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"Nothing in the Constitution guarantees our right to vote", states Politifact prize winning website. Even though the right to vote is most mentioned in the Constitution, legislatures around the country have been trying to deny that right to millions of Americans. Voter ID's are now being required, which basically is a law erected by the goverment to attempt to keep, the poor, elderly, and minority members of society from excercising their right to vote.

The future of privacy protection remains an open question. The public, however, wants a Constitution that fills privacy gaps and prevents an overreaching Congress from telling the American people what they can and cannot do.

This discusses the legality of the right to privacy. Is it constitutional? Is it even a right? Looks at court cases in the pat

This website is very educational. It has a list of the Articles and Amendment of the Constitution, the text from the Constitution, and a Learn More tab that contains definitions from their legal dictionary and encyclopedia. They have also provided suggested reading material.

While not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, the right to privacy has been narrowly defined by case law and various statutes. This also covers the personal information that is collected as well as information on the internet.

Every person has rights that cannot be infringed. Though we have those rights, if we commit a crime and go to jail, those rights are not aloud to be used. This article explains how people can loose rights if sent to jail and why.

Even the most chronic or hardened inmates have basic rights that are protected by the U.S. Constitution. If you are facing incarceration, you should know your rights. If you have a family member or friend who is in prison or jail, you should know what their rights are, as well.

Prayer has been a topic of some controversy with the public school systems in America for over 50 years, it has been federally banned other than silent prayers, and in some states it has been banned all together. This is a disgusting violation of Americans first amendment right, as well as our inalienable rights as human of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, for some prayer is a pursuit of happiness. To ban ones ability to pray in school, while they are being taught as if God were not real, is a outrageous violation of the rights of not just Christians, but Islamic folk, and people of Jewish decent. Prayer offers peace, and a hope for salvation, and a denial of such ability in a place where most students attend is an outrageous violation of our rights as humans, and as Americans.

I am on the fence with this topic. I think that all Americans should have the right to pray in school but on the other hand I feel that it may be disrespectful to the third party. This is a tough topic for all people weather they are religious or not.

America is the land of opportunity and freedom. We have the freedom to follow any religion. I think that banning prayer in schools is something that takes away from that right. If it's pray is part of the religion, why is it frowned upon and seen as disrespectful? Our country should respect and go for what it stands for.

The right to protest has been a major point of freedom for the US. It's a fundamental right written in the constitution. Now lawmakers are trying to take away that freedom by making it illegal to protest.

The real problem is the groups that are vandalizing and rioting, and then claiming it is their right. Because of these people, these states are trying to do something that should never even be a thought. Basic human rights shall never be taken by Americans as long as we don't allow it. @albertskarsten you are absolutely right " We the people hold the power"

The right to peaceful protest should never be taken from the American people. I do not condone the violence and rioting that occurs, and laws pertaining to that are pertinent, but not peaceful protest. So many things have been accomplished because of these types of protests in our history. As a woman I would not be participating in this class if it weren't for the people brave enough to protest for equality. It is a travesty that government officials, who should know and understand the rights given to the us in the Constitution, would bring about legislation to override said rights.

The rights of marriage as they pertain to the constitution.

Justice H. Walter Croskey says that parents do not have a constitutional right to home school their children. The state of California is attempting to make parents of home schooled children either get the correct credentials or put their children in public school, regardless of having accredited home school curriculum.

Marriage is not a trivial matter to most people. This author discusses how same sex marriage and the law apply to each other.

A good resource that lists prisoner's basic rights and expectations while serving time. It points out the constitutional rights they maintain and reviews other rights that have been challenged in Court. I do believe that prisoners deserve to keep their basic human rights and these should not be compromised.

Explains the First Amendment to the Constitution. Additional Links to each of the clauses under the First Amendment.

The Constitution allows the right to practice different religions. Explains whether or not it is constitutional to teach religion in schools. Also argues where prayer is okay.

When most prisoners go to prison most of their rights are lost. This meaning the right to vote or bear arms because of a felony conviction, does this pertain to all their rights as well? The imprisonment of most criminals that are convicted usually constitutes losing many of the rights we all take for granted.

This article is about how unfortunate events involving guns cannot override the constitutional rights. The author also has reason to believe that the NRA is hiding something.

This page shows the 6th amendment and the rights it supplies us with. Trial by jury is a personal freedom citizens have in the United states when going to court.

This page shows the 6th amendment and the rights it supplies us with. Trial by jury is a personal freedom citizens have in the United states when going to court.

This article goes over the issues that prisoners are being faced with. The site provides information about an organization that is investigating whether or not prisons are complying with the constitution.

This webpage lists the freedoms of Americans. Under each freedom there is a short synopsis of what rights the freedom grants the people of America. It is a good resource for a list of the personal freedoms.

This website lists all the rights of American Citizens. It also gives background on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.

This site is interesting because it list a variety of personal freedoms and gives a brief definition of each one.

The laws that make up our right to privacy. There are several amendments that make up our right to privacy.