The First and Second Amendments of the United States Constitution On September 25‚ 1789‚ The Bill Of Rights was submitted to the states for approval‚ based on the previous Constitution’s insufficient assurances for civil freedom‚ liberties and justice. Concerned that the Constitution neglected to clearly state the basic civil rights of the citizens of the United States‚ Anti- Federalists opposed the Articles of Confederations‚ which gave state governments more authority (“Bill of Rights‚ n.d.).
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Issues About the Fourth Amendment 1. Introduction The bill of rights is the name of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. James Madison wrote The 4th Amendment is about people having the right to have privacy and feel secure in their persons‚ houses and not having unreasonable searches and seizures‚ and one shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause. In other words‚ the 4th amendment is about having privacy‚ no one is allowed to search you unless
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Management Roles The primary role of management is to make it possible for teams to work. They also provide guidance and direction to work effort. The role of management in an organization is purely functional. It is not a role any more or less prestigious than any other role in the company. It is similar to the difference between marketing personnel and engineering personnel. The function of management is: Set up a plan (vision) for the company‚ group‚ or team being managed. Ensure that
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Fritz Perls once said “I am not in this world to live up to other people’s expectations‚ nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” In the short story The Search Engine‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the Native American culture is trying to live up to the expectations of the white world. The main character Corliss‚ a Spokane Indian‚ is expected to do well in college so she can move back to the reservation to help her tribe. There is also a cultural difference between our world and that of the Spokane
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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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The 8th Amendment has a historical significance‚ including the time before the amendment was attached to the Bill of Rights‚ the interpretation of the 8th Amendment‚ and how the amendment affects today’s generations is very relevant. This amendment officially states in the Constitution‚ “Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” (Annotated Constitution Eighth Amendment). This article is about the government mandating that punishments
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Constitutions‚ whether written or unwritten‚ typically function as an evolving body of legal custom and opinion. Their evolution generally involves changes in judicial interpretation or in themselves‚ the latter usually through a process called amendment. Amendment of a constitution is usually designed to be a difficult process in order to give the constitution greater stability. On the other hand‚ if a constitution is extremely difficult to
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Article 1 of the constitution covers the purpose and the organization of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Though there are ten sections in the Article and numerous subparagraphs‚ this paper will focus on the structure‚ and a few of the subparagraphs concerning its function. We will begin with the organization since this should be covered before the responsibilities are addressed; this starts in the second section‚ with how the house will be selected‚ the requirements to be selected
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Unratified Amendments The first unratified amendment was the Congressional Apportionment Amendment purposed on September 25‚ 1789. It was the first one of the twelve amendments produced by the first congress not to be ratified. This amendment was to set a minimum representation for the common people in the new government defined by United States Constitution. The amendment was given no expiration except when the population of the country reached 10 million. The second unratified amendment was the
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The 27th amendment is very unique in that it took about 200 years from the date that is was proposed to the date it was officially ratified by the states. The 27th amendment has to do with pay raises or decreases for the members of Congress. Changes to the Congressional pay are supposed to take effect after the next term of office for the state representatives. This means that another election would have to happen before any pay raises or decreases can take full effect. This amendment clearly affects
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