...Bill of Rights and Amendments Bill of Rights and Amendments The United States Constitution was recognized to Americans as a vague statement in clarifying the privileges and the rights of individuals and centralizing the power within the government itself. With the passing of the Bill of Rights and the first ten amendments, it grants the people to what is said to be their “natural rights” following additional rights that have significantly changed our society. Amendments and Constitution According to the Constitution, an amendment may be proposed and be presented, where it is put to a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The original article is then forwarded for processing and publication to NARA's Office of the Federal Register (OFR) (U.S. Constitution, 2011). The OFR maintains the document until it is either adopted or a failed amendment, then it is transferred for protection to the National Archives. Soon after a proposed amendment is ratified by three-fourths of the states, it becomes a part of the Constitution. (U.S. Constitution, 2011) Not all proposed amendments are accepted and must meet certain constitutional purpose to be passed, for example: after the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and stating that “all men are created equal” the institutionalized system of servitude was a reason to pass to what is now the 13th Amendment of the Constitution and the abolition of slavery. This amendment provided that neither...
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...Melissa Zeigler POS-301 08/30/2014 Matt Jette The first amendment to the Constitution has made an impact on every United States citizen in one way or another. While all of the constitution has affected my life in one way or the other the most important part would have to be “free exercise of religion”. This allows us all to worship and praise our God as we choose. We are not demanded to entrust in what a government picked religion tells us we should believe. “Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God.” (Goldford). By allowing for freedom of religion it gives people of the United States the opportunity to decide for themselves what their hearts tell them to believe. While the majority religions are Christian based, there are many different religions and beliefs that are being followed in our country. Our freedoms allow us to make these decisions for ourselves and our family. While it appears that our constitution was written with a Christian world view, the first amendment states that our state or federal government cannot show a preference to one religion or another. We cannot be influenced by government to choose a specific religion. The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments of the Constitution. It was developed to protect individual freedoms. It gives individuals the right to free speech, religion...
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...2012 Origins of American Criminal Law: This report will cover four different parts that are crucial to how American criminal laws came about. The first part will consist of one Amendment of my choosing that is related to the protection of people, their property, or criminal law itself. The second part is on the specific powers that the federal government has been granted with to make criminal laws versus those our state governments have been grant with. The third part will define, compare and contrast the four main goals of our criminal justice system. Then the last part will explain what is meant by police power and the limitations to that power. In order to understand and interpret any one of the Amendments to our Constitution, we need to know what the word amendment means. The definition of the word amendment is a correction or alteration of a manuscript, document, or record usually to improve it according to The American Heritage® Dictionary (The American Heritage® Dictionary, 2012). The Amendment this report will talk about is the Fourth Amendment. This Amendment is the search and seizure amendment. The Fourth Amendment to me means that the government cannot conduct unlawful searches and seizures of any one person and their property (Territo, Halsted, & Bromley, 2004). I think that the purpose of this Amendment is important because it protects us all from the government in invading our privacy and the police from using their power to investigate a crime without...
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...turning point in this era I will discuss is the Stock Market Crash of October 1929. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the Great Depression. Analyze the impact of the two (2) or more major historical turning points selected on America’s current society, economy, politics, and culture. The Women’s Suffrage movement had a major impact on society, economy, politics, and culture. In 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment was passed and women won the right to vote (Schultz, 2012, pg.342). The enfranchisement of women was the largest expansion of the voting population in American history, significantly increasing the American electorate. This movement opened many doors for women; they now knew that they had a voice and the right to speak on political issues within the government and allowed them property rights. The stock market crash of 1929 caused fear and panic throughout the country and resulted in the beginning of the Great Depression. All aspects of the economy were affected by this downward spiral in the stock market; it caused many banks and businesses to fail and have to fail for bankruptcy. Unemployment increased, which created a decrease in purchasing power for consumers and that led to businesses having to lower prices on merchandise. Many laborers were forced to choose between wage cuts and pink... [conti Progressive...
