EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAWAt school in particular, as well as throughout our daily lives, we learn in America to live according to the idea of ​​liberty and equality for all. We do not allow race, class or creed to determine a person's stature in the community. It may seem like this is society's norm, but these ideas of equality have been fought for since the beginning of recorded history, and even in America today, prejudice still exists. To address these and similar problems, the founding fathers of this nation created a Constitution that included laws dealing with individual liberties. Whatever the Founding Fathers' vision of the United States Constitution, it did not constitute a perfect union and justice for all. America should amend or supplement the Constitution to better serve its constituents. The most powerful constitutional act in favor of equality would come with the Fourteenth Amendment. This amendment permanently altered constitutional law by expanding the jurisdiction of the federal government to include local and state governments that would be required to meet new standards for civil rights and privileges. In 1791, the states ratified ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These became known as the Bill of Rights, the cornerstone of guaranteeing individual freedoms. The United States Senate dropped one of the original proposals stating: "No State shall violate the equality of conscience or the freedom of the press or trial by jury in criminal matters....