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1st Amendment
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.
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The First Amendment
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 peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." These are the words that were written down for us by our Founding Fathers. For over 200 years this country has thrived on the brilliant thoughts of
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The First Amendment of the United States
Imagine yourself as a journalist today who is frozen and wakes up in the United States 100 years from now. The country has changed quite a bit from what you remember. Technology has definitely advanced, language seems to have evolved a bit, and nothing looks the same, except fashion. Due to a recent trend that brought back the 90's you are strangely up on the recent fashion trends. As you roam the streets, you try
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2nd Video
Bio 2 8-930 2nd Video summary The second video began talking about an animal called Arceocptolips. This animal has tiny teeth, 3 toes with a claw, bony rod tail with out a large breast bone because it probably didn't fix into its body. Then it moved on to talk about birds that have adaptations for hunting. It first talked about a bird that resembles some prehistoric ancestors, who lived during the dinosaur age. This bird
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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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Great Battles and Leaders of 2nd World War
Great Battles and Leaders of the Second World War Just who is Winston Churchill? Sir Winston Churchill was one of the most influential leaders of the World War II time period. He was the prime minister of England, a Nobel Prize winner, and an amazing writer. He is a man of many gifts, however of all of his amazing talents, his greatest asset was his way of using words. With his words and writings he
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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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Amendments V. Articles
Amendments v. Articles The Constitution of the United States of America was ratified in 1788. Since then there have been changes, amendments, to it. There are currently 27 Constitutional amendments. 148 years later in 1948, The Universal Declaration of Human rights was adopted. The Universal declaration of human rights consists of 30 articles. Today the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the second most translated piece of text in the world, second only to
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Teaching 2nd Grade
I am a second grade teacher at Timber Point Elementary School in East Islip. I enrolled in the year-long Suffolk County Reading Council to enhance my literacy expertise in reading and writing topics. There were a plethora of wonderful authors and topics presented, not to mention many activities and ideas I could introduce into my classroom. This experience has already sparked me to work on lessons over the summer that will help my students become
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The First Amendment
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
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The Fourth Amendment
The fourth amendment can be broken down into two distinct parts. The first part provides protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, although historically there have been myriad ways in which unreasonable searches were remedied. Modern jurisprudence has afforded the police officers an incentive to respect the amendment. The second part of the amendment provides for the proper issue of warrants. When warrants are issued, there must be probable cause. Probable cause is tested using the
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The 13th Amendment
In 1865 a new amendment was passed, becoming the thirteenth amendment to The Constitution. This amendment pertained to slavery and making it illegal to own slaves. This amendment was passed by Abraham Lincoln while he was in office. The thirteenth amendment was one of three very important ones passed after the civil war. This amendment is regarded as one of the most important amendments to date. It is very easy to see how this could
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Protect Our Second Amendment!
Protect our Second Amendment! The government should stop trying to pass stricter gun control laws. People run around every day blaming guns for the deaths of thousands of people a year, when the reality of it is guns don't kill people, people kill people. It isn't the guns fault there was a psycho person standing on the wrong side and they killed someone. It also isn't the guns fault if a young child gets a
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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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The Second Amendment
If the government takes peoples guns what is next? The individuals that are on the anti-gun control side think that one should be able to posses and own any firearm and think that gun ownership is a Constitutional Right protected by the Second Amendment. They also think that gun laws only restrict the law abiding citizens. People on the pro-gun control side believe that guns are the backbone to our crime problem. They also believe
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Linclons 2nd Inaugaral Address
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address: Fellow-Countrymen: AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs
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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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Reasons After the 18th Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment, or better known as the Prohibition Amendment, was the change to the Constitution that made the, "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purpose is hereby prohibited" (209). In other words, associating one's self with anything alcoholic, with the exception of medicinally, was illegal. This seemingly un-American amendment was
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First Amendment
Freedom of Religion A huge POV article has been added on 7th Novemeber 2005. It is inappropriate and should be removed and replaced with a link. Scott197827 11th November 2005 [edit] Executive orders the legislature makes laws, the executive executes them and the judiciary interprets them. If there were no legislation, there would be nothing for the executive to enforce or the judiciary to interpret; thus, those two branches can only act in the presence
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14th Amendment
Owning a dog while living in an apartment Most renters do not think that there is anything wrong with owning a dog while living in an apartment. While owning a dog can be very fun and rewarding, most renters do not consider the downfalls of a furry companion before they bring home their pet. The three most common downfalls of owning a dog in an apartment are dealing with the inconvenience of not having yard,
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Love at 2nd Sight
Boom-chika-boom! Everybody is dancing! Raising the Roof as some would put it. This is Homecoming. Few events can rival it. Falling in love, or something like that, would be up there on the �good things to happen to you’ list. What if both were to happen in one night? That would be an event bigger than the Great Wall of China. Almost as big as Chuck Norris. It somehow happened to me. Little explanation needs
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2nd Punic War
The cause of the Second Punic War is an issue of some great debate. Polybius is someone who gives a very good account of the events that led to the war, blaming the Carthaginians for causing the war. This raises a very large question on the part of Polybius. Was he right to assume that it was the actions of Hannibal and the Carthaginians that led to the war, or was there some other underlying
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Gun Control and the Second Amendment
Gun control and the Second Amendment The United States Constitution says that U.S. Citizens have the right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no constraints, there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of firearms should be banned, these arguments are outweighed not only by the need
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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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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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