Essays on Amendment

Since the Government came up with the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments it have changed how everyone looks at each other and relationships between the Whites and African Americans. First, in the 13th amendment it states that there should be no slavery or servitudes unless...

The 13th amendment of the United States Constitution was ratified in the year 1865 by president Abraham Lincoln makes it unconstitutional for a person to be held as a slave. There is one exception to this, a loophole that nullifies prisoners to this amendment. With...

The term Urban Local Government in India signifies the governance of an urban area by the people through their elected representatives. The authority of an urban local government is limited to a specific urban area which is demarcated for this purpose by the state government....

Altered Provisions for Presidential Elections In order for an amendment to be proposed, it has to have two- thirds of the votes in each house of congress. It then has to be ratified by the majority votes in the legislature. It could also be ratified...

The Fourth Amendment allows for people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. This gives citizens assurance that authoritative figures such as police officers cannot search them without probable cause or a search warrant. To gain a...

Constitutional Rights The most important right for a criminal case which is covered in the constitutional amendments that we covered the class – the fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth – is definitely the fifth amendment. Known for its infamous protection against self-incrimination in the form...

Prior to the amendment, section 3(2) of Bankruptcy Act 1967 states that bankruptcy notices have to be served in a “prescribed manner”. This could lead to an undesirable situation where a person could be a bankrupt without realising it. The reason why this situation could...

The first Amendment is one of many that the country of the United States of America follows. It is known where “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of...

“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 to assemble peacefully, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”...

On January 31, 1865 the 13th amendment was passed abolishing slavery in the United States. Even though slavery was abolished this did not end discrimination for African Americans. States continued to construct laws making it harder for African Americans to be equal. In 1896, a...

Miranda Rights Case Miranda warning are “You have the right to remain silent, Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in a court of law, You have the right to an attorney, If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to...

Lydia Taft was a wealthy widow, allowed to vote first time in the town meeting in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, in 1756. In the colonial era, no other women are known to have voted. The New Jersey constitution of 1776 emancipated all adult residents who owned a...