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1. "No person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person." (a conscientious objector) | 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.] | 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.] | ||
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| + | == Additional Amendments == | ||
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| + | In less than eight years -- from 1913 to 1920 -- four major amendments were added to the Constitution: the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments. We have already discussed the 16th and 17th Amendments (do you recall what they were?), so now we review the 18th and 19th Amendments. | ||
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| + | The numerous amendments to the Constitution | ||
== A 27th Amendment?? == | == A 27th Amendment?? == | ||
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[[Category:American Government lectures]] | [[Category:American Government lectures]] | ||
Revision as of 05:21, December 11, 2014
American Government and the Constitution Lectures: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12
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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
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Property rights
<birthright citizenship>
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.]
Additional Amendments
In less than eight years -- from 1913 to 1920 -- four major amendments were added to the Constitution: the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments. We have already discussed the 16th and 17th Amendments (do you recall what they were?), so now we review the 18th and 19th Amendments.
The numerous amendments to the Constitution
A 27th Amendment??
<explain political parties>
<explain polling>
<explain the media>
<explain cases concerning constitutional rights in campaigns>