Discussion 5 The Equal Rights Amendment The 14th Amendment to the Constitution states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” are granted citizenship‚ which included slaves. Additionally‚ the 14th Amendment declares that states cannot deny any person “life‚ liberty or property‚ without due process of law” and that a state could not “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” This amendment basically outlined who is a citizen of the United States
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In reviewing the Bill of Rights‚ discuss which amendment has the biggest influence on businesses. Give an example to support your answer. The biggest influence on businesses in my opinion is the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964- The Employment Discrimination Section Section 703. Unlawful Employment Practices. (a) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer- to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual‚ or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with
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Ratification of Amendment XXVI When it comes to Rights and Responsibilities‚ so many events occurred in history that could fit the criteria of that theme. But one particular historical event can top all the others not only because it fits the subject‚ but because it is actually somewhat interesting to learn about. The ratification of the 26th Amendment is no doubt one of the most important things that could have happened to our country. In the heat of World War II‚ this Amendment was one that just
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First Amendment Paper The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is our rights as citizens living in the United States of America. In this paper I will look at three provisions to the First Amendment‚ highlighting one case for each provision. Included are one case to discuss freedom of speech‚ one case to discuss separation of church and state and one case to discuss freedom of association. 1.) Discuss at least one Supreme Court case of significance related to three
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The Women’s Right to Vote amendment was passed and implemented about 100 years ago. The fight to get this passed was definitely not an easy one. It required time‚ determination‚ and most importantly‚ unity. Unity with all women to fight for what they deserved. It was a fight for political representation. However‚ till this day women are still extremely underrepresented in politics. According to the Center for American Women and Politics‚ nationally women make up 19.4 percent of the 535 seats in
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Although there is a fair share of people that are offended by some of today’s music‚ the First Amendment rights shouldn’t be taken away. Some alternatives that could be considered are disclaimers. Disclaimers could be presented at the beginning of each song or video so the listener would have the opportunity to change the song or channel. According to the First Amendment‚ artists should be protected by the freedom of speech which by law should protect the artist from any censorship. For example
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working on the Bill of Rights essays has made me realize that I had a lot to learn about the role of the constitution in civil liberties. To complete the Bill of Rights essays; I chose a topic and went to the library to research my topic. I used trusted sources online to find examples that will support a paper in favor of and one in opposition to the topic I chose. I also researched supreme and state court cases which would illustrate the reasoning behind my standpoint. My topic was “Rights of the Poor
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significantly stood out to me the most‚ the first being the creation of the Bill of Rights and the second being the overall topic of slavery. Now‚ let’s take a more in-depth look at these two subjects. Now‚ the reason the Bill of Rights is one of the topics I chose is because it was a monumental undertaking for the nation to establish ground rules that would forever shape the American people’s civil liberties. Additionally‚ the Bill of Rights also highlights how the United States’ forward thinking differed
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strive to live on. However‚ the issues that are around euthanasia are not only about death‚ they are about ones right to privacy and control over their own body; in other words the fourteenth amendment. In the 1994 case of Glucksberg v. Washington‚ also known as "Compassion In Dying v. The State of Washington"‚ they explore right into this controversial topic of euthanasia. The right-to-die organization "Compassion In Dying"‚ and Dr. Harold Glucksberg filed a lawsuit in opposition to the state of
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The Bill of Rights was something that the antifederalist wanted to be in the constitution. This was one of the compromises that the founders came up with so that they could ratify the constitution. The Anti-federalist wanted the Bill of Rights so that every person in the country knew what rights could not be taken way rom them‚ these rights were called inalienable rights. The Federalist finally gave in to producing such rights‚ and thus the Bill of Rights were formed. Finally with the Bill of Rights
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