This is question #1
The constitution, the fundamental right and principles as well as the bill of rights, the first ten rights stated in the constitution establish the foundations of American politics. These documents establish American politics by giving the government a structure to work debates, rules and many other oppositions around. They formed an orderly way of doing things. The American constitution I feel is more of an organizational document the helps keep things in order.
Our constitution has a few amendments that do really have to do with politics, such as the freedom of speech and freedom of press. The two amendment set the structure for politics to present their opinions on a plethora of issues and potential ideas publicly without …show more content…
Our civil rights and liberties are extremely important in today’s day and age. Civil liberties which are protected in the Bill of Rights are in two different category’s freedoms and rights guaranteed in the First Amendment and liberties which are rights associated with crime and due process.
A well-known case which has been the front runner in civil rights cases is Miranda v.s. Arizona. Ernesto Miranda was arrested based on circumstantial evidence that linked him to the rape and kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl. After hours of interrogation he signed a confession to the rape charges. He was never told of his right to legal counsel. After being Convicted and sentenced to 20-30 years in prison for each charge his lawyer filed the appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, claiming that Miranda’s confession was not fully voluntary and should not have been admitted into the court proceedings. There were two civil rights at stake, the right to be aware of your rights as well as the right to speak to an …show more content…
When you think about the freedoms that Miranda should have been granted you would see the freedom to have legal counsel in some fashion whether that be your own or that be provide for you as stated in the Miranda warning you receive upon arrest. Although your freedoms seem pretty cut, dry and simple; this country has an order that we follow and that is that we must catch criminals of all types by any means necessary. Even after all of this freedom and order stuff we must still bear in mind the equality of the situation at hand. The overarching issue with this case is the lack information about right which comes to me say that everyone is entitled to equal protection under the law as well as equal understanding of the laws that are established and in this case Miranda was not given equal protection and was not informed of the important rights granted to suspects under the U.S.
The constitution, the fundamental right and principles as well as the bill of rights, the first ten rights stated in the constitution establish the foundations of American politics. These documents establish American politics by giving the government a structure to work debates, rules and many other oppositions around. They formed an orderly way of doing things. The American constitution I feel is more of an organizational document the helps keep things in order.
Our constitution has a few amendments that do really have to do with politics, such as the freedom of speech and freedom of press. The two amendment set the structure for politics to present their opinions on a plethora of issues and potential ideas publicly without …show more content…
Our civil rights and liberties are extremely important in today’s day and age. Civil liberties which are protected in the Bill of Rights are in two different category’s freedoms and rights guaranteed in the First Amendment and liberties which are rights associated with crime and due process.
A well-known case which has been the front runner in civil rights cases is Miranda v.s. Arizona. Ernesto Miranda was arrested based on circumstantial evidence that linked him to the rape and kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl. After hours of interrogation he signed a confession to the rape charges. He was never told of his right to legal counsel. After being Convicted and sentenced to 20-30 years in prison for each charge his lawyer filed the appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, claiming that Miranda’s confession was not fully voluntary and should not have been admitted into the court proceedings. There were two civil rights at stake, the right to be aware of your rights as well as the right to speak to an …show more content…
When you think about the freedoms that Miranda should have been granted you would see the freedom to have legal counsel in some fashion whether that be your own or that be provide for you as stated in the Miranda warning you receive upon arrest. Although your freedoms seem pretty cut, dry and simple; this country has an order that we follow and that is that we must catch criminals of all types by any means necessary. Even after all of this freedom and order stuff we must still bear in mind the equality of the situation at hand. The overarching issue with this case is the lack information about right which comes to me say that everyone is entitled to equal protection under the law as well as equal understanding of the laws that are established and in this case Miranda was not given equal protection and was not informed of the important rights granted to suspects under the U.S.