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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Fourth Amendment Debate is this tantalizing? The government official does not have the right to go on the man’s property without a warrant. In 4th Amendment‚ it specifically says “ 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” it means that a government official can not go on your property‚ car or phone without probable cause. According to the second video
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The Women’s Right to Vote amendment was passed and implemented about 100 years ago. The fight to get this passed was definitely not an easy one. It required time‚ determination‚ and most importantly‚ unity. Unity with all women to fight for what they deserved. It was a fight for political representation. However‚ till this day women are still extremely underrepresented in politics. According to the Center for American Women and Politics‚ nationally women make up 19.4 percent of the 535 seats in
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interpret the Second Amendment and whether or not we should have gun control. With the Second Amendment specifically grants that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed." The controversy of it being that in the Second Amendment doesn’t specify who "the people" are. This being said it leaves room for the legislative bodies and court to pass laws and interpretations that influence the way this Amendment is applied and enforced. Along with the Bill of Rights‚ the Second Amendment
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In The second amendment is a recipe for police killings Michael Wood explains how the Second amendment is a danger to police officers. Wood used the shootings in Baton Rouge as an example of how the Second amendment‚ which grants Americans the right to be armed‚ is a threat to police officers due to the easy access everyone has to all different types of weapons‚ guns especially. Anyone can simply walk into a store and purchase a gun‚ of course there is a process you are required to go through before
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The Second Amendment has made it possible for citizens to have a right to bear arms and protect themselves. Guns laws from state to state have been debatable on the lower and high levels of congress. Guns laws are put into place to regulate the use‚ ownership‚ and‚ transport‚ and firearms accessories. Gun laws are regulated by the ATF (Alcohol‚ Tobacco‚ and Firearms). Guns laws will interfere with workplace and public safety at any time firearms are present. Some organizations forbid employees from
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Ownership a Right? Ed. Kelly Doyle. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. At Issue. Rpt. from "The Second Amendment Under Fire: The Uses of History and the Politics of Gun Control." http://historymatters.gmu.edu. 2001. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. In this article‚ Saul Cornell associate professor in the Department of History at Ohio State University‚ claims that the Second Amendment was originally understood to protect an individual’s right to gun ownership remains historically
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The second amendment states “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.” This amendment is one of the best rules that our forefathers gave us when they wrote the constitution. It allows the people to have some sort of defense if the government decides to rise against it’s own people. However the weapons that middle class people can own are nothing but amazing. The second amendment is good; however
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In Contrast‚ Supporters of the Second Amendment argue that restrictions on guns will not decrease crime and Americans have the right to protect themselves. Similarly‚ Pro-gun activists argue‚ without the right to keep and bear arms‚ we revert to humanity’s default state of "law of the jungle‚" where only the strong survive‚ where the big rule the small‚ and where the weak die in a puddle of blood‚ flesh‚ and urine. In the constitution it states‚ humans have the right to protect themselves from people
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The Second Amendment states “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. Every person has a different view on the Second Amendment. Is it a legitimate right or has it already fulfilled its purpose? I believe in the right as it has been established‚ however it needs provisions. A rising conflict in the United States is the right to bear arms. You’re either pro-Second Amendment or anti-Second Amendment
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