Why is freedom so important? What about our constitution makes people liberated from our governments’ all-embracing grasp? I ask these questions because you as American citizens deserve the right to know why “We the people” are united to secure the blessings of liberty we were granted so many years ago. The majority of our Founding Fathers were Federalists. They believed that one large government should not have absolute power over smaller ones. These men played a key role in the fight for independence
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Television and radio is important to social media today Anthony D. Alexander‚ Jr COM155 Nov 24‚ 2012 Instructor Iaccino Television and radio has been the engines for all social media invention today. Some argue that television and radio is no longer important to social media‚ people believe they don’t have a need for television and radio since the Internet‚ cell phones and many more. Television and radio play’s a sufficient role in everyday life‚ rather if you use it or not. Without‚ television
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led by rural Protestants and social progressives in both the Democratic and Republican parties‚ called the Dry Crusaders. Due to this rise changes were being made that would not be too favorable to the American people. The ratification of the 18th amendment was done in 1919 due to this movement‚ and soon after the Prohibition began many changes and events also started. There were many events that happened but the most significant ones were the Volstead Act‚
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people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” James Madison Gun ownership of all able-bodied men is protected by the Second Amendment of the Constitution so that they could participate in the militia to keep the peace and defend the country if needed. The Second Amendment of the US Constitution states : "A well regulated militia being necessary
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Constitution is made up of multiple articles and amendments. Multiple amendments allow anyone to vote‚ the 6th amendment gives everyone Miranda rights‚ and the 3rd amendment gives the right to bear arms. The Constitution and the Amendments still guarantee freedom for the people in the U.S. Voting use to be restricted to certain people‚ based on race‚ age‚ and gender. Very few people actually had the freedom to vote‚ but the 15th‚ 19th‚ and the 26th amendment changed all of that. Now‚ anyone‚ as long as
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of rights selected provisons that have been applied to the states through the equal protections clause of the fourteenth amendment- which grants citizenship to all persons bor or naturalized in the united sates‚ this amendment forbids states to deny any person within its jursideiction the equal protection of laws.Important cases like Barron V. Baltimore influenced is important to selective incorporation because it
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Religion in America has been important since the very first settlers crossed the Atlantic Ocean. While religion itself is obviously very important in society‚ it is the symbolic power of religion that truly helped make America into the democracy that it is today. Religion served as a symbol to the American people throughout history. The separation of church and state represented a break from the past. This divide of religion and government also enforced the idea that the power belonged to the people
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second amendment states that “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed” (Bill of Rights). Among one of the most controversial topics in modern day politics‚ the right to bear arms continues to guarantee the safety and security of the individual. Although it would be unconstitutional‚ many people opposed to the amendment push for more strict limitations on this right. Another very important amendment
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Within the confines of this amendment are the basic rights of an individual or a group to protect themselves against violence and aggression‚ all of which has been widely recognized by Congress. The Second Amendment was designed to help protect our rights to own a gun and keep it in our home for protection. The government should not be given the chance to decide who will
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The Amendment Process: The Bill of Rights Grand Canyon University Master of Education in Educational Administration POS 301 Arizona/Federal Government Mark Tawney April 8‚ 2012 The Amendment Process: The Bill of Rights The Constitution is essentially a rough draft. The Amendments to the Constitution are the edited versions. The Constitution is a living document that the whole country relies upon as it grows and any changes to the Constitution should be meaningful. Article V outlines the
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