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    The 19th Amendment was a great thing to women‚ as it gave them the right to vote. The 19th amendment provides men and women equal voting rights. The government took forty one years before it would confirm the 19th amendment. The 15th amendment says that’s illegal to deny any U.S citizen the right to vote‚ but apparently‚ this law was only applied to male citizens. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were key figures in the suffrage movement Writing helped a lot in the suffrage. Susan B. Anthony

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    Luck and Good Spirits

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    3 superstitions from English-speaking countries The number 13 will bring you bad luck : In many English-speaking countries‚ the number 13 is considered unlucky. And Friday 13th is the day for misfortune. This superstition is so common that some hotels avoid having the 13th floor‚ and airlines don’t give tickets for the 13th row. But why? Apparently‚ the origins are religious. At Jesus Christ’s last Supper‚ there were thirteen people around the table (including Christ and the twelve apostles); and

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    Essay On Fourth Amendment

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    all people feel secure and safe in the United States‚ but something that helps people feel more secure is the fourth amendment‚ which prohibits search and seizure of a person or property without a warrant. The amendment preserves the privacy of the people because it makes sure that no one can just search you or your house‚ unless of course‚ there is a good reason. The fourth amendment also protects peoples’ personal property because‚ there must be a warrant before investigators can touch a person’s

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    4th Amendment Essay

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    Issues About the Fourth Amendment 1. Introduction The bill of rights is the name of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. James Madison wrote The 4th Amendment is about people having the right to have privacy and feel secure in their persons‚ houses and not having unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and one shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause. In other words‚ the 4th amendment is about having privacy‚ no one is allowed to search you unless

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    Essay On 1st Amendment

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    the 1st amendment in this project.I am in the view of a lawmaker so I have to chose the best one for my prospective as of a law maker.And I thought the 1st amendment was the best. Also my team chose to Canada as our country where we are making are laws‚ but we only got to chose 5 amendments.We pick the 1st of course‚ the 3rd ‚the 4th ‚the 5th ‚and the 8th.We have one teacher two lawmakers and 2 citizens in our group.To learn more keep on reading. The history of the 1st amendment was passed

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    First Amendment Issue

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    Jeremaiha McIntosh   Greg Turner   English1A   11/2/12   Our First Amendment Issue       Being able to express one’s self is one of the most important rights of the people to maintain a connected society right to speech should be accepted to do so. The first amendment is one of the most fundamental rights that individuals have. It is fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. This amendment describes the principal rights of the citizens of the United States.

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    5th Amendment Importance

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    Amendments The Amendments in the Constitution are very helpful. Each one is useful in making sure everyone is treated fairly and everyone gets rights. The 4th‚ 5th‚ 6th‚ and 8th amendments are the ones I will explain today. They each play a specific role in making sure nobody is treated unfairly. The 4th amendment protects people from the government searching through your things without a reason. For example‚ if somebody was walking down the street with a backpack on and the police walked by and

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    The 14 amendment equal protection clause doesn’t take precedents over‚ 1st amendment religious liberty when it pertains to the federal government because of the Bill of Right to the United States constitution. The ten amendments in the bill of rights‚ were adapted to insure that the federal government would not abuse its powers. The first amendment bars the federal government from establishing a national religion‚ or passing legislation that puts burden on the citizen’s religious liberty’s. the states

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    Civil War Amendments

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    Civil War Amendments For four long years‚ a war raged on‚ a war being fought for the freedom of slaves. These men and women were held in bondage and seen as property by their owners. Brothers fought against brothers‚ to preserve the union‚ but also for the rights of African- Americans held in slavery. The war’s end brought a victory for the Union and freedom for the slaves. With Lincoln’s influence‚ constitutional amendments were ratified that provided the newly freed slaves with the right to vote

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    A long time ago‚ The United State made diverse amendments to the constitution. One of them is about prohibiting the making and sale of alcohol. This amendment made a lot of controversy among people. No one can deny that this amendment made huge changes in American society even if it lasted just for period of time. Although alcohol prohibition was an important amendment in U.S. history‚ the lacking of government power and resources prevented it from lasting forever. Back to 1920- 1933‚ the

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