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24th AMENDMENT

very Amendment. As such, the Court unanimously agreed people were not to be penalized for opting in favor of what was already the...

The Right to Bear Arms

The U.S. Constitution has an amendment that addresses this issue. Numerous Supreme Court cases have been filed regarding the Secon...

The First Amendment is the Most Important

Fathers realized that the only way in which freedom of religion could be preserved was to establish a firm division between Church...

Church and State in the 1992 U.S. Supreme Court Case of Lee v. Weisman 505

In eight pages this paper discusses whether or not the First Amendment rights are being violated by a school function's religious ...

1968 Case Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889

In four pages this U.S. legal brief involves such issues as the Fourth Amendment and search and seizure with probable cause....

4th Amendment's Search and Seizure and the Article 'When An Officer Doesn't Have to Follow Procedure'

A critique of this article as it pertains to the practices of search and seizure as described in the 4th Amendment of the US Const...

10 Commandments and the First Amendment's Establishment Clause

In eight pages this paper examines why the public property display of the 10 Commandments is unconstitutional based on the Establi...

1990 Clean Air Act Amendments' Implications

waters of the nation. The Clean Air Act is one of several laws designed to protect the environment and the living things that thri...

1st and 2nd Amendments' Examination and Revision

the Constitution (and its Bill of Rights) is a living document, which was written in such a way so as to fit the times. While this...

Romans I, 24th through 27th Verses

action that the people indulged in completely by their own volition, which puts a new slant on the described behavior; and, also c...

The 24th Annual Arkansas Bean Fest and Annual Outhouse Races

worse as the actual race begins. The music at the festival is the most fun of all. It features an eclectic mix of styles includin...

The Victims' Rights Amendment

federal and state courts. But that didnt sit well with senators who favored a statutory approach" ("Senate Affirms," 2004). The...

The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act

Then there was reform. The Poor Law Amendment Act which was passed in 1834 is "a classic example of Benthamite reforming legisl...

Education and the Constitution

involves school and the condition of religion in schools. In recent times there has been a great deal of controversy over the simp...

The Patriot Act Violates the Fourth Amendment

laws and by increasing terms of punishment" (p.134). The legal response had been driven by the public fear about attacks in the fu...

Due Process and the Definition and Delineation of Individual Rights

Due process has had a definitive impact on the delineation and definition of the rights of American citizens. Interestingly, howe...

CREDIT DERIVATIVES AND DISCLOSURES

could measure all financial assets and liabilities on a company balance sheet at fair value, with hedging fitting into an overall ...

Freedom of Religion, A First Amendment Right

travel to Massachusetts for the sole purpose of disrupting Puritan church services and heckling their ministered (Woods 2). This a...

The 19th Amendment

women finally truly focused on their own needs and fought for the right to vote. As one author notes, "The 19th amendment...

Stifling Talk Radio/First Amendment Issues

the Bill of Rights. The rights ensured in these amendments were considered by the Founding Fathers and the original States to be f...

Constitutional Law and the Illegal Acquisition of Evidence

are carried out because of precedent. Because laws are instruments which do not always map directly to the varying nuances of real...

The Talking Cat Strikes Back

they violate the First Amendment (1961). However, if the ordinance is issued for some other legitimate reason, such as crowd contr...

Amendment to the Constitution to Ban Tobacco

Convention that is called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures (Mount, 2010). The second method has never been used, but, i...

The Increase in the Minimum Debt for Personal Bankruptcy in Australia

bankruptcy may be made. This may be seen as a change that has helped to bring the law up to date which may be seen by looking at t...

Gun Control Debate, An Overview

This research paper offers background information pertaining to the gun control debate and then reviews 5 articles that pertain to...

An Argument Against the Balanced Budget Amendment

This eight page paper argues against the Balanced Budget Amendment. The writer presents facts and statistics to support their ar...

Legalizing Marijuana Compared to the Prohibition

Special interest groups and propaganda played a strong role in Prohibition and they have played a strong role in drug laws today, ...

2nd Amendment and Gun Control

In fourteen pages this research paper supports the 2nd Amendment's declaration of an American's 'right to bear arms' and opposes g...

Examining the Bill of Rights

example provided is that one cannot yell fire in a crowded theater. Public safety cannot be compromised. Also, another point of th...

Women's Right to Vote Movement Success

status quo in order to embrace her own intellectual redoubt ("The feminism," 1998). In the 1850s, the vote was really the only co...