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    The 19th Amendment was a great thing to women‚ as it gave them the right to vote. The 19th amendment provides men and women equal voting rights. The government took forty one years before it would confirm the 19th amendment. The 15th amendment says that’s illegal to deny any U.S citizen the right to vote‚ but apparently‚ this law was only applied to male citizens. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were key figures in the suffrage movement Writing helped a lot in the suffrage. Susan B. Anthony

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    World War I and Susan

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    You should only listen to the audio once. Susan is telephoning a travel agency. Before listening to the conversation read the enquiry form carefully. Then listen and complete each gap with no more than three words. Worldbridges Travel Agency Ltd. Enquiry form Top of Form Enquiry regarding holiday in  Number of people:  Kind of accommodation needed:  Requirements: Price (£):  Location:  Customer´s name:  Enquiry made in :  When would Susan and her friends travel cheaper?  How far

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    14th And 15th Amendments

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    the 14th and 15th Amendments? How successful were these Amendments? Specifically‚ address the safety of African Americans during the reconstruction? How did the Compromise of 1877 affect the South for future decades? Volume I‚ Chapter 12‚ pages 299-323 & Chapter 13‚ pages 324 -345 The Fourteenth Amendment changed the Constitution by compelling states to accept their residents as citizens and to guarantee that their rights as citizens would be safeguarded. Its first section guaranteed

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    Fifth Amendment Importance

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    It was ratified in 1791 by the First Congress and mainly guarantees the rights of citizens and criminals accused of national crimes (Fifth Amendment). Without this amendment criminals accused of a crime could be indicted without a fair trial. The innocent could be subject to unfair treatment they did not deserve and in return the guilty could walk. This amendment also forces the national courts to follow fair procedures in their rulings in concern

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    "The fourth amendment of the Unified Conditions of America constitution peruses as takes after; The privilege of the general population to be secure in their people‚ houses‚ papers‚ and impacts‚ against outlandish quests and seizures‚ might not be disregarded‚ and no warrants should issue‚ but rather upon reasonable justification‚ bolstered by Vow or attestation‚ and especially portraying the place to be sought‚ and the people or things to be seized." It produced results on December fifteenth 1791

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    Second Amendment Debate

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    States by which the people and states must abide by‚ we hold to our amendments; however‚ like most things‚ some amendments are under scrutiny‚ as they can be such a controversial topic. One such controversial topic would be our Second Amendment under the Bill of Rights of the Constitution‚ wherein resides our first ten basic‚ natural rights‚ which are guaranteed to citizens of the United States. As stated by the Second Amendment of the United States: “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to

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    Essay On 21st Amendment

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    Law and Government Research Amendment paper This research paper is on the topic of 21st amendment of the U.S. constitution it explains what the 21st amendment is‚ how the 18th amendment also known as the prohibition era came to be and how the 21st amendment came to directly appeal the 18th amendment ending the prohibition. Also how the state’s power to directly control all aspects of alcohol within their borders‚ and this may impede on other amendments or clauses in the constitution

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    18th Amendment Congress is who was involved with the 18th amendment which was ratified on January 16th 1919 and went into effect on January 16th‚ 1920. This amendment was signed in Washington by congress. The 18th amendment prohibits the sale‚ consumption‚ distribution‚ import‚ and export of all liquors. During the world war prohibitionists made it seem patriotic to conserve grain for the war effort and not to make alcohol. The prohibitionists thought that a sober soldier was a good soldier

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    Eight Amendment Essay

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    surfeit of amendments that would protect the people’s rights. One of the most prominent amendments in the bill of rights is the eighth amendment. The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution is the section of the Bill of Rights that states that punishments must be fair‚ cannot be cruel‚ and that fines that are extraordinary large cannot be set. The eighth amendment states that punishment must be fair‚ however a plethora of modern issues violate this specific part of the amendment. In fact

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    The 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution was introduced to Congress in 1789 by James Madison and is an extremely important amendment contained in the Bill of Rights‚ furthermore‚ this amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures (Wikipedia‚ n.d.). “Moreover‚ the Fourth Amendment requires governmental searches to be conducted only upon the issuance of a search warrant‚ sanctioned by probable cause and supported by oath or affirmation‚” (Wikipedia‚ n.d.‚ p.1). The warrant requirement

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