The Constitution is still relevant today because it was created as a framework which would provide guidance but not unnecessary restrictions without flexibility. The Constitution and its interpretation grows and changes with time allocating rights to the American people and a framework for its government as well as a process to ensure that it can be altered to provide what is needed to ensure a lawful and just democratic society. The masterpiece of the Constitution is within the Bill of Rights ensuring
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Bill of Rights-1791 In the United States‚ the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known. They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of articles‚ and came into effect on December 15‚ 1791‚ when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States. 11th Amendment-1795 The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution‚ which was passed by the Congress on March 4‚ 1794 and
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the U.S. Constitution (pg 80). The right of every American to own a gun versus society’s need to get guns off the street to prevent violent crime. I feel like the Democrats who are so focus on gun control confuses the two. When gun violence occur‚ legal gun owners have nothing to do with it. We are not the ones that need more control‚ we are law-abiding citizens that get the short end of the stick every time illegal gun owners go gun crazy. The book also points out that the second amendment can be
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution relates to the right to bear arms. Even so‚ many believe that without guns‚ there would be a huge reduction in homicides. Proponents of legalization of guns believe that people themselves are the problem. Guns should remain legal because it gives individuals the ability to protect themselves‚ their homes‚ and their families. Twice in the past two years‚ the gun control issue has reached the nation’s highest court. In July 2010 the Supreme Court ruled that
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The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "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." In other words‚ it protects citizens from searches and seizures by the government that are not supported
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The five Amendments made to the United States Constitution that are most applicable to Criminal Law are the Fourth‚ Fifth‚ Sixth‚ Eight‚ and Fourteenth Amendment. They are most applicable to Criminal Law because their purpose is meant to ensure that people are treated fairly if suspected or arrested for crimes. The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant. This also means that a person’s person‚ their home‚ as well as what is inside of their home
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The Bastard The first Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ and freedom of expression from government interference. This is one of the most important amendments in the constitution and is what America is most proud of. However‚ these rights aren’t all they are cracked up to be. For example‚ censorship is very common and goes against the freedom of speech. Censorship has many different roles in society both in the past and
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22nd Amendment be repealed and also should the foreign born be allowed to run for president. In both topics you may have your pros and cons‚ but I am strongly against the both of them because I feel that the Constitution should not be taken advantage of. Government should not be allowed to manipulate the Constitution to suit his or her needs. While making adjustments to the Constitution to allow different things to take place for convenience doesn ’t leave any form respect of the Constitution. There
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The 22nd Amendment: Unchallenged Following the death Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ which occurred during his fourth elected term as president‚ the United States Congress passed the twenty-second amendment‚ which put into writing a previously unwritten tradition of the presidency. This tradition‚ set in place by George Washington in 1797 and further cemented by Thomas Jefferson‚ had remained in place for 144 years before it was finally broken. While a few previous presidents had tried to run for a
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Amendments in the United Sates constitution have changed our government and our society. Amendments are usually ratified due to social events that occur over time .Ideologies also pay a considerable role to the ratification process as well. If it wasn’t for political groups such as The Anti-Feudalist we may not have obtained the 1st amendment which sates "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech
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