The freedom of speech section of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is our protection for practicing our religion as we believe are true to us. There are many cases to where the government have to override the court protecting public health and safety. In Psalm 55:21 “The words of his mouth were smoother than butter‚ but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil‚ yet were they drawn swords”. The words that we speak can have its effect on others and words can hurt and can cause
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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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“Evolution of the Fourth Amendment” Week Six Assignment Criminal Law By Robert Schmitz 10/13/2013 The fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that every person has the right to “be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers and effects against unreasonable search and seizure.”(Brooks). However‚ this right was not always protected in court‚ criminal defendants would have to sit and watch as evidence was still
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Professor. Kurland 12/15/15 PRO GAY RIGHTS FINAL The 14th amendment‚ passed by Congress on June 13‚ 1866‚ and ratified on July 9‚ 1868‚ under the presidency of Andrew Johnson. The fourteenth Amendment is one of the reconstruction Amendments‚ it addresses citizenship rights‚ and the equal protection of the laws. Gay rights and same sex marriage is protected by the Due Process Clause‚ and the Equal Protection Clause of the fourteenth amendment. All persons born or naturalized in the United States‚ and
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This is quite disheartening especially coming from our young African American population whom should be proud of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. Many uneducated individuals take this right which was fought for with numerous tears and deaths. Let us take a further glance into the 15th Amendment and what it stood for and the purpose which it served. The XV Amendment to the Constitution plays a significant role to the voting rights of African Americans as it granted African Americans the
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two-fold requirement discussed in Katz v. United States‚ for analyzing when a search occurs under the 4th Amendment. According to Justice Harlan concurring opinion in Criminal Procedures‚ the understanding of the 4th Amendment is that its protection is for people and not places. Therefore‚ he proceeds to give the explanation of the ‘two fold requirement’ for searches that occurs under the 4th Amendment while analyzing the Kat v. United States. “Firstly‚ did a person exhibited an actual (subjective) expectation
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The constitution was created on September17th in 1817. The constitution has only been amended only 17 times since its creation. A constitution amendment can be proposed by a majority vote in The House of Representatives and The Senate. This process begins when a member of congress introduces a bill to amend the constitution. The proposal is debated and pondered on by the different committees. Public hearings are help so that the public can express their opinions and concerns. If the proposal is approved
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The Fourth Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights which was established in the seventeenth and eighteenth century English common law. Aside from the rest of the amendments in the Bill of Rights the Fourth Amendment can be traced back to a strong public reaction from some cases back in the 1760s. Two of these cases happened in England and one case happened in the colonies. These cases involved some pamphleteers who would pass out pamphlets to the public in order to spread their word around. These
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Ratification of Amendment XXVI When it comes to Rights and Responsibilities‚ so many events occurred in history that could fit the criteria of that theme. But one particular historical event can top all the others not only because it fits the subject‚ but because it is actually somewhat interesting to learn about. The ratification of the 26th Amendment is no doubt one of the most important things that could have happened to our country. In the heat of World War II‚ this Amendment was one that just
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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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