The first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights were intended to protect Americans ' specific personal rights. The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of these rights and fought so that the people in the United States would have the independence that no other nation had known. These same men were well aware of the unavoidable sacrifices they were going to have to make. Listing every right that a person should possess was impossible to fit into ten amendments. Therefore, congress made the final two amendments in the Bill of Rights to be an all inclusive statute in an effort to prevent the United States government from discovering a loophole and gaining too much power. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments are the final two statutes in the Bill of Rights which outlines the limited control of the government and even more importantly the power of the people.…
I feel the most significant amendment is the first amendment. All individuals should have the right to express the opinions and speak their mind. The reason for the first amendment is to formulate a law to ensure people they can express themselves no matter…
As chairwoman of this Senate committee I must use my longstanding influence on this committee to navigate the amendments I support into law and prevent amendments that are not in the best interest of my constituency from becoming laws. I will implement strategy to stop 5 amendments submitted to this committee and support 5 additional amendments to be moved onto the Senate floor.…
This amendment is important to me because I have many friends, that would not live here or could be a slave. For all I know I could believe in something the majority does not and I could be a slave, or my family could be slaves. In my own personal opinion I do not think slavery is fair, it is not right. I also think my faith doesn’t believe in slavery. Slavery is unjust and I believe everyone is…
The Fourth Amendment protects three distinct rights. They are liberty, property and privacy. Taking into consideration along with research and survey, I believe that each of these rights are equally important. Together they provide for a complete and well-rounded way of life. Without liberty, our lives would be limited to what the establishment would allow and therefore, what privacy could we have without the right of choice. Property would have no value without the liberty to use it as I desire.…
Why? You have two distinct advantages in the House that you don't have in the Senate: (1) you are a senior and respected member, and (2) a block of House members already supports the amendment. If you succeed in the House, your odds of also succeeding in the Senate are increased because the House vote may convince many skeptical senators.…
In addition, we then went over a few amendments. One of the Amendments that I was surprised to learn about was Amendment number four. Amendment number four is specifically directed the government and law enforcement. It's telling the government that they can't have unreasonable searches, and seizures. I was shocked becuase the Constitution, Bill of rights and other important documents are all focused on what society can and cannot do and the fourth amendment's is not geared to us (society) but towards the govt in order for them to not abuse their power. So basically, the Fourth Amendment tells the government if they want a warrant , here’s whats required…
The three amendments in the Bill of Rights that are most beneficial to today’s society are the first one, the eighth amendment, and the ninth amendment. An amendment that is beneficial is the first amendment. This amendment is about the freedoms of speech and assembly. This amendment is helpful because it allows people to express their beliefs out loud; and it allows them to gather with others who share the same beliefs.…
Hi I am Lester Walker and I will be explaining to you which Amendment from the Bill of Rights I think is most important in today’s society. Personally I think Amendment 5 is the most important one because it’s still racism going on throughout the United States and in some places they would seriously punish an African American male or female for small crimes just because of the color of their skin. I think it’s unfair because I thought everyone were created equally to the same rights and no person was better than one another. So accusing someone of a capital crime is unlawful and the 5th Amendment put a stop to it.…
The Bill of Rights holds 27 Amendments that are all very beneficial to how our country works and makes decisions. Altering or taking away these amendments could be detrimental to our country’s well-being and take away our basic rights as American citizens. Adding new amendments may be beneficial because of the constant change in our country that needs adapting to and guidelines with ways to manage the new changes. An amendment likely to be made in the future after Mr. Donald Trump’s term(s) might be enforcing gun control and repealing the 2nd Amendment. I say this because even though more than half of the population does not want to have gun control, the other ¼ do, and will most likely find a way to get what they want. Another amendment that might be made is a ban against abortions.…
In a short story written by George Saunders called My Amendment, Saunders talks about his idea of how if you are a feminine man that you should become manlier, and if you are a masculine women that you should become more feminine. George Saunders is a New York Times bestselling American writer for his short stories, essays, novellas and children's books. Saunders claims “Like any sane person, I am against Same-Sex marriage and in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban it”.…
I think the most important Amendment of all time would be the first Amendment. This freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and politics allows our country to be unique and protects our rights as American citizens. There are many current day issues that are driven by the first amendment. My first example I would like to talk about would be the anti-war movement. The first amendment allows we the people to protest and voice our opinions. Cindy Sheehan pleads with Bush for a meeting and accuses him of lying to the American people about Iraq's development of weapons of mass destruction and its connection to al Qaeda. The first amendment protects her rights to protest and voice her opinion and not be punished for speaking her mind.…
All of these amendments have to do with at least one of the following: voting, presidential terms and elections. These amendments are important to in the view that they supply information on how many terms a president can be president for, how voting works and much more. Life without these amendments would be very complicated. This is my opinion on behalf that we wouldn’t pick our president like we do today and this candidate could be president for as long as he/she wants being there are no rights that would contradict it. This is not fair to the people of the United States, showing that they would not be able to vote for their next leader. Amendments that are similar to this are, amendments twenty- two and twenty-five. The twenty second amendment explains how many terms and years a president can serve. On the other hand, amendment twenty-five displays that if something were to happen to the president, who would be able to take over for him or…
The first amendment allows us to have opinions. The reason that Amendment 1 is more important is because it affects who we are today and it gives us the freedom of choice. The first amendment defines who we are today. It also brought many immigrants to the U.S. when they heard about America’s first Amendment.…
The last right that I highly value is the right against search and seizure. The amendment that ensures this right is the fourth amendment. This amendment is important to me because no one is allowed to go through my stuff and take anything. If someone thinks that I stole something, they cannot just go to my house and go through my belongings.…