... support democracy, such as freedom of speech and of press. Others, such as the right to trial by jury, are essential to justice. Although the government for the most part "plays fair," there are always those instances when injustices may occur, either by accident or by choice. It may be a police officer wrongfully searching a car, or an unexpected visit from the police wanting to search your house ... on grounds that you are suspected of carrying contraband. The Fourth Amendment protects us of that. It gives us security in ourselves, in our private places and in our homes. Under ... . S...

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... from college and not been able to find jobs related to their major are two of my own cousins. My cousin Kelsey graduated college with a degree in sports medicine, a job at Enterprise rent a car was the job she got and is currently working. She remains an example of one of the 73% of college graduates who can't land a job in their field when they graduate. When my ... cousin Taylor graduated from college with a degree in Music, the job she was able to get and keep was at an Outback ... ...

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... , their families, and the nation. Although there are no foreign soldiers breaking into our homes, stealing our wives or children, or threatening us with weapons, there are still life-threatening dangers in this world that we need to be protected from. Imagine if you are in an unsafe part of town and someone approaches you, demanding money or your car keys. You don ... 't give it to him. He then threatens you with a knife and will physically hurt you if you don't do what he says. With the Second Amendment, you could pull out your licensed weapon and defend yourself ... are licensed and co...

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... important, not only by the need for protection, but because the restriction of ownership rights could become threatening to personal freedom and the U.S. constitution. On December 15 1791, Virginia ratified the Bill of Rights making it, with the second amendment, part of the constitution. According to the Bill of rights, "The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear ... is automatically pumped up to a felony. Purchasers of a firearm must be 18 years of age to purc...

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... a violation by law enforcement of constitutional protection, then the action would be inadmissibility in court for any evidence that was obtained. Four Categories Subject to Search and Seizure Observational evidence is when an officer hears, sees or smells something for instance, a suspicious individual is observed by an officer looking in car windows while holding a baseball bat in the middle of the night. Circumstantial evidence is when ... there is collection of the facts and when it is put all together indicates that a crime in fact was committed, but it is not considered direct evi...

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... government officials invading personal property without a search warrant. A solid justification supported by the totality of circumstances is required to obtain a search warrant on a citizen. A reasonable expectation of privacy exists at home, on the telephone, when mailing letters, and driving a car. So, why should sending an e-mail be any different? The Patriot Act violates the Fourth Amendment search and seizure clause. Although additional legislation has passed to circumvent ... the Fourth Amendment and aid the Patriot Act in stripping citizen's freedoms, it is important to ... ...

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... ), Albert De Salvo (The Boston Strangler), or Andrew Cunanan, the murderer of Gianni Versace? Do these Americans, and their families, not only deserved to be heard, but actually be allowed to profit from their words and heinous actions. According to the founding fathers, the First Amendment reached to all Americans?even to Susan Smith, the mother who so cruelly and methodically rolled her locked car into a South ... Carolina lake while her young sons slept in the back seat. The First Amendment was 100% available, laid out before murderers, rapists, child molesters, bank robbers, embezzle...

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... white and blue are not just some primary colors. When brought together they represent patriotism, love for our country and illustrate one of our most sacred living symbols of the United States, the American flag. The flag has become more than just a piece of cloth that is waved all across America. It is a meaningful symbol that should be treated with respect, dignity, and gratitude. ... Americans have chosen to make the flag of the United States one of the most visible and recognizable symbols of today. "It is a universal feature that flutters in the air over our schools, our government ...

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... , or at least is defined in the writing of the constitution as being more limited. Also, in Texas, the laws are statutory, whereas in the U.S., they are more fundamental (Gomez). For citizens rights, there is a bill of rights outlined in Article I of the Texas Constitution (Gomez). The bill of rights in the U.S. Constitution is the first ten amendments to the constitution. The constitutional principle that is least reflected in the Texas Constitution is establishing a legal ... amendments must be made to actually expand the powers of the Texas government for various reasons. These factor...

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... marijuana will just make history repeat itself just like the Prohibition era when the manufacture or sale of alcohol was illegal. Kieffer quotes "We repealed the 18th amendment via the 21st amendment"(Kieffer, Par2) stating that the U.S government eliminated the ban of alcohol with the 18th amendment and passed the 21st amendment that made a age limit for the consumption of alcohol. This method can be used to legalize marijuana ... drugs as a way to distract them from different issues going on in their life. With legalizing marijuana there should be an age limit just like there is one fo...

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... it comes to disclosing information. Edward Snowden revealed secret information kept by the NSA about the government invading the public's privacy in order to uncover any threats to the United States government. Edward Snowden case is a good example of the ethical implications of whistleblowing. The government has laws to protect whistleblowers that uncover fraudulent activity in organizations. However ... 's rights. Edward Snowden is one of the most well-known whistle blowers in the world for his exposure of the United States government and the NSA. His exposure brought to light the inva...

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... the same number of representatives regardless of population to help support the smaller states from being silenced by the majority. In response, the delegates of the Constitutional Convention synthesized the Great Compromise in which there is a bicameral Congress. One house, the House of Representatives, was based on population to satisfy the ideas of the Virginia Plan while the other house, the Senate, appointed each state two representatives regardless of population, adhering to the New Jersey Plan. After the initiation of the ... their authority over one another. They got their point...

