THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT "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." -Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution (4) A search as described in the Constitution
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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms . Although the Supreme Court has ruled that this right applies to individuals‚ not merely to collective militias‚ it has also held that the government may regulate or place some limits on the manufacturer‚ ownership and sale of firearms. Requested by several states during the Constitutional ratification debates‚ the widespread desire for such an amendment reflected the lingering resentment
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If taken literally‚ one can simply state the 2nd amendment in the bill of rights as their answer. There is indisputably no better way to protect something valuable to you than to obtain a weapon and fight for it; that is what America has been doing since its conception. However‚ in modern society‚ we cannot just do that‚ there are rules in place to prevent that‚ but those are exactly what allow us to establish and preserve the freedom of the American population in its entirety. Although people
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The First Amendment guarantees five freedoms that are seen to be the minimum necessary for a democracy. The first Amendment protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. Those five freedoms are freedom of speech‚ press‚ Religion‚ assembly and petition. Freedom of speech is the most basic right. Freedom of Speech allows individuals to express themselves without interference or constrain from the Government. Freedom of the Press is very similar except
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution says‚ “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” (Agresti‚ 2009‚ para. 2). Based on a simple reading of this‚ it would seem that people do have the right to own and use firearms. So why are so many people trying to ban guns? Maybe it is because they do not understand what the Second Amendment actually means. Maybe it is because the media only reports
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• 1. What does the term "Freedom of Speech" mean? Give examples of both allowed speech and prohibited speech. Freedom of speech is the right to say what you want when you want. Some countries don’t have this right. In the United states‚ there are limitations‚ such as Libel‚ Slander‚ Obscenity‚ Sedition (speaking against the government)‚Criminal conduct such as bribery‚ perjury‚ or incitement to riot. Freedom of speech includes Art‚ Music‚ Clothing‚ Internet Communication‚ and Unspoken Speech‚
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The Fourth Amendment protects the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and provides that no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons to be seized. In order to establish probable cause‚ the officer must establish that there is a fair probability that the area to be searched contains evidence
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to be seized‚” (Bill of Rights). The Fourth Amendment states that people have the right to not have their persons or homes be searched by the government; however‚ this is not the case in today’s society. Even with this amendment‚ the police still refuse to confine to the rights of this amendment. In investigating the justifications of the Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights‚ one can conclude that the evaluations of the history of the Fourth Amendment has changed in modern applications and the effectiveness
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FIRST AMENDMENT The First Amendment outlines five of the most basic rights of any American: the freedom of religion and its practices‚ the freedom of speech‚ the freedom of press‚ the freedom of assembly‚ and the liberty to formally write requests to the government. SECOND AMENDMENT The Second Amendment simply gives Americans the right to keep and bear Arms. THIRD AMENDMENT The Third Amendment gives citizens the right to say no to housing soldiers when the country is not in war. This amendment
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Discussion Board GOVT201-1304B-07 Professor Crockett 12/11/13 1st Amendment - Protects freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and freedom of the press‚ as well as the right to assemble‚ right to protest‚ and petition the government. I chose this amendment because this particular amendment was known to protect individual with their freedom of speech‚ religion‚ freedom of the press and the right to protest. This amendment among all of the others lists all that the constitution protects the American
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