The 13th Amendment‚ passed by Congress January 31‚ 1865‚ and ratified December 6‚ 1865‚ states: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ or any place subject to their jurisdiction." The passing of this amendment freed slaves and made it illegal to have slaves‚ but the 13th Amendment did not give African-Americans the equal rights that they longed for. Consequently‚ slavery
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The First Amendment of the United States of America is composed of five freedoms. Those freedoms are freedom of assembly‚ petition‚ speech‚ religion‚ and press. All of them are violated everyday in an average American life. One Freedom in particular that is overlooked is the freedom of religion. Many people believe that it is a sin to be a homosexual‚ but in actuality it is a personal preference. Those who are homosexuals are beaten‚ killed‚ and threatened everyday because of their choice‚ which
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The Eighth Amendment The 8th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibits cruel and unusual punishment‚ as well as the setting of excessive bail or the imposition of excessive fines. However‚ it has also been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States (according to the Eighth Amendment)to inflict physical damage on students in a school environment for the purpose of discipline in most circumstances. The 8th Amendment stipulates that bail shall not
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Bill T.Jones Dancers in society continue to blossom in today’s society with new talent breaching the world of dance every day. People’s abilities become discovered and pass on their passion amongst those who are willing to learn. A person who has gone by this statement is Bill T. Jones‚ an artistic director that shares a diverse coverage in being a choreographer‚ dancer‚ theatre director and writer. The American prodigy was born in the state of Bunnell‚ Florida. Though
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Most people and newspaper reporters claimed that Sheriff James Butler Hickok‚ more commonly known as Wild Bill Hickok‚ tamed two of the most lawless cities in the Western United States‚ Albine and Hays City. However‚ this statement is inaccurate. In fact‚ Wild Bill Hickok was fired from the position of sheriff only three months after being hired in Albine. There are no records of him doing anything in Hays City. People and newspaper reporters in the 1800’s in the American West exaggerated the life
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Reproductive Health Bill was proposed was in 1998. During the present 15th Congress‚ the RH Bills filed are those authored by House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman of Albay‚ HB 96; Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin‚ HB 101‚ Akbayan Representatives Kaka Bag-ao & Walden Bello; HB 513‚ Muntinlupa Representative Rodolfo Biazon‚ HB 1160‚ Iloilo Representative Augusto Syjuco‚ HB 1520‚ Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan. In the Senate‚ Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago has filed her own version of the RH bill which‚ she says
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Courts generally have held the law to be constitutional on its face as an appropriate exercise of authority to protect national security‚ though historically it has been subject to abuse if applied broadly to otherwise protected activities‚ such as the right to free speech‚ rendering it a particularly dangerous tool by which government authorities may silence speech that they consider to be contrary to government interests. Parts of the Patriot Act explicitly allow determinations to be made based on an
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The Reproductive Health Bill is popularly known as the RH Bill‚ a Philippine bill that aims to guarantee methods and information for universal access on birth control and maternal care. It has become the center of a contentious national debate nowadays. It allows the usage of different contraception methods to prevent the multiplying population here in the country. That is why; the priests are not in favour of this bill because for them it is against the law of God. However‚ in my points of view
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11th Amendment AJ 200 Diaz 04-29-2014 The 11th Amendment Do you ever wonder why law enforcements are usually the target for law suits? Or why the state can’t be sued? Well‚ I’ll get into more details on that further on in my essay and the reason why I asked you this question is because most likely you never actually thought about it. The eleventh amendment states: The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or
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------------------------------------------------- Reproductive Health Bill From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Reproductive Health Bill‚ informally known as the RH Bill‚ are proposed laws in the Republic of the Philippines aiming to guarantee universal access to methods on contraception‚ abortion‚ fertility control‚ sexual education‚ and maternal care.[1] There are presently two bills with the same intended goals: * House Bill # 4244 ─ An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Responsible
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