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    9th Amendment

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    History of the 9th Amendment The 9th Amendment reads "The enumeration in the Constitution‚ of certain rights‚ shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." In other words‚ people retain more rights than the ones listed in the Constitution. The 9th amendment is one the least referred to Amendments in decisions of the Supreme Court. People also say it is one of the most confusing‚ controversial and misunderstood Amendments to the Constitution. The 9th Amendment

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    three from among the 11th - 27th Amendments to the United States Constitution. Create a PowerPoint project with Pictures. Components of the ProjectWho was involved in the issue addressed by the proposal? Who helped pass the amendment?What was its purpose? xxxWhat was the issue that prompted the proposal? xxxWhen did it happen (time period in history‚ when proposed‚ when passed‚ when ratified)xxx Where did the issue(s) originally take place? Where was the amendment finally passed? Washington dcWhy

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    However the constitution has 27 amendments‚ bill of right is the term for the first ten amendments to the United States constitution in 1791. Also seventeen for subsequent amendments and ten for the unsuccessful amendments. However the 22nd amendment is so important in the United States constitution. The 22nd amendment was passed and ratified in 1947 and 1951 respectively. The amendments came from Hoover constitution of 1947. The purpose of the 22nd amendment was posted to limit the number of

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    The Significance of the Last Stand I. Fictionalizing History Relating history of past to history of present [1] What do historians create with the history they account? History is a story that never ends. The events of the present in essence have already happened in the past. Historians try to make sense of the present by deconstructing the past. Only through analysis of the past can one understand the present. I remember playing cowboys and Indians as a child. I would always

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    The Plague‚ or “Black Death‚” during the 14th century brought mortality rates the world had not seen before. With death coming as quickly as three days for some of the victims‚ the plague not only brought sickness but fear as the result of unknown causes and lack of a cure that created additional victims from within the Jewish population that became scapegoats. During the 14th century‚ the origin of the plague was unknown and many theories arose in this absence. According to an account of the plague

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    the horizontal streets of Alder and Kincaid. I then drew the vertical 13th street that went between Alder and Kincaid. 13th street is a very busy street on campus. 13th street for myself‚ is a street I use every day from spending money on food and the Duck store‚ to using the street

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    The 14th Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of a branch of Tibetan Buddhism called the Gelug or the ‘yellow hat’. Throughout the years there have been fourteen Dalai Lamas who are a crucial part of the Tibetan Buddhists religion. Historically the Dalai Lamas role is being the chief or high priest of Tibetan Buddhism. Religiously the Dalai Lama is thought to be a manifestation of the bodhisattva of compassion‚ Avalokiteśvara . When a Dalai Lama dies they search the

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    7th Amendment

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    The 7th Amendment "In suits at common law‚ where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars‚ the right of trial by jury shall be preserved‚ and no fact tried by a jury‚ shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States‚ than according to the rules of the common law." The 7th Amendment states that any person who is accused of a crime‚ where the dollar amount is deemed to be valued at twenty dollars or more‚ has the legal right to a trial by jury. A jury trial is a

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    2nd amendment

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    The second amendment‚ The right to bears arms is one thing that makes our nation such a great place to live. Today in most countries it’s illegal to own a gun because of the government control over the people living there‚ most of these people don’t have their freedom and are told what to do everyday. The right to bear arms gives us the right to protect ourselves and give us the cosher of being safe‚ especially in todays world with all the wrong going on. Self defense is a major issue in the right

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    1st Amendment

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    The First Amendment The First Amendment is‚ in many people’s eyes‚ considered the most important amendment in the United States Constitution. It protects the rights to freedom of religion‚ freedom of expression‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of assembly and freedom of press from government interference. Basically‚ the amendment gives people the ability to live their lives the way that they want to‚ with the lifestyle that they choose. If people don’t like what they hear‚ they have the right to

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