Congress‚ but on prime time news networks is the passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment. A Balance Budget Amendment (as recently seen in House Bill HJR2‚ 28 NOV 2011) would require that Congress balance its budget every fiscal year unless a three-fifths majority of both houses approved of maintaining a deficit[1]. In a CNN Poll‚ conducted by ORC International‚ 74% of Americans surveyed would be in favor of a constitutional amendment to require a Balanced federal budget. So‚ why did it miss passing by the
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14th Amendment: After the 13th amendment was ratified‚ all the slaves were set free from their masters. But as time passed‚ the white people still treated them like a minority and in many ways it was as if they were still slaves. Yes‚ they were free to go wherever they wanted without being punished‚ but they were still not able to do many of the things that white people did. It was as if they had never really been freed. The Emancipated slaves suffered through terrible injustices and faced major
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forming the Confederate States of America. The secession movement led to the Civil War. The ratification of the 13th Amendment was a major victory for the North‚ and it was hoped that with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment‚ the effects of slavery in the United States would quickly begin to fade away. The original plan to readmit states after acceptance of the 13th was supported by President Andrew Johnson‚ but the Radical Republicans‚ as they became known‚ wanted more than just
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The idea for an equal rights amendment did not come about until the middle part of the twentieth century. An amendment was proposed after World War II in an attempt to gain equality between men and women. Often times‚ women were viewed as weaker and inferior to the male sex. Women’s rights groups were formed to prevent people from discriminating against women. These groups not only believed that women should be better treated by men‚ but they believed women should have the same legal opportunities
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The 13th amendment which banned slavery and involuntary servitude. It also made a blind area where it says “ except in the case of a punishment for a crime.” This was amendment gave the slaves the right to volunteer to serve a slave master. It also meant that no slave could be forced into slavery except for commiting a crime. The states began to take advantage of that buy wrongfully charging blacks to force them to work on lines. These lines where a variety of things like digging ditches for railroads
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movement. The case United States V. Jones‚ suggested that the Fourth Amendment must continue to protect against government intrusions. Any use of a tracking device without a warrant would be highly risky for law enforcement All citizens of The United States deserve their privacy‚ but in those emergency situations where you have to invade someone’s privacy for the greater good of others than that’s acceptable. The Fourth Amendment offers and important safeguard against unjustified government surveillance
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The Second Amendment and the right to bear arms has always been a part of American culture and history‚ the right to bear arms is as American as apple pie and westerns‚ but it has and always will be a hot topic and the wording and meaning of the Second Amendment comes into question frequently. The currently accepted meaning of the Second Amendment is that it gives militias and individuals the right to bear arms‚ the right to own firearms (“Second Amendment to the United States Constitution”). However
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The 19th Amendment The majority of Americans today enjoy a comfortable lifestyle when compared to other citizens of the world. This is not a knock against them; however‚ it is important to note that these benefits are rarely given away freely. Throughout America’s past‚ brave citizens have petitioned‚ rallied‚ fought‚ and died for the rights that we consider “givens”. The right to vote‚ which many people today shirk and scoff at‚ was not guaranteed to anyone that wasn’t a white property-owning
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significant of the amendments to our Constitution is the First Amendment. "The amendment that established our freedoms as citizens of our new confederation." The First Amendment insures freedom of speech and of the press. The First Amendment ratification was completed on December 15‚ 1791. This happened when the eleventh State‚ which is Virginia‚ approved this amendment. At that time there were fourteen States in the Union. There are many examples that show use of The First Amendment and there are
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The First Amendment The First Amendment is‚ in many people’s eyes‚ considered the most important amendment in the United States Constitution. It protects the rights to freedom of religion‚ freedom of expression‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of assembly and freedom of press from government interference. Basically‚ the amendment gives people the ability to live their lives the way that they want to‚ with the lifestyle that they choose. If people don’t like what they hear‚ they have the right to
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