Armstrong‚ Erykah 5/13/13 Amendment 15 A lot of people of other races would not be able to vote without the 15th Amendment. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” It allows anyone to have a political say in the government. They can’t hush you because of your skin
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One of the most highly debated amendments of the United States Constitution is the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment has been disputed for hundreds of years on exactly of its exact true meaning. The United States Constitution wrote the Second Amendment as “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed." The argument that has lasted for centuries begins with the first part “A well regulated militia”
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of Rights‚ the Fourth Amendment can be best defined as an amendment providing the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ 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 (Fourth‚ 2012). In general terms‚ the Fourth Amendment protects from illegal searches and seizures
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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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ISSUE” submitted to the Symbiosis Law School‚ NOIDA for Company Law I as part of internal assessment is my original work carried out under the guidance of Dr. S. N. Ghosh from 1st February‚ 2013 to April 2013. The research work has not been submitted elsewhere for award of any publication or degree. The material borrowed from other sources and incorporated in the work has been duly acknowledged. I understand that I myself could be held responsible and accountable for plagiarism‚ if any‚ detected
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and think and want to do more research on the laws that both define and take away freedom. The nineteenth amendment was ratified in 1920 and gave women the right to vote. While I am aware there was a long struggle in the time between the ratification of the 15th and the 19th amendments‚ I don’t think I truly understood the urgency of the situation between those points in time.
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second amendment protects one of the most important rights that an American has‚ which is the right to keep and bear arms. However despite the second amendment clearly stating that “... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” we the people are constantly under the threat of having one of our essential and fundamental rights stripped from us by authoritarian leftists who continually minimize the rights of Americans. The original purpose of the second amendment and why
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The 8th amendment is not as important as some of the other amendmendments‚ but is still very important and keeps the country under control. The 8th amendment does not allow excessive bail‚ excessive fines imposed‚ and cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. It is very important that this amendment doesn’t get taken away because it protects the country from total chaos and a potential tyranny. I wrote this speech for today to spread awareness on possibly losing this amendment. My goal is to explain
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In 1868‚ the 14th Amendment was ratified into the Constitution‚ and has since become a key component in the construction of democracy in the United States. The amendment is broken down into five independent sections of impartial notions that forbids states from rejecting the civil rights and liberties‚ and to accord fair chance of life‚ property‚ and due process regardless of race. The 14th Amendment outlined civil liberties and rights while limiting state’s intervention‚ therefore making it an
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Amendments The Amendments in the Constitution are very helpful. Each one is useful in making sure everyone is treated fairly and everyone gets rights. The 4th‚ 5th‚ 6th‚ and 8th amendments are the ones I will explain today. They each play a specific role in making sure nobody is treated unfairly. The 4th amendment protects people from the government searching through your things without a reason. For example‚ if somebody was walking down the street with a backpack on and the police walked by and
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