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Amendments V. Articles
Amendments v. Articles The Constitution of the United States of America was ratified in 1788. Since then there have been changes, amendments, to it. There are currently 27 Constitutional amendments. 148 years later in 1948, The Universal Declaration of Human rights was adopted. The Universal declaration of human rights consists of 30 articles. Today the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the second most translated piece of text in the world, second only to
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The First Amendment
The First Amendment The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is part of our countries Bill of Rights. The first amendment is perhaps the most important part of the U.S. Constitution because the amendment guarantees citizens freedom of religion, speech, writing and publishing, peaceful assembly, and the freedom to raise grievances with the Government. In addition, amendment requires that there be a separation maintained between church and state. Our first amendment to the United States
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The Fourth Amendment
The fourth amendment can be broken down into two distinct parts. The first part provides protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, although historically there have been myriad ways in which unreasonable searches were remedied. Modern jurisprudence has afforded the police officers an incentive to respect the amendment. The second part of the amendment provides for the proper issue of warrants. When warrants are issued, there must be probable cause. Probable cause is tested using the
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The 13th Amendment
In 1865 a new amendment was passed, becoming the thirteenth amendment to The Constitution. This amendment pertained to slavery and making it illegal to own slaves. This amendment was passed by Abraham Lincoln while he was in office. The thirteenth amendment was one of three very important ones passed after the civil war. This amendment is regarded as one of the most important amendments to date. It is very easy to see how this could
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2nd Amendment Rights
Current Issues In spite of extensive recent discussion and much legislative action with respect to regulation of the purchase, possession, and transportation of firearms, as well as proposals to substantially curtail ownership of firearms, there is no definitive resolution by the courts of just what right the Second Amendment protects. United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542 (1876) was the first case in which the Supreme Court had the opportunity to interpret the Second Amendment.
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Protect Our Second Amendment!
Protect our Second Amendment! The government should stop trying to pass stricter gun control laws. People run around every day blaming guns for the deaths of thousands of people a year, when the reality of it is guns don't kill people, people kill people. It isn't the guns fault there was a psycho person standing on the wrong side and they killed someone. It also isn't the guns fault if a young child gets a
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The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment What amendment to the United States constitution is considered to be illegally ratified? What amendment both grants the right to vote to men and then takes away that right to vote? If you answered the fourteenth amendment to both questions you would be right. Although most people think of the fourteenth amendment as being a "civil rights" amendment, it also defines citizenship, voting rights, and states congressional representatives and electors numbers. In
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The Second Amendment
If the government takes peoples guns what is next? The individuals that are on the anti-gun control side think that one should be able to posses and own any firearm and think that gun ownership is a Constitutional Right protected by the Second Amendment. They also think that gun laws only restrict the law abiding citizens. People on the pro-gun control side believe that guns are the backbone to our crime problem. They also believe
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4th Amendment
The fourth amendment states The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. It was written in the late 1700s because of the strong objections to the Writs Assistance or
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Reasons After the 18th Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment, or better known as the Prohibition Amendment, was the change to the Constitution that made the, "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purpose is hereby prohibited" (209). In other words, associating one's self with anything alcoholic, with the exception of medicinally, was illegal. This seemingly un-American amendment was
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First Amendment
Freedom of Religion A huge POV article has been added on 7th Novemeber 2005. It is inappropriate and should be removed and replaced with a link. Scott197827 11th November 2005 [edit] Executive orders the legislature makes laws, the executive executes them and the judiciary interprets them. If there were no legislation, there would be nothing for the executive to enforce or the judiciary to interpret; thus, those two branches can only act in the presence
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14th Amendment
Owning a dog while living in an apartment Most renters do not think that there is anything wrong with owning a dog while living in an apartment. While owning a dog can be very fun and rewarding, most renters do not consider the downfalls of a furry companion before they bring home their pet. The three most common downfalls of owning a dog in an apartment are dealing with the inconvenience of not having yard,
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Gun Control and the Second Amendment
Gun control and the Second Amendment The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no constraints, there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of firearms should be banned, these arguments are outweighed not only by the need
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Lethal Injection and the Eighth Amendment
In today's society one of the most talked about political issues is lethal injection and whether or not it is a violation of our Eighth Amendment rights. Unfortunately our ideals of “cruel and unusual” punishment have expanded over the years, but it is safe to say that after understanding the complete process of lethal injection most would agree to it is quite inhumane. Because everyone one, even the guilty have rights, lethal injection appears to
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4th Amendment in High Schools
Introduction: March 7, 1980: two freshman girls in a New Jersey high school were caught smoking in the bathroom by a teacher. The teacher sent both girls to the principle's office since smoking in the bathroom was a violation of a school rule. Both girls were questioned by the Assistant Vice Principle, Theodore Choplick. In response to questioning by Mr. Choplick, one of the girls admitted that she was smoking in the bathroom. However, the
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Why Has the Equal Pay (and Amendment) Act Not Resulted in Equal Pay in the Uk?
Why has the Equal Pay (and Amendment) Act not resulted in equal pay in the UK? 15th January 2007 WORD COUNT: 1497 1.0 Introduction The Equal Pay Act of 1970 was originally formulated in response to Article 141 of the EU treaty which stated that 'Each member state shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for work of equal value is applied.' This piece of legislation, which was
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The 18th Amendment and Its Connection to the Great Depression
The 18th Amendment was the ban of transportation, sale, and manufacture of alcohol. It was originally ratified on January 16, 1919 and in over 200 years the 18th Amendment is still the only Amendment to have been repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. The first section of the 18th Amendment it states that after one year of the ratification of no manufacturing, sales, or transportation of intoxicating liquors imported or exported from the United
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Current Amendments in Economic Reforms of Pakistan
CURRENT AMENDMENTS IN ECONOMIC REFORMS Submitted by: Hamza Khalid Faisal Danish Murad Khan Summary The fiscal deficit is growing for the first time in three years, partially offset by remittances, CPEC and other financial flows Skills development could improve the employability of Pakistan’s growing youth population Pakistan’s agriculture sector presents enormous potential for growth through increased productivity Foreign savings are partially plugging the gap, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be crucial to Pakistan. Experts have
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