The 27 Amendments to the Constitution have had a profound impact on our country. Although all of the Amendments have had a direct effect on the citizens of the United States‚ there are three amendments that stand out above all of the others due to their impact and significance. The three amendments to the Constitution that I think are the most important to the American people are Amendments one‚ two‚ and four. #1 Freedom of Speech is to help people speak and write freely without any punishment.
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During the 17th century and the 18th century‚ European world states embraced mercantilism‚ or an economic system that “saw the world’s wealth as fixed‚ meaning that anyone country’s came at the expense of other countries.” (Tignor et al‚ 482). According to British commercial expert Malachy Postlewayt‚ the principles of mercantilism were there to ensure that “the lasting prosperity of the landed interest depends upon foreign commerce” (Tignor et al‚ 482). Mercantilism allowed European motherlands
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The fourteenth amendment provides a definition of a citizen of The United States. The fourteenth amendment was adopted on July 9‚ 1868 shortly after the Union victory in the American Civil War. It was adopted as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. It has many different clauses. The fourteenth amendment was adopted as one of the longest amendments to the Constitution with a total of five different parts. The Citizenship clause‚ Due Process Clause‚ and the Equal Protection Clause are some of the
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The XXVIth Amendment The extended debate on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 first started during World War II and escalated sharply during the Vietnam War. The phrase “old enough to fight‚ old enough to vote” is traced back to the WWII decision to lower the draft age to 18‚ meaning the majority of those drafted lacked the right to vote. The issue became even more heated during the Vietnam War‚ when large numbers of men were being drafted and sent to Vietnam without
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Failed Amendment: Protecting Slavery In 1861‚ an Amendment was proposed to protect the practice of slavery‚ known as the Corwin Amendment.. It would make it so not amendments could be made to effect the use of slavery. This is the only proposed Amendment that has the signature of the President‚ to not be ratified. The President’s signature is considered unnecessary due to the face the constitutional provision that on the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress the proposal shall be
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of the 9th Amendment The 9th Amendment reads "The enumeration in the Constitution‚ of certain rights‚ shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." In other words‚ people retain more rights than the ones listed in the Constitution. The 9th amendment is one the least referred to Amendments in decisions of the Supreme Court. People also say it is one of the most confusing‚ controversial and misunderstood Amendments to the Constitution. The 9th Amendment has an interesting
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The 25th amendment has been introduced to the list of the other amendments under the constitution in order to have plans organized in the chance that either the President or the Vice President can no longer perform their duties in the white house due to a health concern or in the case that one of them has died. This amendment has been divided into four different sections‚ each section represents the different successions that are taken in the certain circumstances that may occur. The first section
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The Thirteenth Amendment Nina Al Qoreishy Ms.Potina English IV6 March 28‚ 2013 The 13th amendment was one of the most influential Amendments to have ever passed in the U.S. The passing of this Amendment started its transition in the south in the 1963 and lasted for two years ending 1965
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searches don’t occur because police have probable cause. They occur because people get tricked or intimidated into consenting to search requests. Consenting to a search request automatically makes the search legal in the eyes of the law. And the 4th Amendment doesn’t require officers to tell you about your right to refuse. So if you’re pulled over‚ don’t try to figure out whether or not the officer has probable cause to legally search you. You always have the right to refuse search requests by stating
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I. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT SHOULD CONTROL MALICIOUS PROSECUTION CLAIMS INVOLVING PRETRAIL DETENTIONS WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE Years ago this Court instructed that the Fourth Amendment should be used to analyze allegedly unconstitutional “detention[s] of suspects pending trial.” Gerstein v. Pugh‚ 420 U.S. 103‚ 125 n.27 (1975). Since then this Court has reaffirmed that the “detention of criminal suspects” is “governed by the provisions of the Fourth Amendment.” Albright v. Oliver‚ 510 U.S. 266‚ 274 (1994)
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