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    The First Amendment The first amendment is one of the most used amendments today. Everyone in the world uses it and sometimes takes advantage of it and most times uses it when needed to. The Bill Of Rights was created on December 15th of 1779 and was created to make some rules in the future because no one had the freedom to do anything. Most were punished if they spoke their opinion, they did not even have the right to choose their own religion. But that all changed when James Madison wrote the Bill

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    Now Cometh Triginal D. Jackson in a Motion for Dismissal on the grounds of excessive Governmental Involvement and abuse of Fourth Amendment 's "right of the people to be secure in their persons" the Fifth Amendment. Ninth Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment. First Amendment Protects: The First Amendment protects Mr. Jackson form use of hypnosis to create a criminal act. Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 39 S.Ct. 247, 63 L.Ed.2d. (1919) Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444, 89 S.Ct. 1827,

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    well for his defense against injury and violence as for his repose" (Coke, 1604). This statement was written by an English barrister, judge and the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. These powerful words value the 4-th amendment. The fourth amendment is one of the important sections in the Bill of Rights which helps people to secure and protect their houses, papers and persons from officers who abuse their authority. When America was a Britain colony , justices of the peace were

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    Introduction & Literature Review Questions concerning pretrial exposure center on the tension between two guaranteed rights in the United States, the First Amendment and the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. The First Amendment allows the press to print, while the Sixth Amendment promises a speedy and public trial, that an unbiased and impartial panel directs. When the press exposes a current investigation, including prior convictions, or admissions, a panel, or select representatives on a panel

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    sex. Many people had faced this, until someone decided to take charge. The Equal rights Amendment was supposed to protect oneself from this type of discrimination. A lot has had to happen just to get this amendment up and running to be introduced. The equal rights Amendment has a long history and can be linked to many famous writings, which makes it easily relatable to almost everyone. The Equal Rights Amendment was formed to combat legal sex discrimination. The act seeks to end discrimination between

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    updated and current for all future generations to live by. Within the US Constitution, Congress passed the Fourth Amendment in 1789 to protect people from unreasonable search and seizure by the government. In the 21st century, the use of computer and mobile devices has expanded at an exponential rate and has left many grey areas. The purpose of this paper is to explore the Fourth Amendment as it pertains to data encryption on mobile devices, and to discuss whether the government has the constitutional

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    Balanced Budget Amendment

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    Proponents of these amendments also that running deficits over the long term or persistent deficits can be dangerous as well. When the government runs persistent deficits , a increasing portion of consumer 's savings is used to purchase government debt instead of being invested

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    Equal Rights Amendment

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    The Equal Rights Amendment, which was introduced in 1923, was a movement for women’s rights that ultimately lasted until 1982. The Equal Rights Amendment is discussed in our textbook, America, A Concise Theory, on page 898. This particular site was chosen because it comes directly from the website dedicated to the history of the Equal Rights Amendment. The amount of informative content and photos was also a factor in choosing this website. Although there were several interesting facts in the articles

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    Unique Amendment The Eleventh Amendment was the first to revise the constitution after the ratification of the first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights. It was passed by Congress on March 4, 1794. “The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against or of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State."(Constitution law.com) The Eleventh Amendment resulted

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    The Fourth Amendment was created in the year of 1791, and it protected people from unwarranted investigations. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized,” (Fourth Amendment). The Fourth Amendment protects people

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