of protesting‚ petitioning and parading‚ the 19th amendment was finally added to the constitution on June 18th‚ 1920‚ officially granting women the right to vote. Then‚ in 1922‚ a group of men in Maryland once again tried to take away our rights‚ suing the state for allowing women to vote (ie. Leser vs. Garnett). They were unanimously overruled in Supreme Court‚ and no effort to take our rights has been made since. (3) Though all of the amendments are important in protecting our rights and freedom
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Suffrage and the 19th Amendment The 19th amendment was a huge part in American history. It was one of the first accomplishments for feminism and really got the ball rolling with women fighting for their rights. New American Citizens should learn about the 19th amendment and the suffragettes because it made a huge impact on feminism‚ was a large step for American women‚ and changed history forever. The 19th amendment made a large impact on women and our history. This amendment says “The right of citizens
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of Abortion Funds‚ n.d.). The Hyde amendment was introduced in 1976‚ when this statistic was upsetting many taxpayers because the assumption is the poverty level women are using abortion as birth control‚ using tax dollars to abort. To take steps to initiate change in a policy‚ like Hyde‚ the Center For Reproductive Rights (n.d.) recommendations include: joining groups and states nationally to help overturn the amendment keeping all members of
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The 8th Amendment ‘Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.’ 1. Introduction Imagine being hanged for a felony you committed‚ or having your tongue pierced with a torched spoon because you were caught for a mistake that could have easily been fixed. These are the types of things the eighth amendment protects us from. Without this amendment‚ people on death row could easily be brutally tortured for things they might not have
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The First Amendment is all about your rights and how these are used in the world today. The "clear and present danger" test is a basic principle for deciding the limits of free speech. It was set by the famous Schenck v. the United States case from World War I. Anti War activist Charles Schenck was arrested for sending leaflets to prospective army draftees encouraging them to ignore their draft notices. The United States claimed that Schenck threatened national security‚ and the justices agreed.
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against infractions; one amendment that I feel is very important is the Eighth Amendment. That amendment protects the citizens against cruel or unusual punishments for breaking the law. When analyzing the different rights that the Eighth Amendment protects one must also look at all the aspects of the law including: the history of the law‚ the modern uses and abuses of the law‚ and the laws current effectiveness. The first aspect to deduce when looking at this amendment is the
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negative and people have begun to push the boundaries of the First Amendment rule while asking the
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Olivia Watts 3AB Current Event #4 Pleading the Second Amendment to back up your gun rights is actually not a completely valid argument. Some people believe the Second Amendment not only allows them to own guns‚ but that the government cannot restrain those rights. This thought process on our rights in untrue not only in this circumstance but in all of our rights. The government can restrict our rights‚ and they do. The fact is‚ there are already limits on firearms by the government. For example:
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The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution was signed into law on September 25‚ 1789 and ratified December 15‚ 1791 (Benjamin Franklin‚ 2011). The Fifth Amendment establishes rights that can be applied to both criminal and civil sectors of law. The most used protections of the Fifth Amendment are the right to a grand jury‚ the protection against double jeopardy‚ the protection against self-incrimination‚ the protection against testifying against yourself‚ and you can’t be deprived of life‚ liberty
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In the political world today there are so many different opinions about several different topics. The topics that I will address to you will be‚ should the 22nd Amendment be repealed and also should the foreign born be allowed to run for president. In both topics you may have your pros and cons‚ but I am strongly against the both of them because I feel that the Constitution should not be taken advantage of. Government should not be allowed to manipulate the Constitution to suit his or her needs.
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