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    The 14th Amendment

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    PLSC 200 – Paper #2 Instructor: Prof. Kevin Nelson Student: Gabriel Guillen The 14th Amendment – Due Process Clause The Fourteenth Amendment was a direct outgrowth of the national debate over slavery1‚ and the subsequent emancipation of the slaves during the Civil War. In the aftermath of that war‚ Congress confronted a number of thorny issues: what would be done about the rebel leaders? Would the defeated states contribute to paying off the Union’s debts? Would slave owners be compensated for

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    Direct Tax AMENDMENTS CA FINAL – MAY 2014 AMENDMENTS –DIRECT TAXES- CA FINAL –MAY 2014 Tax Rates AMENDMENTS –DIRECT TAXES- CA FINAL –MAY 2014 There are no changes in tax rates for FY 2013-14 except levy of surcharge at various levels. Tax rates for different assessee’s for FY 2013-14 is as under: Individuals‚ HUF‚ AOP and BOI Total Income FY 2013-14 Upto INR 200‚000 NIL INR 200‚001 to INR 500‚000 10% INR 500‚001 to INR 10‚00‚000 20% INR 10‚00‚001 & Above 30%

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    2nd Amendment.

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    Introduction For more than a century‚ the 2nd Amendment has been at the forefront of political upheaval. Great politicians and lawyers such as‚ Joseph story‚ speaking on the preamble of the 2nd amendment‚ stating that the “true office” of the preamble “is to expound the nature and extent‚ and application of the powers actually conferred by the constitution‚ and to substantively create them” § 462 (F.B. Rothman 1991) (1833). What Story meant by this was that the preamble to the constitution only

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    23rd amendment

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    The 23rd amendment gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College. Remember that the Electoral College chooses our next president‚ based on the voting within their state. Since DC is not a state‚ its residents were not allowed to vote for President as well as elected voting representative to Congress. Today‚ DC sends a delegate to Congress who may speak on behalf of those that live in DC‚ but that delegate may not vote. HdbjbjhjjbhjThe 23rd amendment

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    The proposals that have been put forth to repeal or modify the 22nd amendment are constitutionally incorrect. The proposal to revise the 22nd amendment should be challenged. This amendment is indeed necessary to safeguard and prevent the developments of a virtual dictatorship. The approach to change the amendments for our future and current presidents and holders of other offices should not be modified in the intent of bettering the community. "The Nations first president had the opportunity to

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    15th amendment

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    The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to votebased on that citizen’s "race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude". It was ratified on February 3‚ 1870‚ as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments.In the final years of the American Civil War and theReconstruction Era that followed‚ Congress repeatedly debated the rights of the millions of black former slaves. By 1869‚ amendments had

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    Amendments to the United States Constitution Someone University of XXXXX HIS/301 February 16‚ 2013 Amendments to the United States Constitution The Declaration of Independence was the creation of the Second Continental Congress. Before adjourning the first Continental Congress in October 1774‚ the delegates of that Congress agreed to reconvene the following May if the Parliament of Great Britain failed to address their grievances. Following the condemnation of Massachusetts and Suffolk

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    The Fourth Amendment

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    Abstract This paper will investigate the fourth amendment‚ unlawful search and seizure‚ and will explain what is considered to be unlawful and what is not. This paper will also discuss the right of privacy that Americans are entitled to as citizens of the United States. Events that have marked history in regards to the fourth amendment will also be explored‚ explaining the nature of searches and the key components that coincide. The court ruling in the historic case of Arizona vs. Gant will be

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    4th Amendment

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    4th Amendment In the Constitution of the United States of America‚ the first 10 Amendments are called‚ “The Bill of Rights.” The fourth amendment states‚ “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized.” To this

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    Terms United Irishmen- were harassed by British‚ support French revolution US supported Britain against the French War Brides act: Servicemen could bring their spouses from foreign lands into the U.S. (non-quota immigrants) 1980 Refugee Policy-Central Americans (Salvadorians and Guatemalans) came under this policy while others were coming in as non refugees. Immigration Reform and Control Act (I.R.C.A)-does 3 things Raises the immigration ceiling for the whole world. More slots

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