Fourth Amendment Essays and Term Papers
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Preservation of the 2nd Amendment
Preservation of the 2nd Amendment When our forefathers sat down to write the bill of rights they made ten basic rules or freedoms that all Americans are entitled to. For hundreds of years no one has questioned any of those freedoms, that is until recent years. The second amendment gives Americans the right to bear arms. The purpose of this amendment is to be able to form a militia in order to be able to
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8th Amendment
I think that executing a minor violates the 8th amendment, "No cruel or unusual punishment." If a little kid makes a mistake and accidentally shoots a gun or does something that kills someone, and they are executed I think that that falls under cruel and unusual punishment. A court case that made it to the Supreme Court was the case of Kevin Nigel Stanford, who was convicted in 1981 of a murder committed in Kentucky
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4th Amendment
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. It was written in the late 1700s because of the strong objections to the Writs Assistance or
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The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment What amendment to the United States constitution is considered to be illegally ratified? What amendment both grants the right to vote to men and then takes away that right to vote? If you answered the fourteenth amendment to both questions you would be right. Although most people think of the fourteenth amendment as being a “civil rights” amendment, it also defines citizenship, voting rights, and states congressional representatives and electors numbers. In
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Why the 18th Amendment Was a Failure
An attempt to ban booze in America, called the prohibition act; was by many accounts a big failure in history it's self. the 18th amendment to the was eventually repealed in 1933. in between 1920 and 1933 when the 18th amendment was lifted many people would smuggle booze into America. there were secret bars called "speak easys" where you needed to know a pass word to get into the place, if you did not know
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19th Amendment
AMENDMENT 19 The amendment that I chose to do my report on is the 19th amendment. This amendment guaranteed the voting right to all of the American woman. The victory of this amendment took decades to be passed. In August of 1995 marked the th anniversary of the ratification of this amendment. This amendment was ratified on August 24,1920. The first three states to approve this amendment were Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan. When this amendment
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2nd Amendment Speech
Outline 4/19/99 Tyree White 2guy@vvm.com Specific Goals: I want to encourage gun ownership. Introduction I. What is the foundation of modern technology? It's the history of the gun. Thesis Statement: I will persuade you in that, (1) federal gun control laws are unconstitutional, and (2) I will prove the 2nd Amendment is both a "State" and "Individual Right." Body I.The foundation of our country is based in English Bill of Rights and the American Revolution.
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2nd Amendment
The Second Amendment “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” This timeless phrase, the Second Amendment of the United States’ Constitution, is an enduring example of the principles and ideals that our country was founded on. With this statement, the founders of this country explicitly and perpetually guaranteed the American individual the right to keep
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4th Amendment in High Schools
Introduction: March 7, 1980: two freshman girls in a New Jersey high school were caught smoking in the bathroom by a teacher. The teacher sent both girls to the principle’s office since smoking in the bathroom was a violation of a school rule. Both girls were questioned by the Assistant Vice Principle, Theodore Choplick. In response to questioning by Mr. Choplick, one of the girls admitted that she was smoking in the bathroom. However, the
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The First Amendment
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 to assemble peacefully, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The first and the most significant of the amendments to our Constitution is the First Amendment. “The amendment that established our freedoms as citizens of our new confederation.” The First
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Jerry Falwell Vs. Larry Flynt: The First Amendment on Trial
Jerry Falwell vs. Larry Flynt: The First Amendment on Trial Robert A. Smolla For my presentation, I reported on the Falwell vs. Flynt lawsuit, which was based upon the extent to which Americans have freedom of expression. An important aspect of this case was the dissimilarity of the two men involved: Jerry Falwell and Larry Flynt. Jerry Falwell was an important religious leader of the time. He was a radio evangelist, leader of a religious
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Lethal Injection and the Eighth Amendment
In today's society one of the most talked about political issues is lethal injection and whether or not it is a violation of our Eighth Amendment rights. Unfortunately our ideals of “cruel and unusual” punishment have expanded over the years, but it is safe to say that after understanding the complete process of lethal injection most would agree to it is quite inhumane. Because everyone one, even the guilty have rights, lethal injection appears to
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First Amendment Paper
The First Amendment Freedom is being breached all over the U.S and most of it is being taken away from the press. Sure the Patriot Act is killing everyone’s privacy in secrecy all over the US, but journalists and reporters are being put in jail right and left. The government has infringed on their rights in a way that should not be with the first amendment. It seems like the more people let the government
