The 13th‚ 14th and 15th Amendments‚ as well as the doctrine of incorporation‚ promised the citizens of the United States‚ which now included former slaves‚ equal protection under the law. However‚ the true outcome of the Constitutional amendments that were produced during the Civil War Era had limited influence on producing equality‚ due to the lack of federal enforcement of the Amendments to the states. The 13th Amendment states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment
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2nd Amendment The Second Amendment is one of the most debated Amendments at this time in our country. In the U.S. Constitution the Second Amendment is stated that “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” The second amendment to the US constitution was written by James Madison‚ who became a member of the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in 1787. It was presented to the House of Representatives
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Today I will be discussing three freedoms from the first amendment. I will identify how these freedoms have developed in our society. You will also hear a few of my own personal experiences that I have had regarding these freedoms. The first amendment states : “congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise there of‚ or abridging the freedom of speech; or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government
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criminals face justice‚ but it raises the question of how far are these officials able to go before they are unreasonably invading people’s privacy? That is generally what the 4th Amendment deals with‚ protection against unreasonable search and seizure. The current case of Jones vs. United States is a suit dealing with the 4th Amendment and has large implications‚ as it could set precedent for whether or not GPS tracking can be used without a warrant. A tracking device was put on his Jones car by police officers
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Derk L. Poortenga Hour 5 October 24‚ 2016 Mr. Daum English 11 Pre Assessment Pre Assessment: 1st Amendment The founding fathers of America believed in religious freedom‚ and the right to sue without prosecution‚ was mandatory for our nation to be free and open minded. Many of these beliefs are solely presented in the 1st amendment. For instance: Thomas Jefferson states in the first part of the one and only sentence in the first paragraph with “Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; that
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Introduction Opponents and proponents of Three Strikes Laws argue vehemently for its effectiveness in deterring crime‚ and‚ conversely‚ for its ineffectiveness and economic imprudence. This study proposes to sift through the relevant constitutional amendments and examine the sentence structure of the law vis-à-vis fairness and justice. In short‚ does a Three Strikes Law sentencing structure achieve its goals without exceeding its authority? Goals of Sentencing The goals of sentencing‚ like the goals
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The 19th amendment - The 19th amendment was passed on August 18‚ 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote‚ it made women equal to men in the political eyes. This happened after Tennessee legalized women’s rights as the 35th state. Since‚ it was the 35th state that passed this law making the two-thirds law kick in as majority rules. Women’s rights marches - This was marches that women suffragist did to spread the word about women’s oppressment. The biggest march was in 1913 started by
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think all states should follow in Connecticut’s footsteps‚ I disagree with the death penalty 100%‚ I think that two wrongs don’t make a right‚ and that the death penalty is against the 8th amendment. “Why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?” – Holly Near The 8th amendment states‚ “Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” I think that being hung or being put to death by lethal injection is
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Plessy v. Ferguson 14th amendment- equal protection Argued 1896‚ Decided-1896 Louisiana placed a law giving separate railway cars for blacks and whites. In 1892‚ Homer Plessy- 7/8 Caucasian‚ sat in a "whites only" car of a Louisiana train‚ and refused to move to the car for blacks and was then arrested. The Court had to decide whether the Louisiana law was unconstitutional under the 14th amendment. The Court ruled that the state law was within its constitutional boundaries. The majority of this
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A Lamb in Sheep’s Clothing “My name is Kate Wyler and I’m fourteen years old”. There’s something desperate about the way Wyler says it‚ as if she’s clinging to the wreckage of her identity. From my last session with Kate‚ a five minute introductory session in which to establish her problems‚ I only had time to discover the bare minimum about her and her issues. I’d dealt with numerous abuse cases-but this was something different. In all my years I had never had a case affect me such as this one
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