In the United States, we have a very important document called the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is a list of rights that everyone enjoys. These laws were
written down a long time ago, when our country was first formed, so that everyone would know their rights. This document was saved and protected, so that all
citizens today and in the future would enjoy the same rights.
Over the years, new rights have been added to the list. These new rights are called Amendments. One of the added amendments freed the slaves. Another gave
American women the right to vote. These are important rights. They also have been written down, saved, and protected.
The same was true with Justinian's Code. Emperor Justinian wanted to save in writing all the laws that began in ancient Rome. Those laws were called the Twelve
Tables. He collected up all the old laws, and added new ones that gave his people even more rights.
One of the laws in Justinian's Code stated that a person was innocent until proven guilty. Can you think of any country today that has this same law? Well, sure -
we do! Many countries do, including the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Belgium, and others.
It is not easy to write laws that are fair for everyone. Our founding fathers did a great job with the Bill of Rights, but then they some great teachers, one of which
was Justinian! Justinian wrote laws that were fair for everyone because he thought about the needs of all the people. He did such a good job way back in 500 CE
that new and existing governments still refer to his laws as guides when creating laws for their own countries today!
1. The Canadian Shield
2. Forest
3. <span>Industries use minerals
4. T</span><span>he United States should own land between the Atlantic and the pacific</span>
The people who lived there generally believed that it was a safer way
It was primarily" "high mountain ranges" that was the physical barrier that helped separate ancient China from Southeast Asia, since these were very difficult to traverse. <span />
<span>Thomas Jefferson was the third president of
the United States from 1801 to 1809, and was also known as founding father of
America.
He did many things to limit federal powers,<span> he tried to cut federal budget, reduce federal debt and
also decreased the size of government departments. Also he repealed the whiskey
tax and done the judicial review.</span></span>
