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Crime, the Exclusionary Rule, and Constitutional Amendments

the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendments of the Constitution to comprehend the length to which Americas foref...

Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment

In five pages this paper examines the women's suffrage debate both in support and opposition and how the movement eventually led t...

The 1st Amendment and Astrology

In fifty pages this question 'Astrology, Psychics, Superstition, Cults in America: Symptoms of a malfunctioning First Amendment?' ...

Overview of the Budget Deficit

In three pages the budget deficit is examined in terms of its past and future economic effects and impact with the Balanced Budget...

Constitutional Change and the Influence of Abraham Lincoln

critics considered Lincoln far too moderate, Lincoln clearly addressed the major issues of the day, working towards a free America...

'The Noble Experiment' of Alcohol Prohibition in the United States

In a paper consisting of five pages the many problems caused by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution are examined. There ...

Significant Constitutional Issues

In nine pages this paper examines issues important to constitutional history including the Equal Rights Amendment, affirmative act...

Terrorism and The First Amendment

the correlation between terrorist activities and what has been described as "hate speeches."1 In order for terrorist behaviors to...

First Amendment and Free Speech

In six pages relevant Supreme Court cases are discussed in a consideration of the 1st Amendment and the importance of free speech....

Arguments Favoring the Demise of Hate Speech

In ten pages this research paper advocates an abridgement to the 1st Amendment that would prohibit hate speech in the U.S. with a ...

First Amendment and Pornography

In nine pages this research paper discusses the 1st Amendment and pornography in a consideration of the Paris Adult Theater v. Sla...

Examination of the U.S. Constitution's 2nd and 4th Amendments

in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no Warrants s...

US Constitution's 4th Amendment

In five pages this paper analyzes the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution as it pertains to privacy rights and 'search and seizur...

O.J. Simpson Double Murder Case and the US Constitution's 4th Amendment

to exercise over things or people before they could be considered seized. From 1886 on, the Court assumed that the Fourth Amendmen...

Women's Rights and the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment

clause. In fact, the court gave V.M.I. and the commonwealth of Virginia (a co-defendant in the case) three options which would sat...

Flag Descration

In five pages this argumentive paper supports a constitutional amendment prohibiting American flag desecration. Four sources are ...

Law and Due Process

In ten pages the law's due process applications to the 5th and 14th Amendments are examined as they exist under Gideon and Miranda...

Civil Rights in the Late Nineteenth Century and the Abandonment of the Freed Men

The Compromise of 1877 is the focus of this six page research paper that involved a close election in which Republican Rutherford ...

April 1963 Civil Rights Protest in Birmingham, Alabama

had defended his presence in Birmingham as an apostle of non-violence and justice, and appealed persuasively to America to grant r...

Impact of the ERA

This paper consists of five pages and assesses the support and opposition for the Equal Rights Amendment. Five sources are cited ...

U.S. v Jake Baker

In five pages this paper discusses the pretrial hearing results including Judge Cohn's 3 points of proof and how the 1st Amendment...

Information's Role in the Changing U.S. Culture

This discussion addresses vaious issues on the role that information plays within this technologically oriented age and the writer...

Teachers and Their Constitutional Rights

In ten pages this research paper examines the 1st, 4th and 14th U.S. Constitution Amendments in terms of how they pertain to educa...

Students, Constitutional Rights, and Tinker v. Des Moines School District

In five pages this paper discusses students 1st Amendment rights to protest were violated in this consideration of this Supreme Co...

Unfulfilled Promises of Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964

In five pages this paper examines how education programs at the elementary and secondary levels often violate Title IX of the Educ...

Joe Camel Cigarette Advertising and Legal Opposition

In six pages this paper discusses the case against R.J. Reynolds regarding its advertising campaign featuring 'Joe Camel' in a con...

Extreme Laws and Workplace Sexual Harassment IV

In five pages this paper discusses how interference with the 1st Amendment as it pertains to workplace sexual harassment laws. Si...

Sexual Conduct and Privacy Rights

In eight pages this research paper discusses sexual behavior and argues that privacy rights are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitutio...

Gun Control an the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution

argue, the amendment is no longer necessary--we have won our civil war. To them, the amendment represents a guarantee to form mil...

2nd Amendment 'Right to Bear Arms' of the US Constitution

"The right to keep and bear arms originated in the common law right of self-defense."3 The Common Law was established to give men ...