Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Although it may seem rather trite to boil down Machiavelli’s entire political theory down into one idea, it can be said that he creates the image where a successful prince is one who is willing to employ any means necessary to achieve his ends. Even if a leader wants to promote good, they must be able to get their hands dirty, or rather, “it is necessary for a prince who wishes to maintain himself to learn how not to be good, and to use this knowledge or not to use it according to necessity”…

The Amendments that were explored were the First Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment. The First Amendment, deals with the prohibition of the federal government from limiting the freedom of speech. The Third Amendment, forbids the forcible entrance of military personnel into homes. The Fourth Amendment, secures citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures of property by the government. The Fifth Amendment, protects…

Near the end of the nineteenth century, African Americans had decided to fight for their freedom. The social and economic of the KKK racism era were deep-rooted. The power of white supremacists was extensive, most African American were afraid of any involvement within the political areas. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century African American were fighting for their rights as freed people. The Civil Rights Acts portrays how much the government did little to none for African American…

founded as a Christian nation and should not be considered as a Christian nation is for those reasons that the text of the constitution does not say that the United States is a Christian nation. Second, in the first Amendment it applies to respecting religious and therefore it does not apply to only Christianity. And third, conservative pastors whining well into the nineteenth century. Over all how can we all as American’s claim to be real Christians and being a Christian nation when we have…

a speech known as the Gettysburg address which provided a call to action for the preservation of the nation and the ideals of liberty and equality. Abraham Lincoln states “these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom.” Between the time of Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg address the United States experienced a new birth of freedom for all: northerners…

saloons being more common than schools, libraries, hospitals and other public buildings. In response, the American government enacted the eighteenth amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited "the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors,” however, the amendment proved to be a failure. The eighteenth amendment to the US Constitution did not accomplish all of its planned intentions and was considered a failure as it resulted in the creation of organized crime for…

Eubanks, the capacity to create and sustain values and to apply them in judgments is a central characteristic of human nature (Johannesen, Valde, & Whedbee, 2008, p. 43). One of the main factors in determining if violent video games could have first amendment protection or should fall under more government regulation was if violent video games provide values for users to learn and sustain. While violent video games do tend to focus on violence as a means to an end they can also provide the…

The nineteenth amendment is to ensure women their right to vote. The struggle for victory took decades of protest and anger. Starting in the mid-nineteenth century, generations and generations of women’s suffrage supporters lobbied, lectured, wrote, marched, paraded, went on strike, organized, petitioned, picketed, held silent vigils, and practiced civil disobedience to quickly advance the United States of America’s constitution and obtain the right to vote. Many original supporters had passed…

too powerful. Initially, these rights only applied to the federal government and not the states. After the American civil war, the thirteenth amendment played a role in freeing slaves, and the fourteenth amendment brought the way for naturalized citizens to have their rights granted. The fourteenth amendment, made clear that people who were born or naturalized, were provided three restrictions in the state; privileges and immunity, a person cannot be deprived of life, liberty or property…

Sean Magers Magers 1 Mr. McKown Government 5 December 2017 The Progressive Era Amendments The Progressive Era started with progressivism and the Progressive movement that started with our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt. Progressivism was continued with the presidency of President Taft and President Wilson. This Era consisted of different ideas and reformist…