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    1st Amendment

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    Darius henry The First Amendment In my opinion freedom of speech and First Amendment rights are crucial to higher education because For One‚ Freedom of speech is the right for an individual to speak their mind without interfering with the law and the First Amendment is the law respecting an establishment of religion ‚ the right to free expression‚ infringing on the freedom of the press‚ and freedom of belief. Which all ties into education itself sine the majority of it is sourly based on

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    10th Amendment

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    Professor David Curcio POL 100: American Government 21 October 2013               The purpose of the 10th Amendment is to draw a line between the federal and state government’s powers. This amendment also protects their powers from each other. This amendment has been used to define the federal government’s power to tax‚ law enforcement and federal regulations. At one point in time this amendment was easily interpreted if it’s not included in the constitution‚ the federal government cannot give it to

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    The Ten Amendments

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    The Constitution and The facts The Constitution contains the ten amendments all of which I will explain in this essay. I will also explain some key facts of which the Constitution is written by and some of the dates in which key points of the Constitution occurred. The Constitution is a very important document which was created more than two hundred years ago. The first amendment is the amendment of is the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ assembly‚ and press. Congress can make no law establishing

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    28th Amendment

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    The Instant Runoff Amendment It is time for America to stop choosing its president by an archaic‚ confusing‚ and undemocratic method. As the 2000 election has shown‚ using the Electoral College lets a candidate win the Presidency even if a larger number of voters prefer and vote for someone else. Getting rid of the Electoral College may be very hard‚ but by writing a 28th amendment‚ it will definitely get rid of them for sure‚ but there is

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    27 Amendments

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    The 27 Amendments to the Constitution have had a profound impact on our country. Although all of the Amendments have had a direct effect on the citizens of the United States‚ there are three amendments that stand out above all of the others due to their impact and significance. The three amendments to the Constitution that I think are the most important to the American people are Amendments one‚ two‚ and four. #1 Freedom of Speech is to help people speak and write freely without any punishment.

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    18th amendment

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    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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    Amendment in Bangladesh

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    lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles of the state and spells out the fundamental rights of citizens. Passed by the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh on November 4‚ 1972‚ it came into effect from December 16‚ 1972‚ on the first anniversary of Bangladesh’s victory over Pakistan in the Liberation War. The constitution proclaims nationalism‚ democracy‚ socialism and secularity as the fundamental principles of the Bangladeshi republic. When adopted in 1972‚ it was one of the

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    18th Amendment

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    Of the 27 amendments to the US constitution‚ only one has ever been revoked: the 18th amendment that banned the manufacturing and sale of alcohol‚ also known as prohibition (http://prohibition.osu.edu/why-prohibition). Previous amendments had all focused on rights to vote‚ slavery‚ and gun laws but of the 27 amendments passed‚ this was the first dealing with a personal concern‚ the beverages you drink. Suffice to say the 18th amendment was not popular with average Americans. During its 14 years in

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    affected by these laws. “Truth is Supreme Court has actually granted the police license to discriminate.” (Alexander 130) The system reinforces racial caste by accepting legal violation of the fourth amendment targeting African American Men. The reinforcement of racial caste by violating the fourth amendment allows several individuals to realize the issue because many experience unjust intervention in the enforcement capacity. “Police departments believe that racial profiling exists only when race is

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    The Fourth Amendment

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    I. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT SHOULD CONTROL MALICIOUS PROSECUTION CLAIMS INVOLVING PRETRAIL DETENTIONS WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE Years ago this Court instructed that the Fourth Amendment should be used to analyze allegedly unconstitutional “detention[s] of suspects pending trial.” Gerstein v. Pugh‚ 420 U.S. 103‚ 125 n.27 (1975). Since then this Court has reaffirmed that the “detention of criminal suspects” is “governed by the provisions of the Fourth Amendment.” Albright v. Oliver‚ 510 U.S. 266‚ 274 (1994)

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