Statement of the Problem Ever since the United States Constitution was written along with the Bill of Rights, people have questioned the second amendment, "The right to keep and bear arms.... Wretchedly, there are many people that think we need gun control more than our gun rights. ... There are also people that don't support the second amendment. ... " Emotionally the writer connected with me because he/she brings up a good point saying, many people fought and died in the revolutionary war just so we could have are rights in the constitution such as the second amendment. ... I ...

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These due process rights derive from the fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth Amendments to the Constitution. ... One large principle of due process in relation to the criminal justice system is in the fourth amendment of the U.S Constitution. ... The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. ... When look at this amendment there are several parts that are related to the due process of criminal law. ... The second and third parts of this amendment that become very important when discussing due process and criminal procedure are as stated in the U.S Constitution "nor shall any person be subject for the same off...

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There are 60 to 65 million legal owners of one or more guns. ... There are literally thousands of these stories. ... The second amendment is a very simple idea that many people will try to complicate. ... Let us examine the constitution to see if this is indeed the case. ... Notice first of all that in this single amendment to the constitution there are actually six rights guaranteed to the "people". ...

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Constitution created a presidency of limited powers. ... When the framers met in Philadelphia in 1787 to "revise the Articles of Confederation" and ended up creating an entirely new constitution, in no country in the world was there a democratically selected chief executive. ... To prevent this from happening again, the 12th Amendment was added in 1804 to clarify how the Electoral votes would be cast one vote for a presidential candidate and the other for a VP. ... Constitution outlines the nature and scope of presidential power. ... These are fairly common tools used by presiden...

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Federalism is a concept that started many years ago during the times of the ratification of the document we live by called the Constitution. This concept basically states that there will be two levels of government, the national and the state. ... Although the Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, civil rights were not always respected to all human beings, especially women and blacks. ... When this fear that southern states might amend their constitu...

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Our national Constitution and Bill of Rights have ensured that the people of America maintain their basic rights, and more. ... The right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment's guarantee against self-incrimination, the First Amendment's protection of speech and petitioning activity, all of these issues has been subject to contentious arguments in courts of law and the courts of public opinion. ... The founding fathers anticipated that gun control could become a serious issue in the future, so they added the Second Amendmen...

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Not too many. ... How many times have you read about someone walking into a public place and opening fire? ... If we look at the 2nd amendment we would see that it has more than one meaning. ... Many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people given in the second amendment the right "to bear arms". ... How many violent crimes involving guns are committed each year? ...

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When the army was integrated I thought that there would be too many problems. ... How do you pay for it? ... "Yes and no, did you need it as an amendment to the constitution, and really I thought about things and I think not. Can't we write the laws and do the laws and not have to monkey with the constitution every time there is something that needs to be corrected in our society? I really want to reserve amendments to the constitution that are important to the whole society of people, and take prohibition as an amendment to the constitution. ...

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In her complaint, Jane Roe claimed that the statute was unconstitutionally vague and violated her right of privacy as guaranteed by the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. ... This is very disturbing to many people since the fetus is viable or can survive outside of the mother's womb after the first six months. ... On the other hand, the United States Constitution does not mention the right of "privacy" anywhere. ... Instead he used various amendments, particularly the Fourteenth Amendment's idea of personal liberty, to explain...

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There are even voting blocks that vote purely according to the abortion issue. ... Just how are abortions done? ... Many people do not know this. ... Many times, they were not told about the procedure or the risks involved. ... There have been many court battles through the years that pushed the doors of abortion open and shut, but two cases brought the legalization of abortion about, Roe v. ...

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Currently there are 89 district courts in 50 states (at least one per state), one in the District of Columbia, and one in Puerto Rico. ... A grand jury may be called to decide whether there is evidence that a crime has been committed. ... Article I, Sections 2-4 lay out how this bicameral system should be formed. ... At present time there is a total membership of 435. ... They have restricted time for debate, members are restricted to one major committee, and House Leaders have many formal powers. ...

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There are many alternative perspectives from which people can approach the legality and morality of abortion. ... The amendment states that, "No person or state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law" (475 US Constitution). ... The state cannot interfere with the private lives of US citizens (475 US Constitution). ... There are many reasons for which women desire to have an abortion. ... Some people interpret the fourteenth amendment differently. ...

