The preamble to the United States Constitution begins with the words, "We the people . . ." In doing so, the Constitution becomes a document of the people, by the people, and for the people. Rather than the Constitution dictating the amount of power the government should have, it instead mandates that the government exists to serve the people.
According to the Bill of Rights, the Constitution guarantees that the people shall have the right to free speech, the right to bear arms, the right to resist unreasonable search and seizure, the right to a trial, the right to no cruel or unusual punishment, and the right for states to make laws not defined or limited by the U.S. Constitution.
In addition to the rights established by the Bill of Rights, certain rights are also, as the Declaration of Independence says, "unalienable rights" given from the Creator. These include "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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