thirteen amendments. The Supreme Court’s decision in the Civil Rights Cases (1883) suggested that section 2 gave Congress the authority to outlaw “badges and incidents” of slavery as well as the institution itself. Thus it is not surprising that for much of the twentieth century civil rights litigation focused almost entirely on section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment‚ which was adopted in 1868. In response to those issues Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution‚ this amendment declared
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many responsibilities these women had to learn and fulfill‚ education was not one of them. Women were not permitted to be educated in fear that knowledge would be harmful for their minds. Writings from two eighteenth-century reformers validate the significance in education for woman. The eighteenth-century documents of Benjamin Rush‚ a physician and educator‚ and Judith Sargent Murray’s‚ a women’s rights activist‚ make evident the importance of female education‚ and defined the influence an educated
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Lester Walker 5th period JROTC Bill of Rights Hi I am Lester Walker and I will be explaining to you which Amendment from the Bill of Rights I think is most important in today’s society. Personally I think Amendment 5 is the most important one because it’s still racism going on throughout the United States and in some places they would seriously punish an African American male or female for small crimes just because of the color of their skin. I think it’s unfair because I thought everyone were
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The Fourteenth Amendment By a thirty-three to eleven vote‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was passed. Although‚ on July 9th‚ 1868 the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified to include‚ all natural born citizens as well as the protection of life‚ liberty and property. The purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment was to protect all the rights of the American people. There have been a few cases recently that were brought to the U.S. Supreme Court. One of the more recent U.S. Supreme Court cases is that of Obergefell
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The 18th amendment of the constitution Prohibition was introduced to all American states apart from Maryland in 1920. Prohibition was the banning of alcohol; you could be arrested for sale‚ manufacture and transportation of alcohol. There were many factors that influenced the introduction of prohibition. One of the main factors was the temperance movement’s two examples of this Were the anti-saloon league and Women’s Christian temperance movement. The temperance movements were at the strongest
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August 2013 Amendment 64 Assignment When Amendment 64 was passed last year I thought we would have recreational dispensaries instantaneously. However after reading Amendment 64’s stipulations I realize that Colorado and our National government have a lot of regulation that still needs to be placed in preparation of legalization. Most likely we will start to see recreational dispensaries open January 2014. Even though this seems so far away for most people‚ considering that the amendment has already
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Respondent. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA Syllabus The case present before us involves the constitutionality of a dog sniff in regards to the 4rth Amendment. The respondent claims that the police officer‚ a representative of the State of Florida lacked probable cause to search the vehicle. The dog used in the operation‚ Aldo was not reliable since his detector certification had expired. Also‚ the officer
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The Sixth Amendment The 6th Amendment focuses completely on the rights of a person accused of committing a crime by the government. The 6th Amendment contains seven specific protections for people accused of crimes. These seven rights are: the right to a speedy trial‚ the right to a public trial‚ the right to be judged by an impartial jury‚ the right to be notified of the nature and circumstances of the alleged crime‚ the right to confront witnesses who will testify against the accused‚ the
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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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Amendment 64 Amendment 64 ‚ Twenty First century starts with a time to remember; Colorado passed Amendment 64. Amendment 64 has been in the making for an extended length of time. Bringing history up to date behind the legalization of marijuana‚ hemp or cannabis. Beginning in 1549‚ Angolan slaves brought Marijuana; referred to as cannabis‚ with them to the sugar plantations of North-Eastern Brazil. Allowing the slaves to farm the cannabis plants in open space‚ with the rows of sugar cane‚ slaves
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