A lot of people including myself doesn’t always say hello when I see someone familiar in public. It’s just a basic manner we need to learn. In our bill of rights‚ the first amendment we have the freedom of speech. People speak their mind and sometimes don’t have enough words to explain so they turn to the vulgar words. Shoot even kids curse. One curses and doesn’t even realize. But what if it slips out during church? Today’s
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involved): The U.S. Constitution was created by the founding fathers in 1787 which guarantees certain basic rights for its citizens. Changes being made within the constitution are known as amendments‚ they adapt a regulation or expand on the rights of individuals. To date‚ there have been a total of 27 amendments to the Constitution. On March 4‚ 1861‚ Abraham Lincoln who was anti-slavery and in favor of many Northern interest became President and was eager to restore the Union and bring all the states
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population to meet the electoral quota (Corwin et al.‚ 1978). The senate allocations are extremely less problematic provided by section 3 of article one it simply states there will be two senators for each state‚ and even the addition in the 17th amendment does not change much but adds the basis if there are any vacancy (Corwin et al.‚
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The sixteenth amendment in article I‚ section 8 gives congress the power to impose and collect taxes on incomes‚ from whatever source derived‚ without apportionment among the several States‚ and without regard to any census or enumeration. In article I‚ section 9 states that no direct could be imposed unless made proportion to the population based on census result‚ which means congress has to levy taxes based on the state population rather than individual. During the civil war the federal government
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been taken away. Slavery in the Unites States dates back to the year 1619 in Jamestown‚ Virginia January 11‚ 1864‚ the 13th amendment was proposed by Senator John B. Henderson of Missouri if passed it would abolish all slavery in the United States. By April 8‚ 1864‚ the thirteenth amendment is approved on a vote of 38 to 6 where it was sent to be ratified. The thirteenth amendment was passed abolishing slavery. After 245 years of slavery‚ approximately 3.9 million slaves are freed by Abraham Lincoln
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In 1868‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution because of the concern related to the status of protection extended to the newly freed slaves against mistreatment by the states recently freed slaves. The Fourteenth Amendment offered a solution to these discriminatory laws simply guaranteeing “due process of law”‚ requiring the legal system to provide fundamentally fair trial procedures and “equal protection of laws”‚ and thereby requiring the government to treat all persons with equal
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In the fourteenth amendment it states no person is allowed to be denied life‚ in that case‚ should we have the right to die? In 1983‚ the supreme court ruled in favor of Nancy Cruzan‚ in the case of Nancy vs. Missouri‚ by vote of the Supreme Court 5-4. Yes‚ the Supreme Court made the right decision. My reasonings are because Nancy Cruzan died by choice.Next‚ a few days before she died nineteen doctors actually tried to reinsert the tube. Lastly‚ Missouri life support were taking away her right to
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The Starship Troopers is a science fiction movie that explore different types of themes over the movie. The novel extend from the political magnitude until the exploration of the sociopolitical believes and the moral of philosophy. The movie shows the fear of the main actor Juan Rico that was a civilian student from Argentina and become a soldier. Moreover‚ the Earth at the time was in war with creatures from a different Galaxy and they were trying to control the world. The movie shows different
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Writing Assignment One As stated in Article 17‚ for a proposed constitutional amendment to go before the people. The Texas State Legislature must propose the amendment in a joint resolution of both the Texas State Senate as well as The Texas House of Representatives. They can begin in either the House or the Senate. It also must first be adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of each house of the legislatures. Moreover‚ the reasons it has been amended so many times opposed
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13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments The thirteenth amendment formally abolished the institution of slavery‚ and gave congress the power to enforce it. The thirteenth amendment was necessary because even though the Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves in the south to be freed‚ the southern states refused to free them‚ and the amendment encompassed the entire U.S. and it’s territories. Overall‚ I feel the amendment was a success‚ because it gave the government the ability to enforce it as a law
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