Passports for Minors. All minors under age 16 must apply for a passport in person, even if the passport is a renewal. The child must present a certified birth certificate with raised seal, listing both parents' full names.
The Victims' Rights Amendment is rooted in the simple idea that victims of crime, no less than their perpetrators, deserve a role in the criminal process. To that end, the federal Amendment matches constitutional protections for criminal defendants with a bill of rights for victims of violent crimes.
Goal: A United States Constitutional Guarantee of Equality for Women. The Equal Rights Amendment states: Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3.