supposed to be protecting‚ begin to be ignored? Fourteen words protect all of our guaranteed rights as citizens of the united states-“...the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed.” That is why gun control violates the second amendment. “By restricting gun ownership only to law enforcement officers and the military‚ the government violates individuals’ rights to possess firearms that they might need to defend their basic freedoms.” When the Founding Fathers wrote the Bill of Rights
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for the protection of citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. Because of this‚ our legal system requires that a warrant be obtained prior to a search of people or their homes or property. Without this provision‚ citizens would be subject to invasions of privacy without probable cause. While the idea behind the protection from unreasonable searches and seizures was well-intentioned‚ in practice it did not immediately
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The End of the First Amendment This article talked about how the students of UC Berkeley were protesting against a speech being given at their school‚ and how the sponsors of this group were forced to pay $15‚000 in security fees. Then on top of that fee the school paid an additional $600‚000 to create cemented barriers and have armed forces on campus during the meeting. Personally I feel these precautions were unnecessary however due to the way students were reacting it had to be done. Another
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is known as one of Reconstruction Amendments‚ along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The purpose of these amendments was to provide equal protection to former slaves. Previous to this amendment‚ the state governments didn’t have to respect the Bill of Rights and give all citizens the rights stated in it. Consequently‚ the newly freed slaves were not given the privileges and immunities of citizenship. Therefore‚ one of the most important parts
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the due process of law provision of the 14th Amendment. Second‚ during the 1950s and 1960s‚ the national government became viewed as the principal promoter and defender of civil rights and liberties. In a series of very important decisions‚ the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state-supported racial segregation‚ state laws that discriminated against women‚ and state criminal proceedings that violated the due process of law provision of the 14th Amendment. Cooperative federalism
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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. For example‚ if someone were to think strongly about a topic‚ such as abortion
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Jacoby then argues that pornography can hardly be deemed more offensive than Nazism‚ which is also protected by the First Amendment. Next‚ Jacoby takes on the argument that the First Amendment is refuted by kiddie porn by submitting that kiddie porn is an issue of child abuse‚ not the First Amendment. Also‚ she counters the argument made by feminists that censorship of pornography is more sensible than other forms of censorship‚ by pointing out that some nude depictions are attractive to some women
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The Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment‚ at least when it first began‚ had a procedural understanding in the Court. The Court identified the clause to protect intrusions of liberty by the States without the proper process of law (fair trial‚ jury of peers‚ etc.) The Court‚ in the transitional era‚ developed a new understanding of the Due Process clause. The question asked was no longer about the presence of the process‚ but about the validity of the law at its core. This new understanding‚
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The first amendment gives the right for every American to speak and think freely. It gives the American citizens a freedom of expression which is important in the educators and the students. In the education environment the first amendment allows students and educators to use or exercise their judgment and create learning environments that will be beneficial to the students and the school as a whole. In public schools the first Amendment is slightly changed‚ although it does not mean public schools
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English 11 5 April‚ 2017 First Amendment-Freedom Of The Press Freedom of the press is part of the five main freedoms represented in the United States Constitution. The First Amendment was ratified in 1791 along with the Bill Of Rights with also brought 9 other amendments including the First. The freedom given from the First Amendment have helped solve many court cases‚ and is still used in our daily lives everyday. The First Amendment is the leading role of new amendments in our constitution. First
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