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    you may have during your research. Librarian talk about Getting Started! As you begin‚ narrow your topic to a size that you can manage. Volumes have been written about the First Amendment alone! Consider keywords that will help you find the information you need. This could be the subject of an amendment‚ a case‚ or names of individuals. Use these keywords for locating information in the library catalog‚ electronic databases‚ and on the internet. Sample Keywords: Freedom of speech;

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    Please read: a personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Read now Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Bill of Rights in the National Archives. The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is the part of the Bill of Rights which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ along with requiring any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause. It was adopted as a response to the abuse of the writ of assistance

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    legislation.” Was the final goal of the nearly century long battle between the women rights activists and the rest of the nation to make the right to vote equal for all who live under the colors of this great nation. Ratified on August 18‚ 1920‚ the 19th Amendment granted American women the right to vote‚ a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded‚ its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men‚ including the right to vote. It was not until 1848 that the movement for

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    The 14th Amendment 157 years ago‚ when slavery was an on-going issue‚ an African-American slave came upon the notion that he should be considered a freed man. His reason for feeling such way was simple. He had been living in Illinois for an extended period of time. Illinois at the time was a free state‚ meaning that it had prohibited slavery. With the help of a group of people who opposed slavery‚ he set out to try and become a freed man. This man’s case was presented to the Supreme Court March

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    The First and Second Amendments of the United States Constitution On September 25‚ 1789‚ The Bill Of Rights was submitted to the states for approval‚ based on the previous Constitution’s insufficient assurances for civil freedom‚ liberties and justice. Concerned that the Constitution neglected to clearly state the basic civil rights of the citizens of the United States‚ Anti- Federalists opposed the Articles of Confederations‚ which gave state governments more authority (“Bill of Rights‚ n.d.).

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    Profanity: The original meaning of “profanity” was restricted to blasphemy. “Blasphemy” was an offensive attack on religion and religious figures‚ which included swearing in the name of God. As centuries passed‚ profanity became more distinct from blasphemy. Although blasphemy still refers to language that defames God‚ a religion or a religious figure‚ profanity has evolved to include expressions with vulgar‚ racist and sexual themes. Used in a court case: Respondent public high school student

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    of the 9th Amendment The 9th Amendment reads "The enumeration in the Constitution‚ of certain rights‚ shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." In other words‚ people retain more rights than the ones listed in the Constitution. The 9th amendment is one the least referred to Amendments in decisions of the Supreme Court. People also say it is one of the most confusing‚ controversial and misunderstood Amendments to the Constitution. The 9th Amendment has an interesting

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    societies viewpoints and ideologies adapt to into the future. An example of changes in the definition about the 8th amendment is seen in the landmark case of Weems vs United States (1910)‚ where Weems was imprisoned for falsifying a public and official document and as a result was sentenced to 15 years. On top of his

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    What is the 22nd amendment about? No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice and no person who has held the office of the President or even acted‚ as President for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. Why was the 22nd amendment proposed? What conflict does it address? An orderly transition of power was needed for George Washington to set the constitution

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    Failed Amendment: Protecting Slavery In 1861‚ an Amendment was proposed to protect the practice of slavery‚ known as the Corwin Amendment.. It would make it so not amendments could be made to effect the use of slavery. This is the only proposed Amendment that has the signature of the President‚ to not be ratified. The President’s signature is considered unnecessary due to the face the constitutional provision that on the concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress the proposal shall be

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