Tinker v. Des Moines was a significant Supreme Court case, which tested the limits of student’s First Amendment rights on school grounds. It was December 1965, and a group of students in Des Moines, Iowa, planned a civil demonstration to protest the war in Vietnam. The Des Moines school district became aware of this plan, and adopted a policy stating “any student wearing armband would be asked to remove it, with refusal to do so resulting in suspension,” (The Oyez Project 1969). The school district
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2-3rds of the national lawmaking bodies, when the Convention's suggested changes have been approved by 3-4ths of the national assemblies. Amendments are hindered by13 states support from any of their 2 houses. Just 27 amendments were approved since Americas Constitution became active, and 10 of those amendments became what we U.S citizens consider the Bill of Rights. In changing the Constitution, considerably escalates the significance of the Supreme Courts’ choices in understanding the Constitution
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The Fourth Amendment is like a ball of clay, always being reshaped with careful hands. It is a small yet important part of the Bill of Rights to protect the guaranteed rights of the people during the reformation of the United States government during the late 1780s. This amendment is responsible for protecting the property rights of the people against the government, in an effort to prevent an over abuse of power toward the people. Without the Fourth, the government would have total control of all
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Prohibition of alcohol, also known as the “Noble Experiment” occurred in the United States between 1920 and 1933. Prohibition/ the 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture and distribution (but not consumption) of alcohol. Prohibition divided the nation in two. “Dry” versus “Wets”. Dry’s were those who supported prohibition, and “Wets” opposed the law. There were a couple of factors behind prohibition being approved. Firstly, World War I played a major role. With the United States fighting against
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The Constitution of the United States by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and 35 others With a Side-by-Side Translation in Simple English by ELizabeth Claire, MA TESOL Editor, Easy English NEWS The Constitution in Simple English ©2010 Elizabeth Claire, Inc. 1 A Note from Elizabeth Claire Thank you for your interest in the Constitution. It is the foundation for the government of the United States. The Constitution was written in 1787. This was
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Thomas, Senator for the State of Oklahoma To the Congress of the United States of America: When our Constitution was first drafted the Founding Fathers argued long and hard about the inclusion of a Bill of Rights .The key reason the Founders finally united and agreed to pass a Bill of Rights, even though the Federalists had initially argued that a piece of paper could not act to protect individual freedoms, was because they felt there had to be a way to “oblige the government to control itself
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control that the government has over the citizens of America. As Ronal Reagan said “Government is not a solution to our problem”. The Constitution was made to protect the rights of the citizens of America. The original creators of the Constitution wanted to make sure that the government did not get so powerful that the citizen’s rights were in no way swayed. With the way that the government is now-
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was based upon certain doctrines, one of which was privacy. This topic has been mentioned subtly in the Bill of Right and the Declaration of Independence, such as in the first amendment, the right to free speech, and in the fourth amendment, the right to no unreasonable searches and seizures. After all, we live in a country whose majority population believes in privacy being a god given right. Since America was founded on privacy, it seems absurd that the government has to look over our shoulders
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civil liberty is defined as an individual right protected by the Constitution against the powers that be of the government. When our forefathers assimilated to draft the Constitution they anticipated certain belligerencies that might occur between the Federal Government and the individual citizen. It was cause for these concerns that enabled them to include certain civil liberties in the Constitution endowing its citizens with certain inalienable rights. Though civil liberties were put in effect
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resulted from the passing of this bill, individuals will likely have clashing viewpoints. The vast majority of the controversies surrounding the act involves whether or not it falls in line with the U.S. Constitution. Opponents of the act argue that it should have never passed through Congress due to its unconstitutionality. Those who support the Patriot Act often use its success in fighting terrorist threats as a reason to maintain it. After analyzing the bill and its provisions, its successes were
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