It protects us from the government.
Without amendments we will not have the freedom of speech or right to religion.
We would basically be living in a communist society like China.
<span>Recently, there are less and less unions being established; those in place today have been running for years, some even decades. Nowadays, it's easier and cheaper for companies to outsource their work or maintain cheaper workers because of greater government welfare programs. Public Works Associations are good quality jobs that maintain healthcare programs and retirement savings for their employees that not all employed individuals have the opportunity for, mostly because these high quality jobs are scarce.</span>
With the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and the end of World War I (WWI) the previous year, Germany was not only held almost entirely responsible for the war, but the country was required to pay reparations for the damages in Europe. The treaty also required that Germany hand over quite a bit of land and territory to surrounding countries. German citizens were angry, became desperate for relief and were disillusioned of the promises that the current government was trying to sell them. An alternative was needed, and it came in the form of fascism.