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    The Ratification of The Equal rights Amendment Throughout American history men oppressed women mentally‚ physically‚ and politically. By 1920‚ women got the right to vote under the 19th amendment. After women gained suffrage‚ Alice Paul an American suffragist‚ wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Ultimately‚ the Equal Rights Amendment‚ which would have boosted gender equality‚ was not ratified because of the conservatives and the male domination of the State Legislature. The original seven-year

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    Violation of the First Amendment Understanding how or why the Government has compromised our rights as citizens is vital information when living in the United States. Let’s take the First amendment for example; Freedom of Religion. The First amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ...” But how far can our freedom go? Either if you are part of a religion or not. The Government can’t get involved with any religion party involving politics. What about the

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    committee I must use my longstanding influence on this committee to navigate the amendments I support into law and prevent amendments that are not in the best interest of my constituency from becoming laws. I will implement strategy to stop 5 amendments submitted to this committee and support 5 additional amendments to be moved onto the Senate floor. Based on the preliminary votes of my other committee members 4 of the amendments on campaign finance reform‚ no confidence vote in national executive and legislative

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    The Fourth Amendment addresses the right of the person to be secure in their person‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and warrants as they relate to probable cause (2012). Specifically‚ the procedural rights of the fourth amendment require law enforcement to follow guidelines regarding the search and seizure of persons and property and address the steps for illegally obtained evidence. Searches‚ defined as the exploration or inspections of homes‚ offices

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    examine the proposed amendments to the Constitution before the Civil War to notice that the jargon used never used the word ‘slavery.’ For instance‚ in February 1861‚ Representative Thomas Corwin proposed his and amendment that barred his last name to the 36th Congress that guaranteed the seceding states that the federal government would not intervene with the particular domestic institutions; however‚ the word slavery was never used in the document. Stipulating that the amendment had passed‚ the 13th

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    The Second Amendment was drafted as a part of the Bill of Rights in 1789‚ and yet issues on its interpretation are still prevalent today. The amendment is so controversial that our jurisprudence related to the subject varies on all ends of the spectrum. We treat it as though all interpretations are ambiguous‚ even though simple reasoning proves otherwise. The Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights guarantees that “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right

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    The Sixth Amendment The Sixth Amendment is a platform for equality: The rights it guarantees seek to prevent discrimination and injustice towards the accused in criminal prosecutions. Since its advent‚ the Sixth Amendment has been interpreted in various ways depending on the situation‚ traditions or beliefs of the time‚ and the people involved. Rights guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment have been the subject of countless debates and continue to be submerged in a sea of controversy. The Sixth Amendment

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    The thirteenth amendment states‚ “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except under crime‚ where the subject will be convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ unless under punishment of crime.”. This means‚ the United States abolished slavery and people forcing a person to act against their will. Congress also has the power to enforce this amendment. After this amendment was passed slavery was made illegal and the constitution was changed. The first way you amend the constitution‚

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    give more rights to the people‚ they decide to include ten first amendments to the constitution‚ those amendments were written to

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    The Era is an amendment that is connected to the 1848 women’s suffrage movement in which they were trying to fight for equal rights. The Era is meant it help them achieve their dream of gender equality by specifically stating in the constitution that all women have equal rights under the U.S constitution. In relation to the 14th amendment the Era addresses the issue of equality but unlike the 14th amendment it specifically addresses the inequality between both genders. I am in favor of the Era because

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