The Evolution of the First Amendment The first amendment states‚ "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.(encyclopedia) The inhabitants of the North American colonies did not have a legal right to express opposition to the British government that ruled them. Nonetheless
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Fourth Amendment Ashley J. Peterson Constitutional Law Steve Areges Kaplan University 1/13/2010 Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment is important not only to the citizens but for our law enforcement as well. The Fourth Amendment is still evolving today‚ as common and statutory laws change so does our Fourth Amendment. This amendment has come a long way and will continue to serve us in our best interests for as long as we live‚ whether we agree of disagree. “The right of the people
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Human Rights Violation in the Philippines “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” Human rights describe equal rights and freedom for everybody by the fact of being human and without distinction of any kind of race‚ color‚ sex‚ language‚ religion‚ political or other opinions. However‚ many people have always suffered from the lack of them throughout history. In fact
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First Amendment Paper The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is our rights as citizens living in the United States of America. In this paper I will look at three provisions to the First Amendment‚ highlighting one case for each provision. Included are one case to discuss freedom of speech‚ one case to discuss separation of church and state and one case to discuss freedom of association. 1.) Discuss at least one Supreme Court case of significance related to three
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Prohibition The 18th Amendment: It was written to prohibited Alcohol and drugs coming in the USA and being sold there. Prohibition was a time period in the USA where manufacture‚ sale‚ and transportation of liquor was made illegal. It was a time where it was characterized by speakeasies‚ glamor‚ and gangsters and period of time in which even the average citizen broke the law. After the American Revolution drinking Alcohol was on the rise. To have a control over this problem societies were organized
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Syria may not be the most known country‚ but over the last couple years it has received a lot of attention all over the world. Most likely unknown to most‚ there has been a lot of human rights violations happening within Syria during the last four years. Three violations happening that bring the most concern to the citizens of Syria would be all the murders happening by forces in the war‚ rebel groups recruiting children to be soldiers‚ and millions of people being displaced with nowhere to go. Life
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When I think about the dreams of the founders I think about the amendments. These amendments represented their core beliefs. When I think about that I look at society and think how well have the amendments been followed. In a sense most of the amendments have been followed well‚ but in the last 20 or 30 years that has been declining rapidly. The 1st amendment‚ probably the easiest to follow is being silently fought. Now it may not be illegal to say something but by the time you say it you might
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The first amendment: freedom of speech is violated with censorship. In the ALA Library Bill of Rights‚ parents‚ and only parents‚ have the right to prohibit or control what their children read. Freedom of expression and of opinion is for everyone‚ not just for the people that the majority thinks are right. In 1953‚ Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas said‚ “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could easily defeat
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In this essay I will be discussing The Fourth Amendment rights as they pertain to search and seizure‚ with and without warrants and why they are so important. The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right of the people to be secure by their persons‚ houses‚ papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated and no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause. Supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly by describing the place to be searched and
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The second amendment of the US Constitution states that “a well regulated militia” is “necessary to the security of a free state” and that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. The second amendment is outdated. In the time it was created and passed was a time when the militia was the people. It was made so that people could fight the British‚ which isn’t the case now‚ especially now that we have our own full-functioning army and law enforcement. It was
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