Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Francisco Pacheco October 10‚ 2012 Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper The Constitution is the highest form of law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in one way or another. The Constitution provides the foundation for the government of the United States. It creates the most important branches of government which include; Congress‚ the Presidency‚ and the Supreme Court. Even though each state has its own constitution that
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16th amendment: Income Tax In America‚ one of the biggest tax bites on our income is the federal income tax‚ although state and local taxes also take a substantial bite. There are property taxes and sales taxes. Every time we fill up the gas tax‚ we are paying a tax. We pay so much taxes that some have calculated “tax freedom day”‚ as the day during the year when our nation has theoretically earned the income necessary to have paid our taxes for a year. We pay taxes to pay for government services
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In my own opinion‚ I am glad that Heller won I strongly think he should have won. I support the Second Amendment very adamantly. I believe that D.C did not have the right to tell Heller he could not have a permit‚ it goes against the constitution to tell a person that the rights that our Fore-Fathers gave us no longer applies to our lives and that they have to give up their right to bear arms. A person should be allowed to have the right to keep and bear arms to be able to protect and support
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The fourth amendment was created by experience‚ unwanting of a rebellion‚ and more freedom than the british offered when the U.S. were colonies. “The first colony to pass a law against this practice was Massachusetts circa 1756. A great deal of strife ensued‚ and in what was telling about the practice‚ the King’s top lawyer‚ James Otis‚ resigned in opposition to the practice of general warrants”(Why Do We Have The Fourth Amendment?). This shows that even when they were colonies they had the determination
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Amendment I: Freedom of speech No law pass by congress will disallow freedom of speech or establishment of religion Amendment II: Right to bear arms Grants the right of gun ownership for purposes that include self defense Amendment III: Quartering Soldiers Soldiers cannot live in a citizen’s house without their permission during wartime and peacetime Amendment IV: Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures of homes and property and any search/arrest
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Constitution has twenty-seven amendments written in it‚ where every citizen must follow each amendment. An amendment is a change in a legal document made by changing‚ altering or omitting a specific term. If an amendment is to be written in the U.S Constitution‚ it first must be voted by at least two-thirds of Congress. This includes the Senate and House of Representatives
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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‚” (Bill of Rights). The Fourth Amendment states that people have the right to not have their persons or homes be searched by the government; however‚ this is not the case in today’s society. Even with this amendment‚ the police still
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In 1868‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution because of the concern related to the status of protection extended to the newly freed slaves against mistreatment by the states recently freed slaves. The Fourteenth Amendment offered a solution to these discriminatory laws simply guaranteeing “due process of law”‚ requiring the legal system to provide fundamentally fair trial procedures and “equal protection of laws”‚ and thereby requiring the government to treat all persons with equal
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is extremely difficult to add amendments to the Constitution for many reasons. To pass amendments to the Constitution‚ the amendment must go through several steps. Two thirds of Congress must propose the amendment. Two-thirds of the state legislatures could ask Congress to call a Constitutional Convention to start the amendment process as well. A new Constitutional Convention has never occurred. Then‚ the House of Representatives and Senate must pass the amendment. At least three quarters of state
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There has always been a debate about weather the 1st amendment is more important Than the 2nd amendment. In this article I will be talking about why I think the 2nd amendment is more important than the 1st‚ the reason I believe the 2nd amendment is more important is that it allows us to bear arms‚ this means we are allowed to own weapons such as guns‚ knives‚ brass knuckles‚ etc... Also even if the 1st amendment didn’t exist we would still have the rights to own a gun or other lethal
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