The Fourth Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights which was established in the seventeenth and eighteenth century English common law. Aside from the rest of the amendments in the Bill of Rights the Fourth Amendment can be traced back to a strong public reaction from some cases back in the 1760s. Two of these cases happened in England and one case happened in the colonies. These cases involved some pamphleteers who would pass out pamphlets to the public in order to spread their word around. These
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First Amendment Question In modern times we view America as a thriving nation at the top of the power rankings amongst countries. Such supremacy is found not through the weapons of mass destruction but instead in the people living in a free society. The idea of free society can be related to the first amendment found in the constitution which enforces the idea of freedom. The first amendment is vital to functioning of a free society. Justice Robert Johnson once said‚ “No official can prescribe
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The First Amendment is the cornerstone of American democracy and the primary protector of the freedoms Americans enjoy. While some might argue that there should be no restrictions on the First Amendment‚ the First Amendment should be restricted in order to promote public safety and ensure the smooth functioning of society‚ and those limitations should be narrowly crafted and explicitly defined by the Supreme Court. A person has the right to voice his or her opinion on a matter‚ regardless of what
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Sandy Hook Shooting: Is It Time to Change the Second Amendment? Sandy Hook Shooting Is It Time to Change the Second Amendment About 80 million Americans‚ representing half of U.S. homes‚ own more than 223 million guns. The debate about the Second Amendment has been fierce‚ but after the horrible atrocity that just happened in Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ the time has come to rethink the amendment and change it. The change of the amendment in terms of availability of weapons‚ and who has the right to possess
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The first amendment is a very important amendment to the five other amendments to the constitution. The five freedoms to the first amendment are freedom of Speech‚ freedom of Press‚ freedom of petition‚ freedom of Assembly‚ and the freedom of Religion. The two that are most important to me are freedom of Religion and freedom of speech. One of the 5 freedoms in the first amendment that are important to me is freedom of religion. I think people should get to have their own beliefs and worship who
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protection from corrupt police and government officials. A common Amendment that most Americans don’t realize we have is the Fourth amendment. The Fourth Amendment gives us protection against arbitrary searches and seizures without a proper warrant. It was first used to prevent the use of writs of assistance which is blanket search warrants with which the british custom officials had invaded homes to search for smuggled goods. As the fourth amendment has changed and evolved in its meaning over time‚ many Supreme
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first amendment is the most vital for the rights of Americans. Through this amendment‚ many other rights have been established. Consider the Civil Rights movement and how African-Americans started with so few real rights and through speeches‚ gatherings‚ and protesting the government they achieved the rights that they have today. I will cover the different parts of the amendment and explain the rights they grant Americans. The freedom of speech is the most important right of this amendment and perhaps
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The First Amendment has been and still is the most important amendment. The First Amendment gives freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ and petition which limits government and guarantees freedom. Without these fundamental rights‚ America would not be the "land of the free." Without a doubt‚ there is something significant in each and every one of the articles of the Bill of Rights. Together they make a strong foundation to the American Constitution. However‚ if we didn’t have one of the other Nine
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The second Amendment was ratified in 1791‚ so it’s been around for a long time. It actually has been around for 227 years. That’s why the second Amendment should stay and we should be guaranteed the rights of the second Amendment. The second Amendment of the U.S Constitution reads‚ “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.” The second Amendment is an Individual right. Individual rights are rights
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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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