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    The Fourth Amendment Introduction The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments from the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights was written by James Madison on December 15, 1791. The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to address the rights of the individuals that the Constitution did not specified correctly and it also was written to protect the rights of the individuals liberties even if the majority wanted to take them away. In the Fourth Amendment of the U.S Constitution provides privacy

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    States adopted three amendments. These three amendments are the 13th, 14th, and 15th. In 1865, the ratification of the 13th amendment abolished slavery (Berlin). The 14th amendment protects “privileges and immunities" from abridgement, assures "due process of law" prior to deprivations of life, liberty, or property, and prohibits denials of "equal protection of the laws” (Steiker). The 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. All three of these amendments, known as the Civil

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    Amendments: Prohibition and its Repeal In the United States, certain rights have been guaranteed to American citizens. The creation of the Constitution was created to make sure American’s always had these rights. This led to a Utopian world in the eyes of congress when it was really Dystopian. The 18th Amendment known as the Prohibition era was expected to be good for America when in reality it brought more problems than expected. After seeing the problems Prohibition caused, the 21st Amendment

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    The Equal Right Amendment The Equal rights Amendment was proposed to set equality for every citizen no matter the sex. The amendment has three sections. The first one states “equality of rights under the law should not be denied by the U.S on the account of one's sex.” Section two says that “congress has the power to enforce this law.” Last but not least, section three says the amendment will take effect two years after ratification. The ERA is a proposed amendment made to guarantee equal rights

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    of the castle is left with nothing to hold as his own. Americans right to be secure is the moat surrounding their castle, it guarantees Americans protection against unreasonable search and seizure. The right to be secure is guaranteed in the 4th amendment of the Bill of Rights, which is a section of the U.S. Constitution listing a citizens guaranteed rights. The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 but lacked the support required to be ratified; as it needed support from 9 of the 13 states prior

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    history, the framers of the constitutions created the fourth amendment, which protects from unreasonable searches, and the fifth amendment, which prevents a person from incriminating himself or herself, to create a government with just laws, but with the advancement in technology, the fourth amendment needs to expand its policies to fit the changes in modern society. Drawing from lessons of history, the framers created the Fifth Amendment which protects an accused person from self-incrimination, and

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    The first amendment is as powerful as a weapon, without it citizens would not have the power to petition or peacefully protest our opinion or thoughts. Meaning that us as a society would be powerless and have no say in our government, or how it’s run. Any person who habitats in this country has the liberty to say how they feel thus having the power to be heard. The constitution was written during the 1700’s, from authors who have personally felt and lived through the inability to be vocal. Many people

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    The Fourth Amendment was passed by Congress on September 25, 1789. However, it was ratified on December 15, 1791. The Fourth Amendment is part of the first 10 Amendments which form the Bill of Rights. The Fourth Amendment is made to protect people from unlawful searches and seizures. This means that the police can 't search a person’s house without a warrant or probable cause. The founders of the Fourth amendment believed that freedom from government intrusion into one’s home is a natural right

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    The originally Bill of Rights protected the rights of citizens from infringement by the federal government, but made no mention of the states. The Fourteen Amendment, adopted shortly after the Civil War, protected citizenship and individual rights from infringement by state governments. Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause, the United States Supreme Court began to apply the most important rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights against the states. This process began in the early 1900s

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    Constitution was written in 1787, only nine of the thirteen colonies signed it. Ever since 1789, the Bill of Rights- which includes the first ten amendments- have been a part of the Constitution. The citizens did not want the government to be able to enter their homes whenever they felt the need to, thus Amendment four was born. According to the National Archives, Amendment four is: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures

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