The Era is an amendment that is connected to the 1848 women’s suffrage movement in which they were trying to fight for equal rights. The Era is meant it help them achieve their dream of gender equality by specifically stating in the constitution that all women have equal rights under the U.S constitution. In relation to the 14th amendment the Era addresses the issue of equality but unlike the 14th amendment it specifically addresses the inequality between both genders. I am in favor of the Era because
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The 14th Amendment states that no state can make/ enforce any law which it takes away privileges or immunities from a person that is a citizen of the United States or that was born in the United States. The 14th Amendment has been used in an awful way for the past five years by the certified peace officers of other communities. An example of this is the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. He was brutally murdered by a peace officer Stanford‚ Florida because of something that was portrayed as something
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proposed amendments to the Constitution before the Civil War to notice that the jargon used never used the word ‘slavery.’ For instance‚ in February 1861‚ Representative Thomas Corwin proposed his and amendment that barred his last name to the 36th Congress that guaranteed the seceding states that the federal government would not intervene with the particular domestic institutions; however‚ the word slavery was never used in the document. Stipulating that the amendment had passed‚ the 13th Amendment
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The 14th Amendment states that people who are born in the U.S. are automatically citizens. Because of this‚ immagrants from all over are coming over to the U.S. and are having children in order for them to stay in the U.S. I agree with this amendment‚ however others may disagree. Others may believe that in order for your child to become a citizen‚ the parents themselves must be citizens. Evidence that supports the 14th amendment is a CNN article that says‚ “Now Replican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky
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Professor. Kurland 12/15/15 PRO GAY RIGHTS FINAL The 14th amendment‚ passed by Congress on June 13‚ 1866‚ and ratified on July 9‚ 1868‚ under the presidency of Andrew Johnson. The fourteenth Amendment is one of the reconstruction Amendments‚ it addresses citizenship rights‚ and the equal protection of the laws. Gay rights and same sex marriage is protected by the Due Process Clause‚ and the Equal Protection Clause of the fourteenth amendment. All persons born or naturalized in the United States
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Constitutional Amendments (2015)‚ Amendment improvement‚ modification or amendment to the 1788 approved the original content‚ 27 amendments were approved so far‚ six have been discussed and thousands have been disapproved. Article V of the Constitution specifies the method that can be part of the tightening revised constitution. It deems this necessary agreement can offer many amendments. These amendments are subject to the approval of three-quarters of the states (Constitutional Amendments‚ n.d). In
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Understanding this‚ it should be understood that it should not matter what individuals believe‚ who they donate to or what or who they support. However‚ it appears more and more often that this idea of 14th amendment is being used to limit the 1st amendment. In another recent Pew Research study‚ they found that 40% of millennials would be in favor of limiting what people can and cannot say. Especially in regards to or about minority groups. This was compared to other groups such as Gen X and Baby
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In 1868‚ the Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution because of the concern related to the status of protection extended to the newly freed slaves against mistreatment by the states recently freed slaves. The Fourteenth Amendment offered a solution to these discriminatory laws simply guaranteeing “due process of law”‚ requiring the legal system to provide fundamentally fair trial procedures and “equal protection of laws”‚ and thereby requiring the government to treat all persons with equal
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the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution states‚ in simple terms‚ that everyone who is born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state they live in. No state can enforce laws which limit the privileges or immunities of United States citizens nor can they deny any citizen the right to life‚ liberty‚ or property without due process of law. The states cannot deny any citizen the right to equal protection of the law. The Fourteenth Amendment is made of of
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slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ in 1619‚ to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco. And most aren’t aware that slavery in this country didn’t officially end until Dec. 6‚ 1865‚ the day the 13th Amendment
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