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Comparing The First, Third And Nineteenth Amendments
“ We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out.” Based on the Constitution, it is possible for individuals in society to achieve equality because the First, Nineteenth, Third and Thirteenth Amendments give citizens of the United States freedoms that were not originally given in the Constitution. Most of the Amendments give reasons for equality in the U.S. For Example, the First Amendment gives freedom of speech, religion, press, and the right to assemble and petition. The Constitution gives equality in the United States because they give citizens freedoms that were not originally given in the Constitution. On the other hand, people may think that the Constitution does not give equality because some of the Amendments do not sound like they give for equality, but in a way they do. The Constitution does give for equality and freedom in the United States because of the Amendments today.
Amendments I and XIX give freedom and equality in the United States. Amendment I states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
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The Nineteenth Amendment gives all women the right to vote in the United States and all of society. Amendments III and XIII give equality in the United States because the Third Amendment makes sure that a soldier cannot take over a person’s house without their permission. The Thirteenth Amendment stops a lighter man from making a darker man a slave. Amendments II and XV are some Amendments that people would think do not give equality, but they are wrong because the Second Amendment makes sure if you are over the age of 18 you can have a weapon to protect yourself unless you are a felon. The Fifteenth Amendment allows all men to vote no matter what skin tone, race, or religion in all society. With all that being said, the Constitution does give for equality in the United States and the

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