The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 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 (The Free Dictionary 2013) In 1973‚ the Supreme Court case Cady v. Dombrowski created the “community caretaking exception
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First Amendment? The First Amendment is the first official change to the Constitution of the United States of America. It protects your basic rights such as the freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of assembly‚ freedom of press‚ and freedom to petition. Before the Constitution was signed‚ each new states’ representatives agreed that if they sign it a section would be added to protect citizens’ basic rights. These first ten changes are called the Bill of Rights‚ each of the amendments focuses
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Persuasive Opinion Writing The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will use critical-thinking skills and effectively communicate your ideas. Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________ Self-Checked Activities Write a response for each of these activities. At the end of the lesson‚ click
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State of the First Amendment Q1. As you may know‚ the First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. Can you name any of the specific rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment? In the First Amendment I can name three specific rights that are guaranteed by this Amendment. One of them is the Freedom of speech‚ the second is freedom of religion and lastly freedom is the press. Two of the freedoms that I could not name were the right to petition and the right of assembly. Most of the people
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Law Opinion Paper Autumn Smith CJS/220 March 31‚ 2013 Lacey Martz Law Opinion Introduction In the paragraphs below I am going to examine and explain the creation of U.S. laws. In doing this I will take into consideration common law heritage. I am going to close the paper with my own opinion of what laws should and should not be a law and what should be considered when laws are made. The Creation of Laws In democracies such as ours‚ laws are the rules set by public officials. The state
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Film Viewer Opinion Cheryl A. Williams HUM150-Introduction to Film Studies January 7‚ 2013 Brian Krieger Film Viewer Opinion This summary will address how I determine which films to watch‚ what makes a film enjoyable‚ and what makes a film unenjoyable to watch. The opinions expressed in this summary are solely those of the author and not of University of Phoenix‚ its staff‚ or facilitators. Deciding which films to watch is not challenging for this writer. Romance‚ erotica‚ action‚ drama
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The thirteenth Amendment played a major role in American History. President Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation on January 1‚ 1863 stating that all slaves should be free. It took many years and revisions to pass the amendment that would allow all slaves to be free worldwide. The 13th Amendment declared in section 1 “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ nor any place
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to the states‚ by the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. During the case of Barron v. Baltimore‚ the U.S. Supreme Court expressed that the Bill of Rights implemented to the government‚ but not to the states. Some claimed that the creator of the 14th Amendment intention had been to reverse this particular precedent. This Amendment is one of the reconstruction Amendment‚ and was adopted in 1868. The fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause forbids local and state governments
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The 19th Amendment The nineteenth amendment was an enormous step in history. It gave women the right to vote. For many years‚ women had been fighting for this. This amendment drastically changed the lives of Americans and others. It all started in 1848. In this year‚ the Women’s Suffrage Movement was organized. Some of the key leaders of this movement were Elizabeth Stanton‚ Lucretia Mott‚ and Susan Anthony. These three women‚ with the help of many others‚ were vital in swaying the public’s
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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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