The Constitution alive in Madison Heights

9th Amendment

The 9th amendment states that citizens of the U.S. have rights not listed in the Constitution. Just because certain rights are not listed does not mean that they are not provided to the people. A right in Madison Heights that is not listed in the Constitution is that families get to chose what school district in Oakland County to send their children to. The picture below shows all the schools a part of this school of choice program, including two Madison Heights schools, Lamphere and Madison.

5th Amendment

If someone is accused of a crime then they have certain rights. There must be a reasonable amount of evidence before a trial can even take place. This is shown in the article when it states that in the investigations they are currently working on there is a couple pieces of evidence they are using as leads. They are not going to court because there is not enough evidnece as of right now. Other rights include that an accused person must know his miranda rights and they cannot be charged for the same crime twice. The paragraph from our student handbook shows that a student must know what they are accused of (one of the Miranda rights) and they also will have a meeting with members of the administration then if they wish they can have an appeal with other members (no double jeopardy).

11th Amendment

The 11th amendment was ratified to make sure that state courts still had some power along with the federal courts. This amendment states that if someone sues a state then that case is to be tried in that state. This article in our local paper states that a couple from Hazel Park is trying to sue Michigan for their gay rights stance and child adoption laws. This article also states that this case was heard in Eastern District of Michigan's court with Rick Snyder and Schutte defending Michigan.

December 3rd, 2014

2nd Amendment

4th Amendment

This amendment was written in order to protect an individual during a search and seizure. There may only be a seach if a judge finds a reasonable cause for one. This page from our student handbook says that because the lockers and parking lot are school property and the school has reason to believe you are in possession of an illegal substance then they can commit a search. These correlate because in the school setting search the school acts as the judge and there still has to be reasonable proof towards thinking that you are in possession.

The 2nd amendment is the amendment dedicated to giving citizens the right to bear arms. This video and picture taken from Double Action located on 32411 Dequindre Road, Madison Heights shows that citizens have the freedom to exercise their gun rights by practicing their shooting and they can take classes here to earn their licenses.

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December 3rd, 2014

610 West 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights MI

October 24th, 2014

1st Amendment

16th Amendment

Right to Assemble

This article in our local newspaper is telling everybody to come meet in front of City Hall to start the holiday season with a Christmas celebration. If we were not guaranteed the right to assemble then nobody would have been able to go out there and join the festivities.

1st Amendment

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of the press

The freedom of press amendment allows the press to openly discuss the issues there are in the Senior Advisory Board. They are allowed to say whatever they please in the news thanks to this amendment.

1st Amendment

Freedom of Speech

The bumper sticker on this car shows that anybody can say what they please against our government. If you don't agree with something then you are free to express yourself.

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December 7th, 2014

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December 6th, 2014

The three Churches above are all different religions. There is a Baptist Church, an Episcopal Church, and a Nazarene Church. This shows freedom of religion because not everybody in Madison Heights is forced to go to a certain church with a certain religion.

This amendment was written in order to give government the right to tax your incomes. The pay stub shown below shows a part of a person's pay getting taken away for this tax.

Table Of Contents

Bill of Rights:

1st Amendment- Freedom of religion, right to assemble, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press

2nd Amendment- Right to bear arms

4th Amendment- Search and seizure

5th Amendment- Rights to the accused

9th Amendment- Rights to citizens

10th Amendment- States' powers

Following Amendments:

11th Amendment- Suits against states

15th Amendment- American citizen suffrage

16th Amendment- Income tax

17th Amendment- Senator elections

19th Amendment- Woman suffrage

21st Amendment- Repeal of prohibition

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November 13th, 2014

10th Amendment

The 10th amendment makes sure that the federal government is never over-powering. The states have any powers not listed in Article 1, Section 8, which are the only powers given to the federal government. Below there is a picture of the Madison Heights police and fire departments because those departments are regulated by Michigan and not the United States government.

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December 6th, 2014

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December 6th, 2014

19th Amendment

This amendment calls for woman suffrage. The voter card attached shows that Terrie Bishop, a woman has the right and is registered to vote at her precinct in Michigan.

November 24th, 2014

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17th Amendment

This amendment hands the power of electing senators to the people of that state. This article from the Madison-Park news shows the recent election that took place on November 4th and who the Michigan residents elected to be their senators.

The Constitution, alive and well in Madison Heights

21st Amendment

This nullified the 18th amendment which called for the prohibition of alcohol. In America if you are of age you are legally allowed to buy and sell alcohol. The liquor license shows that stores are able to sell alcoholic beverages as they wish.

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December 6th, 2014

15th Amendment

The 15th amendment grants all American citizens suffrage. The picture shown below shows an African American citizen entering a precinct in Madison Heights to vote. It shows that no matter your ethnicity you have a right to vote.

Final Synopsis

November 12th, 2014

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