you may have during your research. Librarian talk about Getting Started! As you begin‚ narrow your topic to a size that you can manage. Volumes have been written about the First Amendment alone! Consider keywords that will help you find the information you need. This could be the subject of an amendment‚ a case‚ or names of individuals. Use these keywords for locating information in the library catalog‚ electronic databases‚ and on the internet. Sample Keywords: Freedom of speech; Women
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Of the 27 amendments to the US constitution‚ only one has ever been revoked: the 18th amendment that banned the manufacturing and sale of alcohol‚ also known as prohibition (http://prohibition.osu.edu/why-prohibition). Previous amendments had all focused on rights to vote‚ slavery‚ and gun laws but of the 27 amendments passed‚ this was the first dealing with a personal concern‚ the beverages you drink. Suffice to say the 18th amendment was not popular with average Americans. During its 14 years in
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of the specific amendment including (but not limited to) the following information: What specific groups supported the provisions of this amendment at the time of the Constitutional Convention? Who were they and why did they support it? Were there any groups or persons that were against the inclusion of this amendment (or any part of it)? Who were they and why did they not support it? Were there any changes or modifications proposed that were not included in the amendment? Who or what groups
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legislation.” Was the final goal of the nearly century long battle between the women rights activists and the rest of the nation to make the right to vote equal for all who live under the colors of this great nation. Ratified on August 18‚ 1920‚ the 19th Amendment granted American women the right to vote‚ a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded‚ its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men‚ including the right to vote. It was not until 1848 that the movement for
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In 5th and 4th Century Athens unrestricted access to the legal system‚ as to other areas of political life‚ was the prerogative of the male Athenian citizen who had come of age. To what extent this unrestricted access to justice was extended to metics and slaves is open to debate however. Before I begin the main body of my essay I intend to lay down my understanding of metics and slaves in Athenian society before assessing specific legal cases regarding their access to justice. Firstly it is important
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One of the most important parts of the Constitution is the Bill of Rights‚ also known as the ten amendments. The ten amendments were ratified December 15‚ 1791. The ten amendments were written by James Madison as a response for the great demand for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties (Bill of Rights...). Commonly violated amendments are the 5th‚ 6th‚ and 7th. Everyone has the right to be accused but us still innocent until proven guilty and cannot be tried for the same crime
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8TH Amendment: Atkins v. Virginia The Eighth Amendment: It prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. In the case of Atkins v. Virginia‚ the facts brought to the court was that the defendant‚ Daryl Atkins was tried for capital murder and sentenced to death for the shooting of a victim named Eric Nesbitt. Atkins had been smoking and drinking all day before he decided to walk to a convenient store and hold Nesbitt at gun point‚ upon Daryl’s dissatisfaction with the money he took‚
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The 14th Amendment 157 years ago‚ when slavery was an on-going issue‚ an African-American slave came upon the notion that he should be considered a freed man. His reason for feeling such way was simple. He had been living in Illinois for an extended period of time. Illinois at the time was a free state‚ meaning that it had prohibited slavery. With the help of a group of people who opposed slavery‚ he set out to try and become a freed man. This man’s case was presented to the Supreme Court March
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is ultimately vague and the definitions applied to terms like cruel and unusual change over time. Customs also change over time as societies viewpoints and ideologies adapt to into the future. An example of changes in the definition about the 8th amendment is seen in the landmark case of Weems vs United States (1910)‚ where Weems was imprisoned for falsifying a public and official document and as a result was sentenced to 15 years. On top of his
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scrappy‚ unbroken‚ intrepid humans over the bug-eyed swarm. That’s about as far from the truth as their dying planet was from our living one. The truth is‚ once they found us‚ we were toast. (page 2)” Rick Yancey uses this statement in his novel The 5th wave to create an original approach on an alien invasion. Lights out‚ surf’s up‚ pestilence‚ and silencer were the first
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