The Three Amendments In The Modern Era

The Constitution and the Amendments are two very important documents that are needed in order to keep the people of America in order. The purpose of the Constitution is to, “form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” (Constitution Preamble). The purpose of the Bill of Rights and the 17 Amendments, bringing the total to 27, are to protect the rights of the people of America and to prevent the government from having full control over the people.

The 13th amendment abolished slavery. However the states made their own laws that still affected African Americans in a negative way. This caused for the making of the 14th amendment to be made. The 14th amendment gave a further blow on the fact that all persons born in the United States have The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This allowed for African Americans to get more rights within the states. However the states still made ways to retard the rights of the African American people. This can be seen in elections during reconstruction. The southern states found ways to block African Americans from voting. The 15th amendment is the amendment that allows for any citizen to vote and that this right can't be taken away By the federal government or the state

For example the First Amendment states, “ congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Voltaire, John Locke, and Cesar Beccaria were the ones that wrote these ideas and supported them. This amendment impacts you like because without it we would all be one religion and if you were to have gone against that you would probably go to jail and since we have freedom of speech and press we can’t get in trouble by speaking are opinions which is actually an amazing right to have because not many countries have it. Also the Ninth Amendment states that, “the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” John Locke was the philosopher that wrote this ideas for natural right and would have supported it. This amendment protects our natural right and without it our natural right could have been abolished and we would be able to have any say in anything, which would create major problems for us and our country. Lastly The Second Amendment states, “you have the right to bear arms,” this was mostly influenced by William Blackstone. This impact you today because without fire arm you can't really protect yourselves these days and people that hunt and kill game for there only real food source would be really impacted it we wouldn't have that luxury which would really change

The amendments were put into place to protect the rights and civil liberties of all American citizens from the federal government. However, prior to the fourteenth amendment, there was no certainty with the constitution. The constitution did not state in a clear enough way who was protected under it and exactly what rights you had as an American Citizen. The 14th amendment was in response to the just passed thirteenth amendment, which ended slavery in all of the southern states. This document drastically changed the perception of the citizens, showing that it protected the civil rights of whites and blacks. While the fourteenth amendment was instated to expand citizenship, it has caused controversy and debate in the court system with two major key points, the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses.

There are ten Amendments in the Constitution, they are called the Bill of Rights. Each one of the Amendments protects a different right that people liveing the United States have. The Constitution was created in 1791. It took many drafts, but after 116 days on September 17, 1787 the members of Congress finally signed the Constitution (Constitutional FAQ Answer #87, usconstitution.net). James Madison wrote the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights (U.S Founding Fathers, constitution facts.com). Each Amendment, of the Bill of Rights, is important for a different reason. The first Amendment states,” Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” (1st Amendment, cornell.edu). The first Amendment is very important because it protects the U.S. citizen's freedom of religion, freedom of press, and freedom of speech.

In his book, “The Liberty Amendments” Mark Levin argues well on how the slow creep of federal power in the United States has slowly disenfranchised the local government under the guise of propagating and deifying a ‘national government approved’ form of democracy. The people received a message of nationalism, and personal power while at the same time receiving a watered down version of what the founding fathers had originally intended.

The framers of our Constitution knew that time has a way of changing countries and their citizens. Our country was in a whirlwind of change in 1789 as people were experiencing freedom from the tyranny of England for the first time in their lives. Our country was being molded and formed into a great nation by the founding fathers. Expectations and rules had to be set to protect the rights of the minorities and majorities. Amendments to the Constitution were written to ensure equality for all in changing times.

