Comments on: Which Amendment from the Bill of Rights is Worthy of a Paper?

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In reply to Grant. I really couldn't ask for more from this article.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:23:59 +0000

Good idea. I went with the Fourth Amendment. I just published my thoughts and my paper yesterday, so you are right on time! Here is the article — https://www.hankeringforhistory.com/are-technological-advances-impeding-our-fourth-amendment-rights/

By: fakename2

fakename2 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:19:22 +0000

So, which did you choose? I’m too late to the party here, but I would have gone for the 2nd Amendment myself. What exactly was intended by “militia”? What does “well-regulated’ mean?

By: Simon Andrews

Simon Andrews — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:25:01 +0000

Article VI, Clause 2: the Supremacy Clause, which essentially decrees that the Constitution, and all federal statutes and treaties, are “the supreme law of the land.” This laid the foundation for judicial review, led to debates over the constitutionality of nullification and secession, as well as a whole host of Supreme Court decisions dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.

Not as black and white as it sounds, however. At various points the clause has been used to enforce the terms of US treaties, defeat state attempts to defy or destroy federal institutions, and enforce the terms of both the Fugitive Slave Act and Brown v. Board of Education.

Heady stuff.

By: Matt Albertson

Matt Albertson — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:18:54 +0000

Constitutional History is great. I took two Constitutional Law classes during my undergrad and it was a blast. As far as a specific Amendment or topic within the Constitution, check into the Commerce clause or the “necessary and proper clause.” The Court has a wide range of cases especially relating to the Commerce clause. Article I, Section 10 deals with the obligation of contracts. Not a lot on that but it was an important issue for the early Court. Cases such as Fletcher v. Peck 6 Cr. (10 U.S.) 87 (1810) and Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward 4 Wheat. (17 U.S.) 518 (1819). This clause lost relevance once the 14th Amendment was ratified. As far as Amendments are concerned, I would personally look into the 5th like April said. Or the 10th Amendment, which delegates power to the States.

By: John Stevenson

John Stevenson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:49:27 +0000

How about looking at the State Constitutions of that time because up to the 1930s, the State of Georgia did not recognize the Federal Bill of Rights (the first 10 Amendments) because the State of Georgia’s Rights of Citizens were already enforce in their Constitution and the Constitution started with them, not like the Federal Constitution which has the Bill of Rights at the end. It would be interesting to see how many other States did the same thing and for how long.