Following the defeat of Germany and Japan during World War II the United States almost immediately became burdened with another challenge, that of, containing their former ally, the Soviet Union. Known as the Cold War, this conflict inspired tremendous technological advances as well as, drastic social changes throughout the world and especially within the United States. ... In just viewing one of these great social changes occurring within the United States at this time, the sexual revolution, which effectively broke down the pre-existing gender roles, sex laws, and the sexual morality of ma...

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Others consider the Constitution to have looser understanding and there needs to be room for different analyses. ... The Establishment Clause broadly states that the government cannot use public funds for religious purposes and does not permit states to provide finical aid, or any other form of support to any religious organizations. ... The Constitution does not give "obligation on the states to provide schools, and does not undertake to regulate state systems of education if they see fit to maintain them" (Jackson) yet the stat systems are not allowed "school policy any more t...

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Although prisoners do not have full Constitutional rights they are protected by the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. ... The US Constitution gives female inmates privacy rights that prevent male officers from "pat-down searching" them. ... The framers of the Constitution did not give us specific instructions on what was to be considered cruel and unusual punishment. Our Constitution is a "living" constitution - one that changes and adapts with the times. ... In one case, United States v. ...

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The United States Supreme Court mostly settled the legal issues of privacy in two decisions. ... Constitution does not mention privacy further then having to obtain a warrant to enter some ones home. ... Roughly half of the states provide some kind of statutory protection for crime victims that do not want their identities released. ... Both states have prosecuted news organizations for publishing rape victim's names. ...

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