Bill of Rights (1789) Activity

I. Men have been born, and continue to be, free and equal in terms of their rights. Therefore, civil distinctions can only be based on public utility.

II. The purpose of all political associations is the protection of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man; And those rights are freedom, property, security and resistance to oppression.

III. The nation is essentially the source of all sovereignty; No individual or corporation can be clothed with any authority that does not emanate directly from it.

V. The law should only prohibit actions that are harmful to society. What is not forbidden by law should not be hindered. No one should be forced to what the law does not order.

VI. The law is an expression of the will of the community. It must be the same for all, either to punish or to reward; And all being equal before it, all are equally eligible for all honors, placements, and employments, according to their different capacities, without any other distinction than that created by virtue and knowledge.

IX. Every man is considered innocent until he has been convicted. Therefore, whenever his detention becomes indispensable, it must be avoided by law any greater severity than is indispensable to ensure his person.

XI. Since unfettered communication of thoughts and opinions is one of man's most valuable rights, every citizen can speak, write and publish freely, bearing in mind that he is responsible for the abuses of this freedom in cases determined by law .

XVII. Since the right of ownership is inviolable and sacred, no one shall be deprived of it, except in cases of obvious public necessity, legally proven, and subject to prior and fair compensation.

Exercise to do in the notebook:

1. What is the status of each human being at birth?
 Free and equal in terms of their rights

2. What rights are established as natural and imprescriptible?
Freedom, property, security and resistance to oppression.

3. What is the source of sovereignty?
The nation is essentially the source of all sovereignty

4. What should be prohibited by law?
The law should only prohibit actions that are harmful to society.

5. What is the presumption of every person upon arrest?
Every man is considered innocent until he has been convicted.

6. What actions can human beings do without any obstacles?
Every citizen can speak, write and publish freely

7. Can the state interfere with the right to property?
In cases of obvious public necessity, legally proven, and subject to prior and fair compensation.