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    liberties from these procedures. Amendments VI, V, VI and XIV particularly focus on criminal procedures and require such procedures to adhere to these constitutional provisions. As governed by the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, we possess the right to be secure in our houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. The

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    the 14th amendment to the constitution was ratified. This amendment granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States," which included former slaves recently freed. Although the slaves were freed, there was still discrimination all around them. Discrimination is defined as "differences between things or treating someone as inferior based on their race". In 1800’s through 1900 there was a huge amount of cases that occurred due to violations of the 14th Amendment. Two well

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    protection of speech found in the First Amendment applies to campaign spending. Justice Kennedy and Justice Stevens provide opposing viewpoints and dissents on this case. They have different arguments as for whether limitations on corporate funding of political broadcasts in candidate elections is or is not a violation of the First Amendment. Justice Stevens lists four main issues on the debate includes ban on speech, identity based distinctions, first amendment tradition, and corruption. His opinion

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    The first amendment is like using sunscreen for your skin. Without it your right for freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition wouldn’t be protected, just like your skin wouldn’t be protected from all of the harmful UV rays from the sun. This amendment was written in the Bill of Rights in 1791. The Bill of Rights is a document of the first ten amendments which were written in order to limit control of the government, and give more rights to the people. This amendment protects these

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    Does the Ohio state law of prohibiting obscure material violate the First Amendment? Does evidence obtained with out a search warrant in violation of the Fourth Amendment, Exclusionary rule; apply to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, Due Process Clause? When the police suspected that Dollree Mapp had a connection to the recent bombing, they visited her home in Cleveland. After refusing to let the police in, they forced there way into her house with out providing a search warrant. While

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    first amendment. Everyone knows what the First Amendment is for and what it can do, but do they understand how far it can go and what it actually protects? Most people believe that the first amendment protects them from everything, which is false. The first amendment can protect the people of America from the government, but only to an extent. However, it does not protect the people from each other when they express themselves. A Lot of times, people who know about the first amendment, often

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    closer look at the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. The Second Constitution reads “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the societies of a free state, the right of people to keep and to bear arms shall not be infringed.” Specifically, I am reviewing the portion of the amendment that speaks to the right to bear arms. I believe there are several constitutional issues with this part of the amendment that may not apply to today’s world. The Second Amendment was very important to the

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    part of the Bill of Right, specifically the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth Amendment has protected many Americans from punishment. Yet, this Amendment also has made it possible for guilty verdicts in criminal cases. This was possible with the historical adoption of the Fifth Amendment, the implementation of the five different clauses, and numerous criminal cases that established the strength of the Fifth Amendment. The philosophies behind the Fifth Amendment traced back to Magna Carta, 1215. The Magna Carta

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    1st Amendment The 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights guarantees the rights of free expression and action that are fundamental to democratic government. Some of the rights granted within this amendment are freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition. Without the 1st Amendment the United States, not many people would be able to enjoy their everyday life due to the restrictions that would endure from their part-taking. Most people need

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    afterwards as an amendment to the Constitution. One of those fundamental rights is the freedom of press: “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or the press”. From the formulation of this provision the Supreme Court established for a long time that this provision would solely apply to the federal government. However, under the doctrine of incorporation, the Fourteenth Amendment imposes the First Amendment prohibitions on the state level. Hence, the First Amendment binds federal

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