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    number‚ enabling them to claim for example social benefits and a bank account . In this paper I seek to answer the question whether this project might actually benefit this floating population‚ and how this can be embedded in a broader discussion on citizenship and legibility. India’s ‘floating population’ As the IMII report stressed to be the basis for its

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    The sixth amendment has to do with a speedy trial. The defendant has a right to a quick hearing.The court system cannot procrastinate and delay the prosecutor’s trial for any reason. The defendant is also entitled to a lawyer and they also have the right to an impartial jury. The defendant has the right to know who is accusing them of committing the crime. So the main points behind the sixth amendment are having a speedy trial‚ holding a public trial‚ the right to a jury‚ arraignment clause (which

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    An influential government philosopher John Locke once stated‚ “Government has no other end ‚ but the preservation of property.” The 4th amendment has an important part of protecting essential values. 4th amendment allows people to be secured in persons‚ houses‚ ext.Unless an issued search warrant ‚probable cause or reasonable suspicion. For instance a precedent is Katz v Ohio this shows that the government can go too far with their search and seizure procedure.Today there are many cases in which

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    must carefully analyze and interpret the amendments to the Constitution and apply them. The first Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” One controversial case involving the rules of the First Amendment was Snyder v. Phelps in 2010. The Supreme

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    The Second Amendment; Should we Keep it or Loose it? The Second Amendment has been mentioned quite frequently in the Presidential election. There are candidates who support and do not support the Second Amendment. Some politicians believe that the Second Amendment only applies to militias and not private citizens. The Second Amendment States: “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.” As

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    Prior to the 13th amendment‚ in 1776‚ slavery was legal in every state included in the 13 colonies. About four million people‚ almost all African Americans‚ were held as slaves at the time. The 13th amendment was passed by congress on January 13‚ 1865 and ratified on December 6‚ 1865. This amendment guarantees the freedom of all slaves. After the American Revolution the states were divided into two categories‚ states that allowed slavery and states that didn’t. Abe Lincoln released his Emancipation

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    As of today‚ the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment remains fair. The U.S‚ Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protects personal privacy and the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. Full body scans at airports are reasonable because of what has happened with terrorism in the U.S. in the past. Failing to carry out a warrant correctly results in consequences. The Fourth Amendment protects the people’s safety and rights. It protects people because if a person gets searched with probable

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    committee I must use my longstanding influence on this committee to navigate the amendments I support into law and prevent amendments that are not in the best interest of my constituency from becoming laws. I will implement strategy to stop 5 amendments submitted to this committee and support 5 additional amendments to be moved onto the Senate floor. Based on the preliminary votes of my other committee members 4 of the amendments on campaign finance reform‚ no confidence vote in national executive and legislative

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    of Abortion Funds‚ n.d.). The Hyde amendment was introduced in 1976‚ when this statistic was upsetting many taxpayers because the assumption is the poverty level women are using abortion as birth control‚ using tax dollars to abort. To take steps to initiate change in a policy‚ like Hyde‚ the Center For Reproductive Rights (n.d.) recommendations include: joining groups and states nationally to help overturn the amendment keeping all members of

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    The 8th Amendment ‘Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.’ 1. Introduction Imagine being hanged for a felony you committed‚ or having your tongue pierced with a torched spoon because you were caught for a mistake that could have easily been fixed. These are the types of things the eighth amendment protects us from. Without this amendment‚ people on death row could easily be brutally tortured for things they might not have

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