Dr. Alexander Jorgensen, Associate Professor of Political Science in the Social Science Department at Valley City State University will talk about the Bill of Rights on Thursday, February 12 at 7pm at the Barnes County Historical Society Museum, upper floor. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution were added on the last days of the Constitutional Convention. There were fears of a too powerful central government which could lead to the rise of a king. The Declaration of Independence broke the tie between the American colonies and King George III, the US Constitution set up a government dividing power between a President, Congress and the Supreme Court. But the Bill of Rights defined the rights of an individual person. As Thomas Jefferson said: "A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference." On the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the country, the actions of the Federal government, states and individuals are in conflict. Dr. Jorgenson will review what our individual rights are, where they came from and how they have been challenged in the past and now, in the present. This talk is sponsored by the Barnes County Historical Society and What in the World is Going On?, a VCSU-Community group in its 25th year of addressing local, state, national and global issues. The talk is free and open to the public.