The sixth amendment has to do with a speedy trial. The defendant has a right to a quick hearing.The court system cannot procrastinate and delay the prosecutor’s trial for any reason. The defendant is also entitled to a lawyer and they also have the right to an impartial jury. The defendant has the right to know who is accusing them of committing the crime. So the main points behind the sixth amendment are having a speedy trial‚ holding a public trial‚ the right to a jury‚ arraignment clause (which
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The Fourth Amendment reads: ’The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated; and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized” (Donley‚ 2018). There are in fact two main rights placed in the Fourth Amendment. The first part of the amendment shields citizens from searches
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The most important and meaningful amendment to the United States Constitution would be the Nineteenth Amendment‚ in which this Amendment gave American women the right to vote. It was not until August 18‚ 1920 that women could vote. In 1848‚ two women activists organized a women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ which was the first national level movement. The two women‚ Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ assisted by Susan B. Anthony and other activists‚ created many organizations to
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An influential government philosopher John Locke once stated‚ “Government has no other end ‚ but the preservation of property.” The 4th amendment has an important part of protecting essential values. 4th amendment allows people to be secured in persons‚ houses‚ ext.Unless an issued search warrant ‚probable cause or reasonable suspicion. For instance a precedent is Katz v Ohio this shows that the government can go too far with their search and seizure procedure.Today there are many cases in which
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must carefully analyze and interpret the amendments to the Constitution and apply them. The first Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” One controversial case involving the rules of the First Amendment was Snyder v. Phelps in 2010. The Supreme
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Checkpoint: The First Amendment and Its Impact on Education Lillian Jenkins August 31‚ 2012 Tonya Torrez The First Amendment of the United States is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of laws respecting an establishment of religion‚ the exercise of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of press‚ right to peaceably assemble‚ or petitioning for a government redress of grievances. The five key educational issues related to the first amendment and the first one is separation
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Reflections on the First Amendment Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 29‚ 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Reflections on the First Amendment According to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and
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The Second Amendment; Should we Keep it or Loose it? The Second Amendment has been mentioned quite frequently in the Presidential election. There are candidates who support and do not support the Second Amendment. Some politicians believe that the Second Amendment only applies to militias and not private citizens. The Second Amendment States: “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.” As
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of the Second Amendment The United States is the only one country that allows people to keep and bear arms. Because they have the second amendment‚ “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”(Bill of Right) But this law causes a lot of controversy‚ some people think keep and bear arms is the majority reason lead to rise of violent crime. Through good and evil repute‚ the second amendment is protect to
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dark side of the Second Amendment: More deadly than safe. Each year there are around 30‚000 gun related deaths in the US. The US civilians are at a large. A large amount of people have been murdered and this has to change. The 2nd amendment was originally used for self defense against government oppression‚ but now self defense is one of the least used uses of a gun. On top of that‚ anyone could walk into a gun show without identification and buy a gun. The second amendment may have kept the US citizens
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