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    Why is the IV Amendment Important? When crossing the Arizona California state border‚ there might be a policeman searching your car for illegal substances. This is illegal‚ “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

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    of the Second Amendment The United States is the only one country that allows people to keep and bear arms. Because they have the second amendment‚ “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”(Bill of Right) But this law causes a lot of controversy‚ some people think keep and bear arms is the majority reason lead to rise of violent crime. Through good and evil repute‚ the second amendment is protect to

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    The Second Amendment was drafted as a part of the Bill of Rights in 1789‚ and yet issues on its interpretation are still prevalent today. The amendment is so controversial that our jurisprudence related to the subject varies on all ends of the spectrum. We treat it as though all interpretations are ambiguous‚ even though simple reasoning proves otherwise. The Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights guarantees that “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right

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    The Second Amendment: Hindrance or Help to Gun Control Amanda Mathew 10062963 POLS 110B-002 Professor Kim Richard Nossal Steven Rendulic 18 March 2013 Word Count: 2408 In light of the recent tragedies in Aurora‚ Colorado and Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ which involved gun violence and resulted in deaths of many people‚ gun control has been on the forefront of political debates in the United States. Many of these debates call to the Second Amendment as either being a hindrance to the implementation

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    The thirteenth amendment states‚ “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except under crime‚ where the subject will be convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ unless under punishment of crime.”. This means‚ the United States abolished slavery and people forcing a person to act against their will. Congress also has the power to enforce this amendment. After this amendment was passed slavery was made illegal and the constitution was changed. The first way you amend the constitution‚

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    Suffrage and the 19th Amendment The 19th amendment was a huge part in American history. It was one of the first accomplishments for feminism and really got the ball rolling with women fighting for their rights. New American Citizens should learn about the 19th amendment and the suffragettes because it made a huge impact on feminism‚ was a large step for American women‚ and changed history forever. The 19th amendment made a large impact on women and our history. This amendment says “The right of citizens

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    To understand the impact of Terry v. Ohio‚ I feel it is important to first review the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment was established so citizens would not have to suffer unreasonable search and seizures like they did under British Rule. The Amendment states 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

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    The Fourth Amendment reads: ’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” (Donley‚ 2018). There are in fact two main rights placed in the Fourth Amendment. The first part of the amendment shields citizens from searches

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    Amendment 5 was passed by congress on September 25‚ 1789. It was ratified by on December 15‚ 1791(National Constitution Center). The first ten amendments were introduced by James Madison‚ as a series of legislative articles. Amendment fifth is not a mistake because ot it will not allow to self incriminate yourself‚ it won’t allow any person to have their life put in jeopardy twice‚ and your private property will not be taken for public use without just compensation(Mr Dutt). To not self incriminate

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    The 14th Amendment was adopted on July 9‚ 1868‚ which addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. The 14th Amendment formed the bases for landmark decisions such as Brown v. Board of Education in 1954‚ which was regards to racial segregation. Roe v. Wade in 1973‚ in regards to abortion‚ and the most recent of 2015 was Obergefell v. Hodges‚ in regards to same sex marriage. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution contains four sections. The first section guarantees citizenship

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