State of Florida Main Issue- Is the law given by Florida against short people marrying unconstitutional? Relevant Legal Concept from textbook Section 1 – Fourteenth Amendment – no state shall make or enforce any laws which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States… (pp.671) The 14th amendment protects the citizens from being denied to equal rights due to discrimination. The state is also violating the discrimination act or equal opportunity act. Rational – Since
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constitutional and statutory elements. The Fourteenth Amendment‚ a landmark constitutional provision‚ prohibits states from denying equal protection of laws to persons within their jurisdictions. Since the 1940s‚ the Supreme Court has ruled that all state-sponsored racial discrimination is inherently suspect‚ and the principle of equal protection applies to the federal government and its agencies via the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. In the modern era‚ the Supreme Court has recognized
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today’s day‚ racism and fascism are still alive‚ regardless of what people’s perception of modern day society. The fourteenth amendment can be applicable to anyone who is not part of the majority and protects their rights. Amendment fourteenth should continue to be part of the constitution. The United States is known for its freedom and liberty and the fourteenth amendment allows everyone to strive for the “Pursuit of Happiness” and the “American Dream.” According to Finkelman (2014)‚”The majority
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1. The 13th ‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments are related by how each one is adding more and more rights for African-Americans as they grow. I believe that the 14th Amendment had the most impact on African-Americans. The 14th Amendment gave African-Americans the right to own property‚ and that they are given the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. This helped the former slaves to buy property‚ that would help them make money of their own to use in everyday life. Today‚ if I wanted to
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April 11‚2015 Several amendments have been added to the constitution . These amendments changed our government and our society. Amendments like the 19th amendment that was place for the women suffrage and the 18th amendment that allowed alcohol to be sold and drank all were placed for a reason. All the amendments including the two stated have a historical circumstance that led to the adoption of these amendments. Along with that these amendments changes society and te government and
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The 19th amendment was the amendment that granted women the right to vote and it affected almost half of the United States. It changed our society by now including women who had no previous say in government. The 19th amendment ended discrimination to half of our society. Only half of the population could vote before the 19th amendment but men were basically against it‚ but were pressured by their wives. “The 13th amendment was ratified by the states within the year‚ of the three reconstruction
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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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government as well. One of these controlling factors is the Fourth Amendment‚ which protects our citizens and visitors from an array of items. A few in particular would be; right to privacy‚ search‚ and seizure. The Fourth Amendment also sets the tone for how arrests are affected and how reasonableness is weighed on heavily. The Fourth Amendment grants American citizens protection from illegal searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment is designed to protect the right to privacy
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The 19th Amendment was one of the most important pieces of legislation as far as women in the United States were concerned as it granted them the right to vote. Previously‚ they were only “represented” by their husbands and fathers‚ it was a time of transformation in women’s history. The women’s rights movement of the mid-nineteenth century focused attention on Constitutional rights for all U.S citizens which included: the right to own property‚ access to college‚ suffrage‚ and the right to have
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The Equal Rights Amendment Essay What could be more important than the equality of rights for all American citizens? Women have tried without success for 80 years to be acknowledged as equals in our Constitution through an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Currently there is nothing in the United States Constitution that guarantees a woman the same rights as a man. The only equality women have with men is the right to vote. In order to protect women’s rights on the same level as men‚ I am in favor
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