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    The First Amendment guarantees every American’s right to the free exchange of ideas‚ beliefs‚ and political debate. The First Amendment of the Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law… 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" (National Archives and Records Administration 2001). We have the right of freedom of speech and by definition‚ this means that we have “the right

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    The Second Amendment promotes hunting. By giving people access to guns‚ they are able to use them for many things‚ one being killing innocent animals for entertainment. Although some people say they need food‚ going to the grocery store would cost less than a rifle. When hunting occurs‚ animal populations decrease. Similarly‚ a plethora of animal species have become extinct and endangered due to the overkilling of them for small parts of their body‚ like the ivory of elephant tusks. With less animals

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    The most important freedom of the First Amendment is free speech because people need it for a healthy democracy‚ is the building block of other freedoms and promote nonviolence. The First Amendment allows people to have 5 freedoms‚ the freedom to freely speak‚ publish something against the government‚ petition for change‚ peacefully protest‚ and practice any religion of a person’s choosing. The first reason why it is the most important freedom is it the key to a healthy democracy. Benjamin Franklin

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    The Era is an amendment that is connected to the 1848 women’s suffrage movement in which they were trying to fight for equal rights. The Era is meant it help them achieve their dream of gender equality by specifically stating in the constitution that all women have equal rights under the U.S constitution. In relation to the 14th amendment the Era addresses the issue of equality but unlike the 14th amendment it specifically addresses the inequality between both genders. I am in favor of the Era because

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    “The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides‚ the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized" (“Fourth Amendment‚” n.d.‚ para .1). In this case‚ school officials had reason to believe a physical education

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    FIRST AMENDMENT The First Amendment outlines five of the most basic rights of any American: the freedom of religion and its practices‚ the freedom of speech‚ the freedom of press‚ the freedom of assembly‚ and the liberty to formally write requests to the government. SECOND AMENDMENT The Second Amendment simply gives Americans the right to keep and bear Arms. THIRD AMENDMENT The Third Amendment gives citizens the right to say no to housing soldiers when the country is not in war. This amendment

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    all people feel secure and safe in the United States‚ but something that helps people feel more secure is the fourth amendment‚ which prohibits search and seizure of a person or property without a warrant. The amendment preserves the privacy of the people because it makes sure that no one can just search you or your house‚ unless of course‚ there is a good reason. The fourth amendment also protects peoples’ personal property because‚ there must be a warrant before investigators can touch a person’s

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    Issues About the Fourth Amendment 1. Introduction The bill of rights is the name of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. James Madison wrote The 4th Amendment is about people having the right to have privacy and feel secure in their persons‚ houses and not having unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and one shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause. In other words‚ the 4th amendment is about having privacy‚ no one is allowed to search you unless

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    the 1st amendment in this project.I am in the view of a lawmaker so I have to chose the best one for my prospective as of a law maker.And I thought the 1st amendment was the best. Also my team chose to Canada as our country where we are making are laws‚ but we only got to chose 5 amendments.We pick the 1st of course‚ the 3rd ‚the 4th ‚the 5th ‚and the 8th.We have one teacher two lawmakers and 2 citizens in our group.To learn more keep on reading. The history of the 1st amendment was passed

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    Jeremaiha McIntosh   Greg Turner   English1A   11/2/12   Our First Amendment Issue       Being able to express one’s self is one of the most important rights of the people to maintain a connected society right to speech should be accepted to do so. The first amendment is one of the most fundamental rights that individuals have. It is fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. This amendment describes the principal rights of the citizens of the United States.

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