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    How many rights do you have? You should check‚ because it might not be as many as you think. Some people are not concerned that the police can execute a search warrant without knocking‚ set up roadblocks‚ and interrogate innocent citizens. Nor are they concerned when a drug dealer receives a life sentence for selling a quarter gram of cocaine for $20 (Bailey). When you combine current events with the widespread need of people to fit into society‚ we should all be concerned. The Bill of Rights‚ when

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    the newly proposed Constitution. In truth I am unsure about whether this constitution will help anything. On one hand‚ unification of the states would make this land stronger as a nation and more organized‚ but with the proposed president in place‚ it seems as if we are leaning more towards our monarchical roots. Without a bill of rights‚ our individual rights are threatened‚ but they did say that the Constitution could be

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    Individual Rights vs. Public Order Individual Rights vs. Public Order Antoine Brown‚ Lisa Hammond‚ Bobby Harper‚ Sean Sabulsky‚ and She’Londra Smith University of Phoenix Individual Rights vs. Public Order A great deal of controversy surrounds the debate about whether individual rights or public order is more appropriate and which is better for the country. The United States was founded on many different ideas and ideals and public order along with individual rights was an important

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    Constitution: The Right to Bear Arms The American Constitution was a book of laws that gave a brief explanation of the American Dream. In the Constitution‚ there were ten laws that were considered the “Civil Rights‚” and one of these laws laid commonly questioned and tested. The second Amendment of the Constitution: the right to bear arms was a very significant law in the American Constitution‚ since it has two sides of opinion. Many Americans consider that people should not have the right to bear arms

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    effort to guarantee that the new government would not engage in such practices. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights guarantee a series of important securities for persons accused of committing crimes in the US. The Sixth Amendment provides many protections and rights to a person suspected or accused of a crime. One of these rights is to have his/her case heard by an impartial jury. This right is particularly important based on the fact that the people determining your guilt or innocence should

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    The 2nd Amendment‚ The right to bear arms was first passed on September 25‚ 1789 and then it was included to the 10 Bill of Rights on December 15‚ 1791. The need of the second amendment was for the security of our States. James Madison introduced the second amendment as an opinion to provide more power to the militias. The Right to Bear Arms amendment has evolved since it was first introduced and adopted by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. For example‚ the second amendment applies to

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    Civilian and the Right to Bear Arms. Brady Blackner November‚ 30‚ 2010 Communications 215 Instructor: Barbara Lach-Smith The American Civilian and the Right to Bear Arms In the Bill of Rights‚ under the Second Amendment‚ it states “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” (Government Printing Office‚ 1996‚ p. 1193). This amendment is often referred to as “The right to bear arms.”

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    Individual Rights vs. Public Order Introduction To understand individual rights and public order there must be an understanding on what the advantages and disadvantages are. Many individuals don’t understand the power these two topics hold. They are also at times misinterpreted; some don’t now what their rights are and some think they know. On occasion some may try to abuse them when public order is in forced for example when making an arrest an officer reads you your rights‚ some individuals think

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    Throughout history many have experienced the debate questioning who has the right to bear arms. This subject can easily affect each individual. The ownership of a fireman symbolizes personal protection. According to Pew Foundation: “seventy-nine percent of male gun owners and eighty percent of female gun owners said that owning a gun made them feel safer” (ProCon.org). There have been several court cases that concerned the second amendment. The Constitution was upheld in most cases; unfortunately

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    Disadvantages of Individual Rights and Public Order What are our individual rights and what is the meaning of public order advocates‚ and how can the advantages and disadvantages that are held in response to those rights be understood? Our individual rights are our moral principles sanctioning a man’s freedom of action in a social context. To live rationally by one’s reason in society‚ man needs only one thing from his fellow men; freedom of action. He requires rights to those actions necessary

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