1st and 5th Amendments are two of the most important ones from the Bill of Rights. Each one signifies an important piece of the United States in keeping American citizens safe and sound‚ and giving them a feeling of security and/or comfort. The 1st Amendment is the freedom of speech. This allows Americans to express their political‚ religious‚ and any other kind of idea of expression to others in a non-violent manner. Such as peaceful protests‚ religious expression‚ etc. The 5th Amendment basically
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The Second Amendment is the most important and relevant amendment of the Constitution. The second amendment was established on December 15‚ 1791. If people didn’t have the right to bear arms‚ there would be no use for the other amendments. Such as; the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment gives the people the rights of a citizen. Taking away gun rights messes with the rights of a citizen. Also‚ the Fifth Amendment states the rights of a person. So gun control is violating the Fifth Amendment
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The fourteenth amendment was written in 1868 but it is still relevant today. The amendment states ‚ “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens‚” using the restroom is a pretty basic privilege. Forcing people to use the bathroom of the sex they were assigned at birth would be going against this amendment. Trans people would be endangered by using the bathroom of their sex they were assigned at birth. If a man of trans experience walked into
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Abstract The understanding of the Fourth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution and its relevance for searches and seizures is critical for any investigator‚ and it strikes a balance between individual liberties and the rights of society. Most importantly‚ the limitation on any search is that the scope must be narrow‚ if a search is not conducted legally‚ the evidence obtained is worthless. As a matter of fact‚ the exclusionary rule established that courts may not accept evidence obtained by unreasonable
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In 1868‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution because of the concern related to the status of protection extended to the newly freed slaves against mistreatment by the states recently freed slaves. The Fourteenth Amendment offered a solution to these discriminatory laws simply guaranteeing “due process of law”‚ requiring the legal system to provide fundamentally fair trial procedures and “equal protection of laws”‚ and thereby requiring the government to treat all persons with equal
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“Evolution of the Fourth Amendment” Week Six Assignment Criminal Law By Robert Schmitz 10/13/2013 The fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that every person has the right to “be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers and effects against unreasonable search and seizure.”(Brooks). However‚ this right was not always protected in court‚ criminal defendants would have to sit and watch as evidence was still
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or the right of the people peacefully to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Being the first amendment to our Constitution‚ our founding fathers saw the importance of giving the citizens the freedom of speech‚ but this is not absolute because it has certain limitations. Despite these limitations‚ it was determined that the first amendment was critical to having a true democracy. The question of what is ethical can be subjective‚ thus rendering different answers depending
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Who knows the First Amendment by heart? Word for word? [Rhetorical Question] I did not and I still do not. I just know that the First Amendment gives us the right to express ourselves‚ at the right time and place. School should be a safe place where students‚ like us‚ can come and feel free to learn and share our opinions without any disruptions or negative comments. If such things are executed in class‚ it should and will call for suspension. But I am not saying that our rights are taken away when
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Constitutional Amendments HIS/301 August 27‚ 2012 Constitutional Amendments The Framers of the Constitution knew their creation was not perfect and future generations would want to make changes‚ so they added an amendment process. They made the process easier than having a revolution‚ but hard enough to really have to think about what is being done. The authority to amend the United States Constitution is written in Article V of the Constitution. The Constitution allows an amendment to be proposed
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policy. According to Broadberry‚ Britain’s trade comprised 49% of the share of the rest of the world and 25% of the nation’s GDP in 1790. Britain had the largest share of European Trade‚ increasing their capacity for economic growth during the 17th and 18th centuries giving the nation more disposable capital for war and the opponent less. One example is the Navigation Acts’ taking away from Dutch power. The Dutch controlled a large portion of European trade and the Navigation Acts regulated the transport
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