* Bill of rights
*Amendment 1: Freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition--
Congress cannot make laws that take away people’s freedom of religion, speech, press assembly and petition
*Amendment 2: The right to bear arms--
The states have the right to maintain national guard units and people can use weapons to protect themselves.
*Amendment 3: Lodging troops-- Troops cannots be lodged in private homes.
*Amendment 4: Search and seizure-- People are protected against unreasonable search and arrests.
*Amendment 5: Rights of the accused--
A person cannot be tried for the death penalty unless charged by a grand jury, or be tried twice for the same crime, be forced to testify against himself. A person can’t be denied inalienable rights. The government must pay for property taken for use of the public.
*Amendment 6: Right to a speedy trial--
A person accused of a crime had the right to: a speedy trial in front of a jury, information about the case, help the court in bringing in a witness to the
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Amendment 14:
Section 1: Definition of Citizenship-- All citizens are guaranteed protection under US law, and no one can deny one's inalienable rights.
Section 2: Appointment of Representatives--Replaces the 3/5 clause, provides representation in the ouse based on the state's population. If a state tries to prevent people from voting, the representation in congress may be reduced.
Section 3: Penalty for Participating in Rebellion-- If a federal officeholder goes against the oath of office, that person can never hold federal office again. However, congress may let the person hold office if 2/3 majority agree.
Section 4: Confederate Debt-- People who had loaned money to the confederacy would not be repaid.
Section 5: Enforcement--Congress can carry out the amendment.
Amendment 15: Voting rights--
This amendment gave black men the right to vote.
Amendment 16: Income
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. This amendment is the 8th bill of rights in the constitution of the United States of America. The death penalty is a direct violation of the constitution of the United States, and should be deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court. Although the death penalty shows justice at avenging the death of the innocent, it is not cost effective by being ten times more expensive than a criminal spending life in prison, and it violates the 8th amendment in the Constitution of the United States which is the supreme law of the land.
Congress will make no law that restricts people’s religious beliefs, right to express themselves in public and private peaceably, or ability to petition the Government for settling of grievances.
The English Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and sets out certain basic civil rights. This constitution was passed on December 16, 1689.The Bill was passed to declare laws and liberties of the people. Also the people wanted separation of powers and limits the of power to the king and queen. It guarantees the rights of enhancing the democratic election and to get more freedom of speech. No armies should be raised in peacetime, no taxes can be levied, without the authority of parliament. Laws should not be dispensed with, or suspended, without the consent of parliament and no excessive fines should imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. King James the 2nd, had abused his
The first Amendment of the United States Constitution says; “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”[1] Our fore fathers felt that this statement was plain enough for all to understand, however quite often the United States government deems it necessary to make laws to better define those rights that are stated in the Constitution. Today the framers would be both encouraged and discouraged by our modern interpretation the First Amendment the United States Constitution.
Section 2. “This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several St...
Vance, D.A. (1994). State-imposed congressional term limits: what would the Founders of the Constitution say?. Brigham Young University Law Review, 1994, 429.
According to Thomas Jefferson, all men are created equal with certain unalienable rights. Unalienable rights are rights given to the people by their Creator rather than by government. These rights are inseparable from us and can’t be altered, denied, nullified or taken away by any government, except in extremely rare circumstances in which the government can take action against a particular right as long as it is in favor of the people’s safety. The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America mentions three examples of unalienable rights: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. I believe these rights, since they are acquired by every human being from the day they are conceived, should always be respected, but being realistic, most of the time, the government intervenes and either diminishes or
Both Jackson and Clay went ran for president in 1824, besides there were John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford, and John c. Calhoun. In the end, either Jackson or Clay won the election. However, Jackson was the person who got the most popular and electoral votes1, but he did not received majority of the electoral vote. According to the Twelfth Amendment, the election would be decided by the House of Representatives in the case no candidates received a majority. At the final, John Quincy Adams became the president with the help from Clay and his supporters. The election 1824 was the only one that the candidate who received the most electoral votes and popular votes did not become president. After the election, Jacksonians “directed most of their fury at Clay”2, and the reason for choosing Adam was given later by Clay. He explained that “I have interrogated my conscience as to what I ought to do, & that faithful guide tells me that I ought to vote for Mr. Adams.”2 Right after the explanation of Clay, in the letter to Samuel, Jackson expressed drastic his dissatisfied on Clay’s decision “Mr. Clay never yet risked himself for his country, sacrificed his repose, or made an effort to repel an invading foe.”3
“Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all persons born in the United States and not subject to foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States; and such citizens, of every race and color, without regard to any previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall have the same right, in every State and Territory in the united States, to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefits of all law and proceedings for the security of person and property, as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.”
American citizens accused of crimes have a constitutional right to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be confronted with witnesses against them, to bring witnesses in their favor, and to have the assistance of legal counsel. On April 27, 1861, Lincoln decided that such constitutional...
ordering no vessels in or out of the South. Clearly an act of war, Lincoln
accused of a crime. The individual has a right to a trial and to be judged by a
When discussing the 14th Amendment, it is imperative to understand exactly what this revision was supposed to guarantee. There are five points in this amendment to consider, although, for this paper, only Sections One, Two, and Five will be examined. Section One states any person born or naturalized in America is to be considered a citizen.1 Regarding citizens, the states are not able to pass or enforce any law which may infringe on the privileges or immunities granted by citizenship.1 Further, no citizen can be denied life, liberty, or property without due process, and all citizens are granted equal protection under the law.1 Section Two apportions the number of representatives to each area based on the number of persons in that area.1 Section Five grants Congress the provisions to enforce the provisions set forth in the rest of the Amendment.1
The first right I will talk about, is the right for speedy trial. There are two factors to consider: the...
The First Amendment is what we chose because it covers good areas (topics) that are occurring in the world on a daily basis. Many people like the items that The First Amendment covers, and some people don't like them. Either way there are many other amendments that have been ratified by the two-thirds of the House and Senate. There are ten amendments in the constitution, but there are 17 other amendments that aren't in the constitution. Therefore, in total there are 27 amendments.