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...Danielle Born EN102 November 10, 2012 Portfolio How has this course benefited me in my career? This course has shown me another type of writing styles. We were taught to to plan out and write an argumentative essay. This course will help me in my career because I now know another advanced writing style. Writing is very important in the business world. With amazing direction from my professor, I was able to see where I had gone wrong and fix and learn from my mistakes. I believe this course has made me an even stronger writer than I was before. What specific skills have I learned in this class? The specific skills that were learned in EN102 were, constructing a strong thesis statement, compiling strong supporting ideas and learning how to write argumentative essays. Instructor Comments regarding my performance: Lesson 1: You did a good job creating ten solid questions and presenting them in a manner to produce a quality response. You handled each stage of the interview professionally, well done. Thank you, Karen You came up with some solid ideas for topics that will work well as a final project. Do some preliminary research and make sure you will have no trouble finding enough information on your topic to meet the minimum requirements (1,400 words at least) of the project. Thank you, Karen Lesson 2: You did a solid job on your chosen activity. Good work eliminating all spelling and grammar errors. Thank you, Karen This assignment will serve as the foundation...
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...Analysing the Land Bill, 2015 The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 replaced the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 which was a general law relating to acquisition of land for public purposes and also for determining the amount for compensation to be made on account of such acquisition. The 2013 Act addressed the shortcomings of the previous Act by including provisions relating to just and fair compensation and rehabilitation and resettlement for the affected persons and their families. Some of the provisions incorporated under the Act are as follows: i. The definition of “Public Purpose” was restricted to the acquisition of the land for strategic purposes vital to the State and for infrastructure projects where the benefits accrue to the general public. ii. Additional benefits beyond the monetary compensation were provided to families affected adversely by involuntary displacement. iii. A mechanism for careful assessment of the economic disadvantages and the social impact arising out of displacement was discussed. iv. To ensure food security, multi-crop irrigated land had to be acquired only as a last resort measure. v. A scientific method for the calculation of the market value of the land for providing comprehensive compensation to the land owners had been devised. vi. Subsistence allowance, jobs, house, land in case of irrigation projects, transportation allowance and resettlement...
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...We are gathered here today on January 22, 2017 to discuss the issue of abortion. On this date 44 years ago, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that abortion was legal under the 14th amendment after the case of Roe vs. Wade was brought into light. Roe vs. Wade legalized abortion throughout all stages of pregnancy, but gave the states the right to limit abortion during the second and third trimesters. Some states are unrestricted, some are prohibited after just 6 weeks, but the majority of states prohibit abortions after 24 to 26 weeks of pregnancy, unless it is a life or death situation. As a result of having a parent incapable of caring for them, many children spend their childhood suffering. On any given day, 415,000 American children are in foster care. Foster care houses children until they turn 18 and supposedly able to care for themselves. Although most children only stay for 2 years, there are always kids that spend their entire childhood in foster care. Many children know their parents gave them up, didn’t want them, or couldn’t have them and these children are living, suffering the consequences of this. Many children, not placed into a foster home or simply anywhere with care, resort to...
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...the people you ask some people may say yes but others will say either the restrictions need to be increased or they need dropped. I will explain to you exactly what the second amendment says. I will also explain the negative side of gun control and the restrictions that come along with ownership. I want you to realize just how true this statement is, “Guns don’t kill people, People kill people.” I have been raised around guns and I have been taught about gun safety. I want for you to see that as United States Citizens, we have the right to protect ourselves and our homes from criminals. If the government continues to take away our right to keep and bear arms, we will be defenseless against those that wish to harm us. What would happen if the military lost their fire arms? They would not be able to defend our country and how much sense does that make? Do you think that our president lives in a home that is not protected? I don’t consider a security system true protection and I am sure that he doesn’t either. I do find that the rules to the Carry Concealed permit (CCP) are good and yes, they do allow for new gun owners to learn how to handle the gun safely and to know when they do have the right to use it. But for the government to consider taking our guns is completely wrong. The second amendment states, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall...
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...United States in 1776. In 1865, following the American Civil War, slavery was outlawed in the United States and slaves became emancipated or freeman. The first English colony in North America, Jamestown, acquired its first African slaves in 1619 by the Dutch. Slavery was a one of the key factors which contributed to the American Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1865. Once slaves became freeman, many states developed laws which were created to disenfranchise African-American’s from voting. A group of African-American women decided to establish the first national black organization in the United States. From the time of slavery, children were bought and sold into slavery. Many times, white masters and owners would beat and force their enslaved women into having intimate, sexual relationships. Almost all slaves were of African descent and from the 16th to the 19th centuries; an estimated 12 million Africans were shipped as slaves to the Americans. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: “Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” (Thirteenth Amendment, Unknown) This legislation made it illegal throughout the United...
