The Equal Rights Amendment‚ or ERA‚ was a suggested amendment to the United States constitution constructed to guarantee equal rights for women. The amendment‚ originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman in 1923 and sponsored by the National Women’s Party‚ was introduced in every assembly of Congress until it passed in 1972. It stated that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Both Republican and Democrat
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During the late 18th century the Antifederalists argued against the constitution on the grounds that it did not contain a bill of rights. They believed that without a list of personal freedoms‚ the new national government might abuse its powers and that the states would be immersed by an all to dominant and influential national government. The Antifederalists worried that the limits on direct voting and the long terms of the president and senators‚ supplied by the constitution‚ would create a population
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The Salem Witch Trials and the 6th Amendment History 115 Thomas Richards April 11‚ 2012 A little 9-year-old girl named Betty and her older cousin giggle as they hurry home. It ’s getting late and it looks like it might snow. They whisper back and forth about what they have recently learned. The local fortuneteller had just informed them of the trade in which their future husbands would be employed. But they must hurry back before someone notices their absence‚ or
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1. Could the Framers of the Bill of Rights have conceived of pornography as “speech” that would be protected by the First Amendment? What is the rationale for granting this type of expression a degree of constitutional protection? Examination of the arguments over the first amendment say the sole intent of the amendment was to insure a person could speak out against the government and support the political party of their choice without fear of retribution. The Supreme Court extended freedom
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The 27th amendment is very unique in that it took about 200 years from the date that is was proposed to the date it was officially ratified by the states. The 27th amendment has to do with pay raises or decreases for the members of Congress. Changes to the Congressional pay are supposed to take effect after the next term of office for the state representatives. This means that another election would have to happen before any pay raises or decreases can take full effect. This amendment clearly affects
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31 Bill of Rights The first Bill of Right found in the Texas Constitution states that “Texas is a free and independent State‚ subject only to the Constitution of the United States”. This means we as a state have a right to a local self government. Section 2 of the Texas Constitution states that “All political power is inherent in the people‚ and all free governments are founded on their benefit”. By including this section‚ Texas agrees to uphold a republican form government and at all times we have
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What is natural rights? Natural rights are moral and physical laws‚ inherent in nature and discovered by reason‚ which must be obeyed by everyone all the time. The natural rights of man are the rights that we are born with and that we inherit from our ancestors. The natural rights of man is that we are able to think on our own and we are able to go wherever we please. Some of our natural rights came from God‚ who allowed us to be able to think‚ decide and do what we need to do to get the situation
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the rights of the fourth amendment According to the United States Constitution‚ the Fourth Amendment gives US citizens a right “to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures.” These rights limit the power of the government to seize and search people‚ their homes and their property. The courts have interpreted Fourth Amendment privacy rights by applying a “reasonable expectation of privacy” test‚ meaning individuals secure Fourth Amendment protection
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the New York Times‚ "A right is not what someone gives you; but what no one can take away." It is in this vein that a country drafts legislation to protect the rights of their inhabitants. In the United States there is the Bill of Rights‚ which consists of a preamble and the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution‚ 1787 . The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the first part of the Canadian Constitution Act‚ 1982 . Both of these documents provide for the rights and freedoms that both
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and treatment. Reginald Latson‚ a young man diagnosed with autism‚ should not have been held in solitary confinement. One prominent reason Neli should have not been confined to solitude is because it goes against his rights as a U.S. citizen. In The Bill of Rights‚ the Eighth Amendment states: “Excessive bail
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