government that affect everyday life. While the school own the lockers and the supreme court considers us minors‚ privacy should be extended to students cellphones and lockers. The fourteenth amendment addresses all citizens the same rights and equal protection of the law including minors. The fourth amendment also states and proves the right of the people to be “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not
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The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has generated a considerable amount of debate and controversy surrounding the question: what is considered “cruel and unusual punishment.” The important issue that develops from this amendment is whether or not the death penalty is constitutional. Over the decades‚ the Supreme Court fails to completely confront the issue by refusing to address any issue that falls outside of the case in question. As a result‚ today’s court is left with many specific instances
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shall not be infringed” (law.cornell.edu). These twenty-seven words are the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Where did this amendment come from? How did the founding fathers of the United States come up with this? This paper will show the foundation of where the Second Amendment came from‚ how it became an amendment‚ and what happened after the amendment went into effect. Origins of the Second Amendment When the English settlers came over from England to the new world‚ they brought English
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been able to fathom the modern men of zeal fighting the “War on Terror”. The modern era has carried questions of how far the Fourth Amendment and the right to privacy should and does extend to protect the rights of the individual. With advancing technology‚ there are more legal lines to be drawn in the sphere of privacy as well as determining how far the Fourth Amendment extends. Some of these topics include government watch lists‚ mass
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Is Abiding by the 8th Amendment Constitutional? The government has laid out an array of civil rights to protect the liberties of the people with the induction of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The large majority of these amendments are appropriate and remain prominent in the modernized American governmental system but these basic human rights carry substantial controversy‚ the most arguable being the eighth. This amendment states that there shall be no cruel or unjust punishments inflicted
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“No Soldier shall‚ in time of peace be quartered in any house‚ without the consent of the Owner‚ nor in time of war‚ but in a manner to be prescribed by law.” The third amendment was proposed by Congress to the states in September 25‚ 1789. Shortly after that it was ratified in December 15‚ 1791.This amendment is one of the least controversial of the Bill rights and its rarely litigated. Throughout the colonial time‚ colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep in their homes and eat their
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“The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides‚ 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" (“Fourth Amendment‚” n.d.‚ para .1). In this case‚ school officials had reason to believe a physical education
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WP3 Body Extra 2 Claim: The 13th amendment is unproductive because law abiding citizens are monetarily funding a prison workforce that does not benefit the public good. Evidence: Marc Santora‚ a reporter from the New York Times‚ reported that the average cost to feed‚ house‚ and guard an inmate accumulates to around $31‚ 286. In the state of New York‚ that amount is $60‚000 because “The inmate-to-staff ratio probably hovers around two prisoners for every guard (cite).” When the average cost is
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Outline 1. Amendment passed during Zuliqar Bhutto’s regime 2.1. 1st Amendment 2.2. 2nd Amendment 2.3. 3rd Amendment 2.4. 4th Amendment 2.5. 5th Amendment 2.6. 6th Amendment 2.7. 7th Amendment 2. Amendments passed during Junejo’s regime under the influence of Gen Zia 3.8. 8th Amendment 3.9. 9th Amendment 3.10. 10th Amendment 3.11. 11th Amendment 3. Amendments passed during Nawaz‚ Benazir and Musharraf regime
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The first amendment is about freedom of speech for all; the press included. This amendment is against prohibiting people from their free exercise of their religion. The first amendment can and have been violated; therefore lawsuits occur but is the amendment enough to win a case? The first amendment states “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
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