The First Amendment is thought by many to be the most important of the Amendments. Under the First Amendment freedom various types of expression are protected. Just like a house of cards will topple if a card is removed‚ if one right of the amendment is removed‚ other rights will soon topple. For this reason many believe all parts of the First Amendment must be protect at all costs. In this essay‚ several different ideas will be discussed concerning the First Amendment. The first paragraph will
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The First Amendment of the United States of Constitution 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 to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The Supreme Court interprets the extent of the protection afforded to these rights. The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire
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University Law School the fourth amendment is‚ “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‚
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The First Amendment The first amendment of the United States Constitution states that Congress cannot institute a law that violates the freedoms of religion‚ speech‚ assembly and the freedom of the press. This First Amendment was adopted on December 15‚ 1791 and is one of the amendments to the b Bill of Rights. The creation of the first amendment was due to the tyranny of the British government who had suppressed free speech and the right to have public meetings. Many who came to America came on
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18th Amendment Congress is who was involved with the 18th amendment which was ratified on January 16th 1919 and went into effect on January 16th‚ 1920. This amendment was signed in Washington by congress. The 18th amendment prohibits the sale‚ consumption‚ distribution‚ import‚ and export of all liquors. During the world war prohibitionists made it seem patriotic to conserve grain for the war effort and not to make alcohol. The prohibitionists thought that a sober soldier was a good soldier
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list these specific guarantees of civil liberties that individuals of America are entitled to have‚ such as the second amendment. Only individual’s natural rights are listed in the bill of rights so that a person is aware of the rights that are inheritably theirs. By civil liberties‚
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The Nineteenth Amendment grants all citizens the right to vote‚ regardless of their gender. This particular amendment was made to have the right to vote. This Amendment was also part of the twenty-seven constitutional Amendments of the United States. An Amendment is “a change or addition to a legal or statutory document”. The Nineteenth Amendment brought many struggles and took decades to be overcome. Decades later it was overcome and now befits our lives today. The Nineteenth Amendment had a big impact
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Can you believe at one time women were not allowed to vote? It wasn’t until the Nineteenth Amendment was passed in 1920 that women obtained this right. Throughout the history of America’s government‚ the legislature has passed many different Amendments. One important amendment to women was the nineteenth. This Amendment deals with the issues of Women’s suffrage. There was much controversy of whether or not woman should have the right to vote. Many different key women such as Elizabeth Stanton
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The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution states that people have the right "to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚" but the issue at hand here is whether this also applies to the searches of open fields and of objects in plain view and whether the fourth amendment provides protection over these as well. In order to reaffirm the courts’ decision on this matter I will be relating their decisions in the cases of Oliver v. United States
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Ian Danahy 9/26/12 Mr. Russel US History Amendment Thematic Essay The world has changed dramatically over the decades. What society believes today may not be what the future may need. There is no method that can predict what will happen in the very near future. The men who helped write the constitution tried to make the constitution apply to all aspects of life but there have been many changes to it to help keep things reasonable and just. The founding fathers created to constitution
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