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The Bill of Rights are the first ten Amendments that were written for the Constitution‚ and were created to strengthen the protection of citizen’s individual rights. These were written by House of Representatives member James Madison. There were two parties at the time‚ the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists believed that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary because the states and the people had the powers not specifically granted to the government. On the other hand‚ the Anti-Federalists
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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 the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to
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The Equal Rights Amendment was a great idea and a bad idea at the same time. It was a good proposition‚ because‚ finally women would no longer be treated as if they were so much lower than men. No more discrimination against women. They’d be paid the same‚ and they wouldn’t be restricted to “women’s work‚” if they wanted to work hard‚ they could. At the same time‚ the Equal Rights Amendment was a bad idea. If the Equal Rights Amendment would have been passed‚ women would be drafted just like the
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Since 1791‚ the Bill of Rights has given people their freedom around the United States. In the beginning‚ the Bill of Rights consisted of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. These amendments have protected the United States government from gaining and having full power to control people lives. It has created a system that has given people the freedom to choose by their beliefs and values. This document has protected the rights people deserve when the government feels superior to the power
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27‚ 2016 Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment defines as‚ “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce‚ by appropriate legislation‚ the provisions of this article. Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Without the Equal Rights Amendment‚ the only effective right would be the right to vote equally
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The second amendment‚ the right to bear arms‚ was adopted on December 15‚ 1791. In that day in age‚ guns were not as powerful as they have become‚ and many who created the Bill of Rights could not have predicted the future. If the constitution‚ or Bill of Rights‚ had been written with the knowledge of today’s weapons the Second Amendment would be different. Now in the 21st century there have been many cases where the Second Amendment has been brought into question. These cases have brought questions
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over themselves." The Women’s Rights Movement has consumed the nation since the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ where Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott began advocating for women’s suffrage in the United States. Since then‚ the Nineteenth Amendment has passed through Congress and granted women the constitutional right to vote. Despite the achievements of the crusade‚ women continue to face sexual discrimination. In fact‚ some believe the Equal Rights Amendment‚ proposed in 1923 by Alice Paul
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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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Civil Rights Outline Contents Introduction 3 42 U.S.C. § 1983 3 Monroe v. Pape & Related Cases 3 11th Amendment 4 Exceptions to 11th Amendment State Sovereign Immunity 5 The 11th Amendment and § 1983 7 Suits Against Officers 8 Bivens 8 Rejecting or Limiting Bivens 8 Official Immunity 9 Absolute Immunity 10 Legislative Immunity 10 Judicial Immunity 10 Witness Immunity 11 Prosecutorial Immunity 11 Qualified Immunity 12 Sequence
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