The Bill of Rights is the first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America. James Madison‚ the fourth president of the United States is the predominant author of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was proposed to Congress in 1789‚ then it was ratified by the state’s legislature in 1791. The ten Amendments are an addition to guarantee people’s rights. Jeison Aristizábal is disabled and has worked to further the cause of disabled youth for 15 years. He has realized that
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First Amendment‚ is arguably considered one of the most significant aspect of the United States (U.S.) Constitution. It guarantees basic rights and privileges that were often overlooked in other countries during the time of its ratification (1789). Therefore‚ the First Amendment is widely studied because of its content and what it promises‚ its purpose and the events that led to its ratification‚ how it impacts the United States today‚ and recent court rulings concerning this amendment. The First
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This was also referenced as the “Reconstruction Amendments” and it took The United States nearly 50 years to establish these three significant amendments that would benefit people of color to live the life they deserve in the U.S. The Thirteenth Amendment was placed so slavery would be abolished for good. On the other hand‚ the Fourteenth Amendment consisted of granting citizenship to anyone who was a slave at that point while in todays time‚ it
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I think the most important Amendment of all time would be the first Amendment. This freedom of religion‚ speech‚ assembly‚ and politics allows our country to be unique and protects our rights as American citizens. There are many current day issues that are driven by the first amendment. My first example I would like to talk about would be the anti-war movement. The first amendment allows we the people to protest and voice our opinions. Cindy Sheehan pleads with Bush for a meeting and accuses him
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16th amendment: Income Tax In America‚ one of the biggest tax bites on our income is the federal income tax‚ although state and local taxes also take a substantial bite. There are property taxes and sales taxes. Every time we fill up the gas tax‚ we are paying a tax. We pay so much taxes that some have calculated “tax freedom day”‚ as the day during the year when our nation has theoretically earned the income necessary to have paid our taxes for a year. We pay taxes to pay for government services
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The Controversy of the Second Amendment of the Constitution 997 words (2.8 double-spaced pages) Red (FREE) I. INTRODUCTION: The Second Amendment to the Constitution(Second Amendment) of the United States of America(USA) is one of the most controversial. The Second Amendment specifically grants that‚ "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed" The way that an individual interprets the wording of the Second Amendment influences their point of view on who has
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Ratification of Amendment XXVI When it comes to Rights and Responsibilities‚ so many events occurred in history that could fit the criteria of that theme. But one particular historical event can top all the others not only because it fits the subject‚ but because it is actually somewhat interesting to learn about. The ratification of the 26th Amendment is no doubt one of the most important things that could have happened to our country. In the heat of World War II‚ this Amendment was one that just
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Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper Francisco Pacheco October 10‚ 2012 Bill of Rights and Amendments Paper The Constitution is the highest form of law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in one way or another. The Constitution provides the foundation for the government of the United States. It creates the most important branches of government which include; Congress‚ the Presidency‚ and the Supreme Court. Even though each state has its own constitution that
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The first amendment is a very important amendment to the five other amendments to the constitution. The five freedoms to the first amendment are freedom of Speech‚ freedom of Press‚ freedom of petition‚ freedom of Assembly‚ and the freedom of Religion. The two that are most important to me are freedom of Religion and freedom of speech. One of the 5 freedoms in the first amendment that are important to me is freedom of religion. I think people should get to have their own beliefs and worship who
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In my own opinion‚ I am glad that Heller won I strongly think he should have won. I support the Second Amendment very adamantly. I believe that D.C did not have the right to tell Heller he could not have a permit‚ it goes against the constitution to tell a person that the rights that our Fore-Fathers gave us no longer applies to our lives and that they have to give up their right to bear arms. A person should be allowed to have the right to keep and bear arms to be able to protect and support
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