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    The statement‚ “The Fourth Amendment protects people‚ not places‚” is one of the most controversial statements in Criminal Procedure. The amendment’s purpose is to secure individuals’ rights to privacy within their houses‚ papers‚ and defends them against unreasonable searches and seizures. However‚ to what extent does the law preserve a person’s privacy? The Law of Search and Seizure and the Search Warrant‚ give the government strict to stipulations as to how they are able to rightfully obtain information

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    and fifteenth amendments were measures taken by the American government to ensure equal right after the civil war. The thirteenth amendment was declared to abolish slavery. The fourteenth guaranteed equal protection for everyone and the fifteenth guaranteed equal voting rights regardless of race. Together these are known as the Civil War Amendments. To a certain extent these amendments had an impact because it presented blacks with many opportunities. Although the civil war amendments granted equality

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    Fourth Amendment Essay

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    Fourth Amendment Ashley J. Peterson Constitutional Law Steve Areges Kaplan University 1/13/2010 Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment is important not only to the citizens but for our law enforcement as well. The Fourth Amendment is still evolving today‚ as common and statutory laws change so does our Fourth Amendment. This amendment has come a long way and will continue to serve us in our best interests for as long as we live‚ whether we agree of disagree. “The right of the people

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    14th Amendment Definition

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    A provision on equal protection in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution looks towards protecting the civil rights of people living in the United States and has been used in defining the right of individuals and groups living in the country. In analyzing the provision of equal protection in the 14th amendment‚ the courts consider three aspects. First is the type of classification that a particular group falls through‚ for example‚ suspect classification or any other classification that the

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    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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    should do more to monitor the internet‚ but I however strongly disagree. We have the First and Fourth Amendments in place to protect us from the government in America‚ and the same should be applied online too. On December 15‚ 1791‚ the

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    The 14 amendment equal protection clause doesn’t take precedents over‚ 1st amendment religious liberty when it pertains to the federal government because of the Bill of Right to the United States constitution. The ten amendments in the bill of rights‚ were adapted to insure that the federal government would not abuse its powers. The first amendment bars the federal government from establishing a national religion‚ or passing legislation that puts burden on the citizen’s religious liberty’s. the states

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    is one of the first things that we learn in our history classes today. It allows us as citizens of the United States‚ to have power and to maintain and keep that power. These individual rights are ten amendments and they can all be better characterized. In our first amendment‚ best know as freedom of speech‚ is where Congress can’t make any law about your religion or keep you from saying whatever you want. In our second amendment‚ which has become very popular

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    privacy of the individual‚ whatever the means employed‚ must be deemed a violation of the Fourth Amendment.” Justice Brandeis wholeheartedly believed that the Fourth Amendment protects privacy too. In Poe v. Ullman Justice Harlan argued that the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause could be used to strike the law. He stated “I consider that this Connecticut legislation violates the Fourteenth Amendment. It involves what by common understanding throughout the English-speaking world‚ must be granted

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    The idea for an equal rights amendment did not come about until the middle part of the twentieth century. An amendment was proposed after World War II in an attempt to gain equality between men and women. Often times‚ women were viewed as weaker and inferior to the male sex. Women’s rights groups were formed to prevent people from discriminating against women. These groups not only believed that women should be better treated by men‚ but they believed women should have the same legal opportunities

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