8TH Amendment: Atkins v. Virginia The Eighth Amendment: It prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. In the case of Atkins v. Virginia‚ the facts brought to the court was that the defendant‚ Daryl Atkins was tried for capital murder and sentenced to death for the shooting of a victim named Eric Nesbitt. Atkins had been smoking and drinking all day before he decided to walk to a convenient store and hold Nesbitt at gun point‚ upon Daryl’s dissatisfaction with the money he took‚
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The First Amendment Freedom is being breached all over the U.S and most of it is being taken away from the press. Sure the Patriot Act is killing everyone’s privacy in secrecy all over the US‚ but journalists and reporters are being put in jail right and left. The government has infringed on their rights in a way that should not be with the first amendment. It seems like the more people let the government do‚ the more steps the government takes to take first amendment rights from people. For
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The Second Amendment has been one of the most controversial topics that America faces today. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed" (LII). Under the constitution‚ you are able to own guns but there has been many restrictions and Acts that control your rights to a minimum. Gun rights reforms are how the Acts and certain limitations
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The 18th Amendment ‚ considered to be one of the biggest follies of the nation‚ was brought about with the intent to sincerely help the U.S.‚ but more harm came from it than good. Prohibition‚ also known as the 18th Amendment ‚ was ratified on January 29th‚ 1920 and was repealed on December 5th‚ 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment which nullified prohibition.The 18th Amendment stated that it was illegal to manufacture‚ transport‚ and sell alcoholic beverages in the
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is ultimately vague and the definitions applied to terms like cruel and unusual change over time. Customs also change over time as societies viewpoints and ideologies adapt to into the future. An example of changes in the definition about the 8th amendment is seen in the landmark case of Weems vs United States (1910)‚ where Weems was imprisoned for falsifying a public and official document and as a result was sentenced to 15 years. On top of his
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The Second Amendment : Donald Trump’s View “ I put forth a list of judges who will protect and defend all of our freedoms‚ including the Second Amendment.” - Donald. J Trump.( Constitution and second amendment) Donald Trump believes very strong in the second amendment. He wants to put four supreme court officials who are all against gun control. He also wants citizens to be able to carry their gun everywhere. He wants a new mental health program. Donald Trump believes that he should keep most
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The first amendment in the US constitution states that Congress shall “make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting thereof.” A metaphoric wall has always existed between the church and state‚ according to Thomas Jefferson in 1947 (McCarthy‚ Martha).That wall has been in the center of many court cases in the Supreme Court linked to public schools. The public school setting has always been a major area of controversy concerning the separation of church and state. Albeit with
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Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 22‚ 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Bill of Rights and Amendments Bill of Rights and Amendments to the Constitution refers to the ensuing changes to the nation’s supreme document after its preliminary ratification. At first the founders conceded the initial 10 Amendments known as the Bill of Rights at the same time. In an attempt to tackle envisaged challenges and perfect the union‚ the founding
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73rd Amendment Constitution of India THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA "PART IX * THE PANCHAYATS 243. Definition -In this Part‚ unless the context otherwise requires:a) "district" means a district in a State; b) "Gram Sabha" means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level; c) "Intermediate level" means a level between the village and district levels specified by the Governor of a State by public notification
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Unratified Amendments The first unratified amendment was the Congressional Apportionment Amendment purposed on September 25‚ 1789. It was the first one of the twelve amendments produced by the first congress not to be ratified. This amendment was to set a minimum representation for the common people in the new government defined by United States Constitution. The amendment was given no expiration except when the population of the country reached 10 million. The second unratified amendment was the
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