The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal. American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU & US Constitution. PreambleArticle I -- Legislative BranchArticle II -- Executive BranchArticle III -- Judicial BranchArticle IV -- StatesArticle V -- Amendment ProcessArticle VI -- Supremacy ClauseArticle VII -- Ratification and Signatures Preamble We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Article I Section 1. 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.
Section 2. No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. Section 3. Article V. ACLU & civil liberties timeline. In the years following World War I, America was gripped by the fear that the Communist Revolution that had taken place in Russia would spread to the United States. As is often the case when fear outweighs rational debate, civil liberties paid the price.
In November 1919 and January 1920, in what notoriously became known as the “Palmer Raids,” Attorney General Mitchell Palmer began rounding up and deporting so-called radicals. Thousands of people were arrested without warrants and without regard to constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure. Those arrested were brutally treated and held in horrible conditions.
In the face of these egregious civil liberties abuses, a small group of people decided to take a stand, and thus was born the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU has evolved in the years since from this small group of idealists into the nation’s premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. 1925 - The Scopes Case When biology teacher John T.
Occupy Wall Street | NYC Protest for World Revolution. The Statement Released By The Wall Street Protesters - 2011-10-05. OccupyTV's Channel. Freedom of Information Act Gallery 2010. In recognition of Sunshine Week March 15-19, 2010 Introduction The Freedom of Information Act establishes a legal right for individuals to obtain records in the possession of government agencies. The FOIA is critical for the functioning of democratic government because it helps ensure that the public is fully informed about matters of public concern. The FOIA has helped uncover fraud, waste, and abuse in the federal government. It has become particularly important in the last few years as the government has tried to keep more of its activities secret.
A hallmark of the new surveillance measures proposed by various government agencies is their disregard for public accountability. Public access through the FOIA not only allows for a more informed public debate over new surveillance proposals, but also ensures accountability for government officials. Body Scanners Can Store Naked Images Air Travelers Object to Digital Strip Searches Feds Exempt Social Media Companies from Privacy Requirements.