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...while others used it as strategy to make citizens have their rights. In most case the court looks at those affected in a case and the result they received from the case because most of the appointed judge does not guard information they received to force conduct within the force. However, this remains a constant struggle as “citizens, police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges, the end result of which is a complex patchwork of different policies. There are several ways in which police transparency (or its absence) is manifested in our justice system.”(Police Misconduct net 2017). This is manifested through the constants abuse that police officers are displaying with their misconduct across America in our communities. For example” the...
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...case, if the circumstances of the accident scene had given Deputy Olmanson probable cause to arrest respondent for the offenses he was later charged with, those offenses were charged as misdemeanors (STATE V. OTHOUDT). As of this writing, neither the Minnesota Supreme Court nor the United States Supreme Court has ever held that exigent circumstances would permit a warrantless entry into a home to arrest for an offense of this level (State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. James Howard Klein, 2014). Cases such as this one could possibly jeopardize the privacy protections offered by the Fourth Amendment and create the potential for abusive police practices (Cars, Cops, and Crooks: A Reexamination of Belton and Carroll ). An attempt to expound upon the effects of failing to obtain consent to make a warrantless search of a dwelling is explored. Case Brief: State v. Othoudt, 482 N.W.2d 218 (Minn. 1992) * STATEMENT OF THE CASE: This case is an appeal by the State of Minnesota of the trial courts findings of the state’s warrantless search and entry of the Othoudt home, which culminated in the arrest and charges against Richard Othoudt, was in violation of the fourth amendment of the United States Constitution and article 1 of the Minnesota Constitution. * STATEMENT OF THE FACTS: On Jan. 30, 1990, Sherburne County, Minnesota Deputy Sheriff Olmanson was dispatched to investigate a traffic accident which...
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...Internationally 4 Gun Control and the Second Amendment 7 Conclusion 12 Introduction I often wonder, should any citizen around the world be able to carry firearms? Can a person really feel safe from crime no matter where they may go? According to the bill of rights, the second amendment to the constitution of the United States reads “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”. So how do I go about interpreting this? Some believe that it only means that the people of the military should be allowed to carry firearms, where some believe it means every citizen has the right to bear arms. Right at this moment someone around the world is being part of a violent crime whether it is the aggressor or the victim. How do we as citizens protect ourselves? Should we all be allowed to carry guns for self-defense or have guns around in our household? Even though many countries have implemented strict gun control laws, none have proven to be as effective as law makers thought they would be in reducing the number of crimes happening around. I shall present an argumentive paper on why I do not feel there should be stronger gun control laws. Guns do not kill…people kill. How many people do you know who have been physically assaulted by someone using a gun? I am sure if you had it’s probably not more than one or two. In my thirty-four years of life, I have not witnessed or know of this happening...
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...A child’s first day of school marks the beginning of his/her journey into independence; it is a day of excitement, anticipation, and uncertainty. New friendships are formed, lessons are learned, and ideas are exchanged. However, on November 4th, 1960, what should have been a typical first day of primary school for young Ruby Bridges was actually a day filled with terror. Imagine instead of being greeted with a cheerful, “Good Morning!”, being met with screams from angry protestors. Imagine, instead of a teacher’s warm embrace, feeling the glare of an enraged mob. Imagine, instead of skipping into school with a new backpack and shiny shoes, being hastily escorted up the school steps by federal agents. This was the reality of Ruby Bridges’ first day of school. Since their arrival in America,...
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...My civic identity is very important to my overall identity as a person because I believe that my civic identity is similar to my overall identity as a person. It’s really important to me now because having a strong civic identity helps me to gain the confidence to be involved and participate in school activities and give back to the school and to the community by volunteering and by putting the time to participate in many activities. I also think it’s very important because my civic identity allows me to be aware of what’s going on in the government and helps to think about the issues all throughout the valley and the nation. I believe that knowing more about the government and knowing more about the laws helps my identity and my future decisions. For example, my future plan to register once I turn 18. Most...
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...her life on absolute freedom. The definition of absolute freedom in the mind of Goldman is the freedom of expression, freedom of free love, equality and independence for women, and worker’s rights. Although Goldman took many risks to fight for these freedoms; however, at the end she was left with disappointments, still she never gave up. Goldman believes in the liberty, harmony, and social justice of modern society. A true non-conformist is a person who takes risks and committed to make changes in the society that will have benefits. Emma Goldman is a true non-conformist for the risks she took to challenge the idea...
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