The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment, which 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 not be infringed.... Hence, the Founding Fathers included in the Constitution the right to own firearms in 1791. ... A recent instance of how a foreigner abused the ease of obtaining a gun would be how Anders Behring Breivik, the shooter responsible for the Norway massacre this past summer purchased his firearm through an American supplier. ... Stricter gun laws would sol...

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There are several amendments in the Constitution which "create "zones of privacy" which, taken together, add up to a Constitutional right to privacy" (Christopher 12). The amendments that suggest this right to privacy include the first, fourth and fifth amendments. ... Along with the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment also implies a protection of privacy. ... By recording the actions of every person who walks into a wired room law enforcement officials are taking away the protection of unreasonable searches which is guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. ... Most Ameri...

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That eighth grader just so happens to be me, the now college student trying to understand our Nations past and how it links to our present. ... Though the document has add several additions (the Bill of Rights and its amendments) over the 228 years since it was written, the U.S. ... Even though the Constitution has lasted, there are still some concerns that were present at the time of its development that still remain. ... It is unfortunate, but there are always going to be concerns with these tax issues because there is always going to be someone who thinks something is unfair. The Constituti...

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In the period after the civil war, between the years of 1860 and 1877, many changes were being made to the Constitution, mainly the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. ... There is a picture of the first black man to vote in Document G. This shows how changes were beginning to take place in America due to the new amendments. ... Senator Lot Morill in a speech to Congress in Document F, stated that any change to the Constitution was a revolution in itself, and he is right, because for each amendment to the Constitution, it is the result of a new way of thinking. ... New amendments showed that peop...

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However, over the course of American history, the shape of American democracy and how it was defined has greatly evolved. ... Our early government failed to provide equality and many other major ideals that fit into the true definition of a democratic society. Many Anti-Federalists agreed that the Constitution was a class-based document. ... In the struggle for equality many new amendments were added to the Constitution which leveled the playing field for Americans. ... There have been 27 amendments since the Constitution was ratified. ...

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Over 200 years ago, the founding fathers of the United States drafted the Constitution. ... The bill of rights is the set of amendments to the Constitution intended to secure these objectives for the individual citizens of the United States. ... U.S. (1876) that the right to arms "is not a right granted by the Constitution. ... Verdugo-Urquidez (1990), the court observed, "The Second Amendment protects the right of the people to keep and bear Arms- *** The Court reviewed the meaning of the term "the people" as used by the framers of the Constitution. ... The most obvious problem is that the...

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The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America B. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America C. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America IV. ... In fact, there were so many slaves in the southern United States that their population totaled approximately four (4) million during the 1860's, nearly one third (1/3) of the entire southern population. ... The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified on December 6, 1865. ...

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With the Constitutions First Amendment, court cases, and many local, state, and federal policies saying that religion may not be expressed on school time, what will the next few generations of children be like? The First Amendment of the Constitution states that "congress shall may no law representing the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise there of." ... Throughout a time of two hundred years the First Amendment has been referred to many other names. ... First Amendment of the Constitution The infamous statement "separation of church and state" are no where to be fou...

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Families are affiliated with a certain church in their community and use the church greatly and widely for many things. ... How can this personal experience be put into context when it comes to in what ways American concepts of freedom has changed over time? ... I will first and foremost give a historical overview of how religious liberty was meant to be a part of the American society through the American Constitution of 1787. ... Furthermore, I will discuss how religious liberty can be interpreted today, how it has changed from the days of the founding fathers and what problems "religious li...

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So how common is it in America today? Isn"t artist's freedom of speech protected through the first amendment? ... Not according to America's constitution. ... There are many reasons why censorship does not work, and shouldn"t be attempted. ... The first Amendment of the Constitution reads: Congress shall not make no law representing 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,...

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Many people underestimate the value it holds on many lives and families. ... There are a few references from the Constitution of the United States of America that don't make direct references to the idea of slavery with reparations but I would like to point them out. ... The Constitution is always open for self-interpretation, therefore I will tell you what I see in these amendments. ... If they weren't there to do it who would have? ... Works Cited "Constitutional Amendments." http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html. ...

