How does your state constitution protect your individual rights? Compare the United States Bill of rights to state’s bill of rights, which is Wisconsin.

Assignment Question

Follow-Up Post • You may choose either Option 1 or 2 for your Follow-Up post. • Respond to at least one peer. • Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification. • Include a minimum of 1 scholarly source meaningfully to demonstrate much depth. A scholarly source can include your textbook, assigned readings, or additional scholarly research.

Here is the post to respond to: Option 2: The Bill of Rights is not only included with the United States Constitution but also state constitutions. All states have provisions in their constitutions that protect individual rights. Go online and look up your state constitution concerning amendments that are included in the Bill of Rights. How does your state constitution protect your individual rights?

For this week’s discussion chosen option 2 to compare the United States Bill of rights to state’s bill of rights, which is Wisconsin. Generally, both bill of rights’ are similar in comparison, in which they both cover similar protections but the state of Wisconsin adds some modifications and details to these protected rights. While both address freedom of speech, section 3 of the Wisconsin constitution also includes libel, which means Wisconsin provides protection to citizens from being held responsible in law for acts of freedom of speech under clear guidelines. Another right addressed in both is due process, however the main difference is that Wisconsin’s focusses on the protection of human rights through due process, whereas the U.S’s focusses more on the legal requirements of due process. Generally both constitutions address the same rights to be protected however Wisconsin adds more protections and details to some of the rights addressed. Greenberg, E. S., & Page, B. I. (2018). The Struggle for Democracy, 2018 Elections and Updates Edition (12th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://online.vitalsource.com/books/9780135246849Links to an external site. National Archives and Records Administration. (2023, April 21). The Bill of Rights: A Transcription. National Archives and Records Administration. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcriptLinks to an external site. Wisconsin legislature: Annotated Wisconsin constitution. (2023, October 4). https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/constitution/wiLinks to an external site.