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…Republicans, during the period of Reconstruction, the former slave class was granted many new liberties. The first and most important new liberty the Blacks had earned was US citizenship; in the Civil Rights Act of 1866 it is stated that all persons born in the US…

…tyrant. Because of this, a great debate arouse between the federalists and the anti-federalists. The great question became, Is a bill of rights necessary? Without it, the United States constitution would have never lasted. Contrary to popular opinion…

…The shot fired that started the Civil War was inevitable because of the South. In our persecutive we feel that the events that transpired before the civil war were unconstitutional, and inequitable. Slavery is immoral and a threat to middle-class…

…Although some historians feel that the Civil War was a result of political blunders and that the issue of slavery did not cause the conflict, this interpretation fails to consider the two main causes of the war itself: the expansion of slavery…

…During the 1800's the United States of America went through a turbulant period of expansion and reoriganiztion. In the years between 1861 and 1865 there was a civil war between the northern and southern states. It was the bloodiest war in American…

…in which they live. He believed that man is born with innate tendencies against work, but rather to have as much leisure time as possible. For this reason, he felt that civilization takes away peoples liberties, by forcing them to work. As it is stated…

…The right of defence of one's own body or property is an unavoidable right. prior to the times when men began to live as members of organized communities, individuals were completely left to themselves to take whatever action for their protection .Even…

…Throughout history, voting has been a significant part of people's rights. Voting is considered a symbol, safeguard, and instrument. It is a symbol of freedom, citizenship, and liberty and it is the safeguard of all liberties it symbolizes. It is also…

…The Controversy of Individual Versus State Rights The Declaration of Independence originally established different rights for the population of the United States in which gave the people rights of freedom that the citizens needed and a norm to have…

…There are many reasons why the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was said to come into existence. John C. Cairns theory says, “Still others interpret its strong emphasis on individual rights as an expression of the Calvinistic…