The Constitution of the United States and the amendments that follow established the principles of our country. After the north won the civil war, reconstruction began in the south and several new laws were passed to support African American equality. In 1865, the 13th amendment was passed, which resulted in slavery being abolished. These newly freed men were made many promises. Among them were the promises of political, social, and economic justice. It seemed as though these promises would be kept as violating them was deemed unconstitutional. For example, the 14th amendment granted 3 rights to all men: the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, states cannot pass laws to abridge these rights, and the right that all men were seen equal before the law. Also, the 15th amendment was passed, which established the right to vote for all men, and thereby gave African Americans political power. In reality, however, these newly freed African Americans were still treated as inferior members of society. Reconstruction did not provide political, social, or economic justice to freed slaves.

The Thirteenth Amendment is significant in that it finally gave all men the basic human rights that the Declaration of Independence claimed should belong to every single person (Tsesis). Slavery turned people into commerce and property, with no virtually no autonomy. This very much conflicts with the beliefs that led to the creation of this country, which

Our 14th amendment is perhaps the most important amendment because it helps defend some of our fundamental rights. This amendment extends the due process procedure to all citizens when trying to deprive them of life, liberty, or property. The amendment also ensures that everyone born in the United States or naturalized is guaranteed citizenship. This helped grant the right to vote for many americans who before were excluded from this right. It was ratified on july 9th in 1868 following the civil war along with 13th and 15th amendment. These are known as the civil war amendments and had to be accepted by the southern states in order for them to be brought back into the union. The 14th amendment in particular was designed to protect the basic civil rights granted in the constitution to all americans. However a lot of issues have arose over time in regarding the 14th amendment equal protection clause. Movements like Black Lives Matter have brought forth some of these issues happening today. The supreme court has made interpretations of the 14th amendment in cases like Plessy vs Ferguson, Brown vs the Board of Education, and even in when overturning the case Dred Scott vs Sanford. To better understand the 14th amendment’s equal protection clause we have to take a closer look at the interpretations made by the supreme court to

These amendments were ratified to help and support equal Rights between the African-American citizens and the White citizens. The Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution officially got rid of, and continues to enforce the end of slavery to this day. The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution declared that all people born in the United States are American citizens, which includes African Americans. The Fifteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race or color. Together, these three very important amendments help keep rights "equal" for every citizen. Many slave owners and small cities where segregation was valued tried to find loopholes for these amendments. One included using the saying, as touched upon above, "Separate but Equal" declared fair in a previous court case brought to the Supreme Court. This saying meant that every race or color got their own rights, but still had to be segregated. This would include the white children at a public school drinking out of a clean, sanitized water fountain and African-American children drinking out of a gross, unkept water fountain flooded with germs and diseases. See, but since everyone had water, it was considered fair and equal. Changes were made both politically and socially including Supreme Court cases overruling previous ones (Brown vs. Board) and protests wanting equal rights without loopholes. These amendments caused a huge impact on the reform of the Civil Rights

Amendments are a major part of our constitution. An amendment is an article added to the U.S Constitution. There are 27 amendments in all. In my opinion, the most important amendment to our United States Constitution is the fifteenth amendment. That amendment has made a big difference in the U.S, and it has benefitted many people especially minorities. The fifteenth amendment guarantees all people the right to vote regardless their color, race or previous condition of servitude.

While there are many amendments to the U.S. Constitution that have impacted our society and nation, I believe that the 19th amendment to the Constitution is one of the most important events in our history. The 19th amendment states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” (1) There are several reasons why I find this amendment to be important, and I will discuss each point. Women have been fighting in our armed forces since the civil war. Women helped colonize the United States. Women are the backbone of our society.

Coming out of the civil war and reconstruction, we had three amendments pertaining to slavery passed to create equality for African Americans. The 13th amendment abolished slavery. The 14th amendment granted citizenship, due process,

The creation of the Bill of Rights, battles, and soldiers who died for us every day. These events and people all represent how I can live my life today, what I am allowed to do, and simply what I can even say. Freedom is not free, people shed blood for us and some even die, so that I could live in a free country. Freedom is my gift that I was given when I was adopted and through this whole year, I have learned who has sacrificed their life for my freedom and what events have impacted my freedom.