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    The Fourth Amendment was introduced into the Constitution of the United States as a part of the Bill of Rights on September 5‚ 1789. It was a direct response to the abuse of the writ of assistance‚ which was a type of general search warrant used by the government during the American Revolution. (LAWS) The amendment was ratified on December 15‚ 1791. The Fourth Amendment reads: The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures

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    The Equal Rights Amendment

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    The Equal Rights Amendment Essay What could be more important than the equality of rights for all American citizens? Women have tried without success for 80 years to be acknowledged as equals in our Constitution through an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Currently there is nothing in the United States Constitution that guarantees a woman the same rights as a man. The only equality women have with men is the right to vote. In order to protect women’s rights on the same level as men‚ I am in favor

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    Essay On 21st Amendment

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    Law and Government Research Amendment paper This research paper is on the topic of 21st amendment of the U.S. constitution it explains what the 21st amendment is‚ how the 18th amendment also known as the prohibition era came to be and how the 21st amendment came to directly appeal the 18th amendment ending the prohibition. Also how the state’s power to directly control all aspects of alcohol within their borders‚ and this may impede on other amendments or clauses in the constitution

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    * * * * * Bill of Rights and Amendments NAME........... HIS/301 25 July 2013 Mark Durfee MBA‚ MA‚ M.Ed * Bill of Rights and Amendments * The original U.S. Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights. This was added at a later date at which time Amendments were also added. Since the creation of this original document there have been several alterations and additions to the Constitution. How these amendments are included and why they were‚ is vital to understanding

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    The Equal Rights Amendment

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    The Equal Rights Amendment "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." In 1923‚ this statement was admitted to Congress under the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution granting equality between men and women under the law. If the Era was passed‚ it would have made unconstitutional any laws that grant one sex different rights than the other

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    Fifth Amendment Importance

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    It was ratified in 1791 by the First Congress and mainly guarantees the rights of citizens and criminals accused of national crimes (Fifth Amendment). Without this amendment criminals accused of a crime could be indicted without a fair trial. The innocent could be subject to unfair treatment they did not deserve and in return the guilty could walk. This amendment also forces the national courts to follow fair procedures in their rulings in concern with an individual’s life‚ liberty‚ and property. For

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    Does the First Amendment mean anyone can say anything at any time? No. The Supreme Court has rejected an interpretation of speech without limits. Because the First Amendment has such strong language‚ we begin with the presumption that speech is protected. Over the years‚ the courts have decided that a few other public interests — for example‚ national security‚ justice or personal safety — override freedom of speech. There are no simple rules for determining when speech should be limited‚ but there

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    The 7th amendment is a very important amendment to the American Bill of Rights because it has to do with how the judicial system is run. The amendment states that in suits at common law‚ where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars‚ the right of trial by jury shall be preserved‚ and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States‚ than according to the rules of the common law. The 7th Amendment is one of the most important

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    achieved equality as the amendments wanted ? Yes in some ways this society has achieved equality ‚ the amendments have helped us in many ways to achieve.All the amendments give american people rights to be free and be ourselves ‚ Not just one amendment ‚ all of them help fight for everyone’s rights. The amendments give the people rights to be free to be whoever anyone wants to be ‚ however Many people abuse their rights and judge other people for being themselves.The Amendments give americans the right

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    creatures (Kolbert 259). These institutes‚ such as the one mentioned‚ exist because of destructive human behavior. Humankind has destroyed the land to make room for itself. Humans do not notice the consequences until it is a little too late. The sixth extinction states that the next mass extinction could be happening right now as a result of human behavior. Her chapters about the humans’ effect on the Earth and different environments

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