Is Abiding by the 8th Amendment Constitutional? The government has laid out an array of civil rights to protect the liberties of the people with the induction of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The large majority of these amendments are appropriate and remain prominent in the modernized American governmental system but these basic human rights carry substantial controversy‚ the most arguable being the eighth. This amendment states that there shall be no cruel or unjust punishments inflicted
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SIGNIFICANCE OF 13TH‚ 14TH‚ 15TH AMENDMENTS The 13th Amendment went through a number of significant constitutional processes and stages before finally gaining a place in the United States Constitution as it is today. For example Senate actually passed the Amendment on April 8‚ 1864 but it was not until January 31‚ 1865 that the House would also pass it (Wagner‚ 2006). Even with this‚ actual adoption of the 13th Amendment came to fruition on December 6‚ 1865. The 14th Amendment also went through similar
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Ernesto Miranda was a poor Mexican immigrant living in Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ during the 1960’s. Miranda was arrested after a crime victim identified him in a police lineup. He was charged with rape and kidnapping and was interrogated for two hours while in police custody. The police officers questioning him did not inform him of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination‚ or of his Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of an attorney. As a result of the interrogation‚ he confessed in writing
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States have the most prevailing constitution considering that it has been around for over two centuries. Such a constitution is looked upon for the foundation of other foreign countries constitutional ideas; this is due to the fact that the American constitution is a mixed constitution. Aristotle stated that for a mixed constitution to work‚ the middle class citizens must be stronger in forms of government than to the rich and the poor. The best mixed constitution would be one of oligarchy and democracy
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1987 CONSTITUTION 1973 CONSTITUTION 1935 CONSTITUTION Preamble We‚ the sovereign Filipino people‚ imploring the aid of Almighty God‚ in order to build a just and humane society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations‚ promote the common good‚ conserve and develop our patrimony‚ and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth‚ justice‚ freedom‚ love‚ equality‚ and peace‚ do ordain
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Reflective practice Lin Lu 12030734 Reflective practice is a process which we can stop and think about our practice‚ consciously analyse our decision making and draw on theory and relate it to what we do in practice. There are four main stages of reflective practice process. The first stage is planning that reflect on requirements and also the purpose of the work. The second stage is acting which is the commencement of work include research and design. In this stage we can get reflection
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The fifth article of the Constitution is devoted to the process by which amendments are proposed and adopted. This article is extremely important‚ as it allows the Constitution to stand the test of time. Without the amendment process‚ it is unlikely that the Constitution would have lasted as long as it has. Under the Articles of Confederation it was much harder to pass any amendments; as a result of this the Constitution includes two separate ways in which amendments can be proposed. The Articles
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Influences on the Constitution The Constitution was adopted on September 17‚ 1787‚ by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and ratified by conventions in eleven States. It went into effect on March 4‚ 1789. The historical influences behind the constitution included Aristotle‚ the Magna Carta‚ the writings of John Locke‚ and the English Bill of Rights from 1689. The Magna Carta was written in 1215. It was the first document to challenge the authority of the king‚
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announced its 5-4 ruling in the Miranda v. Arizona case. This ruling established “Miranda Rights‚” a standard police procedure which revolves around the principle that an arresting officer must advise a criminal suspect of his or her rights before being taken into custody and interrogated. The Court’s ruling in this landmark case effectively reinforced the importance of ensuring that the accused are aware of their Fifth Amendment rights. The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no one can be forced to testify
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The Bill of rights‚ the constitution and the amendments of the constitution are the national foundation of freedom. The 14th amendment has become one of the most important parts of the constitution. The 14th amendment is divided into four sections. The 14th Amendment was designed in 1868 to stamp out lawless tyranny. Section one is to make former slaves citizens. The 14th amendment states‚ “All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein
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