movement. The case United States V. Jones‚ suggested that the Fourth Amendment must continue to protect against government intrusions. Any use of a tracking device without a warrant would be highly risky for law enforcement All citizens of The United States deserve their privacy‚ but in those emergency situations where you have to invade someone’s privacy for the greater good of others than that’s acceptable. The Fourth Amendment offers and important safeguard against unjustified government surveillance
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The 21st Amendment The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the sale‚ manufacture‚ and trade of alcohol‚ and this amendment was canceled by the Twenty-first amendment. The 21st amendment allowed alcohol to be sold‚ manufactured‚ and traded legally as long as it abided by state laws. The Twenty-first Amendment gave the States complete control over whether
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Interview Tips: “Walk me through your resume” Talk about each section of your resume in a linear‚ clear‚ enthusiastic way. Do not go overly in-depth into any one item‚ but do not remain too superficial either. Touch on your academic‚ professional‚ leadership‚ technical‚ and personal qualifications‚ concluding with a statement about why these experiences are important for your industry. Don’t let the wording of this question limit your response. Every candidate will have experience and leadership
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Which Amendment? The freedom of speech‚ religion and press seems like an everyday activity‚ right? But imagine if you were not allowed to speak your opinion or practice your choice of religion‚ or even write about facts or opinions that interest you. What if you had to keep all your thoughts and opinions to yourself except for the ones that you were allowed to express or you would be in trouble. That would be like torture. That is why Amendment number one of the Constitution is the most important
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The Fifteenth Amendment The Fifteenth Amendment to the constitution gives African American men the right to vote. The Amendment declares that the right of citizens of the United States cannot be denied the right to vote for anything including: race‚ color‚ or past condition of servitude. Not only did it grant African Americans the right to vote but also granted them as equal citizens. This amendment took many years to be ratified. Many states hated the idea of African Americans having the right
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of 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 FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – EQUALITY FOR ALL? In school‚ as well as throughout our daily lives‚ we learn in America to live by the idea of freedom and equality for all. We do not allow race‚ class‚ or creed to determine a person’s stature in the community. It may seem as if this is the standard of society‚ but these ideas of equality have been fought over since the beginning of written history‚ and even in America today‚ prejudice still exists. To address these and similar problems‚ the founding
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13TH AMENDMENT The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude‚ except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8‚ 1864‚ by the House on January 31‚ 1865‚ and adopted on December 6‚ 1865. On December 18‚ 1865‚ Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War. Slavery had been tacitly protected in the original
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As a member of the NRA‚ I am very passionate and an advocate of the 2nd Amendment. I stand firmly against the 2nd Amendment being repealed. I believe in the 2nd Amendment because American citizens have a Constitutional right to own guns‚ having the right to bear arms protects my family and my property‚ and abolishing the 2nd Amendment would infringe on individual freedom. By having the right to bear arms I have a better way of protecting my family from being broken into by an intruder. Statistics
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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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