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The Right to Symbolic Speech

our right to freedom of symbolic expression have been based on the actions of students. It might be posited that as a group stude...

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...

What To Know in Obtaining an Arrest Warrant

is the personal experiences of the arresting officer. An officers training and experience is presumed to allow them to infer to a...

5th and 14th Amendment Applicability of Palko vs. the State of Connecticut

In five pages this paper examines this case in terms of the rights guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitut...

Articles of Confederation, Origins of the Constitution

the Articles were abandoned. One of the most divisive controversies facing the Constitutional Convention was how to settle the t...

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...

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...

Amicus Curae Brief Filing, the 1st Amendment, and School Prayer

This report consists of twelve pages and considers issues pertaining to the Establishment Clause and the U.S. Constitution's 1st A...

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...

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...

First Amendment and Minersville School District v. Gobitis

In five pages this paper discusses the case involving the U.S. Constitution's 1st Amendment that was overturned subsequently. Six...

Opposition to Gun Control in the State of Texas

In twelve pages this paper discusses the opposition to gun control legislation in the state of Texas in a consideration of its int...

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...

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...

U.S. Constitution's 1st Amendment and Church and State Separation

bitter conflict and debate. In Philadelphia, for example, full-scale riots and bloodshed erupted in the 1840s over which version o...

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...

Overview of the 8th Amendment

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

Kennewick Man Controversy and the NAGPRA

from Indian lands (Clark, 1999). The act has caused a great deal of controversy in the field of archaeology and has in many ways c...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Victims and the Role of Journalists

one that truly shows the media as trying to be responsible (Cote & Bucqueroux, 1996). The examples provide one situation where it ...

Victim’s Rights Legislation in Washington State

or when their status changes; it says in part that a new "statewide automated victim information and notification system" will be ...

The Victims' Rights Movement

grass roots movement and aligned with a variety of groups, such as MADD and others that try to change the system and make their pr...

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 ...

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...

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...