However, the ergot theory only accounts for the first few girls to be "afflicted". ... Not only did Phip's chosen chief justice, William Stoughton, have no legal education, he had free reign over rulings. ... At trial, witches were deprived of many rights that the U.S. ... Overall, the faults in the judiciary system like religious biases, use of spectral evidence, and lack of rights of the accused that would later become part of the Bill of Rights made executions possible. ... Still, the trials are a lasting example of the injustice that has been put to a stop by the Bill of Rights. ...

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During the war, the American Dream manifested into the Declaration of Independence and later, the Bill of Rights. After the Bill of Rights was passed, freedom of religion was not the problem it had once been. ... Caucasian men were the only members of the population with equal rights. ... Gatsby's legal name was James Gatz. ... People no longer have to worry legally about equality. ...

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FEMINISM Feminism is the doctrine that advocates equal rights for women. Feminism is the idea that the Bill of Rights and the constitution should apply equally to women, men, transgender, and transsexual persons. ... The vindication of Rights of Women written by Mary Wollstonecraft in 1972 said, "the first major work of feminist theory in history challenged the gender bias of liberalism, which insisted on considering females rather as women than human creatures." ... Between the suffrage movement and the women's liberation movement the feminist issue was the Equal Rights Amendment. Al...

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Although there is really no evidence to proving this theory's accuracy, young Americans who feel this way have built up a strong argument as to why it might be so. ... The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution states, "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." ... Even though gun control legislation was already being debated and bills concerning gun control were set to be voted on within weeks of the Columbine tragedy in both federal and state Houses, a new and even stronger movement of calls for reform swept the nation. ...

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The revolution in France introduced the experimentation with such policies and structures like representative democracy, numerous bills of rights and constitutions, as well as equality among citizens. ... This movement changed world views on government, human rights, and just reality in general. ... Recent research has spawned new theories, bordering less on social factors and more on political ones. ... The french people saw the legal system as old and outdated, and they wanted a change, a fairer representation. ... Other results were social changes, giving everyone equal civil rights. ...

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My theory, the real reason that the war was fought was about expansion West and not about slavery. ... This feeds into the theory that if African-Americans were not disenfranchised, they would have gained control of the South. ... Ferguson, upheld Jim Crow creating a legal sanction for the separate but equal rule, immediately resulting in a separate and unequal standard for black people. On one hand, the Federal Government would make laws to protect the rights of African-Americans, while on the other, when Africans-Americans were denied those rights, and told that they were inferior, those l...

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They have recognized that same sex couples are as deserving of the same equal rights and responsibilities as heterosexual couples. ... Providing GLBT couples with same legal rights, protections and recognition enjoyed by married heterosexual couples is an important and vital step on the road towards creating a nation where the principals of liberty, equality and dignity for every person are not only written or spoken, but truly shared by us all. ... Day by day they go to work and pay their bills. They fear they will lose their money or won't have enough to pay their bills. ... My theory i...

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The fact that the Constitution is an Act of British Parliament, despite the fact that the Australia Acts (1986) severed all legal ties with Britain, has been a large factor in the call for a Republic, along with suggestions of removing references to the Crown from the Constitution. ... Another issue of growing concern is Australia's increasing multiculturalism and awareness of indigenous rights. ... The Australian Constitution also has very few absolute individual rights, and even these only exist through interpretation. ... The lack of individual rights has prompted many to wonder whethe...

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