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PROBLEM: Of Presidents, Senators, and Members of Congress (Amendments 12, 17, 20, 22, 25, & 27) The Twelfth Amendment (Proposed December 9, 1803; Adopted June 15, 1804) changed the way the President and the Vice President were elected. Additional Amendments of the Constitution. Download a PDF of the Additional Amendments. The Constitution contains within itself the process for changing it. The amendment process is described in Article 5. Amendments can be proposed in Congress when 2/3 rd of both Houses agree. There are 27 Amendments to the US Constitution. There has been only one 'change' in the Amendments, and that involves the 18th and 21st Amendments. The Amendments in History. 1  The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) 2  Sovereign Immunity of States (Amendment 11) 3  Of Presidents, Senators, and Members of Congress (Amendments 12, 17, 20, 22, 25, & 27) 4  Civil War Reconstruction (Amendments 13, 14, & 15) 5  Income Tax (Amendment 16) 6  The Short Reign of Prohibition (Amendments 18 & 21) The last two amendments address the liberties of citizens and the rights of states. The Ninth Amendment states that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights do not define all of the fundamental rights people have. Such rights exist whether or not they are defined. The Tenth Amendment makes a similar claim concerning the rights of the states. After the first enumeration, required by the first article of the Constitution, there shall be one Representative for every thirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hundred; to which number one Representative shall be added for every subsequent increase of forty thousand, until the Representatives shall amount to two hundred, to which number one Representative shall be added for every subsequent increase of sixty thousand persons. Proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 battle over ratification of the U.S. Constitution, and crafted to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to Congress by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people. The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10) Proposed September 25, 1789; Adopted December 15, 1791 It's almost impossible to imagine the United States (U.S.) Constitution without having a Bill of Rights, but when it was first being drafted, a majority of the Founding Fathers didn't think it was necessary. Criminal Amendments in the Bill of Rights by Scott Grabel The Bill of Rights is a crucial component of the United States Constitution that was designed to ensure the basic rights of the country's citizens. Originally, it consisted of ten amendments. Later, an additional seventeen amendments were added to the Constitution. Certain parts of these additional amendments and the Bill of Rights have had a major impact on the criminal justice system. These amendments include the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and the fourteenth amendments. The Sixth Amendment establishes a number of rights of the defendant in a criminal trial: 1  to a speedy and public trial. 2  to trial by an impartial jury. 3  to be informed of criminal charges. 4  to confront witnesses. 5  to compel witnesses to appear in court. 6  to assistance of counsel. Query: how many amendments are there all together, including the ones in the bill of rights?

SOLUTION: There are ten amendments including the ones in the Bill of Rights.

PROBLEM: Cold symptoms can differ from person to person, but they generally appear about one to three days after exposure to a cold-causing virus. In most cases, cold symptoms will peak around day four and taper off around day seven. The signs that you have a cold usually develop slowly. How long does it take for Chlamydia symptoms to show in men? Why do bruises sometimes take so long to show? How long does the cold virus incubate before showing symptoms? When can an elderly person go out with this bad flu season? How long does it take for a lung cancer to cause symptoms? How long should I wait to drink alcohol after taking medicines? How long does it take to heal after a fever? Flu symptoms usually start within one to four days after infection. Unlike a common cold, the effects of an influenza virus infection can come on very suddenly. The first signs of the flu are often a fever or chills, accompanied by headache, sore throat, dry cough, runny nose, muscle aches, and fatigue. Even in healthy people who don't develop flu complications, the flu itself can cause symptoms that may persist for weeks, including: 1  Fatigue. 2  Weakness. 3  Low appetite. 4  Dry cough. 5  Airway irritation that affects how long you can be active. 6  Loss of sense of smell, which in rare cases becomes permanent. An adult infected with influenza may be contagious from one day before symptoms start to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick. Children may continue to be contagious for longer than 7 days. Staying home until your contagious period has likely passed will help you avoid passing the flu on to other people. A person with the flu may experience fever, chills, sore throat, dry cough, headache, fatigue, muscle aches. The symptoms can last two to seven days. Children can sometimes suffer from nausea and vomiting, but these symptoms are uncommon in adults. Most healthy adults may be able to infect other people beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick. Children may pass the virus for longer than 7 days. Symptoms start 1 to 4 days after the virus enters the body. That means that you may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick. Some people can be infected with the flu virus but have no symptoms. During this time, those persons may still spread the virus to others. A bout of the flu typically lasts one to two weeks, with severe symptoms subsiding in two to three days. However, weakness, fatigue, dry cough, and a reduced ability to exercise can linger for three to seven days. How Long Is the Flu Contagious? As the illness progresses, a person may have warm, flushed skin, watery or bloodshot eyes, a severe cough that brings up phlegm, nasal congestion, and nausea and vomiting. A bout of flu typically lasts one to two weeks, with severe symptoms subsiding in two to three days. However, weakness, fatigue, dry cough, and a reduced ability to exercise can linger for three to seven days. How Long Is the Flu Contagious? A 2013 survey conducted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases revealed that 41 percent of people think the flu is only contagious after symptoms start. That’s not true. Answer Wiki. For influenza in particular, as Quora User says, a typical incubation period would be 1-4 days. That's a reasonable range for many other viruses, too, especially respiratory viruses. Gastrointestinal viruses probably average a little shorter incubation time. Query: how long does flu take to show symptoms

