How would you feel if a state officer pulled you over for driving two miles above the speed limit? As you wait on the side of the road‚ the cops search your car and every motorist stares. Unfortunately if you grew up in New Jersey‚ had a parent with a license and you’re African American you have most likely experienced this reality and do not have to imagine‚ for it has created a vivid image that has stained your memory. “In New Jersey the data showed that only 15% of all drivers on the New Jersey
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What is the role of the free press in strengthening democracy‚ good governance‚ and human development?1 Liberal theorists have long argued that the existence of a unfettered and independent press within each nation is essential in the process of democratization‚ by contributing towards the right of freedom of expression‚ thought and conscience‚ strengthening the responsiveness and accountability of governments to all citizens‚ and providing a pluralist platform and channel of political
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Courts generally have held the law to be constitutional on its face as an appropriate exercise of authority to protect national security‚ though historically it has been subject to abuse if applied broadly to otherwise protected activities‚ such as the right to free speech‚ rendering it a particularly dangerous tool by which government authorities may silence speech that they consider to be contrary to government interests. Parts of the Patriot Act explicitly allow determinations to be made based
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4th Amendment In the Constitution of the United States of America‚ the first 10 Amendments are called‚ “The Bill of Rights.” The fourth amendment states‚ “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.” To this
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International Economics – Byrd Amendment Byrd Amendment International Economics Assignment © ISPP – Trimester 3/2012 Page 1 International Economics – Byrd Amendment Contents Introduction 1 3 What is the Byrd Amendment 1.1 4 1.2 2 U.S. Government Policy The Byrd Amendment 5 Byrd Amendment and WTO 2.1 6 2.2 WTO Decision 8 2.3 3 Dispute Current State of the Dispute 9 Byrd Amendment and its Future 3.1 XXX 10 3.2 Future
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Constitutional Amendments HIS/301 August 27‚ 2012 Constitutional Amendments The Framers of the Constitution knew their creation was not perfect and future generations would want to make changes‚ so they added an amendment process. They made the process easier than having a revolution‚ but hard enough to really have to think about what is being done. The authority to amend the United States Constitution is written in Article V of the Constitution. The Constitution allows an amendment to be proposed
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One specific amendment‚ the Fourth Amendment‚ requires the federal government to get a warrant‚ signed by a judge‚ stating the area being searched‚ the person they are searching‚ or what they are going to search. There have been various occasions where the Fourth Amendment’s been brought up in court. Some of them include with federal agencies‚ Supreme Court cases‚ corporations‚ and well-known people. Recently‚ federal agencies have come under fire for violating peoples’ Fourth Amendment right. Of the
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All Americans are entitled to their rights. The Fourth Amendment states that we the people have to deny search and seizures from law enforcement without a warrant. The fourth amendment generally prohibits police from entering a home without a warrant unless the circumstances fit an established exception to the warrant requirement. According to the book The Constitution: Our Written Legacy by Joseph A. Melusky‚ the Fourth Amendment gives the right of the people to be secure in their person‚ houses
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"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." (Bill of Rights) The First Amendment‚ along with the rest of the Bill Of Rights‚ was put into force on the 15th of December‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights declares ten Amendments that protect US citizens’ basic rights and civil liberties;
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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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