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    The 21st Amendment

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    The 21st Amendment The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Eighteenth Amendment prohibited the sale‚ manufacture‚ and trade of alcohol‚ and this amendment was canceled by the Twenty-first amendment. The 21st amendment allowed alcohol to be sold‚ manufactured‚ and traded legally as long as it abided by state laws. The Twenty-first Amendment gave the States complete control over whether

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    The 5th Amendment

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    The 5th Amendment Basically‚ the 5th Amendment states that no one shall be charged with capital crimes without a Grand Jury’s permission‚ except in cases regarding the military while under service in wartime or public danger. No one can be put on trial again for the same crime. You can’t be forced to testify yourself. That no one should be executed‚ jailed‚ or have property seized without a legal precedent. Also you can’t be put through cruel or unusually punishment.

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    The Thirteenth Amendment                                                            Nina Al Qoreishy                                                            Ms.Potina                                                          English IV­6                                                         March 28‚ 2013 The 13th amendment was one of the most influential Amendments to have ever passed in the U.S. The passing of this Amendment started its transition in the south in the 1963 and lasted for two years ending 1965

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    The Ten Amendments

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    The Constitution and The facts The Constitution contains the ten amendments all of which I will explain in this essay. I will also explain some key facts of which the Constitution is written by and some of the dates in which key points of the Constitution occurred. The Constitution is a very important document which was created more than two hundred years ago. The first amendment is the amendment of is the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ assembly‚ and press. Congress can make no law establishing

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    The Fourth Amendment

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    I. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT SHOULD CONTROL MALICIOUS PROSECUTION CLAIMS INVOLVING PRETRAIL DETENTIONS WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE Years ago this Court instructed that the Fourth Amendment should be used to analyze allegedly unconstitutional “detention[s] of suspects pending trial.” Gerstein v. Pugh‚ 420 U.S. 103‚ 125 n.27 (1975). Since then this Court has reaffirmed that the “detention of criminal suspects” is “governed by the provisions of the Fourth Amendment.” Albright v. Oliver‚ 510 U.S. 266‚ 274 (1994)

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    The First Amendment

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    The First Amendment The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is part of our countries Bill of Rights. The first amendment is perhaps the most important part of the U.S. Constitution because the amendment guarantees citizens freedom of religion‚ speech‚ writing and publishing‚ peaceful assembly‚ and the freedom to raise grievances with the Government. In addition‚ amendment requires that there be a separation maintained between church and state. Our first amendment to the United States Constitution

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    IV Amendment

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    IV Amendment The Constitution‚ through the Fourth Amendment‚ protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.  The Fourth Amendment‚ however‚ is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures‚ but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law.  Whether a particular type of search is considered reasonable in the eyes of the law‚ is determined by balancing two important interests.  On one side of the scale is the intrusion on an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights

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    Fifth Amendment

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    The Fifth Amendment dates back to the 17th century‚ in England. They used it to protect their citizens. It was designed to protect us just like it protected the people in England. It protects us against government authority in a legal procedure. Amendment 5 states‚ “No person shall be held to answer for a capital‚ or otherwise infamous crime‚ unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury‚ except in cases arising in the land or naval forces‚ or in the Militia‚ when in actual service in

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    The Twelfth Amendment

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    Amendment XII Have you ever wondered if the presidents and vice president votes would be counted as one? After the 1800 Presidential Election‚ the 12th Amendment was adopted to fix a flaw in the Constitution that had allowed Thomas Jefferson to tie in the Electoral College with his vice presidential candidate Aaron Burr. The election was then sent to the House of Representatives‚ which required 36 ballots to finally elect Jefferson president. The 12th Amendment specifies that electors should

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    16th Amendment

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    16th Amendment- Status of Income Tax Clarified. Ratified 2/3/1913 What it is- The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes‚ from whatever source derived‚ without apportionment among the several States‚ and without regard to any census or enumeration. Reason for ratification- In 1895‚ in the Supreme Court case of Pollock v Farmer’s Loan and Trust (157 U.S. 429)‚ the Court disallowed a federal tax on income from real property. The tax was designed to be an indirect

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