In the first excerpt, I believe that the sixth amendment was proposed as the most sectional out of the several, because as it declares “ No person Who shall hereafter be neutralized shall be eligible as a member of the Senate or House of representative of the United States, nor capable of holding any civil office under the authority of the United States.” This was clearly aimed at Jefferson, a Swiss-born secretary of treasury, furthering the prevention of immigrants and removal of immigrants from roles of power. I also believe that the fifth amendment was the most likely to be adopted (for the time) because it had the inclusion of all and every people, needing the “concurrence of two-thirds of both houses” [key both houses are needed]. This
"To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the [enumerated] Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18). The Constitution is by far the most important document in our country's history. It provides rules and restrictions for the government and the power it can hold. It ensures the stability for our country’s survival.
Back In 1920, there is a kind of believe that revolves around the American society during that period - people see alcohol as a bad thing, meanwhile they also think that the consumption of alcohol is bad, as it will lead to other troubles such as the rise of criminal activities. People also believed that by drinking alcohol, it will endanger American’s health, and lower an individual’s productivity. Therefore, the government ended up decided to crackdown on alcohol, and thus, the 18th amendment is created. The 18th amendment will prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol in the United States. However, the 18th amendment did not work as it intended to be, it did not prohibit the consumption of alcohol, instead, it
Executive summary unit lll The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. This amendment was added to the Constitution as a result of the abuses suffered by American colonists under British rule, where the government had the power to impose cruel and unusual punishments. The Eighth Amendment was added to the Constitution in 1791, along with nine other amendments known as the Bill of Rights. The amendment was necessary to protect the basic human rights of individuals in the criminal justice system and to prevent the government from imposing excessive and unjust punishments.
The United States Constitution was created in September 17, 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation. Due to arguments between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, the two groups decided to add amendments to the Constitution to appease the Anti-Federalists. The condition was that two-thirds of the states had to approve the amendment before it’s added to the constitution. These conditions are still held today and there are now 27 amendments. Amendments in the constitution are important because they give natural rights to people.
The Ninth Amendment states: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be constructed or deny or disparage others retained by the people” (Bill of Rights). This amendment was made to protect people’s rights. Including things like marriage, abortion, slavery, and police conduct. However, this modification has been compromised several times in the past and the present.
The 8th Amendment You and your friends are trick or treating on Halloween. One friend has the idea to go decorate your neighbor's house with toilet paper. Halfway through you're decorating a police car pulls up on the street. The police officer sentences you and your friends to life in prison.
Imagine this was you, does this sound in any way fair? The sixth amendment has a cluster of rights that guarantees to make criminal prosecutions more accurate, legitimate, and fair. The rights guaranteed by the sixth amendment are tied to law and order. A speedy and public trial is one of these.
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United is one of the shortest amendments, but its understanding has caused many debates. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted (). The 1960s brought challenges to the fundamental legality of the death penalty. Before then, the Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments were interpreted as permitting the death penalty (Death Penalty Information Center, 2015). The eighth Amendment was born from the 1689 English Bill of Rights.
The Constitution and Bill of Rights were created by our founding fathers in order to provide a set of impartial laws for the all people of America to follow. However, not every single law was perfectly written, and multiple adjustments were made in order to provide better statutes to support equality and justice for all. With that said, I would like to revise the Sixth Amendment and replace it with a new version. The Sixth Amendment states that "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be
The constitutional amendment grants each individual who has been a victim of a crime has a right to see their defendant to be imprisoned for a period of longer than one year; the defendant might be imprisoned for more than one year. The individual can be a victim of any other crime such as violence; following rights: (Reword this look at this before https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-joint-resolution/64) • To the reasonable notice, not be excluded from, any public records or proceedings linking to crime, • Submit the statement of all public proceedings to find out the conditional release from the custody, acceptance of negotiated plea, non-public release on parole proceedings, these rights are given to convicted offender, • To equitable notice of, an opportunity to acquiesce the statement concerning, and a proposed pardon and commutation of the sentence, • To reasonable notification of escape or release from the custody relating to any crime, • To consideration of a victim that trial can be free from an
In the state system, judges would consider the continuance if “good cause” is shown to the court that justifies the continuance (Steelman, 2008). If the continuance is granted, the defense would “waive time” and the trial would be calendared for the next available trial date (TN Courts, n.d.). The state judge would also ensure the continuance would not have any potential negative impacts on the case (Steelman, 2008). In this scenario, a continuance may have a negative impact on prosecution if they are required to turn over the discovery and defense is provided a prolonged opportunity to review the discover. If the prosecutor is not required turn over the discovery, the defense attorney may not be able to effectively defend his or her client, which may result in a delay in a resolution of the case.
6th Amendment I personally find that out of all the amendments the most important one is the 6th amendment. Reason being that it is crucial in aiding the judicial process from wrongly persecuting innocent people and it allows our democratic process to continue without preventing innocent people for taking the fall while punishing those who harm it. It keeps justice in check, keeping laws in line and rulings to be fair. The 6th amendment helps the defendants have an attorney when they are unable to afford one.
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial. Since the beginning of our government, the jury system has been fair. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury” (Sixth Amendment). Our jury system here provides a jury to any criminal no matter who you are. If you are accused, you are never immediately punished as you will always have a chance to fight for yourself.
The main advantage of a public defender is that their services are free so a defendant is sure to have representation. Public defenders have lots of experience and knowledge working in the same court's day after day so they will build a professional relationship with the other people that work in the courts everyday and can work out the best possible deal for their defendant.(Minick Law, 2014) The public defender's office has access to many legal aides that could help in a persons case. Public defenders are usually able to provide early representation and can be with their defendants as early as the initial appearance (Neubaur & Fradella, 2014) which can make the defendants feel more comfortable and know they have someone on their side as their case goes through the criminal justice process. There are also disadvantages of using a public defender because of the overwhelming amount of cases that the public defender's office has they may not be able to devote as much time as needed to each and
