the Civil War was the adoption of the constitutional amendments. The 13th amendment caused slavery to end in the United States. The 14th amendment allowed all people including slaves that were born in the United States the privileges of American citizenship. The 15th amendment prohibited the states from judging anyone based on race or color. These amendments are proof that the war altered the constitution. The only reason the 13th amendment came to be was because the Civil War broke slaveries stronghold
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religious organizations (i.e. Churches‚ Synagogues) indirectly forced him to support said organizations. The case‚ Walz v. Tax Commission of City of New York‚ addressed the issue of if property tax exemptions violated the Establishment Clause of the first amendment. The case was decided May 4‚ 1970 and the ruling served to reinforce the opinion that the purpose of such tax exemptions is not to inhibit or advance religion. Not only does the tax-exempt status of religious organizations force taxpayers to
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Why did the First Crusade erupt? The First Crusade was a monumental event of the 11th century‚ where thousands of ordinary people took up the cross to make the extremely long and perilous journey to Jerusalem to fight the ‘other’; the Muslim threat. Inspired by extreme devotion to God and His church‚ people made this decision based on a single speech. Jonathan Philips argues that Pope Urban II’s speech in 1095 had managed to draw together a number of key concerns and trends‚ synthesising them
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The statement‚ “The Fourth Amendment protects people‚ not places‚” is one of the most controversial statements in Criminal Procedure. The amendment’s purpose is to secure individuals’ rights to privacy within their houses‚ papers‚ and defends them against unreasonable searches and seizures. However‚ to what extent does the law preserve a person’s privacy? The Law of Search and Seizure and the Search Warrant‚ give the government strict to stipulations as to how they are able to rightfully obtain information
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The problem is that people don’t really know or think there is a difference between network administrator and system administrator. Just because they have administrator in the name does not mean they do the same thing. When u go to school u have to pick one or the other because one degree is not going to get u a job in both fields. Network Administrator: A member of a staff or group of a staff who have the responsibility for the smooth functioning of a large network. They carry out a number of
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arguments relating to the Eighth Amendment and race‚ have led to numerous United States Supreme Court cases looking to determine the extent in which capital punishment could be used in the United States. Beginning with the history of capital punishment‚ this paper will explore the Supreme Court cases‚ which have addressed issues such as whether the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment.
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the second amendment which basically states an individual has the right to bear arms to protect themselves. When this right is taken away. The second amendment is like any other controversial topic becoming the talk of the town and no matter how you interpret it it will hurt someone’s beliefs and opinions. People believe the second amendment gives the right for anyone to bear arms no matter what the situation while others find that there are restrictions to the statement. The amendment states‚ “A
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Gay right has long been a controversial topic‚ and the debate seems to never end. In 2015‚ after gay marriage was legalized‚ instead of subsiding the skirmishes towards this topic‚ more and more problems come to surface. One of the most representative cases is the Denver‚ a case about whether Jack Philips‚ a cake shop owner‚ should be sentenced guilty for breaking the antidiscrimination law by refusing a gay couple’s wedding cake request. Although I grant that everyone should be treated equally‚
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Why Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize The Industrial Revolution began during the eighteenth century‚ significantly altering the lives of millions and society‚ in terms of social order‚ industry‚ and technology. Due to many of its advantageous factors over other nations‚ Great Britain became the first nation to industrialize and prosper. The combination of social‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and political factors allowed Great Britain to be first. Social factors‚ which contributed
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tyrant by others‚ John Adams makes it to the top of a list of the most controversial presidents in American history. John Adams‚ born on October 30‚ 1735‚ in Braintree‚ Massachusetts was the vice president to George Washington and then later became the second president and the first and only Federalist president of the United States of America from March 4‚ 1797‚ to March 4‚ 1801. Before his presidency‚ he served as America’s first minister to Great Britain from 1785 to 1788. He served in Congress from
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