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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. The bill of rights was written by James Madison, for constitutional protection and for individual liberties. The Bill of Rights is a list of limits on the government’s power. James Madison reviewed the Constitution and changed where he believed it needed improvement, but Roger Sherman opposed Madison or Congress can change the Constitution. In response to the objection, James Madison presented his changes in the Article VII…

with the Supreme Court's decision allowing the Westboro baptist church to protest at a military funeral because they followed the rules and law, it is their right to the first amendment, and they shared their beliefs and point of view on a public topic. As harsh as it is protesting at a Military funeral, the Westboro baptist church had every right to speak their mind. They followed the rules and laws by staying 1,000 feet from the funeral like the police had told them. Margie Phelps, the…

No, because, Images of a child (pictures, videos, etc., created only to arouse people sexually) are not protected under First Amendment rights, and are illegal things that someone has under federal law. United States Code, defines child porn as any visual drawing (or description) of (pictures of genitals, clear descriptions of sex acts, etc.) behavior involving someone under 18 years of age. A person in possession of these tapes are guilty of a crime and on (judgment of guilt in court) is…

1) Amendment Terminology Overview. In general, if we talk in lay man language Amendment means change in any legal document made by adding, altering, or omitting a certain part or term. Documents which need to be amend has to be signed by all concerned party members. Simple example can be of carpet ordering for our new house, after ordered new carpet for our newly bought house, due course of time I realized I had forgotten one of the rooms carpet. I might need to call the contractor to write an…

With that being said, this sets the table for the Aereo case. Justice Breyer of the United States Supreme Court presented the opinion briefed on the case. The actual facts residing behind the case are as follows. On March 1st, 2012, American Broadcasting Companies filed a complaint upon the accusation that the company Aereo’s services were in direct violation of the copyright act. Their exact retransmissions of American Broadcasting Company’s broadcasts were not paying out in reciprocation with…

The Bills Of Rights were invented to protect the rights of citizens of the United States of America. The basic rights protected by the government and keep protecting are; freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and due process of law. The reason for having this as the first 10 amendments, was because they emphasized what citizens needed for protection, for protection toward freedom. When the government was deciding whether or not to have the Bill of Rights, both Anti-Federalist and Federalists…

Judge Casas’ Ruling In APUSA Inc. v The State of California the court rules in favor of APUSA,Inc. The court finds the State of California violated the establishment clause using the Lemon Test and Agostoni test. In both instances the CCQEA explicitly violates the establishment clause by way of money being directly distributed from the government to the religious institutions, joined with a lack of specificity of how the money is to be used. The State of California would be served in adding…

The Fifth Amendment was created to protect the basic rights of those who are accused of a crime. It provides protection from unfair methods of prosecution and investigation for many. This amendment allows you to not be punished more than one time for the same crime. Every person accused of a crime has the right to remain silent and the right to a fair trial. At the time this Amendment was created people would be accused could have rights, and this amendment provides protections from unfair…

Questions The Bill of Rights are rights given to the citizens that are not to be restricted by the federal government. The federal government references the 14th amendment to enforce clauses like, the equal protection clause which protects African Americans and the due process clause that allows for due process without intervention from the states. The Bill of Rights was created to protect the minority so that majority didn’t become too powerful and rule the minority. Two examples of the tension…

In the American Bill of Rights, there are ten Amendments. Of those ten Amendments, all are important to the American people in many ways. These are significant to American Citizens as they protect the citizen’s individual rights. The three main or most important Amendments are; 1st Amendment- freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, 4th Amendment- protects from unreasonable searches and seizures, and 5th Amendment- no punishment without due process of law. The first…