Amendments to the United States Constitution Someone University of XXXXX HIS/301 February 16‚ 2013 Amendments to the United States Constitution The Declaration of Independence was the creation of the Second Continental Congress. Before adjourning the first Continental Congress in October 1774‚ the delegates of that Congress agreed to reconvene the following May if the Parliament of Great Britain failed to address their grievances. Following the condemnation of Massachusetts and Suffolk
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The 26th amendment helped further balance the difference in equality between 21 and 18 year olds by allowing the latter to vote. The 26th amendment states “ The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.”1 A large number of individuals fought for this amendment; the amendment provided for significant popular consent of the American democracy. It was proposed on March
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The 19th amendment was the amendment that granted women the right to vote and it affected almost half of the United States. It changed our society by now including women who had no previous say in government. The 19th amendment ended discrimination to half of our society. Only half of the population could vote before the 19th amendment but men were basically against it‚ but were pressured by their wives. “The 13th amendment was ratified by the states within the year‚ of the three reconstruction
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If you were to ask many Americans whether hate speech was covered under the first amendment‚ many would be surprised to find out that in most circumstances it is protected. For the augment essay‚ I plan to argue that hate speech should be covered under the first amendment‚ and its coverage is essential to the idea of free speech. As an African-American male growing up in the South‚ hate speech was not an idea to be debated or a conceptual item to be reflected upon. It was the reality‚ as raw
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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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better. Procedural History- is the disposition of the case in the lower court‚ which explains how the case got to the court. Issue-What is the basic legal question regarding the law that will be used in the case Argument- An expression with reasons why or why not the crime was committed. Holding-What is the basic answer to the legal question in the case. Rationale-A reasonable explanation of the case at hand Write a case brief of U.S. v. Katz‚ including facts‚ procedural history‚ issue‚ rule‚ analysis
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Respondent. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA Syllabus The case present before us involves the constitutionality of a dog sniff in regards to the 4rth Amendment. The respondent claims that the police officer‚ a representative of the State of Florida lacked probable cause to search the vehicle. The dog used in the operation‚ Aldo was not reliable since his detector certification had expired. Also‚ the officer
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Amendment 64 Amendment 64 ‚ Twenty First century starts with a time to remember; Colorado passed Amendment 64. Amendment 64 has been in the making for an extended length of time. Bringing history up to date behind the legalization of marijuana‚ hemp or cannabis. Beginning in 1549‚ Angolan slaves brought Marijuana; referred to as cannabis‚ with them to the sugar plantations of North-Eastern Brazil. Allowing the slaves to farm the cannabis plants in open space‚ with the rows of sugar cane‚ slaves
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The 19th Amendment The majority of Americans today enjoy a comfortable lifestyle when compared to other citizens of the world. This is not a knock against them; however‚ it is important to note that these benefits are rarely given away freely. Throughout America’s past‚ brave citizens have petitioned‚ rallied‚ fought‚ and died for the rights that we consider “givens”. The right to vote‚ which many people today shirk and scoff at‚ was not guaranteed to anyone that wasn’t a white property-owning
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The Eighth Amendment The 8th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibits cruel and unusual punishment‚ as well as the setting of excessive bail or the imposition of excessive fines. However‚ it has also been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States (according to the Eighth Amendment)to inflict physical damage on students in a school environment for the purpose of discipline in most circumstances. The 8th Amendment stipulates that bail shall not
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