Doctrine and the First Amendment There are many individuals and groups alike that choose to express their disdain for certain actions‚ laws‚ and behaviors through the use of Freedom of Speech. The First Amendment has been cited by many protesters when demonstrating that it is their right to Freedom of expression. Freedom of Expression is powerful enough that sometimes words do not have to be spoken for a message to be conveyed. However‚ not all acts are protected by the First Amendment. For example‚
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The Second Amendment America has given many rights and has offered protection to US citizens. Like the second amendment states‚ “The right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” However many riots and shootings have recently broke out in the last couple of years. So therefore the right to bear arms has been taken advantage of and as lead to many malicious events like The Columbine Shootings‚ Virginia Tech‚ Aurora Shooting‚ and New Town Shootings. In 1999‚ a failed bombing which
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The Second Amendment promotes hunting. By giving people access to guns‚ they are able to use them for many things‚ one being killing innocent animals for entertainment. Although some people say they need food‚ going to the grocery store would cost less than a rifle. When hunting occurs‚ animal populations decrease. Similarly‚ a plethora of animal species have become extinct and endangered due to the overkilling of them for small parts of their body‚ like the ivory of elephant tusks. With less animals
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Prohibition The 18th Amendment‚ ratified on January 16th 1919‚ which prohibited the manufacture‚ sale‚ export‚ import and transportation of alcoholic beverages‚ happened because of the Temperance Movement. It was believed at the time that alcohol was the main problem in society and that it needed to be removed. This moral issue divided people up between those who were “dry” and those who were “wet”. Either way‚ it was eventually repealed because of the problems that came from it. While that was
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The 7th amendment is a very important amendment to the American Bill of Rights because it has to do with how the judicial system is run. The amendment states that in suits at common law‚ where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars‚ the right of trial by jury shall be preserved‚ and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States‚ than according to the rules of the common law. The 7th Amendment is one of the most important
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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 Equal Rights Amendment "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." In 1923‚ this statement was admitted to Congress under the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution granting equality between men and women under the law. If the Era was passed‚ it would have made unconstitutional any laws that grant one sex different rights than the other
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Annexation of Hawaii Proves Controversial Queen Liliuokalani to President McKinley‚ 1897 “BECAUSE it is proposed by said treaty to confiscate said property‚ technically called the crown lands‚ those legally entitled thereto‚ either now or in succession‚ receiving no consideration whatever for estates‚ their title to which has been always undisputed‚ and which is legitimately in my name at this date.” In this quotation from the letter written from Queen Liliuokalani to the president of the United
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have the most favorable polls for a President within their first month. President Barrack Obama started his first week with a 67% approval rating‚ 13% disapproval rating and 4% had no opinion. (1) President Donald Trump started his first week with the nation divided at a 45% approval and 45% disapproval rating. (2) Believe it or not President Obama’s rating was the worst in our Nation’s history before President Trump took over. The first week is usually a very positive time for any elected President
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In this weeks module I learned about the eighth amendment and what it entails in this country. The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail‚ excessive fines‚ or cruel and unusual punishments. That being said the founding fathers set this right into the Bill of Rights because of the cruel punishments the king of England had set in place in Great Britain. To live back then was crazy. The king could sentence you to execution without
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