America’s Second Amendment The text of the Second Amendment of America’s constitution is as followed “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary for the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed” (U.S. Const. amend. II). This small portion of text has been widely debated and analyzed over the years to determine exactly what it entails in order to discover what rights it actually grants United States citizens‚ if any. Over the course of our nations
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of 10 amendments that were ratified to insure the new government did not have too much power and to make sure the citizens’ rights were protected. Of these 10 amendments‚ I feel there are 3 that stand out and are the most important. The 4th amendment‚ which prohibits unreasonable searches. The 5th amendment‚ which protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury. And most importantly‚ the first amendment‚ which protects the freedom of speech and religion. Without these 3 amendments‚ I believe
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Introduction to Political Studies (POLS1007) Tutorial : 13:15 Mr. Hudson Dimpho Ramalose 717071 18 March 2013 THE CONTRIBUTION OF LIBERALISM TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY “A political arrangement that promotes the liberty of the individual citizen from arbitrary government” ‚ ( Gamble‚ n.d.) . This is a political ideology that seems to put great emphasis on the protection of the individual through key principles such as individualism‚ freedom and equality (Heywood‚ 2007). Principles that are
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* * * * * Bill of Rights and Amendments NAME........... HIS/301 25 July 2013 Mark Durfee MBA‚ MA‚ M.Ed * Bill of Rights and Amendments * The original U.S. Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights. This was added at a later date at which time Amendments were also added. Since the creation of this original document there have been several alterations and additions to the Constitution. How these amendments are included and why they were‚ is vital to understanding
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US AP – Old Book -- CHAPTER 9: JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY I - “Democratizing” Politics -Jackson’s inauguration symbolized the triumph of “democracy” -the achievement of place and station by “the common man” -Jackson felt that everyone was as competent and politically important as his neighbor -difference between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian was more of attitude than of practice -Jefferson believed that ordinary citizens could be educated to determine right from wrong
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Jeremaiha McIntosh Greg Turner English1A 11/2/12 Our First Amendment Issue Being able to express one’s self is one of the most important rights of the people to maintain a connected society right to speech should be accepted to do so. The first amendment is one of the most fundamental rights that individuals have. It is fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. This amendment describes the principal rights of the citizens of the United States.
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gender. Each essay has different perspectives on the issue of women`s right being equal to men. In this essay‚ we will compare the differences among the perspectives and determine which perspective is most effective. The first essay that we will discuss is “Malala‚ the Muslim Feminist” by Rafia Zakaria. Zakaria is a columnist for DAWN‚ Pakistan ’s largest English newspaper and one of the few feminist columnists in Pakistan. Zakaria`s perspective is to prove that gender equality in education is global
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government official) or indirectly (by electing a representative). The word democracy originates from Greek roots meaning “people” and “power”. Two basic forms of democracy are direct democracy and representative democracy. Direct democracy is when all eligible citizens have active and direct participation in the decision making for politics. One example of this is the government of Athens in ancient Greece. Representative democracy is when the whole body of citizens remain the higher power but political
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The 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution was introduced to Congress in 1789 by James Madison and is an extremely important amendment contained in the Bill of Rights‚ furthermore‚ this amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures (Wikipedia‚ n.d.). “Moreover‚ the Fourth Amendment requires governmental searches to be conducted only upon the issuance of a search warrant‚ sanctioned by probable cause and supported by oath or affirmation‚” (Wikipedia‚ n.d.‚ p.1). The warrant requirement
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The first Amendment to the United States Constitution states that Congress should make not laws against free speech. The first Amendment states that Congress will make no law "abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press." There are many ways in with the law‚ and people restrict those right. The right of freedom of speech is the most important and fundamental part of a free democracy. The first Amendment of the U.S Constitution allows people to state their opinions without fear. But over the
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