Madison created the Federalist Papers‚ if men were angels‚ no government would be necessary. This was the beginning of the first amendments to the Constitution called the Bill of Rights. Madison opposed the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson became convinced that judges enforced rights are among the necessary against tyranny. The Eighth Amendment prohibits the infliction of “cruel and unusual punishment‚” but gives no example of permissible or impermissible punishment
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As one of our country’s Founding Fathers‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ once said‚ "the beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." These debates are nothing new to Americans‚ because it has been in discussion since the colonial times of the United States. It would make no sense whatsoever to restrict the right to keep and bear arms to state governments‚ since the principle on which our policy is based‚ as stated in the Declaration‚ recognizes that any government
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The Second Amendment to the constitution which grants citizens the right to bear arms with vague restrictions has become a topic of conversation throughout the years. Many people use this amendment to justify their vile behaviors while in possession of a firearm. The founding fathers created the second amendment to guarantee citizens protection from dangerous events such as slave revolts and Native American uprisings. Today‚ many people twist the second amendment to fit their own agendas of owning
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The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights‚ which is in the United States Constitution. The First Amendment basically states that the government may not interfere with our freedom of speech and the press‚ the right to a peaceful assembly‚ and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances (Bond and Smith‚ Pg. 132). With this Amendment it gives and protects our vocals as individuals and as a nation‚ so is there any backlash this brings? What good comes from this? Many pros
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Prior to the 13th amendment‚ in 1776‚ slavery was legal in every state included in the 13 colonies. About four million people‚ almost all African Americans‚ were held as slaves at the time. The 13th amendment was passed by congress on January 13‚ 1865 and ratified on December 6‚ 1865. This amendment guarantees the freedom of all slaves. After the American Revolution the states were divided into two categories‚ states that allowed slavery and states that didn’t. Abe Lincoln released his Emancipation
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The 18th Amendment comprises three Sections. The first section is the general layout of the law being put into place. The ratification of this parchment outlawed the manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors within‚ the importation thereof into‚ or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction. Ushering in a period we know as the prohibition. It sounds good at first because
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As of today‚ the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment remains fair. The U.S‚ Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protects personal privacy and the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. Full body scans at airports are reasonable because of what has happened with terrorism in the U.S. in the past. Failing to carry out a warrant correctly results in consequences. The Fourth Amendment protects the people’s safety and rights. It protects people because if a person gets searched with probable
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Situ Period 3‚ History Bill of Rights – Persuasive Essay Of all the Amendments we have‚ there are 10 main ones. Out of the ten main ones‚ I personally believe that the First Amendment is the most important one. There is a reason why this amendment is so important. The reason this amendment is so important because it protects the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and petition. One of the freedoms the First Amendment protects is religion. Freedom of religion supports the right for people
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liberty‚ they often cite the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution‚ which states that "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 United States Constitution"). Despite its general popularity‚ this amendment has come under Supreme Court scrutiny
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of Abortion Funds‚ n.d.). The Hyde amendment was introduced in 1976‚ when this statistic was upsetting many taxpayers because the assumption is the poverty level women are using abortion as birth control‚ using tax dollars to abort. To take steps to initiate change in a policy‚ like Hyde‚ the Center For Reproductive Rights (n.d.) recommendations include: joining groups and states nationally to help overturn the amendment keeping all members of
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