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Many of what some consider Trudeau's greatest achievements were aided by Chrétien's tenacity and hard work. ... Trudeau and his cabinet also entrenched the Charter of Rights and Freedoms into the Constitution Act. ... Patriating the Constitution, in itself, was child's play. ... The provinces, especially Québec, had always held that an amendment required the unanimous consent of the provinces (Internet 7). ... They agreed to patriation on condition that the Charter was dropped and the federal amending formula was replaced by one in which any province could opt ...

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Hansen, investments in the war-torn North were better protected if they were taxed than if they were lost in the war effort, many opponents gave their reasons for abolishing this tax. ... Other eastern states also had movements against the amendment, but they eventually ratified it as well. ... Constitution. ... Six other states eventually ratified the amendment, bringing the total to forty-two. Only Connecticut, Florida, Rhode Island, and Utah failed in its attempts to ratify the amendment. ...

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Because my intended audiences are telecommunication class 605, my analysis will be confined to the portions that deal with telecom and its effect; it will also touch on the fourth amendment right guaranteed in the constitution. ... Many facets of this act have deeply concerned civil libertarians who believe that this is the slippery slope to the erosion of civil liberties. ... The fourth amendment, a cornerstone of America's constitution, which we all pride, has been the victim of these sweeping changes in the recent enactment of USPA. Many people might think that before the enactmen...

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At the end of the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery (Boyer, et al. 502). ... The recent acts of Congress and new amendments gave blacks only a brief respite from discrimination. ... However, with questions such as "How high is up?" and "Recite the Constitution," no one could pass the tests. ... One black man actually did complete a literacy test; he recited the Constitution at the request of the testors! ...

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The 18th amendment to the constitution was passed by congress in 1917. ... This amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages within the boundaries of the United States of America. ... They WCTU fought for many causes. ... Many foreign traders did not have a good boat and many lost a lot of money. ... (Prohibition Era 1) Many could not keep up with the rising cost. ...

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"The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation; where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.... There are many, so called "facts" that gun control supporters use as a basis for their argument for more gun control. ... Trampling on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens won't solve that problem. ... So how many rounds are too much, and will the next thing be to limit me to only being able to purchase one magazine? ... Gun control advocates don't want to talk ab...

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Why there are not any laws forbidding abortion? ... I do not know if there are any laws regarding the subject. I do not know how the medical field feels or how most people feel towards the subject. ... Hahn told the class we could write a paper on anything we wanted to, many thoughts came to my mind. ... If we were to decide that the constitution should be changed to give the embryos the same protection that people receive, you would soon remember that the constitution as it currently exists does not protect embryos as people. ...

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BSL can affect our world in many different ways. ... Equal protection was ratified into the constitution through the 14th amendment and it prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. How does this have anything to do with BSL's? ... (This is the way many law makers see dogs, as property of a person). ... Proper socialization is also important for any dog because there are so many different people and animals in our world today. ...

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There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts. ... Ferguson in 1896, many Americans decided to push for equality. ... With many African Americans using taxis or walking, the boycott turned out to be almost 100% effective. ... There was always a full lunch counter. ... Freedom Rides continued. with many participants arrested and jailed. ...

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There is no way that the fetus is just a "blob of (Factbot) tissue." ... The fetus is a real human being and deserves all the rights and freedom given to people under the Constitution. ... All unborn babies have the right to life guaranteed to humans under the constitution. ... There are places that give abortion counseling. However, many of these places do not give accurate information. ...

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It is necessary for the reader to understand what prohibition was intended to do and how it came about in order to determine if it failed. ... The 18th Amendment was created to outlaw alcohol use as a beverage (Antony 121). ... The 18th Amendment was ratified January 16, 1922, and soon after the Volstead Act was passed to reinforce it (Kelly 78-80) . . ... Prohibition changed the role of alcohol in peoples lives, many Americans started to drink more and have a generally lower opinion of the law enforcement (Encarta 1-4). ... This exemplifies just how universal the rebellion against prohibition...

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Many journalists and researches believe that rape-victim identity and privacy is an ethical issue that should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. ... This paper will demonstrate how courts are not likely to punish the media for reporting facts like the victim's name. ... The cases prove that privacy law is weak because no matter how much damage or hurt may be cause by identifying the victim, judges tends to believe that such disclosures of information are in the public interest. ... Constitution does not mention privacy further then having to obtain a warrant to enter some ones ho...

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He learned how to read and write in secret, and it became his passion. ... Frederick had many masters. ... Now, if you teach that nigger how to read, there would be no keeping him. ... He converted them into teachers, and finally learned how to read. ... They were blind to so many of the evils of their masters. ...

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