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... any secure private network by installing a secret pathway into a private system and accessing that system with its own password. All of this can be done unknown to the developer and user of the program. In addition to the thirty million surveillance cameras; the NSA can activate any camera that's connected to a network. Your phone camera can be activated without you knowing. It doesn't ... and solutions to your concerns. First, state in the first sentence your position of the issue. Be clear and concise when stating your issue. Second, state what action you would like the legislation to ...

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... . Antifederalists in small states opposed this, believing that they were not being represented adequately. Antifederalists in large states, however, agreed with this part of the Constitution, but had other problems with the house of Representatives. As the requirements to serve in the House of Representatives were considered, their concern was how long a representative would be able to serve. They feared that if someone served for two years ... its own. In order to pass any legislation, it needed agreement in the House of Representatives.    The Antifederalists' opposition to the offic...

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... cannot provide sufficient evidence strong enough to make a conviction, you cannot convict someone of a crime. From the verdict at the end of the trail to the very beginning, the process that is followed is routine. There are eleven main steps to one's journey through the American Criminal Justice System. The first step of the process is when a crime is thought to be committed. Once a crime is thought ... is called a charge. When an indictment is involved, this entitles the person to the right by trial by jury. After the indictment is finalized the fifth part of the American Criminal Just...

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... " does not appear in the Constitution, the right to having an abortion is still protected under the Ninth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. To settle the conflict between the Antifederalists and the Federalists, the writers of the Constitution threw in a few specific rights (Amendments One through Eight) to fulfill the desires of the Antifederalists. The rest of the rights of a United States citizen would be protected under the Ninth Amendment, which states, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not ... be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the peo...

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... are outweighed not only by the need for protection, but because the limitation of ownership rights could become dangerous to personal freedom. Currently, The United States of America is at war against 27 words that were written by James Madison in 1789. The Bill of Rights is known as the first 10 amendments to The Constitution of the United States. The Bill of Rights states the rights of its citizens. 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 not be infringed"(Madison)...

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... that they believe are constitutional when in reality, they are not. Therefore, the judiciary's power of judicial review is essential in maintaining impartiality between the branches. Moreover, the judicial branch is the only branch to possess lifetime tenure. Lifetime tenure within the judiciary is said to be "one of the most valuable of the modern improvements in the practice of government " (Federalist 78). I think that lifetime tenure is an important component in ... Court rules impartially when it will have a negative effect on the government or on the majority of the citizens. If t...

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... characteristics (Schmalleger, 2012, p. 231). As stated in our bill of rights, in the constitution of the United States of America, our sixth amendment right is as follows: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ... In misdemeanor and civil cases particularly, states often provide for verdicts based on the agreement of three-fourths or five-sixths of the jurors. For instance in New Jersey, "Jury verdic...

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... themselves from monarchical rule. Living under their own colonial government institutions, Americans became accustomed to governing themselves. Founder Benjamin Franklin describes the importance of the union of colonies under one government in Chapter 9 of his autobiography, "I projected and drew a plan for the union of all the colonies under one government, so far as might be necessary for defense. Franklin explains that American colonists governed themselves many years before ... that this success could easily disappear. He became alarmed by sectionalism and argued that the Constituti...

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... in another state to enforce the judgment. When this is done, the parties do not relitigate the issues, and the court in the second state is obliged to fully recognize and honor the judgment of the first court in determining the enforceability of the judgment and the procedure for its execution. According to the ACLU, the law is "an unmistakable violation of the Constitution" and "a deplorable act of hostility unworthy of the support." In the end, despite strong arguments that ... Amendment, which states " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting...

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... government. Amendment 10 states that, "the powers not delegated to the United Sates by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people, " in other words, anything not specified in the United States Constitution is jurisdiction of the States. In that case, the Federal Department of Education is in fact, in violation of the 10th Amendment. The Department of Education is unconstitutional. Many Americans don ... systems to support instruction worth 47 total points. The last fifteen points come from the prioritization of STEM ed...

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During the judiciary Act of 1789, even before ratifying of the Bill of Rights, was the creation of the judiciary branch of government as specified by the Constitution. As a result, the introduction of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was the beginning of the three-tiered Federal Court system and establishment of the US Supreme Court as head of the judicial branch of government. Congress really did not want the courts to have too much power over local communities, so it determined that federal courts ... Maryland's interpretation of the clause because many of the enumerated powers would be useless. I...

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... are just some of the questions brought up by those opposed to the bill. If the government puts up the Ten Commandments will they also post the Five Pillars of Islam, The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the Wiccan Rede and the Affirmation of Humanism? (Boston) The government should not play favorites with religion. Religion does not need the governments help to promote the Ten Commandments. For a few thousand years, the leaders of Judaism and Christianity have ... been doing a pretty good job of getting the word out to the people. Four of the Ten Commandments are religious in ... ...

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... males at least 17 years of age and, under 45 and b) the classes of the militia are: (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia. This clearly refers to the rest of the able bodied male citizenry, which would keep the professional armies in check. Many of the concerns of the militia groups are straightforward ... . They want us out of the United Nations because ... ...

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