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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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    Civil War Amendments For four long years‚ a war raged on‚ a war being fought for the freedom of slaves. These men and women were held in bondage and seen as property by their owners. Brothers fought against brothers‚ to preserve the union‚ but also for the rights of African- Americans held in slavery. The war’s end brought a victory for the Union and freedom for the slaves. With Lincoln’s influence‚ constitutional amendments were ratified that provided the newly freed slaves with the right to vote

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    Russian Democracy I find Russia to be an interesting democracy because it transformed from a communist country living underneath a series of dictators for the better part of the twentieth century to electing their first president ever by popular vote in such a short period of time. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 the Soviet Union began to rapidly collapse. By 1991‚ Boris Yeltsin was elected the first ever president by popular vote. On December 8‚ 1991 Yeltsin and leaders of the Ukraine and Belarus

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    The first amendment is about freedom of speech for all; the press included. This amendment is against prohibiting people from their free exercise of their religion. The first amendment can and have been violated; therefore lawsuits occur but is the amendment enough to win a case? 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

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    Main article: Speedy trial Criminal defendants have the right to a speedy trial. In Barker v. Wingo‚ 407 U.S. 514 (1972)‚ the Supreme Court laid down a four-part case-by-case balancing test for determining whether the defendant’s speedy trial right has been violated in the case. The four factors are: Length of delay: A delay of a year or more from the date on which the speedy trial right "attaches" (the date of arrest or indictment‚ whichever first occurs) was termed "presumptively prejudicial

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    MEMO To: Jesse Kharbanda‚ Hoosier Environmental Council Executive Director From: L. David Cohen‚ Senior Program Associate Date: April 23‚ 2015 Re: EPA Regulations for Carbon Dioxide The following memo pertains to new regulations proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan that are designed to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new and existing coal-fired power plants. On August 1‚ 2014‚ the State of West Virginia‚ joined by

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    U.C. Berkeley: home to sun-kissed biologists and liberal student activists. These are the two main stereotypes associated with this prestigious university. While these two attributes do form much of the campus’ culture‚ there is so much more to be discovered at University of California‚ Berkeley. Situated in Berkeley‚ California‚ overlooking the San Francisco Bay‚ lies an urban campus with a thriving Greek life. In addition to a myriad of social and extracurricular activities‚ are thousands of stressed

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    INTRODUCTION: Ufone GSM is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider. It is one of the six GSM mobile companies in Pakistan and it is a subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. It has a subscriber base of 20 million of June 2009. The company commenced its operation under the brand name of Ufone from Islamabad in January 29 2001. During the years‚ Ufone continued on the path to success; the company has network coverage in more than 5885locations and across all major highways of the country

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    The First Amendment guarantees every American’s right to the free exchange of ideas‚ beliefs‚ and political debate. The First Amendment of the Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law… 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" (National Archives and Records Administration 2001). We have the right of freedom of speech and by definition‚ this means that we have “the right

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    Both in a democracy and a republic the people get to vote for their representatives. However‚ a republic has an elected head of state‚ such as a president whom serves for a limited time whereas in a democracy the people rule and get to choose their own type of government. A republic is a type of government in which elected representatives make the decisions and a democracy is a form of government that gives power to the people and is based on rule and law. Furthermore‚ in a republic individuals have

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