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- 3021: List Of Amendments
- ... the rules of the common law. Amendment VIII (1791) Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX (1791) The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment X (1791) The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are ...
- 3022: Cuban Revolution
- ... never gained support from the middle class in Cuba) and direction of justice through the courts. After working with the peasants, Guevara thought of himself as an "agrarian revolutionary." He wanted farmers to have more rights with their land and political power. Castro and Guevara both did not support student protests, for they believed that they were not fighting for any particular reason. During 1958, guerrilla warfare in rural areas and ...
- 3023: Abraham Lincoln
- ... on November 8, 1864. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant. Two days later Lincoln addressed a crowd outside the White House. Among other things, he suggested he would support voting rights for certain blacks. This infuriated a racist and Southern sympathizer who was in the audience, John Wilkes Booth, who hated everything the President stood for. John Wilkes Booth, born May 10, 1838, was an actor ...
- 3024: Assassination Of Caesar
- ... hastened by the people who loved Julius Caesar and wanted to crown him king. Many leader of the 20th century follow the same path of Julius Caesar. One of the largest icons of politics is Bill Clinton. He leads a life parallel to Caesar. One of the biggest similarities between Caesar and Clinton is the fact the people love him and the politicians hate him. Clintons army is vast, strong ...
- 3025: American Two Party System
- ... s Democratic Republicans began to split into two parts. The conservatives of the party favored a strong nationalism, a protective tariff, and a national bank. They called themselves National Republicans. The others stood for states' rights, tariff for revenue only, and an independent treasury. They took the name Democratic and elected its leader, Andrew Jackson, to the Presidency in 1828 and 1832. The party of Jackson is today's Democratic Party ...
- 3026: A Timeline Of The Holocaust
- ... court positions, and other areas of public life. In April 1933, a boycott of Jewish businesses was instituted. In 1935, laws proclaimed at Nuremberg stripped German Jews of their citizenship even though they retained limited rights. These "Nuremberg Laws" defined Jews not by their religion or by how they wanted to identify themselves but by the blood of their grandparents. Between 1937 and 1939, new anti-Jewish regulations segregated Jews further ...
- 3027: ABRAHAM LINCOLN One Of The Gre
- ... a long time. In March of 1857, Scott lost the decision as the Supreme Court declared no slave could be a U.S. citizen and as a non-citizen, the court stated he had no rights and could not sue and must remain a slave. Lincoln reacted with disgust to the ruling and was spurred into political action, publicly speaking out against it. Overall, this decision had the effect of widening ...
- 3028: Assassination Of JFK
- ... make such further investigation, as the Commission finds desirable. In less than one week they found that a 'lone nut' killed JKF. At no time did the Warren Commission seem to consider the basic legal rights of Oswald - innocence until proven guilty, the right to legal representation, or the right to cross-examine witnesses and evidence against him. There is no way that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin. Firstly ...
- 3029: Articles Of Confederation
- ... with the Newburgh conspiracy in an attempt to raise funds for a depleted military; but it took an impassioned plea from General Washington himself to put down the rebellion. Furthermore, the Articles allowed for personal rights abuses such as unsubstantiated foreclosures on farms and ill advised loans to certain small groups, the antithesis of republicanism. As Arthur Schlesinger Jr. stated the Articles were to impotent to govern. Lastly, no judicial system ...
- 3030: Articles Of Confederation
- ... adopted, the articles provided only for a "firm league of friendship" in which each of the 13 states expressly held "its sovereignty, freedom, and independence." The People of each state were given equal privileges and rights, freedom of movement was guaranteed, and procedures for the trials of accused criminals were outlined. The articles established a national legislature called the Congress, consisting of two to seven delegates from each state; each state ...
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