Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution

produced in the United States was kept in the government warehouses for use in religious ceremonies. Whisky was made available for medicinal uses and had a warning label attached to the prescription. The number of patients who got prescribed whisky increased over one million gallons consumed per year and were made free through the use of prescription orders (1920’s). “In 1919, the requisite number of legislatures of the states ratified the 18th amendment to the Federal Constitution, enabling…

later sued on grounds of violating the Separate Car Act of 1890, and thus had committed an unconstitutional act. The state of Louisiana had declared that the railroad company had the right to openly discriminate on all traffic. The case was presented to the United States Supreme Court in 1986, which then resulted in the “separate but equal” doctrine.…

Christianity should be spoken about in a positive aspect. There are plenty of reasons that could be given in order to justify why Christianity should be allowed to be expressed in school. The first reason obviously being that the first amendment in the United States Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of “Speech, Religion, and Press”. This country was founded on those three principles. “When public school officials disregard the U.S.…

The 19th amendment allows women to vote. The reason why this law was created is because all the people in the United States could vote besides women. But what it is really for is to make it legal for all citizens to vote. It also stops the government from forcing people not to vote. The 19th amendment all started with the Suffrage movement. The Suffrage movement formed during the civil war. It was written by women, but didn’t go into work until 41 years later. This movement is based off of a…

lawsuit against the Board of Education of Topeka, alleging that they are depriving Linda of equal protection of laws as required under the Fourteenth Amendment. The courts denied that there were any violations of Linda Brown’s right because of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, “separate but equal.” The Brown’s appealed their case to the United States Supreme Court. They claimed that schools that were segregated were not equal and never could be made equal. The court combined six…

Why is the second amendment so important? it seems in today's society we find ourselves asking this question whenever a tragedy like the Orlando shooting occurs. the second amendment is what makes America the most unique and special country in the world. We are the only country in the that has a written document that states that citizens have a basic human right to defend themselves and form an a led body militia. It ensures that Americans can keep the government in check and that the citizens…

The Second Amendment of the Constitution has created controversial debates with regards of the Amendment’s intended extent. With the Second Amendment stating, “ A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”. Such statement had the U.S. Citizens at first believe that it was to only apply to the federal government, but in recent years it has been interpreted to grant the right of gun ownership to…

dismissed Plessy’s thirteenth amendment argument, claiming that blacks and whites were indeed politically equal but not socially equal (Anderson, “Plessy v. Ferguson” 41). Furthermore, that legislation cannot fix social inequality, as we see in Justice Brown’s speech. “If the civil and political rights of both races be equal, one cannot be inferior to the other civilly or politically. If one race be inferior to the other socially, the Constitution of the United States cannot put them on the same…

If passed, Proposition 63 would conduct precise background checks on those who purchase ammunition as well as outlaw large-capacity magazines and in order to purchase ammunition and a firearm, a permit is required. The California Democratic Party is supporting proposition 63 heavily. Their main arguments are that the proposition would keep guns and ammunition out of the wrong hands by closing loopholes in existing laws. It would also protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to own guns…

valid reasons, the separation of church and state stand the tallest. "Separation of church and state" is a phrase used by Thomas Jefferson and others expressing an understanding of the intent and function of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. “Increasing levels of religious pluralism in the modern world raise tensions among religious groups and challenge the inherited state-church models of our nation” (Monsma,…