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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...

U.S. Prohibition Movement from 1920 to 1933

per centum or more of alcohol by volume which are fit for use for beverage purposes" (Volstead Act of 1919, 1997, p. 1). Furtherm...

US Constitution's Fourth Amendment and Search and Seizure That is Unreasonable

a deep desire to be secure in their own homes. Interestingly, the question arises "whether the Fourth Amendments two clauses must...

Overview of the 8th Amendment

their offense against society" (Hamden 15), which leaves a fine line between Eighth Amendment violation and standard procedure. ...

US Constitution's 14th Amendment

not be questioned; and 5) Congress is equipped with the authority to enforce aforementioned provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment...

Constitutional Protections Case Study

one where fear is in the air. Certainly, giving up a few rights is necessary. Of course, not everyone thinks so, and further, alth...

Explosive Issue of Gun Control

In three pages the explosive arguments for and against gun control are examined in a consideration of advocacy and a protection of...

In Favor of Affirmative Action

that is a part of American life. Attorney Linda Wong explains that the whole debate over affirmative action comes down to the fal...

Illinois Supreme Court Case Chicago v. Morales

In one page this brief assesses the validity of the Gang Congregation Ordinance of Chicago that prohibits public loitering of stre...

American Constitution, the Second Amendment, and the National Rifle Association

the Second Amendment, bears proof that the right to bear arms has consistently been, and should still be, construed as an individu...

Timothy McVeigh's Execution and Its Social and Legal Repercussions

suffering, and death upon fellow Americans. Evidence quickly developed to incriminate at least two individuals associated with th...

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...

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...

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...

Hate Crimes, Wisconsin, and the 1993 Case of Wisconsin v. Mitchell, U.S. # 92-515

In eight pages this legal brief discusses the 1993 case and whether or not hate crime penalties like those in the state of Wiscons...

An Analysis of Our Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms

In this six page paper the author explores one of the most controversial topics of today, the right granted by the Second Amendmen...

4th Amendment Assessment

the grounds for getting writs of assistance for various kinds of raids and dragnet seizures. The goal was to suppress sedition an...

Arguing for a First Amendment Enactment Supported by Second Treatise of Government by John Locke

that Locke discusses the role of the individual, and the rights of that individual when he/she enters the State. He gives an acco...

The First Amendment

Klan can exist in the same nation and put out their own particular beliefs. People can agree or not agree with the government and ...

Three Ways in Which the U.S. Constitution Has Influenced the American Criminal Justice System

terrorist acts? The practice of electronic surveillance was certainly nothing new. Two months prior to the attacks on the World ...

Should Washington D.C. Become a State?

feel that they have enough representation as they live in districts with specific representatives who are numerous and carry elect...

Women and Minorities

In eight pages this paper examines women and minorities within the context of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment with affirma...

Is There a Wall of Separation Between Church and State

This paper considers this important question. Does the wording in the First Amendment indicate a true wall exists? There are fiv...

Public Schools and the Separation of Church and State

many lawsuits and debates. In Widmar, the school obviously interpreted the clause to mean that religious activities should be ke...

U.S. Constitution and the Rights of States

In six pages this paper discusses the Constitution's awarding of states' rights but how the Civil War, Franklin D. Roosevelt's New...

Going from the Articles of Confederation to the U.S. Constitution

In five pages this argumentative essay favors the Constitution's granting of federal government powers to regulate states over the...

Church and State Separation According to Pope Gelasius I

In five pages the authority duality as first conceptualized by Gelasius back in the fifth century is examined. Four sources are c...

Separation Between Church and State

this section, well try to answer if a liberal democracy requires a strict separation of church and state. In theory, at least, a d...

Liberalism, Democracy And Religion

economic freedom (Tinder 2000). However, this rebirth also led to a suffocating individualism that ultimately overshadowed the ve...

Toni Morrison's Beloved and the Degrees of Separation

An eight page paper looking at the issue of separation in Toni Morrison's modern classic. The paper points out that there are real...