The First and Second Amendments of the United States Constitution On September 25‚ 1789‚ The Bill Of Rights was submitted to the states for approval‚ based on the previous Constitution’s insufficient assurances for civil freedom‚ liberties and justice. Concerned that the Constitution neglected to clearly state the basic civil rights of the citizens of the United States‚ Anti- Federalists opposed the Articles of Confederations‚ which gave state governments more authority (“Bill of Rights‚ n.d.).
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Later Start Times for Smarter Students Students depend on schools as a basis for their education‚ a place to learn and grow‚ and to push them towards post secondary success. The Mounds View School district’s board members set up the district’s high schools to start at 7:25 a.m.‚ followed by the middle schools (8:05 a.m.)‚ and then the elementary schools (8:45 a.m.). Focussing primarily on our community’s high schoolers‚ as they are statistically proven to need more sleep‚ it is crucial that they
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Amendments The Amendments in the Constitution are very helpful. Each one is useful in making sure everyone is treated fairly and everyone gets rights. The 4th‚ 5th‚ 6th‚ and 8th amendments are the ones I will explain today. They each play a specific role in making sure nobody is treated unfairly. The 4th amendment protects people from the government searching through your things without a reason. For example‚ if somebody was walking down the street with a backpack on and the police walked by and
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The fourteenth amendment was ratified in 1868 to give equal protection to all before the law. This amendment consisted of granting all citizens with the same protection and rights regarding their race or religion. As stated “The 14th Amendment forbids the states to abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States‚ to deprive a person of life‚ liberty‚ or property
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The 14 amendment equal protection clause doesn’t take precedents over‚ 1st amendment religious liberty when it pertains to the federal government because of the Bill of Right to the United States constitution. The ten amendments in the bill of rights‚ were adapted to insure that the federal government would not abuse its powers. The first amendment bars the federal government from establishing a national religion‚ or passing legislation that puts burden on the citizen’s religious liberty’s. the states
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Sixth Amendment 101 Reylini Arnaud Criminal Law and Procedures ASA College “In all criminal prosecutions‚ the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial‚ by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed‚ which district shall have been previously ascertained by law‚ and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor‚
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The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits states from denying anyone in the state equal protection from the laws set by the state government. The clause is to protect individuals from being treated differently and unfairly based on their differences. After the civil war when slaves were free people were unclear of where slaves would fit into the county and the rights they would hold. The 14th amendment explained the rights of the newly freed slaves
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privacy of the individual‚ whatever the means employed‚ must be deemed a violation of the Fourth Amendment.” Justice Brandeis wholeheartedly believed that the Fourth Amendment protects privacy too. In Poe v. Ullman Justice Harlan argued that the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause could be used to strike the law. He stated “I consider that this Connecticut legislation violates the Fourteenth Amendment. It involves what by common understanding throughout the English-speaking world‚ must be granted
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more to monitor the internet‚ but I however strongly disagree. We have the First and Fourth Amendments in place to protect us from the government in America‚ and the same should be applied online too. On December 15‚ 1791‚ the
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Generation” The right to bear arms is one of the most important freedoms we have as a country. The 2nd amendment right to bear arms is a constitutional right that provides an opportunity for Americans to protect themselves from both the powers of the government and from criminals‚ in this essay‚ the many benefits of the 2nd amendment right to bear arms will be reviewed. Firstly‚ The 2nd amendment right to bear arms serves as check against the powers of the central government. The framers of the US
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