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London
The capital city of England and the United Kingdom lies on the River Thames, which winds through the city. Its many bridges are a famous sight. The oldest is London Bridge, originally made of wood but rebuilt in stone in 1217. The most distinctive is Tower Bridge, which was designated to blend in with the nearby Tower of London.
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В последующие годы было принято еще 16 поправок к Конституции. Не так уж много, если учесть, что Конституция написана в 1787 году. Здесь следует отметить лишь некоторые. Одну, запрещающую рабство, и три, гарантирующие гражданство и полные права всем, независимо от расовой принадлежности. А также поправку, предоставляющую право голоса женщинам, и поправку, снижающую возрастной избирательный ценз до 18 лет.
Bill of Rights
For most Americans the real foundation of their freedom is Bill of Rights passed in 1791. It is composed of 10 short clauses which guarantee freedom and rights of individual and prohibit governmental invasion of privacy. Every clause was passed as an Amendment to the primary text of the Constitution.
Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the freedom of religion, of speech and of the press as well as the freedom of the people to assembly in public places, the right to protest against the actions of the Government and to demand changes. Americans have a right to keep and bear Arms if they want it. Thanks to the Bill of Rights neither Police nor representatives of the Armed Forces have a right for unreasonable search and seizure of the person. They also have no right to search person’s house without proper determination of the court.
Bill of Rights guarantees the person accused of the crime the right for a speedy trial. Defendant can be trialed only by jury and should have guaranteed right to use services of the counsel for the defence and to have compulsory process for obtaining witness. Cruel and unusual punishments are prohibited.
Later years other 16 Constitutional Amendments were passed. It is not so much if we keep in mind that the Constitution was written in 1787. We should note only some of them here: one amendment prohibiting slavery and three ones which guarantee citizenship and full rights to every person irrespective of race and an amendment giving women the right to vote and one reducing voting age to 18.