The Fourth Amendment protects against illegal search and seizures. This means that a U.S. citizen cannot have themselves‚ homes and/or possessions searched or confiscated by law enforcement without a legal warrant. It pretty much protects citizen’s privacy. But there are positive and negative effects from this. It protects the citizen’s from law enforcement from searching on the spot without legal documentation authorizing it. On the other hand‚ thou‚ it could help criminals dispose of evidence while
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The Second Amendment; Gun Rights versus Gun Control Our government is involved in a balancing act which deals with gun rights versus gun control. O’Connor explains that “There has been a longstanding dispute about whether the Second Amendment had been written to assure for the preservation of a well-trained militia‚ or whether the right to own a weapon also extended to ownership for private use” (110). One side believes the Second Amendment was written to form a militia during the early years
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Ownership a Right? Ed. Kelly Doyle. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. At Issue. Rpt. from "The Second Amendment Under Fire: The Uses of History and the Politics of Gun Control." http://historymatters.gmu.edu. 2001. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. In this article‚ Saul Cornell associate professor in the Department of History at Ohio State University‚ claims that the Second Amendment was originally understood to protect an individual’s right to gun ownership remains historically unproven
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-It’s verdict did overthrow the verdict of the Washington Court of Appeals -The warrantless search of Chrisman’s dorm didn’t violate his Fourth Amendment right -Evidence collected at the scene was legally able to be used in the court Significance: - It’s an example of the court’s willingness to interpert the Fourth Amendment involving drug use or exchange -The court interpreted the plain view rule‚ for the offer it is a risk but after the case it frees them from “reviewing
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7) Facebook and sexual offenders The First Amendment protects the right of citizens to their freedom of speech. There are ways that those freedoms can be taken away. Limitations to this law can be at the work place‚ when something obscene is said‚ threats and many others. One way your rights can be limited is when you are convicted as a felon. You often loose many of the rights as a felon‚ including the right of the second amendment to own a gun. Lester Packingham was convicted as a sexual offender
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In 1789‚ James Madison first proposed a set of documents that gave certain inalienable rights to Americans. On December 15‚ 1791 the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified and became known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment of the Constitution is the most sacred to Americans. It says 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
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In Contrast‚ Supporters of the Second Amendment argue that restrictions on guns will not decrease crime and Americans have the right to protect themselves. Similarly‚ Pro-gun activists argue‚ without the right to keep and bear arms‚ we revert to humanity’s default state of "law of the jungle‚" where only the strong survive‚ where the big rule the small‚ and where the weak die in a puddle of blood‚ flesh‚ and urine. In the constitution it states‚ humans have the right to protect themselves from people
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The passing of the 21st amendment was controversial. It repealed the 18th amendment which had put a ban on alcohol. A lot of citizens were pleased with the 18th amendment‚ however the ban on alcohol led to a lot of crimes and became really unpopular. When the 21st amendment was ratified a lot of people disapproved‚ but it ended the period of prohibition which later ended most crimes. A controversy of the ratification of the 21st amendment was that it ended most crimes‚ but
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A Fight for Freedom for Journalists “A First Amendment Blind Spot” was published in The Wall Street Journal by Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. The author is a partner of the Gibson‚ Dunn and Crutcher LLP. He is also the co-chair of the International Women’s Media Foundation. Moreover‚ he was denominated by the National Law Journal as one of 100 most influential lawyers in America (“Theodore J. Boutrous‚ Jr.‚ JD Biography”). In “A First Amendment Blind Spot”‚ Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. draws the attention
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The 21st amendment to the constitution is a repeal of the 18th amendment which criminalized the sale‚ manufacturing and transportation of alcoholic beverages‚ so in turn you cannot talk about the 21st amendment without starting with the 18th amendment. By the late 1800s‚ prohibition had sprung up across the United State‚ driven by religious groups who considered alcohol‚ specifically drunkenness‚ a threat to the nation. By the late 19th century‚ these groups had become a powerful political force
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