The XXVIth Amendment The extended debate on lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 first started during World War II and escalated sharply during the Vietnam War. The phrase “old enough to fight‚ old enough to vote” is traced back to the WWII decision to lower the draft age to 18‚ meaning the majority of those drafted lacked the right to vote. The issue became even more heated during the Vietnam War‚ when large numbers of men were being drafted and sent to Vietnam without
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the 19th Amendment granted American women the right to vote‚ a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded‚ its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men‚ including the right to vote. It was not until 1848 that the movement for women’s rights launched on a national level. Abolitionists Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) and Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) organized a convention in Seneca Falls‚ New York to demand for the right to vote. This action would later become
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It is important that every American reads “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” (1852) by Frederick Douglass because‚ it causes the reader to think about the Nation we live in as Americans. The speech makes the reader think about the patriotic holiday The Fourth of July‚ a day for celebration for all Americans of different ethnicities today. Unfortunately in the past not everyone could join the celebration‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ which was published in July of 1776 was written by the
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Professor David Curcio POL 100: American Government 21 October 2013 The purpose of the 10th Amendment is to draw a line between the federal and state government’s powers. This amendment also protects their powers from each other. This amendment has been used to define the federal government’s power to tax‚ law enforcement and federal regulations. At one point in time this amendment was easily interpreted if it’s not included in the constitution‚ the federal government cannot give it to
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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 to assemble peacefully‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The first and the most significant of the amendments to our Constitution is the First Amendment. "The amendment that established our freedoms as citizens of our new confederation." The First Amendment insures freedom of speech
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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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Reyes 27 Amendments 1st Amendment- People have freedom of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom of assembly‚ and the right to petition the Government. 2nd Amendment- protects the right to own guns. 3rd Amendment- guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to give them room and board. 4th Amendment- protects the people from the government improperly taking property‚ papers‚ or people‚ without a valid warrant based on probable cause. 5th Amendment- protects people
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Amendment Essay Thomas Jefferson once claimed‚ “A democracy cannot be both ignorant and free.” This is why I believe that the first amendment is the most important amendment to the American people. It states that we have the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly and petition; meaning‚ we are allowed to voice our opinions‚ choose what religion we want to follow. As people‚ we have natural rights‚ meaning God given rights that the government cannot take away from us. These include freedom
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The Second Amendment Most people would link violence and crime problems with gun control in America. The debate that Americans face today is the freedom the Second Amendment gives citizens and whether or not the country should repeal it. While some people feel that repealing it should solve the problem‚ others believe that it is one of the most important basic freedoms we have as Americans. Federal gun control laws are unconstitutional‚ and I believe the Second Amendment is both an individual
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