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These words form the entire text of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. ... However, they rarely recite the entire amendment. ... She uses statics and expert testimony to tell how private gun ownership leads to higher rates of gun violence. ... "There is a gun crisis in the United States. ... How many children die in gun accidents? ...

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In question is the intent of this Amendment. ... The bill of rights is the set of amendments to the constitution intended to secure these objectives for the individual citizens of the United States. ... They believe that, if the Second Amendment is abridged, the First Amendment will be the next to go. ... For example, the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all American citizens the right of free speech; however, as the Supreme Court and other courts have on a number of occasions, the right of free speech is not an unlimited right. ... There is no middle of the road groups; they a...

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The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, or the Volstead act as it is also known, was implemented to eliminate the sale, manufacturing and consumption of alcohol in the United States. ... There were many cultural changes which had great effects on the nation. ... After many of these reforms were running, the 18th Amendment was passed on January 17,1920. ... Despite how bad the Rural Americans wanted Prohibition to remain forever, it just couldn't be done. The repeal of the 18th amendment, the 21st amendment passed on December 5,1933. ...

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Then they brought the point of how would Northern textile mills be able to produce goods to be shipped around the world? ... The Southerners began to defend their belief through the Constitution itself. They had taken the constitution and found ways to manipulate it to defend Slavery. ... They would point out that there was no actual amendment made to the constitution discussing slavery and most of all no amendment made towards the government even frowning upon slavery. ... Evan after the civil war was finished many slaves stayed on the plantations and continued their work because they ...

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Abstract The United States Constitution guarantees under the 6th Amendment the right to an impartial jury. ... How this Jury may have been unduly influenced. ... Our United States Constitution guarantees under the 6th Amendment the right to an impartial jury. ... How this Jury may have been unduly influenced. ... In our united states there is the misconception about criminal proceedings. ...

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How are we to weight the differences in gun control? ... As a people we are inherently evil, there is no way around it. ... But nevertheless the Constitution clearly states our right to bear arms. ... Some middle ground can be drawn there is no doubt about it, for how long is the question though. ... Anyone who understands this balance understands there is no argument here. ...

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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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The Second Amendment states, "The right to bear arms." ... So, is there a need to change the constitution? In order to keep guns and other weapons out of the hands of children and teenagers, there should be some "buts" and "exceptions" added to the Second Amendment. ... There are many other, more passive ways to protect against criminals. ... How are they getting a hold of these guns? ...

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He challenged the law in court on the ground that the law infringed upon his constitutional right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. ... Hence there is no link between being trained on the usage of guns and reduced violence. ... Fleeger pointed to states with many gun laws like Massachusetts, which had 3.4 gun-related deaths per 100,000 people, and New Jersey, which had 4.9 gun-deaths per 100,000 people. ... Additionally, the very beginning of the Second Amendment provides an explicit mandate for the regulation of firearms. ... This meaning is strongly confirmed by the historical backgro...

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The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States ratified in 1870, prohibits federal or state governments from infringing on a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color or previous servitude." ... Therefore, segregated schools violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which requires all citizens to be treated equally. ... It was there Martin Luther King Jr., gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. ... There is nowhere that such a quote is more evident than in the American Social history. The struggle that we, African Americans, left beh...

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In June of 1866, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed. This amendment granted blacks citizenship. ... Many were congressmen, senators, mayors, and law enforcers. ... Many schools have the "Rebel flag" as their own, bumper stickers ride around with sayings about how the South will rise, and people refer to blacks as "niggers." ... There was a story about how a young, teenage, white boy drove around in his red pick-up truck with the Confederate flag hanging off the back of the cabin. ...

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There have been very strong arguments for both cases. ... He says "How could a person have a right to terminate his own life (by his own hand or the hand of another) if his right to life is inalienable?..."... On the one hand, the Constitution protects the right of self-determination in many significant matters of personal choice, including choices involving treatment of one's own body. ... The fourteenth amendment gives us the right to determine what we want for ourselves. ... There have been many cases where family members and friends have been prosecuted for aiding or assisting in a su...

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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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