Madison introduced 19 amendments to the Constitution out of which Congress adopted 12 of the amendments for ratification by the states‚ ten of which were collectively known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guaranteed citizens basic protections and limited governmental power in certain spheres‚ and became a part of the Constitution on December 10‚ 1791. For example‚ the First Amendment protects our rights as citizens to free speech and religion while the Fourth Amendment protects us from unwarranted
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A provision on equal protection in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution looks towards protecting the civil rights of people living in the United States and has been used in defining the right of individuals and groups living in the country. In analyzing the provision of equal protection in the 14th amendment‚ the courts consider three aspects. First is the type of classification that a particular group falls through‚ for example‚ suspect classification or any other classification that the
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Is Lady Macbeth a “fourth witch” as critics claim? OR Is she a victim punished for acting in an “unnatural” way? LADY MACBETH VS. THE THREE WITCHES How they are similar/ different Lady Macbeth The Three Witches Wants the best for her husband Plays with Macbeth’s ambitions Very strong and ruthless Work by persuasion Plots against Macbeth Plays with Macbeth’s ambitions Very powerful Works by evil powers Shakespeare uses Lady Macbeth and the three witches‚ as a sense of the power of a
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learning environment for all students without infringing upon first amendment rights. School officials now have to ask themselves when it is appropriate to punish students for behavior outside of class. All school systems should have the power to override a student’s freedom of speech if that student causes substantial disruption of the school environment. The main problem when dealing with cyber bullying and the first amendment is determining the appropriate time to punish kids. School officials
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Discussion Board GOVT201-1304B-07 Professor Crockett 12/11/13 1st Amendment - Protects freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and freedom of the press‚ as well as the right to assemble‚ right to protest‚ and petition the government. I chose this amendment because this particular amendment was known to protect individual with their freedom of speech‚ religion‚ freedom of the press and the right to protest. This amendment among all of the others lists all that the constitution protects the American
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FORCE OF DIPLOMACY The Fourth Expeditionary Fleet was on an important mission. It would turn out to be the most important mission they’d ever been on. They just didn’t know that yet. ******* Three months ago‚ a large number of Faster-Than-Light (FTL) jumps occurred in an uninhabited region of space. The probable cause of the arrest was criminal activity of some kind. After all‚ no government would set up any supposedly secret. testing in a place so obvious. Admiral Madera and his crew were prepared
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WP3 Body Extra 2 Claim: The 13th amendment is unproductive because law abiding citizens are monetarily funding a prison workforce that does not benefit the public good. Evidence: Marc Santora‚ a reporter from the New York Times‚ reported that the average cost to feed‚ house‚ and guard an inmate accumulates to around $31‚ 286. In the state of New York‚ that amount is $60‚000 because “The inmate-to-staff ratio probably hovers around two prisoners for every guard (cite).” When the average cost is
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the 1st amendment in this project.I am in the view of a lawmaker so I have to chose the best one for my prospective as of a law maker.And I thought the 1st amendment was the best. Also my team chose to Canada as our country where we are making are laws‚ but we only got to chose 5 amendments.We pick the 1st of course‚ the 3rd ‚the 4th ‚the 5th ‚and the 8th.We have one teacher two lawmakers and 2 citizens in our group.To learn more keep on reading. The history of the 1st amendment was passed
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Civil War Amendments For four long years‚ a war raged on‚ a war being fought for the freedom of slaves. These men and women were held in bondage and seen as property by their owners. Brothers fought against brothers‚ to preserve the union‚ but also for the rights of African- Americans held in slavery. The war’s end brought a victory for the Union and freedom for the slaves. With Lincoln’s influence‚ constitutional amendments were ratified that provided the newly freed slaves with the right to vote
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The 8th Amendment has a historical significance‚ including the time before the amendment was attached to the Bill of Rights‚ the interpretation of the 8th Amendment‚ and how the amendment affects today’s generations is very relevant. This amendment officially states in the Constitution‚ “Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” (Annotated Constitution Eighth Amendment). This article is about the government mandating that punishments
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