Definition of Amendment of the constitution: A constitutional amendment is a formal change to the text of the written constitution of a nation or state. Most constitutions require that amendments cannot be enacted unless they have passed a special procedure that is more stringent than that required of ordinary legislation. At a zest if any thing is inserted‚ substituted‚ suspended in any provision of the constitution is called the amendment of the constitution. 1st amendment: There
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The Eighth Amendment Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."Ever since the Eighth Amendment was ratified by the states in 1791‚ it has been a key part of our Constitution. The Eighth Amendment has protected our people from many things‚ including an overly high bail or "unnatural" punishments. It has ensured that in civil matters‚ as well as criminal cases‚ the people of America are protected from an overly high bail and cruel
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History is important because when (people) make mistakes whether is an experiment‚ invention‚ or a discovery it goes on record in order for others to learn from their mistakes. If mistakes are not marked on a books or movies then we are doom to repeat them. Throughout the years a lot of events have happen for example‚ the American Revolution‚ successful inventions such as the light bulb‚ and women rights. What would happen if none of this events occur or weren’t in writing? The American Revolutions
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Constitutional Amendments HIS/301 August 27‚ 2012 Constitutional Amendments The Framers of the Constitution knew their creation was not perfect and future generations would want to make changes‚ so they added an amendment process. They made the process easier than having a revolution‚ but hard enough to really have to think about what is being done. The authority to amend the United States Constitution is written in Article V of the Constitution. The Constitution allows an amendment to be proposed
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Areopagitica and its place in United States History Areopagitica‚ by John Milton‚ was a speech designed and written to denounce the use of licensure and decry the suppression of free speech and the press. Essentially‚ this document set the stage for modern laws regarding free speech and freedom of the press in the United States‚ making this document one of the penultimate articles in terms of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The First Amendment allows for freedom of both speech and
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In 1606‚ hundreds of settlers embarked on a journey from England to the Virginia colony‚ in search of wealth and treasure. Although they experienced much destitution early on in their journey‚ they were able to transform their colony with the use of the indentured servants and slaves by basing their economy around tobacco. With tobacco‚ they were able to create an industry in which the colonists would depend on socially and economically. The journey for the new colonist was brutal. They were crammed
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comfortable life. Whether the immigrants are fleeing persecution or looking to earn sufficient income‚ all come with their own version of the American Dream. By definition the American Dream is the belief that anyone‚ regardless of what class he/she comes from‚ can attain some form of success and upward social mobility is possible. However‚ in the early 1920’s‚ the American Dream became a term more typically applied to the achievement of material success‚ and the sense of happiness that would supposedly ensue
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The documentary 13th‚ was an eye opening experience. It was a film in which it displayed issues of violence‚ crime‚ and race. In particular‚ I found it very interesting how the documentary stigmatized black men as violent individuals. How did they come up with this stigmatization? Was it based off of past historical events such as slavery and segregation? Anyone can be considered violent. Someone’s race doesn’t define whether or not they are violent; it is an individual’s actions that determines
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In the 15th century‚ the western and eastern sail technology was comparable. The mariner’s compass‚ so crucial to navigation out of sight of land‚ was developed from the Chinese magnetized needle of the 8th century‚ and it traveled via land route to the Mediterranean where about the 12th century the Europeans or the Arabs developed the true mariner’s compass (floating)‚ but China soon received the improved model.27 So both East and West had the mariner’s compass in the 15th century. Stern post rudders
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The movie 13th was a very interesting movie. I learned a lot while watching the film‚ Such as the history of a mass plan of incarceration against blacks and latinos. I also learned about how the history of law has been continuously used to hold minorities down. I learned a lot more about how the USA used their power to hold back black movements like the Black Panthers. The movie really opened my eyes to the history of america. I was not aware of the history of the criminal justice system and how
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