To drink or no? Ever since the first people stumbled across alcohol (and then each other) this has been a question commonly asked. Statistics show that a majority of domestic violence‚ automobile accidents‚ and rape‚ all involve (many times) alcohol. Whether one thinks consumption is "right" or not has been asked by people for people from time to time. This would be the case of the 18th Amendment of 1919. The Act passed by those concerned with the above-mentioned problems‚ prohibited the vending
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Preston Nguyen English 350 M-W 8:45-9:45 November 3‚ 2010 24th Amendment The amendment was one of the last legal vestiges of segregation that tried to keep the black population and the poor people from participating in the vote. As today‚ the 24th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees that no person can be denied the right to vote due to an inability to pay a tax prior to voting. The "poll tax" is now considered unconstitutional. The poll tax was levied on an individual used as a prerequisite
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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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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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The First Amendment The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is part of our countries Bill of Rights. The first amendment is perhaps the most important part of the U.S. Constitution because the amendment guarantees citizens freedom of religion‚ speech‚ writing and publishing‚ peaceful assembly‚ and the freedom to raise grievances with the Government. In addition‚ amendment requires that there be a separation maintained between church and state. Our first amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Thirteenth Amendment Nina Al Qoreishy Ms.Potina English IV6 March 28‚ 2013 The 13th amendment was one of the most influential Amendments to have ever passed in the U.S. The passing of this Amendment started its transition in the south in the 1963 and lasted for two years ending 1965
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(page 278) This quote is from Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is about a 10-year-old boy named Patrick Clarke‚ but everyone calls him Paddy. This books ’ setting is in 1968 ’s Dublin‚ Ireland. At the beginning of the book‚ Paddy is a cruel boy; he enjoys the Three Stooges‚ Geronimo‚ Father Damien and the Lepers‚ and also his favorite soccer player George Best. Paddy has challenges in life just like every other 10-year-old boy he has problems at home‚ but when he ’s with his
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17th Amendment The Seventeenth Amendment made it so there would be two senators from each one of the states‚ voted in by the people. The senators would be given a six year term and have one vote each. They added an article to the amendment so when vacancies happen in the senators seat the state legislation would assign someone until the people voted a senator in. The old way of picking state senators was by state legislatures choice. This way was used to make sure that the federal government
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The Process of the Criminal Justice Process Ticauda Coleman Strayer University Dr. Denise DeShields January 13‚ 2013 The topic that I chose to describe is the criminal justice process. The criminal justice process is described as a process that involves a series of steps beginning with the investigation of the crime and the arrest of the suspect. The next step following the investigation is the pretrial activities‚ which include the first appearance‚ a preliminary hearing‚ information or
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three from among the 11th - 27th Amendments to the United States Constitution. Create a PowerPoint project with Pictures. Components of the ProjectWho was involved in the issue addressed by the proposal? Who helped pass the amendment?What was its purpose? xxxWhat was the issue that prompted the proposal? xxxWhen did it happen (time period in history‚ when proposed‚ when passed‚ when ratified)xxx Where did the issue(s) originally take place? Where was the amendment finally passed? Washington dcWhy
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