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    First Amendment Vs. Second Amendment The First Amendment of the United States Constitution includes, Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government. The second Amendment; 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. The First Amendment protects several basic freedoms. It was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791

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    In 1791, the government made the 5th Amendment or as you know “I plead the 5th” which gives you the right to decline to answer questions where the answers might incriminate them, and generally without having to suffer a penalty for asserting the right. I think that the 5th Amendment is the most important mainly because it protects us from having our rights abused by the government. It protects us to decline to answer questions where the answers might incriminate them, and generally without having

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    The Fifth Amendment Crimes are not always admitted. The Fifth Amendment gives the right to say “I plead the Fifth” which means that once you say that then nobody can make one talk and tell that you have done something wrong or just anything in general. In this case it is about committing crimes so if someone pleads the Fifth then they do not have to admit the crime or say anything after that and nobody makes that person. This is good for many people. The people that admit the crime it is better

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    this and in this essay im going to be explaning how this relates to the three articles. The three articles all talk about the firsdt amendment, and how it applys only sometimes to certian peoples needs. Im going to be comparing all three of them with each other and trying to support their arguments. They all make a big point on people only agreeing with the amendment only when it dosent offend someone. And how even the goverment tries to go around its own rules. In the article texas vs johnson they

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    The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the both house of congress in 1972, then it was sent to all fifty states legislatures for Ratification. Only 35 out of 38 states ratified the bill. The reason behind this amendment was that many felt that women weren't protected by the 14th amendment, since it was written for males. Equality is equal right among people and it fairness for all, something that was already said in the constitution as part of the 14th amendment. So the reopening isn't necessary

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    Eastman wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA is an amendment to the United States Constitution created to guarantee equal rights amongst all citizens disregarding the sex. It specifically states “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex”. The ERAs purpose was to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. In 1923, the amendment was introduced for the first

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    The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA for short, was an amendment that was in place from 1923 to 2014. This amendment gave equal rights and protection to women. This amendment would help end discrimination based on the gender of a person. In 1923, it was first introduced to Congress. Prior to this, women had already been given the right to vote. However, there was still discrimination toward women, limiting their opportunities to be accepted into a good job. Most of these jobs were only open to men

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    Government Mr. Mckown 6/12/17 Reconstruction Amendments Have you ever watched a movie or read a book involving the topic of slavery and thought how did things change to be the way they are today? We have the 13th, 14th and 15th, Amendment to thank for that. In this paper I will be discussing these three amendments that changed the world forever. I’ll also be talking about the Reconstruction era and how these Amendments affected it. The 13th Amendment really have African Americans the chance

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    The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was defeated because of its popularity throughout its ratification and women opposing the Amendment itself. The ERA was an Amendment introduced to the United States that gave equal rights to every gender. This meant that there would be no differences between a male and a female in terms of divorce, work, etc. This Amendment was seen as the only way to eliminate gender discrimination. In 1923 the idea was first brought to Congress by a group called the National Women’s

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    In 1921, women were granted suffrage, but suffragists were still hungry for more. Knowing that the right to vote would not eliminate sex discrimination in America, Alice Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment to step closer to equality. After half a century of struggle, women in America are still fighting for rights that men were given to when they were born. Even though women are just as intelligent, capable and hardworking as men, if not more, they are not considered an equal under the U.S. Constitution

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