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    American Political Culture

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    familiar basics. The Bill of Rights went into effect in 1791. Its importance was to protect the freedom and rights of Americans and its effect on American citizens can be seen even today. The Bills Of Rights is the foundation of American Government. Many books explain the influence of The Bill of Rights on American political culture: The Bill of Rights Primer A Citizens Guidebook to The American Bill of Rights by Amar Akhil Redd, James Madison and The Struggle for the Bill of Rights by Labunski…

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    There was no probable cause or warrant to remove these items. After the fact, the detectives discovered the cause of death to Mr. Thompkins was a gunshot wound. Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752 (1969) held that the police officers did not have the right to search an entire house without probable cause for a warrant. This ruling supports the violation of the Fourth Amendment in the case against Slim Workman. Chimel v. California holds the doctrine to the Fourth Amendment. The officers did…

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    84). Hamilton details the opposition’s argument further thatindividual states also don’t have a “Bill of Rights” and the common law mimic’s Great Britains(Hamilton, 1). Hamilton’s rebuttal is that the proposed Constitution’s content already coversindividuals’ liberties. His examples include sections like Article 1, section 3, clause 7 involvingimpeachment…

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    their people as their dad. That is why the people should elect who they want to represent them. Paine described the government as having the power to protect people against their own evil, life, liberty, and property. He believed that society has the right to govern and protect themselves until too much harm was caused and only then should the government be allowed to intervene. Paine advocated for a representative democracy where each colony would have a nearly equal weight so that no state…

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    good citizen For example knowing your rights and the past f how America was born as a state, is an important factor. This can help someone out with the police, knowing their rights when convicted of a crime. The time in prison can change from 60 years to only three years. Everyone has a right to a search attorney and have the right to a speedy trial. In class we watched a video on individuals dealing with police. Each clip educated me to know what the right thing is to say when talking to a…

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    Some people take the privacy of their homes for granted. Meanwhile, others have their belongings taken by the government. The Bill of Rights, which the fourth amendment is a part of, helps protect the citizens of the United States from this injustice. The fourth amendment states that the people have a right to be secure in themselves, their homes, in papers and effects, against any unreasonable searches or seizures. The fourth amendment also states that unreasonable…

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    Garrity vs. New Jersey Case Study Critique One Tracey Green CJUS 530 Liberty University ABSTRACT The Fifth Amendment establishes various rights within the criminal and civil courts. When it comes to criminal cases the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury and prevents double jeopardy and it also protects against self-incrimination. Also, it implements due process to be a part of any legal proceedings that would deny a citizen life, liberty or property and requires the…

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    who came almost two-hundred years after him. Locke wrote passionate pamphlets detailing individuals’ rights and the governmental constraints. He argued that each person had the right to be seen as equal and independent in the way they thought and lived. Locke also said that each person had the right to defend his life, liberty and possessions. If the government tried to take away their God given rights, they had the justification to remove or overthrow said government. Alongside of what a…

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    Free Speech Advantages

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    a functioning member of society. Furthermore, censoring information fundamentally opposes the concept of a liberal and free society. The first amendment gives the citizens of the United States the right to peacefully share ideas and criticisms. Nowhere in the constitution does it state that this right does not apply if the ideas are unpopular…

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    The Anti-Federalist Papers were written not by one man, but by many. Either in fear or just yearning for anonymity, most of its writers used pseudonyms such as: Brutus, Federal Farmer, and Centinel just to name a few. Even today we struggle to pin down the identities of these authors, but there is some speculation. George Clinton, Robert Yates, Samuel Bryan, Melancton Smith, Richard Henry Lee, Mercy Otis Warren, and Patrick Henry are suspected as being the authors of the letters. Doubting I have…

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