Name: Dr. Susan Aldridge
UMUC Affiliation: President
Country of Origin: United States
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INTRODUCTION:
Although the United States Constitution is a relatively short document – just 4,400 words long – it represents an experiment in freedom that has lasted more than for more than 200 years. With those words as our guiding principles, we celebrate not only the rich abundance of our great country, but also the extraordinary diversity of its people. And as you will see in the following vignettes, The University of Maryland University College truly reflects that diversity among its students, its faculty, and staff.
At UMUC, we are proud to support America’s constitutional tradition while also furthering its experiment in freedom, by providing tens of thousands of students – from a vast array of ethnic and cultural backgrounds – with an opportunity to achieve their educational goals. It is both a privilege and a responsibility that we take very seriously.
And now please join me in honoring the Constitution of the United States, as well as in saluting the many folks who helped make this video. |
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| Name: Theresa Poussaint |
| UMUC Affiliation: Alumna |
| Country of Origin: United States |
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| PREAMBLE: |
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| 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
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| Name:
Charlotte Shen |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff |
| Country of Origin: Taiwan |
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Amendment I:
Freedom of
religion, speech, and the press; rights of assembly and
petition |
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| Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press,
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a redress of
grievances. | |
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| Name:
Michael Brairton |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: United
States |
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Amendment I:
Freedom of
religion, speech, and the press; rights of assembly and
petition |
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| Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press,
or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a redress of
grievances. | |
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| Name: Joe
Beimfohr |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: United States/Veteran |
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| Amendment II: Right to bear arms |
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| A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear
Arms, shall not be infringed. | |
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| Name: Alvin U Thant |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: Burma (AKA Myanmar) |
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| Amendment III: Housing of soldiers |
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| No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. |
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| Name: Sooraj
Mathew |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff |
| Country of Origin: India |
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| Amendment IV: Search and arrest warrants |
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| The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue,
but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and
particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
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| Name: Toan Pham |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff |
| Country of Origin: Vietnam |
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| Amendment V: Rights in criminal cases |
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| No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or
otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or
indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the
land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual
service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person
be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of
life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to
be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life,
liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall
private property be taken for public use without just
compensation. | |
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| Name: Yvette
Foster |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: Puerto Rico |
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| Amendment V: Rights in criminal cases |
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| No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or
otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or
indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the
land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual
service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person
be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of
life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to
be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life,
liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall
private property be taken for public use without just
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| Name: George
Akoji |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff, Student |
| Country of Origin: Nigeria |
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| Amendment VI: Rights to a fair trial |
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| In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the
right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of
the State and district wherein the crime shall have been
committed; which district shall have been previously
ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause
of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his
favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his
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| Name: Daisy Kopp |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: United States |
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| Amendment VII: Rights in civil cases |
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| In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy
shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall
be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise
re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according
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| Name: Dharma
Selvanayagam |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff, Alumnus |
| Country of Origin: Malaysia |
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| Amendment VIII: Bails, fines, and punishments |
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| Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
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| Name: Deepa
Janakiraman |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: India |
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| Amendment IX: Rights retained by the people |
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| The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by
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| Name: Brandy
Jones |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: United States |
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| Amendment X: Powers retained by the states and the
people |
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| The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved
to the States respectively, or to the
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| Name: Sonya-Marie Mercer |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff, Faculty |
| Country of Origin: United States |
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| Amendment XIII: Abolition of slavery |
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The Thirteenth Amendment was proposed on January 31, 1865,
and ratified on December 6, 1865.
Section 1. Neither
slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for
crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall
exist within the United States, or any place subject to their
jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate
legislation. |
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| Name: Mame
Mbodji |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff |
| Country of Origin: Senegal |
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| Amendment XIII: Abolition of slavery |
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The Thirteenth Amendment was proposed on January 31, 1865,
and ratified on December 6, 1865.
Section 1. Neither
slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for
crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall
exist within the United States, or any place subject to their
jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate
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| Name: Adam
Elkassem |
| UMUC Affiliation: Staff |
| Country of Origin: Morocco |
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| Amendment XIV: Civil rights |
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The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed on June 13, 1866 and
ratified on July 9, 1868.
Section 1. All persons born
or naturalized in the United States and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of
the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of
law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
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| Name: Richard
Sanderson |
| UMUC Affiliation: Alumnus |
| Country of Origin: United States |
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| Amendment XIV: Civil rights |
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The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed on June 13, 1866 and
ratified on July 9, 1868.
Section 1. All persons born
or naturalized in the United States and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of
the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of
law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
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| Name: Sallie Creech |
| UMUC Affiliation: Student |
| Country of Origin: United States |
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| Amendment XV: Black suffrage |
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The Fifteenth Amendment was proposed on February 26, 1869,
and ratified on February 3, 1870.
Section 1. The right
of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of
race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate
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