true the state one lives in can have issues and amendments that need the voters approval. The 3 issues in Ohio right now are First the Bipartisan Redistricting Commission. Second is the Initiated Monopolies amendment. Lastly is the Legalization of Marijuana. These issues are very important for the citizens of Ohio. Many different people have different opinions on these issues. In the First issue in Ohio is the Bipartisan Redistricting Commission Amendment. This would approve a redistricting plan for
people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting”. The passage by Franklin D. Roosevelt highlights the freedom citizens have through voting. In Ohio this November, citizens are given the option to vote for three major issues. The first issue would create an equal system for drawing district lines through a bipartisan process. The second will prohibit monopolies created through initiatives, creating a backup plan for citizens if the initiatives are unfair. Lastly, the third issue
The first clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution is known as the Establishment Clause and reads: According to Thomas Jefferson, its purpose is to erect to promote a disconnect between the institutions of government and religion in American society. In the past half century, the Supreme Court of the United States and lower courts have heard countless cases involving claims that this prohibition imposed on the government has been violated, and many of such cases have involved
Equal Rights Amendment: Should You Be For or Against It? Gender inequality is so severe in the past that a proposal to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States constitution has to be made. It was introduced in Congress in 1923 but was only approved by 35 States 50 years later. But because 38 States has to approve the amendment to make it a law, it remains a hot controversial issue to this day. Why are some states opposed to Equal Rights Amendment when the population is a mix of male and
the Constitution, due to the fact that the Federalist only implied a minority of individual rights to their benefit. With all of the natural rights written, all of them would had the same level of written protection. The Constitution and legislation is what influences the judges to create a court decision. For instance, if you burn the American flag, it's protected under the First Amendment, until you have occurred a disturbance too the peace, which is a demonstration of how the Constitution safeguards
they were fighting for. The triumphant Union won by unifying the country back together, eliminating slavery, and giving slaves the rights they were born with. The Union took authority into their hands with the consequences the South will face, the amendments that needed to be endorsed, and restrictions that had to be obeyed. Plans for a peaceful, complete Reconstruction in 1867 was not a satisfying alternative for the frustrated and destroyed South. Even though discontentment
decade. In a well-known documentary called, “Prohibition” directed by Ken Burns made in 2011 tells the story of the rise and fall of the 18th amendment. Anyone interested in learning about this significant period in history, which brought upon the first modern political movement, and wants to know how alcohol was almost banned for good in America would benefit from watching this documentary. Also, even though prohibition did not start till the 1920s the idea for the banning
The framers’ vision is also explicitly stated in the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provides that, “[t]he powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The states are understood
Irmak Gürsel Take-home assignment Explain the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment The first section of the 14th Amendment consists of following clauses: the Citizenship Clause, Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, and Equal Protection Clause. The Due Process Clause is one of the most important rules of US Constitution and states that no one can be deprived of his life, liberty and property without legislative authorisation, Thus freedom of speech and religion and right of properties
main document that the people of the United States abided by. The Articles of Confederation was not a well-liked document and therefore, it is not well-known today. This document posed many ongoing issues and challenges for the growing United States. First of all, it granted the states an overarching amount of freedom and power. The government held almost no power and could not collect taxes, enforce laws, build an army, enforce treaties, or have a national court system. Therefore, our Founding Fathers