Con Law Outline Background Information The Bill of Rights First 10 Amendments of the US Constitution Introduced by James Madison and First US Congress in 1789 Limits the power of the federal government of the US‚ protecting all citizens‚ residents and visitors on US territory. Protects: Freedom of speech‚ religion The right to keep and bear arms Freedom of assembly‚ petition Prohibits unreasonable search and seizure‚ cruel and unusual punishment‚ and compelled self-incrimination The
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Immigration and Nationality Act (1952) The Immigration and nationality act was created in 1952. It is also known as the INA. Before there was the INA‚ there were a variety of statutes governing the immigration law. The problem with the law was that it was not organized in a specific location. The INA is divided into many titles‚ chapters and sections. The INA Act is contained in the United States Code (U.S.C). The USC is a collection of laws of the United States. The code is made up of fifty subjects
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Putt‚ Prime minister of England put into motion laws that would not only limit free speech‚ but also free thought in regards to the French political movement. Intellectual discussions of certain revolutionary ideas were banned and the writ of habeas corpus was temporarily suspended in 1794. While poets like William Wordsworth might indeed have been inspired by the nationalistic spirit and ideas of equality that the French National Assembly (the governing body of France during the revolution) proposed
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Differences between Monarchy and Democracy 1. Democracy is a type of government that emanates from the constituted powers that are elected‚ depending on the system (presidentialist‚ parliamentary‚ constitutional monarchy‚ semi presidentialist‚ semi parliamentary‚ etc...) directly or indirectly by the people. Whereas in an absolute monarchy‚ an absolutist regime exists and is in power because of family lineage. 2. In democracy three state powers(in most cases) exist as a checks and balances
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with as it states in the article‚ “A new challenge to civil liberties” by Jim Puzzanghera‚ “As america girds for a lengthy War‚ it carries a long history of curtailing civil rights in the pursuit of victory--from Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus‚ allowing unexplained the tensions during the Civil War‚ to the internment of more
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was a direct violation of civil rights granted by the U.S. Constitution; however‚ unconstitutional measures were also taken in the past during times of imminent warfare and civil unrest. A prime example of such an instance is the suspension of habeas corpus by Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. In order to discourage further riots and local militia rebellions‚ Lincoln was motivated by both his generals and the national security of his people to withhold their to a court during a time of national
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The 4th Amendment is a security blanket for those who were wrongfully suspected of being guilty. The Amendment states that one is safe in their own house‚ with their own property until the authority can provide a warrant. So where was the 4th Amendment when the Japanese were pushed out of their homes and into internment camps? The words of a man who experienced this atrocity first hand‚ George Takei‚ only further proves that the Japanese were denied this Amendment‚ “[American soldiers] stomped up
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During the election of 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln’s election had been seen as threat to the South because majority of the states had wanted to keep their institutions of slavery. South Carolina and 6 other states had first seceded from the Union in 1861 since they did not come to terms with Lincoln being president. Four more states had seceded following the Fort Sumter battle in 1861‚ joining the Confederacy. Although they had left‚ there had been four states that had remained in the Union which were
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out rules for how people are sentenced for the crime by the Grand Jury‚ due to the process of law going through the steps of legal proceedings. The Fifth Amendment prohibits double jeopardy‚ meaning you can’t be tried twice for the same crime. Habeas Corpus is a large part of the 5th. What this means is you cannot be questioned‚ charged‚ or arrested‚ without probable cause. Even if one is arrested with probable cause‚ you cannot be held more than one day without an indictment. Amendment 6 “Right
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John Grisham’s The Innocent Man is a tragic non-fictional story that shows flaws in the justice system through wrongful convictions‚ tampering with evidence‚ and cheating the system. Even though this story takes place in Ada‚ Oklahoma around 1982‚ this story could still make anyone terrified at the thought that the same mistake could happen to them. Grisham goes in depth‚ making sure the reader does not miss a single detail about the events that led up to the murder of Debbie Carter and the false
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