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Revision as of 18:04, November 16, 2014
American Government and the Constitution Lectures: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12
More about the 14th Amendment
James Madison's rejected amendments for the Bill of Rights:
1. "No person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person." (a conscientious objector)
2. "No State shall violate the equal rights of conscience, or the freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases." [Madison called this guarantee, extending protections of the First Amendment and the jury trial right of the Sixth Amendment to the states, "the most valuable amendment in the whole lot." It passed the House, but was rejected by the Senate.]
Current controversies
Same-sex marriage - decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created a Circuit split, virtually ensuring review of the issue by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Abortion
Voting rights
Campaign finance
Property rights