SIGNIFICANCE OF 13TH‚ 14TH‚ 15TH AMENDMENTS The 13th Amendment went through a number of significant constitutional processes and stages before finally gaining a place in the United States Constitution as it is today. For example Senate actually passed the Amendment on April 8‚ 1864 but it was not until January 31‚ 1865 that the House would also pass it (Wagner‚ 2006). Even with this‚ actual adoption of the 13th Amendment came to fruition on December 6‚ 1865. The 14th Amendment also went through similar
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government that affect everyday life. While the school own the lockers and the supreme court considers us minors‚ privacy should be extended to students cellphones and lockers. The fourteenth amendment addresses all citizens the same rights and equal protection of the law including minors. The fourth amendment also states and proves the right of the people to be “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not
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In this essay I will be discussing The Fourth Amendment rights as they pertain to search and seizure‚ with and without warrants and why they are so important. The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right of the people to be secure by their persons‚ houses‚ papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated and no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause. Supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly by describing the place to be searched and
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How has the role of the Government changed since the Second World War? Immediately after the Second World War‚ the British Government fully implemented the Beveridge report to create the Welfare State that we are familiar with today. This was necessary to ensure the country as a whole recovered successfully from a devastating conflict in Europe. 1945 saw the introduction of family allowances and 1946 brought an expansion of National Insurance and then the National Health Service. Employment was brought
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The Bill of rights‚ the constitution and the amendments of the constitution are the national foundation of freedom. The 14th amendment has become one of the most important parts of the constitution. The 14th amendment is divided into four sections. The 14th Amendment was designed in 1868 to stamp out lawless tyranny. Section one is to make former slaves citizens. The 14th amendment states‚ “All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein
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When I think about the dreams of the founders I think about the amendments. These amendments represented their core beliefs. When I think about that I look at society and think how well have the amendments been followed. In a sense most of the amendments have been followed well‚ but in the last 20 or 30 years that has been declining rapidly. The 1st amendment‚ probably the easiest to follow is being silently fought. Now it may not be illegal to say something but by the time you say it you might
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paper will be to examine the extent in which capital punishment is allowed in the United States. Since early colonial America‚ the death penalty has been a major issue of debate among the public. Highly contested topics‚ beginning with the questionable morality of such a punishment and growing into more sophisticated arguments relating to the Eighth Amendment and race‚ have led to numerous United States Supreme Court cases looking to determine the extent in which capital punishment could be used in
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The First Amendment guarantees every American’s right to the free exchange of ideas‚ beliefs‚ and political debate. The First Amendment of the Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (National Archives and Records Administration 2001). We have the right of freedom of speech and by definition‚ this means that we have “the right
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I believe most people deserve a second chance. But‚ in order to get this second chance one has to take full responsibility for their actions and go through all of the consequences needed to make them a better person. Once one learns from their mistake and accepts what they did was wrong‚ then I believe they deserve a second chance to create a positive outcome from the situation. This can be a very hard task for many people to overcome. Especially‚ when they have it built into their mind that they
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 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 (The Free Dictionary 2013) In 1973‚ the Supreme Court case Cady v. Dombrowski created the “community caretaking exception
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