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    Fifth Amendment

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    Analysis of the Fifth Amendment Katrina Krolak, Katia Denis and Dan Mullen The University of Phoenix U.S. Constitution HIS 301 Georgia Mc Millen March 17, 2008 Introduction The Fifth Amendment provides for certain personal protections including the right to avoid self-incrimination and the potential for criminal convictions based on double jeopardy. The analysis of the Fifth Amendment in this research will review the background of the amendment, and various interpretations throughout

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    10 Amendments

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    your rights? The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. The Virginia Declaration of Rights, written by George Mason, strongly influenced Madison. One of the many amendments that have been tried in court is the second amendment. The second amendment says “A well-regulated Militia

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    The Fourth Amendment

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    History of the Fourth Amendment Envision a party where there are people drinking and using drugs. The music is loud, and people are getting intense hallucinations. The neighbors disturbed by the ruckus called the authorities reporting substance use by minors. Police soon arrive soon and search the house and look around, but can the police search the house without a warrant? Would this be legal? The Fourth Amendment, with the precedent set by the Fourth Amendment viable circumstances search and seizure

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    Second Amendment

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    Repealing the second amendment would not make America safer because it does not penalize the criminals doing harm but the law abiding citizens exercising their right to self-defense. As stated in the book In Our Defense, Zangrilli argues "the ordinance penalizes the victim, not the criminal." An ordinance to prohibit handguns in Morton Grove, a small town in the United States. The point of the 2nd amendment was to be able to balance the power of the state and the power of the people. Around the late

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    4th Amendment

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    Lastly, Section 218 has been perceived as expansion of the Fourth Amendment for the scope of what the amendment allows is very narrow. First, the Fourth Amendment was already extended, when the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was put into place. This Act allowed more to fall under the requirements for probable cause when it came to wiretapping, then once the Patriot Act was put into place it allowed wiretapping to go beyond gathering information for foreign intelligence. In layman terms,

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    The 5th Amendment

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    The 5th Amendment Basically, the 5th Amendment states that no one shall be charged with capital crimes without a Grand Jury's permission, except in cases regarding the military while under service in wartime or public danger. No one can be put on trial again for the same crime. You can't be forced to testify yourself. That no one should be executed, jailed, or have property seized without a legal precedent. Also you can't be put through cruel or unusually punishment.

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    The Second Amendment

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    To begin with, the Fourth Amendment was constituted to protect the people from unreasonable searches and seizures. However, there are times and cases in which an investigation is started and evidence is collected illegally. There are doctrines such as The Exclusionary Rule and Fruit of the Poisonous Tree in place to eliminate any evidence to be used in court if obtained illegally. This paper will differentiate the two doctrines as well explain how and why the two could possibly be incorporated in

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    The 13th Amendment

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    Proclamation of 1863 and the ensuing American Civil War all states where forced to ratify the thirteenth amendment which abolished slavery “within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” In 1870 the fifteenth amendment was passed making it unconstitutional to prohibit voters “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” While the thirteenth and fifteenth amendments made it constitution for African Americans to vote it did not prohibit states from implementing obstructions

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    The Fourth Amendment

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    Government 2017-2018 Fourth Amendment Critical Analysis Paper #2 De’Andre Patton Ivory Johnson November 17, 2017 Introduction The Fourth Amendment is one of the Constitution of the United States. The Fourth Amendment was amended in 1791 to the Constitution of our country, it is part of the Bill of Rights, that have forbidden unreasonable searches and seizures of individuals and property ( https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com). The Fourth Amendment Constitution of the laws

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    The First Amendment

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    May 10, 2016 PAPER 4 What I think that the first amendment is that The federal government will do nothing to prevent the expression of thoughts to the ones which are interested in listening to or studying approximately them, nor will it do anything to promote or stifle the exercise of any spiritual religion. Nor will it save you the residents from peacefully protesting or expressing dissent. Which can also suggest by way of the first amendment guarantees freedom of faith, however, there are several

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