17th Amendment The Seventeenth Amendment made it so there would be two senators from each one of the states‚ voted in by the people. The senators would be given a six year term and have one vote each. They added an article to the amendment so when vacancies happen in the senators seat the state legislation would assign someone until the people voted a senator in. The old way of picking state senators was by state legislatures choice. This way was used to make sure that the federal government
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“The Second Amendment is unnecessary and should be repealed” a fair statement and one that I strongly agree with. The second amendment states that all man has the right to bear arms or own a gun. In July 4‚1776 North America got its independence from the British Empire. Next our founding fathers came together and created the Bill of Rights. During the eighteenth century America was a young and newly independent country. In the 1770s they needed to demonstrate their strength as a country. Also
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Profanity: The original meaning of “profanity” was restricted to blasphemy. “Blasphemy” was an offensive attack on religion and religious figures‚ which included swearing in the name of God. As centuries passed‚ profanity became more distinct from blasphemy. Although blasphemy still refers to language that defames God‚ a religion or a religious figure‚ profanity has evolved to include expressions with vulgar‚ racist and sexual themes. Used in a court case: Respondent public high school student
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Imagine being tortured at everyday for no particular reason. Whether be by a classmate or a complete stranger‚ going home with that sickly‚ doubted thought that it’s going to happen again. Has anyone experienced this? I HAVE. It is important for you to understand that bullying does not have to be a normal part of childhood. This is why I Nusrat Nhazeem strongly contemplate why bullying should be stopped in schools once and for all. Bullying is an act of intention hurtful behaviour
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TOP 5 ESSAY TOPICS AND TIPS HOW TO BE ORIGINAL. The first writers on Earth were not actually writing – they were drawing pictures of the daily life. That was long before the actual writing started. Those days one did not have to be creative to “write” – a piece of chalk and a cave wall was more than enough. Luckily‚ we have evolved‚ and despite they write‚ the present Homo sapiens also try to deliver a unique‚ one-of-a-kind written message to the world. Believe it or not‚ creativity is very hard
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legislation.” Was the final goal of the nearly century long battle between the women rights activists and the rest of the nation to make the right to vote equal for all who live under the colors of this great nation. Ratified on August 18‚ 1920‚ the 19th Amendment granted American women the right to vote‚ a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded‚ its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men‚ including the right to vote. It was not until 1848 that the movement for
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Submitted by admin on Sun‚ 01/08/2012 - 20:37 Requirements to be submitted in the Office of the Registrar: (Enrollees with incomplete requirements will not be encoded) 1. Original High School card (Form 138) ( For Transferee: Original Transcript of Records and Transfer Credential/ Honorable Dismissal ) 2. Original Certificate of Good Moral Character 3. Certification that the Form 137-A has not been sent to any College / University. (For student who did not immediately enroll after graduation
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The 14th Amendment 157 years ago‚ when slavery was an on-going issue‚ an African-American slave came upon the notion that he should be considered a freed man. His reason for feeling such way was simple. He had been living in Illinois for an extended period of time. Illinois at the time was a free state‚ meaning that it had prohibited slavery. With the help of a group of people who opposed slavery‚ he set out to try and become a freed man. This man’s case was presented to the Supreme Court March
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The Second Amendment has been one of the most controversial topics that America faces today. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed" (LII). Under the constitution‚ you are able to own guns but there has been many restrictions and Acts that control your rights to a minimum. Gun rights reforms are how the Acts and certain limitations
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4th Amendment and NYPD surveillance The United States has leaded the world as the dominant super power. Today many people around the world are wondering how did the United States come into existence and more importantly how has it been able to maintain its place as the most dominant nation. One thing which makes this country so great and contributes too many successful years is its democratic laws. Nobody wants a monarchy or a system which abuses the people without protection. The Founding fathers
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