The first 10 amendments form the Bill of Rights. An amendment is an addition to the constitution that lists rights given to the people of the United States. Without these amendments many freedoms would be restricted and citizens would lack certain rights that promote a better life. The first amendment gives the right to the freedoms of religion‚ speech‚ the press‚ assembly and the right to petition the government. The right to freedom means that we may worship freely and believe in any religion
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Students in school should have the right to have privacy to prevent negative behavior‚ to stop violations of amendments‚ and to prevent bullying. It prevents negative behavior because if they don’t check their lockers than the parents won’t sue the school for violating their child’s property. It will stop violations of amendments because the amendments state that people can’t look through someone’s belongings unless for certain reasons. Also it can prevent bullying because if they have pads‚tampons
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the formal amendment process The process for amending the Constitution is broken down into two parts. The first part begins with proposing an amendment. Proposals are made by a representative in either the house or the senate. To pass an amendment you need to have two-thirds of the members in both houses voting. Another way to pass an amendment is by two-thirds of the state legislatures asking Congress for a convention to propose amendments. Through the process‚ the formal amendment process must
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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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The First Amendment "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." -- Amendment One‚ Bill of Rights‚ United States Constitution Perhaps the most well known of all the amendments to the Constitution‚ the First Amendment contains many of the fundamental freedoms that American
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Why is the IV Amendment Important? When crossing the Arizona California state border‚ there might be a policeman searching your car for illegal substances. This is illegal‚ “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
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The First Amendment in the United States’ Constitution has a great fundamental understanding of what American life should be‚ and shows the true intentions of our forefathers’ revolutionary ideas.The first amendment states that Congress may not interfere with the established rights that people have been given‚ one of which being the freedom of speech. The intent of the freedom of speech was that individuals could express their opinions and ideas without the fear of governmental censorship. The freedom
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Sandy Hook Shooting: Is It Time to Change the Second Amendment? Sandy Hook Shooting Is It Time to Change the Second Amendment About 80 million Americans‚ representing half of U.S. homes‚ own more than 223 million guns. The debate about the Second Amendment has been fierce‚ but after the horrible atrocity that just happened in Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ the time has come to rethink the amendment and change it. The change of the amendment in terms of availability of weapons‚ and who has the right to possess
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of the constitution to me is the first amendment. I believe the biggest issue in this country with the constitution occurs in the First amendment. With the flood of social media‚ harassment and bullying are being taking to new heights. While political correctness may be a relatively new concept‚ Freedom of Speech is the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. While we fight to maintain our nation’s freedoms‚ sometimes it seems as though the First Amendment causes great harm within the country itself
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