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    Fourth Amendment

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    The Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment of the United States of America constitution reads as follows; The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized. It was ratified into the Bill of Rights on December 15th‚ 1791

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    1. What were the two phases of Reconstruction? What policies or decisions helped to shape each phase? • One phase of the Reconstruction era was the presidential era which started after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln‚ the man to take his place was Andrew Johnson. But as stated in the textbook “Johnson was a bitter racist” (411) he was against the idea of black equality. In May 1865 a lenient policy toward the South was designed to try and re-establish the southern state governments. The second

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    The Fourteenth Amendment By a thirty-three to eleven vote‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was passed. Although‚ on July 9th‚ 1868 the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified to include‚ all natural born citizens as well as the protection of life‚ liberty and property. The purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment was to protect all the rights of the American people. There have been a few cases recently that were brought to the U.S. Supreme Court. One of the more recent U.S. Supreme Court cases is that of Obergefell

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    Respondent. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA Syllabus The case present before us involves the constitutionality of a dog sniff in regards to the 4rth Amendment. The respondent claims that the police officer‚ a representative of the State of Florida lacked probable cause to search the vehicle. The dog used in the operation‚ Aldo was not reliable since his detector certification had expired. Also‚ the officer

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    The Reconstruction era that occurred in the United States after the Civil War could have been determined successful or un-successful depending on how you look at the situation. For example‚ if you look at the Reconstruction Era in terms of slavery and rights‚ then I argue the said time era was successful. Because the results that followed after the Reconstruction era produced the “ReconstructionAmendments. The 13th Amendment established the abolishment of slavery in the United States. In addition

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    The Supreme Court has held that a search or seizure of a dwelling may be constitutionally defective if police officers enter without prior notice. The Amendment allows the subject of the warrant an opportunity to challenge the lawful authority of the warrant or to prevent its defective execution‚ such as when the wrong address is targeted or the subject no longer resides at the address. Section 213 of the

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    CHAPTER 15 TEST REVIEW RECONSTRUCTION AND THE NEW SOUTH Multiple Choice Questions 1. Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War was viewed by the victorious Northerners as A) a means by which the industrial capacity of the South could be rebuilt B) the best means by which poor whites could be given positions of power in the South C) the only way the South could be prevented from restoring their pre-Civil War society D) a necessary evil

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    The union and confederates did not known how to get the nation back together. Two ways that Lincoln’s assassination affected the nation was that the original plan for reconstruction changed and his death created a larger time period of racism‚ segregation‚ and discrimination. If Lincoln had survived‚ his plans for reconstruction would have been successful. Instead‚ his death led to an open spot for someone else to take over and make those decisions. Of course Andrew Johnson would take over since

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    Reconstruction was the era right after the Civil War. After the Union’s victory‚ the overall goal for the country was to rebuild the South and preserve the Union. The period between 1865 through 1877‚ created many questions as to whether African Americans were free or still enslaved. During reconstruction‚ some African Americans were free but others were still slaves. Many African Americans were free during reconstruction. The 13 th Amendment specifically states‚ “Neither slavery nor involuntary

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    All Americans are entitled to their rights. The Fourth Amendment states that we the people have to deny search and seizures from law enforcement without a warrant. The fourth amendment generally prohibits police from entering a home without a warrant unless the circumstances fit an established exception to the warrant requirement. According to the book The Constitution: Our Written Legacy by Joseph A. Melusky‚ the Fourth Amendment gives the right of the people to be secure in their person‚ houses

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