the 14th and 15th Amendments? How successful were these Amendments? Specifically‚ address the safety of African Americans during the reconstruction? How did the Compromise of 1877 affect the South for future decades? Volume I‚ Chapter 12‚ pages 299-323 & Chapter 13‚ pages 324 -345 The Fourteenth Amendment changed the Constitution by compelling states to accept their residents as citizens and to guarantee that their rights as citizens would be safeguarded. Its first section guaranteed
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"The fourth amendment of the Unified Conditions of America constitution peruses as takes after; The privilege of the general population to be secure in their people‚ houses‚ papers‚ and impacts‚ against outlandish quests and seizures‚ might not be disregarded‚ and no warrants should issue‚ but rather upon reasonable justification‚ bolstered by Vow or attestation‚ and especially portraying the place to be sought‚ and the people or things to be seized." It produced results on December fifteenth 1791
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States by which the people and states must abide by‚ we hold to our amendments; however‚ like most things‚ some amendments are under scrutiny‚ as they can be such a controversial topic. One such controversial topic would be our Second Amendment under the Bill of Rights of the Constitution‚ wherein resides our first ten basic‚ natural rights‚ which are guaranteed to citizens of the United States. As stated by the Second Amendment of the United States: “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to
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18th Amendment Congress is who was involved with the 18th amendment which was ratified on January 16th 1919 and went into effect on January 16th‚ 1920. This amendment was signed in Washington by congress. The 18th amendment prohibits the sale‚ consumption‚ distribution‚ import‚ and export of all liquors. During the world war prohibitionists made it seem patriotic to conserve grain for the war effort and not to make alcohol. The prohibitionists thought that a sober soldier was a good soldier
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Is Abiding by the 8th Amendment Constitutional? The government has laid out an array of civil rights to protect the liberties of the people with the induction of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The large majority of these amendments are appropriate and remain prominent in the modernized American governmental system but these basic human rights carry substantial controversy‚ the most arguable being the eighth. This amendment states that there shall be no cruel or unjust punishments inflicted
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In this weeks module I learned about the eighth amendment and what it entails in this country. The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail‚ excessive fines‚ or cruel and unusual punishments. That being said the founding fathers set this right into the Bill of Rights because of the cruel punishments the king of England had set in place in Great Britain. To live back then was crazy. The king could sentence you to execution without
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which amendments are proposed and adopted. This article is extremely important‚ as it allows the Constitution to stand the test of time. Without the amendment process‚ it is unlikely that the Constitution would have lasted as long as it has. Under the Articles of Confederation it was much harder to pass any amendments; as a result of this the Constitution includes two separate ways in which amendments can be proposed. The Articles of Confederation required a unanimous vote before any amendments could
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The 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution was introduced to Congress in 1789 by James Madison and is an extremely important amendment contained in the Bill of Rights‚ furthermore‚ this amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures (Wikipedia‚ n.d.). “Moreover‚ the Fourth Amendment requires governmental searches to be conducted only upon the issuance of a search warrant‚ sanctioned by probable cause and supported by oath or affirmation‚” (Wikipedia‚ n.d.‚ p.1). The warrant requirement
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The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has generated a considerable amount of debate and controversy surrounding the question: what is considered “cruel and unusual punishment.” The important issue that develops from this amendment is whether or not the death penalty is constitutional. Over the decades‚ the Supreme Court fails to completely confront the issue by refusing to address any issue that falls outside of the case in question. As a result‚ today’s court is left with many specific instances
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The 7th amendment is a very important amendment to the American Bill of Rights because it has to do with how the judicial system is run. The amendment states that in suits at common law‚ where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars‚ the right of trial by jury shall be preserved‚ and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States‚ than according to the rules of the common law. The 7th Amendment is one of the most important
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