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Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. Section 2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
Likewise, the right to political participation means the right under which the ruling authority is committed to providing rights to citizens, including the right to nominate and elect representatives, to hold public office in accordance with the principle of equal opportunities, to participate in private and public meetings, and the right to ...
States that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are retained by the people. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 2 years, 81 days 10th [21] States that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the Constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the states, or to the people.
Article 19: Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, expression, assembly, association, movement, and residence; Article 20: Protection in respect of conviction for offenses; Article 21: Protection of life and personal liberty; Article 21A: Right to education; the right against exploitation (Articles 23-24):
Freedom of assembly is included in, among others, the following human rights instruments: Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 20; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – Article 21; European Convention on Human Rights – Article 11; American Convention on Human Rights – Article 15
Political rights include natural justice (procedural fairness) in law, such as the rights of the accused, including the right to a fair trial; due process; the right to seek redress or a legal remedy; and rights of participation in civil society and politics such as freedom of association, the right to assemble, the right to petition, the right ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what ...
Article I describes the Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. Section 1 reads, "All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." The article establishes the manner of election and the qualifications of members of each ...