drink alcoholic beverages at the age of 18.

5. The right not to wear a uniform.

6. The right to go to school at your own time.

7. The right to be with a boy or a girl at any age (relationships).

8. The right to work at a younger age.

9. The right to choose between going to school and not going to school.

10. The right to go to any college of your choice without having to pay too much money. 