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    Constitutional Amendments HIS/301 August 27‚ 2012 Constitutional Amendments The Framers of the Constitution knew their creation was not perfect and future generations would want to make changes‚ so they added an amendment process. They made the process easier than having a revolution‚ but hard enough to really have to think about what is being done. The authority to amend the United States Constitution is written in Article V of the Constitution. The Constitution allows an amendment to be proposed

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    Religious freedom is the right to practice his or her own religion or practice no religion at all. This is a fundamental freedom and is protected under the First amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In the U.N. Declaration of human rights‚ article 18‚ it states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought‚ conscience‚ and religion” (5). Meaning that everyone has the right to believe in what they want‚ to have or not to have a religion‚ or to change it if they want. “Includes freedom to change

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    THE DEFINITION ESSAY EXPLANATION PART I One of the main goals of our definition assignment unit is to practice and learn how to make an argument. Yes! A definition of an abstract concept can be thought of as an argument that you make. “Why? How?” you ask. Think about it this way: when you define an abstract concept you are arguing YOUR DEFINITION is the best definition of that term and you have to convince the reader of that by showing and developing your points. Take the abstract term “courage:”

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    Autumn Lusty Ms. Boretsky American History Honors 15 November 2016 Founding Brothers Book Review Founding Brothers‚ whom the author is Joseph Ellis‚ had six sections that are used to show how the leaders of the Revolutionary Generation reveal their uncertainty about the ability of the new republic to survive and the two issues that threaten the nation‚ slavery‚ and the parties’ differences. The book is focused on Aaron Burr‚ George Washington‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ James Madison

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    movement. The case United States V. Jones‚ suggested that the Fourth Amendment must continue to protect against government intrusions. Any use of a tracking device without a warrant would be highly risky for law enforcement All citizens of The United States deserve their privacy‚ but in those emergency situations where you have to invade someone’s privacy for the greater good of others than that’s acceptable. The Fourth Amendment offers and important safeguard against unjustified government surveillance

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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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    The Best Amendment

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    Which Amendment? The freedom of speech‚ religion and press seems like an everyday activity‚ right? But imagine if you were not allowed to speak your opinion or practice your choice of religion‚ or even write about facts or opinions that interest you. What if you had to keep all your thoughts and opinions to yourself except for the ones that you were allowed to express or you would be in trouble. That would be like torture. That is why Amendment number one of the Constitution is the most important

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    The Fifteenth Amendment The Fifteenth Amendment to the constitution gives African American men the right to vote. The Amendment declares that the right of citizens of the United States cannot be denied the right to vote for anything including: race‚ color‚ or past condition of servitude. Not only did it grant African Americans the right to vote but also granted them as equal citizens. This amendment took many years to be ratified. Many states hated the idea of African Americans having the right

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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 Founder is a film about a small entrepreneur‚ Ray Croc (Michael Keaton)‚ who sells milkshake machines to fast food companies. The year is 1954 in Illinois‚ America. ‘Fast food’ services haven’t been ‘invented’ yet‚ drive-ins are popular but take long to give out food orders. Ray Croc sells milkshake machines to drive-ins in and around Illinois‚ his secretary phones to tell him that a drive-in‚ in California‚ has ordered 15 milkshake machines. Ray doesn’t believe this and sets out to find this

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