The 13th‚ 14th and 15th Amendments‚ as well as the doctrine of incorporation‚ promised the citizens of the United States‚ which now included former slaves‚ equal protection under the law. However‚ the true outcome of the Constitutional amendments that were produced during the Civil War Era had limited influence on producing equality‚ due to the lack of federal enforcement of the Amendments to the states. The 13th Amendment states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment
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2nd Amendment The Second Amendment is one of the most debated Amendments at this time in our country. In the U.S. Constitution the Second Amendment is stated that “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” The second amendment to the US constitution was written by James Madison‚ who became a member of the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787. It was presented to the House of Representatives
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Today I will be discussing three freedoms from the first amendment. I will identify how these freedoms have developed in our society. You will also hear a few of my own personal experiences that I have had regarding these freedoms. The first amendment states : “congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise there of‚ or abridging the freedom of speech; or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government
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My 7th grade at CMS was full of concepts learned‚ memorable experiences‚ and personal growth. When I evaluate my school year i think about friends. I think about the highs and lows. I also think about how i have grown. One of the concepts I learned this year was variables in Mrs. Pilato’s class. It was difficult at first but then i started to get the hang of it. Variables are numbers that represent a letter‚ used in math like a puzzle to be figured out. Another concept I learned this year was the
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Derk L. Poortenga Hour 5 October 24‚ 2016 Mr. Daum English 11 Pre Assessment Pre Assessment: 1st Amendment The founding fathers of America believed in religious freedom‚ and the right to sue without prosecution‚ was mandatory for our nation to be free and open minded. Many of these beliefs are solely presented in the 1st amendment. For instance: Thomas Jefferson states in the first part of the one and only sentence in the first paragraph with “Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; that
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The 19th amendment - The 19th amendment was passed on August 18‚ 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote‚ it made women equal to men in the political eyes. This happened after Tennessee legalized women’s rights as the 35th state. Since‚ it was the 35th state that passed this law making the two-thirds law kick in as majority rules. Women’s rights marches - This was marches that women suffragist did to spread the word about women’s oppressment. The biggest march was in 1913 started by
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The Second Amendment: A Threat to Civilized People? Gun control has recently created a massive uproar throughout the United States because of the recent‚ and sincerely unfortunate‚ Sandy Hook school shooting that occurred last December. In response to this tragedy‚ Democratic leaders have been attempting to capitalize on the incident and push forward their respective agenda of limiting gun rights. As one can imagine‚ there are a surfeit of opinions on the subject‚ but despite this fact‚ I have come
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The Bastard The first Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ and freedom of expression from government interference. This is one of the most important amendments in the constitution and is what America is most proud of. However‚ these rights aren’t all they are cracked up to be. For example‚ censorship is very common and goes against the freedom of speech. Censorship has many different roles in society both in the past and
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In Bret Stephens‚ OP-ED article “Repeal the Second Amendment” he states the point that the Second Amendment needs to be repealed‚ just as the title insinuates. In the article‚ many points are brought from different standpoints are brought up and discussed‚ including a standpoint based on the law‚ one based on personal-safety‚ one on national-security‚ and another on the point of personal liberty. The first point that is mentioned is the standpoint based on law which states‚ that with a more prevalent
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The three amendments that I chose was The Second Amendment‚ The Thirteetth Amendment(1865)‚ and The Nineteenth Amendment(1920). The Second Amendment is important because it gives the person the right to bear a arm. It can also provide protection for people. Before the Second Amendment was passed. People already had the right to bear a arm. It just stopped the government from infringing in it. I think that it was a good thing that this was passed. Why‚ because it make people feel protected when
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