The most important and meaningful amendment to the United States Constitution would be the Nineteenth Amendment‚ in which this Amendment gave American women the right to vote. It was not until August 18‚ 1920 that women could vote. In 1848‚ two women activists organized a women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls‚ New York‚ which was the first national level movement. The two women‚ Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott‚ assisted by Susan B. Anthony and other activists‚ created many organizations to
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Amendment 5 was passed by congress on September 25‚ 1789. It was ratified by on December 15‚ 1791(National Constitution Center). The first ten amendments were introduced by James Madison‚ as a series of legislative articles. Amendment fifth is not a mistake because ot it will not allow to self incriminate yourself‚ it won’t allow any person to have their life put in jeopardy twice‚ and your private property will not be taken for public use without just compensation(Mr Dutt). To not self incriminate
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The 18th Amendment comprises three Sections. The first section is the general layout of the law being put into place. The ratification of this parchment outlawed the manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors within‚ the importation thereof into‚ or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction. Ushering in a period we know as the prohibition. It sounds good at first because
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propelled by politics. The 5th amendments addition to the constitution in 1870‚ direct disenfranchisement was no longer permitted. Southern whites constructed alternative techniques in order to accomplish their goal— to silence black voices during elections. These methods included literacy test‚ electoral fraud (ballot stuffing)‚ poll taxes‚ the grandfather clause and violence. The Process of Reconstruction lasted from 1863 to 1877. In 1868 the addition of the 14th Amendment granted former slaves their
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for all. White males over the age of 21 were the first to be able to participate in American democracy. Besides some taxpaying or property owning laws‚ the majority of all working class white males were eligible to vote by 1850. During this time‚ the nation was on the brink of a civil war. One of the underlying issues of the Civil War was slavery. Blacks were beginning to cry for equality‚ and their right to vote was not far off. The 15th amendment was quick to follow the Civil War‚ making it illegal
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Americans defenseless. The Founding Fathers decided that this shouldn’t happen‚ and included an amendment in the Bill of Rights‚ that would prevent this from ever happening again. The Second amendment focuses on Americans rights to own firearms. Thus‚ causing a major enduring impact on the citizens of the United States of America. Overall this amendment is about self defense. Although‚ the second amendment has many different meanings. It also applies to hunting‚ target practice‚ and other forms
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An influential government philosopher John Locke once stated‚ “Government has no other end ‚ but the preservation of property.” The 4th amendment has an important part of protecting essential values. 4th amendment allows people to be secured in persons‚ houses‚ ext.Unless an issued search warrant ‚probable cause or reasonable suspicion. For instance a precedent is Katz v Ohio this shows that the government can go too far with their search and seizure procedure.Today there are many cases in which
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America would be much different if the Bill of Rights was not in the Constitution to protect the rights of the citizens. Amendment nine gives a lot of rights to the citizens in the Bill of Rights. The ninth amendment protects the rights of the citizens that are not listed in the Constitution and in the Bill of Rights. The ninth amendment in the Bill of Rights says‚ "The enumeration in the Constitution‚ of certain rights‚ shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
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Ambrunee: All the turmoil‚ yelling‚ screaming and arguing going on right now in our country is proof of how great of a country America is. In America‚ we truly have the freedom of speech. The first amendment states - “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Arielle:
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Personally‚ I’m going to have to say no. The painting does a very horrendous job at depicting the relationship between the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims during the First Thanksgiving. The painting is very simplistic. In other words‚ it fails to recognize the crucial details of what actually led up to the First Thanksgiving‚ and what occurred afterward as a result of the Peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. There’s a lot more to the story of Thanksgiving. The painting
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