The Fourteenth Amendment, which was passed by Congress in 1866 and ratified in 1868, is also known as the Equal Protection Clause. In essence, this Amendment was designed to guarantee the rights and the government protection of all United States citizens, both native born and naturalized (n.d.). It is also...

My Proposed Changes to the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution While the United States is the greatest country in which to reside, with many freedoms guaranteed to us not available in other countries, there are still changes I would personally like to see with regard to our...

Pick a bill of rights and show the constitutional limitations of this amendment (cover both sides of the topic or pros and cons) The amendments that led to the development of the Bill of Rights were instituted by James Madison as a way of protecting individuals’ liberties. There had always...

The forming of American government was not quick, nor was it easy. It was the culmination of years of political struggle, with opposing groups going at one another to determine who would eventually shape the future of the nation. With this is in mind, one of the biggest changes to...

I found the ways in which the Georgia Constitution and U.S. Constitution treat the different branches of government interesting. There were some ways in which the two constitutions overlapped, but also many differences. The U.S. Constitution, in Article I, defines the Senate and House of Representatives. In Article III, the...