to be seized‚” (Bill of Rights). The Fourth Amendment states that people have the right to not have their persons or homes be searched by the government; however‚ this is not the case in today’s society. Even with this amendment‚ the police still refuse to confine to the rights of this amendment. In investigating the justifications of the Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights‚ one can conclude that the evaluations of the history of the Fourth Amendment has changed in modern applications and the effectiveness
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THE EVOLUTION AND RESHAPING OF THE INCITEMENT OF VIOLENCE TESTS: TRANSITIONING FROM THE CLEAR AND PRESENT TEST IN SCHENCK TO THE IMMINENT LAWLESS ACTION TEST IN BRANDENBURG Introduction The First Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press.” This language restricts government’s ability to constrain the speech of citizens‚ however‚ the prohibition on abridgment of the freedom of speech is not absolute
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FIRST AMENDMENT The First Amendment outlines five of the most basic rights of any American: the freedom of religion and its practices‚ the freedom of speech‚ the freedom of press‚ the freedom of assembly‚ and the liberty to formally write requests to the government. SECOND AMENDMENT The Second Amendment simply gives Americans the right to keep and bear Arms. THIRD AMENDMENT The Third Amendment gives citizens the right to say no to housing soldiers when the country is not in war. This amendment
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The 4th Amendment is a security blanket for those who were wrongfully suspected of being guilty. The Amendment states that one is safe in their own house‚ with their own property until the authority can provide a warrant. So where was the 4th Amendment when the Japanese were pushed out of their homes and into internment camps? The words of a man who experienced this atrocity first hand‚ George Takei‚ only further proves that the Japanese were denied this Amendment‚ “[American soldiers] stomped up
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matter what individuals believe‚ who they donate to or what or who they support. However‚ it appears more and more often that this idea of 14th amendment is being used to limit the 1st amendment. In another recent Pew Research study‚ they found that 40% of millennials would be in favor of limiting what people can and cannot say. Especially in regards to or about minority groups. This was compared to other groups such as Gen X and Baby Boomers where the percentage was found to at 27% and 24% . This
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The First Amendment protects the rights of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of the press‚ and the right to petition the Government. These rights are some of the most important rights granted to Americans. Some may argue that the First Amendment is too protective of our rights. I tend to disagree; I think in order for our country to have a written explanation of what is or isn’t protected the First Amendment gets the points across precisely. The First Amendment grants Americans the ability
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The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech‚ the press‚ assembly‚ and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. What is symbolic speech‚ and is it protected by the First Amendment?“Symbolic speech consists of nonverbal‚ nonwritten forms of communication‚ such as flagburning” (Khan‚ n.d.). Most forms of symbolic speech are protected by the First Amendment. There are
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The second amendment states that all citizens have the right to bear arms‚ the first draft of this amendment‚ from James Madison‚ Federalist Papers No. 46. James Madison states that; “ A regular army‚ fully equal to the resources of the country‚ be formed; and let it be entirely at the devotion of the federal government; still it would not be going too far to say‚ that the State governments‚ with the people on their side‚ would be able to repel the danger.” .He also states ‚ “Besides the advantage
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The First Amendment guarantees “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or the press.” The freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion have been pillars of the United States and other Democratic nations who knew the need to have these rights guaranteed. This idea was a major element of the Enlightenment period‚ the thoughts of John Locke‚ Jean Rousseau‚ Montesquieu‚ and Voltaire would be incorporated
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The 8th Amendment talks about freedom of speech and freedom of living life. It is not true for everyone to live his/her life by his/her choice. When one ask someone‚ he/she will tell that they are in favor of equal rights for homosexuals. They will all say that gay should have the same rights in housing‚ jobs‚ and public accommodations and they should have equal access to government benefits and equal protection of the law. When someone ask them about gay marriage‚ all this talk of equality stops
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