Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Declaration of Independence was a dream, The constitution made it reality. Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence in 1776. And the constitution was written in 1787. Both in Philadelphia, which would become the home of liberty. And these documents, the foundation of liberty. The constitution was the specifics and logistics that outlined what citizens wanted to come along with their independence. The British government was well aware of the fact that they were the home of the…

Context Freedom of speech has been a foundation of the United States since its inclusion within the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. As a right that every citizen in the country is granted, US citizens are allowed to express themselves freely without major repercussion because they are protected by the Constitution. However, on March 9, 1942, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that expression is divided into two categories: speech that has social value, or is “worthwhile speech,” and speech…

The Bill of Rights to every American is the crown jewel center piece of our constitution and from which just about all legal proceedings are based from. Akhil Reed Amar's "The Bill of Rights as a constitution" pages 1131-1210 and 1193-1284, details and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Bill of Rights. Amendments such as the fifth, ninth, and tenth are currently the sole topic of college courses such as Constitutional Law, the sixth, eighth, and a majority of the fifth are taught in…

what they consider “offensive” material, even if the material has little to none violence. The Government asks to withdraw the First Amendment protections to minors based on poor evidence. The Supreme Court has long decided that the…

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” While the right to privacy is not explicitly stated in the Constitution, the Supreme Court (“The Court”) in…

our 4th president of the United States James Madison “Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions”. When I read this quote not too long ago it helped me to reflect on our society and helped me to put my thoughts together to write this essay. If one thinks about it for a second this phrase warns us how we are not going to be safe, specially not our privacy. If the state is in a position…

Westminster and Brown Case The Fourteenth Amendment was enforced in the U.S. Constitution to protect all citizens of color and status equal rights and protection of the laws. History shows America has not always used this important amendment in its righteous way. The Westminster and Brown case impacted America and the fight to stop discrimination on behalf of minority citizens. The American people manipulated the Fourteenth Amendment to allow equal rights in the form of “separate but equal.”…

life be like if we Americans were not allowed to express ourselves and state our own opinions? Would we resort to an era where government controls all without any input from us citizens? If there were no Freedom of Speech, we would be in danger of returning to a system of absolutism where monarchs and queens hold total power. Without the Ninth Amendment, which grants reserved powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, tyranny such as when the colonists were under British rule could…

proponents also state that the addition of under god is constitutional, as the constitution does state that “ congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion,” and the pledge is only recognizing our country under god not for one and it does not promote a particular religion. But let me give you some history on this controversy. Now on June 14, 1954, (Flag day), the use of,“ under god,” was signed into law by President Eisenhower. When under god was added, the United States…

The National Security Agency (NSA) is an organization that is a part of the United States government that is responsible for the collection and processing of worldwide data records as well as global monitoring. According to an article from Electronic Frontier Foundation, the NSA is “responsible for collecting, processing, and disseminating intelligence information from foreign electronic signals for national foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes and to support military…