The constitution is a living, breathing document. It is considered a living document because it was made so that it could be changed in the future so that it could evolve with the country. There a multiple ways the constitution can be changed. These changes prove that it is a living document. One way the constitution can be changed is The Elastic Clause. This allows congress to make laws to help them do their job. One example of Elastic Clause is the Escobedo vs. Illinois case. Escobedo was arrested
Constitution and what it contains and what rights people should have, everybody has an opinion. Is the Constitution outdated, inapplicable and in need of a revision? No, when the Constitution was finally official in September of 1787, it was written to write the ways of our country and was never meant to be changed. People throughout our government and country will always try to bring up an argument for why it should be changed and why something else should be taken out, but the bottom line was that when
of America has become low on the priority list as the government slowly pushes for more and more control. The National Security Agency (NSA) has been monitoring the phone calls and emails of the average American since as early as 2001. Although there are no direct laws against this specific form of invasion of privacy, there are amendments that protect the people of the U.S. The Fourth Amendment protects us and our possessions against unreasonable search and seizure. The Fifth Amendment protects the
The first ten amendments are crucial for all American citizens. The Civil rights has the equal protection clause on their side. The equal protection clause is important because it’s a guarantee that our government will treat the people in society equally. Civil liberties add to the protection guaranteed
eyes. Chains attached to their feet. The years during Reconstruction was one where many things changed slaves were free,they were able to vote, and they received education which was once forbidden. Although, even when things began to change, the extent of the ripples varied. For the years 1860-1877 to a radical extent, constitutional developments, such as the ratification of the fourteenth amendment in 1868, amounted to a revolution however to a lesser extent, social developments, such as the opportunities
book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was challenged in South Carolina schools in 1999 for having “a serious tone of death, hate, lack of respect, and sheer evil.” Countless of people are debating whether or not to ban books. For example, the First Amendment is important to not ban books because it is a form of speech freedom. Furthermore, many kids can learn important lessons, morals, and important things from the past from the books that have been banned and challenged that other non-banned books
there is a way.” Guns are such a powerful part of American history. Virginia has an entire museum dedicated to them. The museum has weapons from just about every decade. There are guns that were owned by presidents to toy guns, from very large guns to extremely small guns. Every gun displayed has a story to tell. As you
Music censorship has become a topic of much controversy over the ages as it has progressively become widely used. Censorship is “the official government suppression of any public expression that a governing authority believes to threaten either its power or the accepted social and moral order.” The Parents Music Resource Center (PRMC) first pushed for censorship in music, and brought about the “Parental Advisory Explicit Content” stickers on albums. Music is a powerful form of expression that both
as the other students in the school have to, but that person is being called degrading names. The argument of having uniforms or not has been going on for a long time, but no one has truly gone anywhere with their issues against uniforms. People are being punished, harassed, and fined for not wearing a uniform they don’t even like. A school uniform does not stop how children treat each other: harassing and or physically hurting them. The downsides to school uniforms in public and private schools
their government systems that differ from each other. The powers of branches are extremely important in the government systems. The US has a federal government composed of three branches: execution, Judiciary and legislature. In order to understand a “perfect” form of government, there are some questions that need to be answered. How strong should these branches be? How did their powers change over time? The questions will reveal the results of what happened after the power change in a particular branch