changes but were never altered. Out of these ten amendments the eighth amendment has been upheld since it was created. The eighth amendment states‚ “Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” This means that when a person is arrested and being accused of a crime‚ the court are not allowed to set an unreasonable bail and are not allowed to impose harsh punishments. This amendment has been upheld throughout the years in social‚
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Introduction For more than a century‚ the 2nd Amendment has been at the forefront of political upheaval. Great politicians and lawyers such as‚ Joseph story‚ speaking on the preamble of the 2nd amendment‚ stating that the “true office” of the preamble “is to expound the nature and extent‚ and application of the powers actually conferred by the constitution‚ and to substantively create them” § 462 (F.B. Rothman 1991) (1833). What Story meant by this was that the preamble to the constitution only
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Failed Amendments The Amendments were proposed in 1789. There were 17 articles of amendment but they were reduced to 12 and others were rejected. Today‚ there are 27 amendments in the constitution. Most people know the first 10‚ which are known as The Bill of Rights. Through the years‚ the amendments have been tried to be changed or improved by the government. Some amendments are accepted and some are still pending. The failed amendments are either rejected by the congress or didn’t get enough
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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 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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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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Eng 1 Eng � PAGE �4� Eng 3 The Twenty-sixth Amendment The Twenty-sixth Amendment was proposed March 23‚ 1971‚ to lower the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen. It was decisively authorized on July 1‚ 1971. The official amendment is‚ "Section 1. 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. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate
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Abstract This paper will investigate the fourth amendment‚ unlawful search and seizure‚ and will explain what is considered to be unlawful and what is not. This paper will also discuss the right of privacy that Americans are entitled to as citizens of the United States. Events that have marked history in regards to the fourth amendment will also be explored‚ explaining the nature of searches and the key components that coincide. The court ruling in the historic case of Arizona vs. Gant will be
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that have been put forth to repeal or modify the 22nd amendment are constitutionally incorrect. The proposal to revise the 22nd amendment should be challenged. This amendment is indeed necessary to safeguard and prevent the developments of a virtual dictatorship. The approach to change the amendments for our future and current presidents and holders of other offices should not be modified in the intent of bettering the community. "The Nations first president had the opportunity to be elected for a third
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Direct Tax AMENDMENTS CA FINAL – MAY 2014 AMENDMENTS –DIRECT TAXES- CA FINAL –MAY 2014 Tax Rates AMENDMENTS –DIRECT TAXES- CA FINAL –MAY 2014 There are no changes in tax rates for FY 2013-14 except levy of surcharge at various levels. Tax rates for different assessee’s for FY 2013-14 is as under: Individuals‚ HUF‚ AOP and BOI Total Income FY 2013-14 Upto INR 200‚000 NIL INR 200‚001 to INR 500‚000 10% INR 500‚001 to INR 10‚00‚000 20% INR 10‚00‚001 & Above 30%
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