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The Infringement of the First Amendment in High School Theatre
In the landmark case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969), John Tinker and his siblings decided to openly protest the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to school (Goldman 1). The school felt that their efforts to protest the war disrupted the school environment. “The Supreme Court said that �in our system, undifferentiated fear or apprehension of disturbance is not enough to overcome the right to freedom of expression.’ School officials cannot
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First Amendment
Whether we are aware of what are Constitution and Bill of Rights say to was we exercise those freedoms in everyday life.The first amendment gaurentees us our basic freedoms in all aspects of our daily living. There might have been a fight about whether the Bill of Rights, our first ten amendments, needed to be added to the Constitution but after much debate these ten amendments were ratified by Virginia on December 15th, 1791 effectively
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The 8th Amendment
The 8th Amendment �Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.’ 1. Introduction Imagine being hanged for a felony you committed, or having your tongue pierced with a torched spoon because you were caught for a mistake that could have easily been fixed. These are the types of things the eighth amendment protects us from. Without this amendment, people on death row could easily be brutally tortured
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1st Amendment Rights and School Law
Introduction Since the writing of the Constitution in 1787 that established the government in 1789, the power of the government rests with its people. With that power, come responsibilities including the responsibility of educating the young people in the virtues and values of the American republic. American republican principles are rooted in the fundamental philosophy of John Locke. Locke’s words, which re-appear in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, are the natural
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Sixth Amendment
The sixth amendment is that in all “criminal prosecutions, the accused have the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime that have been committed, which district would have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation: to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,
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The 7th Amendment
The 7th Amendment is very unusual. It speaks to trials at Common Law (civil trials), rather than criminal trials. It states that in trials where the value of the potential award is greater than twenty dollars, the accused has the right to demand that they be tried by a jury; and that no facts tried by a jury shall be reconsidered in any court in the United States other than by the rules of common
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1st Amendment and Constitution
What did these men in blue and gray believe they were fighting for? A sentence in that letter of the New York captain gives us a clue : Every soldier knows he is fighting not only for his own liberty but even more , for the liberty of the human race for all time to come . Another clue is provided by a wounded private who described a debating society organized by convalescent soldiers during
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Same Sex Marriage Amendment
Same Sex Marriage Amendment Same Sex Marriage should be legalized in the United States. There are over 1,049 federal rights and also over 300 state rights (depending on what state) that couples receive when they become offical married of many of which are denied to people in civil unions. One of the most hypocritical statements in the constitution is that it specifically written that marriage is limited only between a man and women when it
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22nd Amendment on Bush
This article presents an issue that states a possibility that the current President of the United States is considering to run for another term for the next election. In order for such an event to happen, Amendment XXII would have to be abolished, thus giving the President to serve unlimited terms if elected properly. With the situation at hand, several people think this should be encouraged because if a President serving more than two terms
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The Fourth Strike
The Fourth Strike In Joe Rodriguez’s article “Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix,” Rodriguez states that the new proposed legislation introduced by Senator Dede Alpert will make it “extremely difficult to close down retailers who consistently sell booze to minors.” I completely agree with Rodriguez’s point of view because it will make it easier for retailers to continue illegally selling their products to minors by allowing a “fourth strike.” In California, the law allows the
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Why Amendment 33 Is a Great Idea
Why Amendment 33 is a Great Idea These are a few reasons why amendment 33 is a great idea for the state of Colorado. This ballot proposal for 2003 will create 25 million dollars in benfits for tourism (the promotion of tourism is Colorado). Next, Colorado will get to keep 61% of the profits made from the video lottery terminals; currently other states casinos give them a 14 % return (Confused). Third, this amendment
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First Amendment
Introduction Do people ever wonder how this country came about or how it was established, or what people went through to get the country to where it is today? Most people think, “I can say what I want, all day long, if I want”. Nevertheless, those people are extremely wrong! People tend to go too far. It is assumed that everyone has freedom of speech, until that freedom is violated by someone else. This paper
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