Amendment Essay Thomas Jefferson once claimed‚ “A democracy cannot be both ignorant and free.” This is why I believe that the first amendment is the most important amendment to the American people. It states that we have the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly and petition; meaning‚ we are allowed to voice our opinions‚ choose what religion we want to follow. As people‚ we have natural rights‚ meaning God given rights that the government cannot take away from us. These include freedom
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their hands to create a law about guns. Many people agree to not being allowed to own guns at all but some people are upset at the law because they would like to own guns for their protection. After the Connecticut school massacre‚ a very intense debate on the gun law was talked about on how to keep guns away from criminals without taking the guns away from lawful gun owners to protect their selves and families. Many people been fighting for stricter gun laws for a while now and their wait is now
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13TH AMENDMENT The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude‚ except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8‚ 1864‚ by the House on January 31‚ 1865‚ and adopted on December 6‚ 1865. On December 18‚ 1865‚ Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War. Slavery had been tacitly protected in the original
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The 26th amendment helped further balance the difference in equality between 21 and 18 year olds by allowing the latter to vote. The 26th amendment states “ The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.”1 A large number of individuals fought for this amendment; the amendment provided for significant popular consent of the American democracy. It was proposed on March
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Reyes 27 Amendments 1st Amendment- People have freedom of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom of assembly‚ and the right to petition the Government. 2nd Amendment- protects the right to own guns. 3rd Amendment- guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to give them room and board. 4th Amendment- protects the people from the government improperly taking property‚ papers‚ or people‚ without a valid warrant based on probable cause. 5th Amendment- protects people
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As a member of the NRA‚ I am very passionate and an advocate of the 2nd Amendment. I stand firmly against the 2nd Amendment being repealed. I believe in the 2nd Amendment because American citizens have a Constitutional right to own guns‚ having the right to bear arms protects my family and my property‚ and abolishing the 2nd Amendment would infringe on individual freedom. By having the right to bear arms I have a better way of protecting my family from being broken into by an intruder. Statistics
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rights under the Fifth Amendment. 2. Whether the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Eminent Domain clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. 3. Whether the Defense of Marriage Act is federal action encroaching on an area traditionally occupied by the states and thus unconstitutional under the 10th and 14th Amendments. 3 TEAM IDENTIFICATION: CA Table of Authorities Cases 545 U.S. 515 Am. Civil Liberties Union Found. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice‚ 833 F. Supp. 399 (S
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1 PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE RESEARCH SERIES VOL. 5 NOVEMBER 2013 NO. 2 RESOLVED: THE BENEFITS OF DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE BY THE NSA OUTWEIGH THE HARMS. The choice of this topic was undoubtedly influenced by the international controversy surrounding the disclosures by former NSA contractor‚ Edward Snowden. Snowden‚ a 29-year-old high school dropout‚ was a contract worker at Booz Allen Hamilton – a company hired to provide security for the databases used by the federal government’s National
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The 21st Amendment The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the sale‚ manufacture‚ and trade of alcohol‚ and this amendment was canceled by the Twenty-first amendment. The 21st amendment allowed alcohol to be sold‚ manufactured‚ and traded legally as long as it abided by state laws. The Twenty-first Amendment gave the States complete control over whether
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Amendment One ------------------------------------------------- The Bill of Rights‚ founded by Thomas Jefferson‚ is a name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments help to protect the natural rights of liberty and property. One of the most Important amendments is the first amendment. This amendment protects the freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and freedom of the press‚ as well as the right to assemble and petition the government. This amendment
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