The 14th Amendment was adopted on July 9‚ 1868‚ which addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. The 14th Amendment formed the bases for landmark decisions such as Brown v. Board of Education in 1954‚ which was regards to racial segregation. Roe v. Wade in 1973‚ in regards to abortion‚ and the most recent of 2015 was Obergefell v. Hodges‚ in regards to same sex marriage. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution contains four sections. The first section guarantees citizenship
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Amendment one Think of the first amendment‚ what comes to mind? What liberties and independences were stated that still apply to America today? The first Amendment can be considered the most Amendment to Americans. Amendment one was published in the Constitution of the United States in 1789‚ and then it revised again in 1992. It states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
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Article Summarization on the News Article Regarding the Possible Violation of the Eighth Amendment Payton Iannarino The article I found was written on March 14‚ 2011 about the controversy of the constitutionality of the treatment of Private Manning. There have been many articles about this topic‚ but the one I looked at was an editorial in the pages of the New York Times. Private Manning was convicted of leaking restricted military files to WikiLeaks and was arrested on the twenty sixth of May
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tie‚ with the decision coming down to Representative Harry T. Burn‚ a Republican. Although he opposed the 19th Amendment‚ his mother swayed him by writing to him‚ reportedly saying‚ "Don’t forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt put the ’rat’ in ratification." And thus‚ with Burn’s deciding vote‚ the 19th Amendment was ratified. Some effects and reactions of the 19th Amendment were good‚ such as the significant changes made for women in education‚ politics‚ home‚ and work‚ but some were
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Amendment 5 was passed by congress on September 25‚ 1789. It was ratified by on December 15‚ 1791(National Constitution Center). The first ten amendments were introduced by James Madison‚ as a series of legislative articles. Amendment fifth is not a mistake because ot it will not allow to self incriminate yourself‚ it won’t allow any person to have their life put in jeopardy twice‚ and your private property will not be taken for public use without just compensation(Mr Dutt). To not self incriminate
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involved): The U.S. Constitution was created by the founding fathers in 1787 which guarantees certain basic rights for its citizens. Changes being made within the constitution are known as amendments‚ they adapt a regulation or expand on the rights of individuals. To date‚ there have been a total of 27 amendments to the Constitution. On March 4‚ 1861‚ Abraham Lincoln who was anti-slavery and in favor of many Northern interest became President and was eager to restore the Union and bring all the states
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according to the eight amendment the United States is treating the prisoners with mental illness unconditionally‚ by using cruel and unusual punishment. All of my research I have found supports this claim. I had wanted to focus on reform and policy as well as a main point of my paper‚ however‚ while I will touch on that in part of my research it is not going to be a focus of what I am speaking about. For my final project deposit I am Reviewing Calibrating the Eighth Amendment: Graham‚ Miller‚ and
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The First Amendment is also the most important to the maintenance of a democratic government. It states that “Guarantees freedom of religion‚ speech‚ and press right to assemble peacefully; and the right to petition the government.” We know that America’s society today is maintained by freedom‚ equality‚ justice‚ and the rule of law. Freedom of religion is also an important reason why many immigrants yearn for the United States. Here‚ no matter what ethnic group you belong to‚ regardless of your
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The first amendment states‚ "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." The first amendment was written by James Madison‚ who was nicknamed “The Father of the Constitution.” In the first amendment‚ Madison wrote about 5 freedoms‚ which are the freedom of speech‚ press
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The Fourth Amendment reads: ’The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated; and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized” (Donley‚ 2018). There are in fact two main rights placed in the Fourth Amendment. The first part of the amendment shields citizens from searches
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