after the final completion of the warfare fought for our nation ’s independence‚ our forefathers drafted and ratified the Constitution for the United States of America‚ which contained the single most important document for any American citizen - the Bill of Rights. This precious document outlined the basic rights sought after by all the nation ’s citizens‚ ranging from the freedom of exercising one ’s inborn rights to the constitutional rights given to each of the unique and individual thirteen colonies
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One of the rights in the Miranda rights includes the right to a lawyer before you talk to the police. You only need to tell the police your name and address. You are not forced to give explanations if you do not want. You should always talk with a lawyer to make sure you have a strong defense in court. Police have been known to resort to threats or trickery to get people to confess information. This is a violation of your rights‚ which is why it always pays to be educated. Even if you do not have
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religious organizations (i.e. Churches‚ Synagogues) indirectly forced him to support said organizations. The case‚ Walz v. Tax Commission of City of New York‚ addressed the issue of if property tax exemptions violated the Establishment Clause of the first amendment. The case was decided May 4‚ 1970 and the ruling served to reinforce the opinion that the purpose of such tax exemptions is not to inhibit or advance religion. Not only does the tax-exempt status of religious organizations force taxpayers to
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well thought out idea‚ it isn’t because it squanders taxpayer resources‚ abuses and infringes upon our First Amendment rights‚ and creates a dearth of personal responsibility. Initially‚ this radical idea limits our First Amendment rights even more than it already is. As it states in the article‚ Sacrificing the First Amendment to Catch "Cyberbullies"‚ "Senators are mistaken about the First Amendment…
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Reflections on the First Amendment On December 15th‚ 1971‚ the first X amendments to the Constitution went into affect. The first X amendments to the constitution were known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment was written by James Madison because the American people were demanding a guarantee of their freedom. The First Amendment was put into place to protect American’s freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of assembly and freedom of petition. The First Amendment was written as follows;
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Violation of Child Rights Introduction First of all‚ if we want to talk about violation of child rights we have to define child rights‚ what they are‚ and to whom they are intended.”A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years‚ unless under the law applicable to the child‚ majority is attained earlier." ‚ World leaders in 1989 decided that children needed a special convention‚ because children often need special care and protection that adults do not. The leaders also wanted to
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The First Amendment of the United States of Constitution states‚ “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 petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The Supreme Court interprets the extent of the protection afforded to these rights. The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire
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The First Amendment The first amendment of the United States Constitution states that Congress cannot institute a law that violates the freedoms of religion‚ speech‚ assembly and the freedom of the press. This First Amendment was adopted on December 15‚ 1791 and is one of the amendments to the b Bill of Rights. The creation of the first amendment was due to the tyranny of the British government who had suppressed free speech and the right to have public meetings. Many who came to America came on
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Censorship in music has been part of our society for decades. However‚ the reasons to censor the material that is exposed to the public are conflicting and so are the means as to how put in practice a censor to the material. There are arguments for the need of censored lyrics and there is some level of acceptance from artists that audience gets a warning of content before their exposure to it. There are also disagreements to a better way to create labels for the music industry‚ without them affecting
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In the dialogue Crito‚ Crito is making the argument to Socrate that he needs to escape jail‚ because he is an innocent man‚ that he doesn’t deserve to die‚ and that he needs to leave before he loses his life. While‚ Socrate counter argues that he must stay in jail and reserve the punishment that they voted for him‚ because for him to ran and escape jail that in itself is injustice even if he is in fact an innocent man. In Socrate’s counter argument he proclaims that if he and Crito came up with a
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