The five Amendments made to the United States Constitution that are most applicable to Criminal Law are the Fourth‚ Fifth‚ Sixth‚ Eight‚ and Fourteenth Amendment. They are most applicable to Criminal Law because their purpose is meant to ensure that people are treated fairly if suspected or arrested for crimes. The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant. This also means that a person’s person‚ their home‚ as well as what is inside of their home
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True False Question 2 1 / 1 point The Bill of Rights allows a group to hold a spontaneous demonstration anytime‚ anywhere‚ and anyway it chooses. True False Question 3 1 / 1 point In the case of Roe v. Wade (1973)‚ the Supreme Court outlawed any state laws to restrict a woman’s right to an abortion at any point in her pregnancy. True False Question 4 1 / 1 point In the decades since the Miranda decision‚ the Supreme Court has made no exceptions to its requirements. True False Question 5 1
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The Unites States: A Detailed Outline of the Constitution Elected public servants‚ police officers‚ the military and other public sector employees take an oath of alliance to the Constitution and not a person when they are hired or start their jobs. Why is this important? Background • Articles of Confederation (Ratified 1781) During the Revolutionary War‚ the American states started considering the form of government they wish to attain following the War. On June 11‚ 1776 the Second
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Amendments in the United Sates constitution have changed our government and our society. Amendments are usually ratified due to social events that occur over time .Ideologies also pay a considerable role to the ratification process as well. If it wasn’t for political groups such as The Anti-Feudalist we may not have obtained the 1st amendment which sates "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech
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September 17th‚ 1787‚ over two hundred years ago‚ the greatest document ever drafted was signed into law‚ and became the United States Constitution. The Constitution is the document that establishes the modern government of the United States‚ and describes which powers this government possesses‚ and which it does not. The authors of this document were the fathers of the United States‚ educated men‚ who wrote and were inspired by many different influences. The authors got ideas from many different sources
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State A community of persons more or less numerous‚ permanently occupying a definite portion of territory‚ independent of external control‚ and possessing an organized government to which the great body of its inhabitants render habitual obedience (De Leon‚ 2000). The Philippines is a state. Elements of a State The first element of a state is the people‚ which is known to be the most essential and indispensable element of a state. This is the mass of the population‚ or the number of people
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Stephen Cen Amer Democ 6th period In The Supreme Court of the United States Dexter (Petitioner) v. Michigan State Prosecutor (Respondent) On Writ of Certiorari To the Supreme Court of the United States BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE OF THE Criminal Bar Association In Support of Petitioner Dwight Dexter’s rights were not upheld in criminal justice system. Sheriff Dodd had searched Dwight’s car without a warrant or consent‚ violating Dwight’s protection from search and
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I. The confrontation clause of the sixth amendment to the United States constitution provides that all criminals’ prosecutions‚ the accused shall exploit the right to confront the witnesses against him. the Confrontation Clause applies to ``witnesses’’ against the accused‚ meaning ``those who ’bear testimony’’ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confrontation_Clause 1. The sixth amendment goes on to protect the right of the accused person on trial to confront witnesses
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part of the story consists of the constitution the country operates by‚ distinguishing the countries from one another. Countries operate by following their own unique constitution‚ which is a list of principles and precedents that explains how a state or country is controlled. Throughout human history‚ countries around the world created their own type of constitution to emphasize their subject on independence. Although differences do exist since the constitutions were written at different times‚ it
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Op-ed: Freedom of Religion Freedom of religion‚ as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution‚ ensures that separation of church and state. Many believers point out that faith plays a unique role in lives‚ and that is ofter true. But for atheists who dismiss belief in God as no more credible than belief in Santa Claus or in fairies miss the point. More many religious believers‚ religion is an intellectual exercise or matter of logic. In my opinion‚ religion should be
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