* * * * * 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 First Amendment is also the most important to the maintenance of a democratic government. It states that “Guarantees freedom of religion‚ speech‚ and press right to assemble peacefully; and the right to petition the government.” We know that America’s society today is maintained by freedom‚ equality‚ justice‚ and the rule of law. Freedom of religion is also an important reason why many immigrants yearn for the United States. Here‚ no matter what ethnic group you belong to‚ regardless of your
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The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution states that people have the right "to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚" but the issue at hand here is whether this also applies to the searches of open fields and of objects in plain view and whether the fourth amendment provides protection over these as well. In order to reaffirm the courts’ decision on this matter I will be relating their decisions in the cases of Oliver v. United States
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thirteenth Amendment marked slavery’s end as it was passed‚ after the civil war ended. Slaves were no longer were required to work for their owners. The fourteenth Amendment gave equal rights of protection to all who were born in the United States In addition to this‚ black people could vote after the fifteenth Amendment was passed. Although there were some success in the Reconstruction Amendments‚ ultimately the fourteenth and fifteenth Amendments did not fulfill their purposes. One Amendment‚ the fourteenth
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for a healthy and prosperous country‚ 1) The Importance of Unity‚ and The Danger of Sectionalism 2) The Authority of the Constitution‚ the Threat of Political Factions‚ and the Danger of Constitutional Amendments Designed to Weaken the Government 3) The Dangers of Political Parties 4) The Importance of the Constitution ’s System of Checks and Balances‚ Separation of Powers‚ and Constitutional Amendments 5) Religion‚ Morality‚ and Education 6) The Importance of Credit‚ and the Sparing Use of Government
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and fifteenth amendments were measures taken by the American government to ensure equal right after the civil war. The thirteenth amendment was declared to abolish slavery. The fourteenth guaranteed equal protection for everyone and the fifteenth guaranteed equal voting rights regardless of race. Together these are known as the Civil War Amendments. To a certain extent these amendments had an impact because it presented blacks with many opportunities. Although the civil war amendments granted equality
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The creators of the Sixth Sense have incorporated a suspenseful theme through two main filming techniques and three elements within the movie. The filming techniques were made by including the introduction of a character similar to Cole called Vincent at the start of the movie. Point of view shots from Malcolm and Cole were the second technique. The elements used in the film were red herrings‚ foreshadowing and artistic devices. These combined together were what gave the movie a suspense theme.
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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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History “To what extent did the Thirteenth Amendment end slavery?” The Thirteenth Amendment was passed on April 8‚ 1864. It is the article that formally abolished slavery in America. There are many reasons why the Thirteenth Amendment was passed‚ the most important of which is that other large nations were no longer involved in the Atlantic Slaves trade and America wanted to be well seen by these countries. Though the Thirteenth Amendment had a number of short term and long term Though there is
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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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