According to D.D Basu, the word ‘sovereign’ is taken from article 5 of the constitution of Ireland. ‘Sovereign or supreme power is that which is absolute and uncontrolled within its own sphere’. In the words of Cooley, "A state is sovereign when there resides within itself supreme and absolute power, acknowledging no superior".

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are summarized below. 1: Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. 2: Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia. 3: No quartering of soldiers. 4: Freedom from unreasonable searches and …