SOLUTION: Flu symptoms usually start within one to four days after infection.

PROBLEM: when they are feeling normal. It may take a while to learn your cycles, so do not be discouraged if you do not produce positive results right away. It often takes people weeks or months to accurately diagnose their cycles. For this reason, we suggest keeping a diary of how you feel when you do each test. In this way, if we get an abnormal result, we can ask you to do further testing at times when you feel the same and perhaps expedite getting more abnormal results to back up your diagnosis At 11pm, wash your hands and dry them thoroughly. DO NOT BRUSH YOUR TEETH before you sample. Before I had that page (24-hour Hormone Saliva Test) up, many people would contact me asking if I knew of a source for a saliva hormone testing kit that did not require a doctor's order, either because they were not working with a doctor, or the doctor would not order one for them and they didn't know where to look to find one on their own. 7 days at room temperature. This produces a very bad smelling sample. It does not appear to affect the cortisol levels, but it sure affects the mood of the technicians assaying the samples! So whenever possible, saliva samples should be stored at -20 degrees Celsius or lower. Q: Do I have to use dry ice if I send my samples to the laboratory? A: No. Once your hormone levels are balanced, testing your hormones once a year will be adequate. I'm having a difficult time collecting enough saliva to fill the tube. If you are having difficulty collecting saliva we have a few recommendations: First of all, allow extra time—at least 20 to 40 minutes before collection. Some insurance plans also cover saliva cortisol testing. How can I get this test done? Talk to your health care professional about your symptoms and ask if this test would be useful for you. Unfortunately many physicians are still unaware of the validity, reliability and value of saliva hormone tests. Some labs, such as ZRT and Genova, allow patients to order tests directly. Several other labs also do saliva testing. You can search online using “saliva test” as your search word. For more ... I prefer dried urine hormone testing because it combines the advantages of saliva testing (ability to measure diurnal production of cortisol) and 24-hour urine testing (ability to measure androgen and glucocorticoid metabolites in addition to the hormones themselves). Saliva for cortisol testing is usually collected by inserting a swab into the mouth and waiting a few minutes while the swab becomes saturated with saliva. Obtaining more than one sample allows the health practitioner to evaluate the daily pattern of cortisol secretion (the diurnal variation). Here’s another important thing to know about cortisol testing. Taking a single measurement, or even a 24-hour average, is not enough. The best cortisol tests take 4 individual samples at various points of the day and then map your cortisol levels over the course of a 24 hour cycle. Collecting saliva. 1  Use of the straws included to funnel saliva into each tube is optional. 2  Each tube should be 3/4 full - bubbles or foam are acceptable. 3  FILL ALL FOUR TUBES regardless of how many tests are ordered. 4  Please dispose of straws before shipping. 5  Seal box with enclosed sticker. Extra tape is not necessary. Because cortisol levels change throughout the day, the timing of a cortisol test is important. A cortisol blood test is usually done twice a day–once in the morning when cortisol levels are at their highest, and again around 4 p.m., when levels are much lower. Cortisol may also be measured in a urine or saliva test. For a cortisol urine test, your health care provider may ask you to collect all urine during a 24-hour period. This is called a 24-hour urine sample test. It is used because cortisol levels vary throughout the day. Query: how long does a cortisol saliva test takes

SOLUTION:
It takes 24 hours for a cortisol saliva test.

