The constitution is the greatest document ever written. ... Constitution states, "Congress Shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or the press- That's echoed in state constitutions well. ... This way of think is part of the history of America, the great enlightenment. ... Well if this is true, than whatever is in the constitution can be achieved. ... How about, more amendments to the constitution so Americans take one more step toward this dream. ...

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Question: To what extent has political culture in the United States been influenced by the Constitution and Federalism? ... There has been much debate over how much emphasis on economic interests was behind the Constitution. ... Today, Americans don't have to worry about tyranny and the horror of absolute, British rule is a distant tale people only hear about in history classes. ... Both the Framers of the Constitution and contemporary society place a huge mistrust in the government. ... Today, representative equality has been reached as a result of the Constitution. ...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. ... The second continental congress met again in 1776 and wrote and signed the Declaration on Independence on the 4th of July that year marking its place in American history as a national holiday. Of course if arguments were finished after one side makes a bold declaration on a piece of paper that would be quite a different history but the war waged on until 1783. Since the Declaration many of the states adopted their own "constitutions", other maintained relia...

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This period was known as Patria Vieja in which a temporary constitution gave powers to the Chilean congress. ... In 1833, José Joaquín Prieto assumed power, and another constitution was created. ... In 1932 Arturo Alessandri returned to power and restored the power of the Constitution of 1925. ... Unlike Chile and many other Latin American countries, Venezuela has endured a less turbulent history. Venezuelan history can be broken down into three major periods. ...

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The right to vote has been a recurring theme in American history. ... Constitution was written in 1787, it gave the states the authority to define the right to vote. ... This may seem like a great achievement for our nation; not only do we enjoy all of the freedoms that our constitution states, but we have a voice in our government as well. ... As states broadened their electorates by abandoning their original property, tax payment and religion requirements, many added explicitly racialist definitions of the right to vote in their state constitution. For example, in 1858 Oregon Constitut...

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Constitution as some of the 5 main principles. ... A subtle principle in Spirit of the Laws but very important idea in the U.S Constitution is the process of checks and balances. ... This is still in the Constitution today and is often used in politics weekly. ... The Constitution also contains another principle mentioned in Spirit of the Laws. ... To me the Framers picked a good source of information to shape our country and Constitution. ...

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The prime minister at the turn of the decade, Hara Takashi, was the first commoner to hold the position in Japan's history. ... The Meiji Constitution dictated that the military answer only to the emperor, and so any issue concerning military action was out of the hands of the lower house. ... As present in the opinion of some Japanese scholarship, 'the sound and fury of the party battle could never be more than diversionary in the broad sweep of an absolutism built on Emperor, land, and capital.'6 It seems then, that democracy, in its official, parliamentary form, faced a...

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However, over the course of American history, the shape of American democracy and how it was defined has greatly evolved. In the early part of American history, I believe that the government was a democracy. ... Many Anti-Federalists agreed that the Constitution was a class-based document. ... The government of America is also set up for massive changes, such as those made to the Constitution. There have been 27 amendments since the Constitution was ratified. ...

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Funds provided by taxation have been used by states and their functional equivalents throughout history to carry out many functions. ... A good written constitution must have the following characteristics: 1. ... Some constitutions have been marred by the inclusion of pure regulation. 3. Definite The constitution must be definite. ... Civil war and the disruption of the state may conceivably follow from ambiguous expressions in a constitution....

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Anti-Federalists During the time of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, two camps of political thought emerged. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... History had taught the Federalists that certain people would not be willing to set aside personal interests to dedicate themselves to the common good. ... The Federalists were in full support of the Constitution and they wrote series of essays...

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Anti-Federalists During the time of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, two camps of political thought emerged. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... History had taught the Federalists that certain people would not be willing to set aside personal interests to dedicate themselves to the common good. ... The Federalists were in full support of the Constitution and they wrote series of essays...

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They were strict interpreters of the Constitution and supported a government that represented its entire people, not just the wealthy. ... Jackson also had a history of misgivings with banking and paper money after he dealt with bankruptcy when he accepted bank notes that later depreciated in value. ... One of the worst social atrocities in American history was committed by the Democrats upon the removal of the American Indians from their native lands in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi to American territory west of the Mississippi River. ... Democrats let a blatant decree against the first am...

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Beard wrote Framing the Constitution. Beard felt those who created the Constitution were primarily of the upper, elite class. ... Throughout the work, Beard criticizes the Constitution and the men who put it together. ... I personally disagree with Beard's outlook on the Fathers of the Constitution. ... He makes his case by submitting the actual events that have occurred throughout history. ...

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Many U.S. citizens claim that the time has come to change our constitution in order to keep up with changing times. ... But at this point in time our constitution is under siege. ... Our constitution has only been amended twenty-seven times. ... The Bill of Rights, women's right to vote and the abolition of slavery have only served to further the constitution's original premises. ... The right to bear arms was added into our constitution to protect our country from tyranny. ...

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Many U.S. citizens claim that the time has come to change our constitution in order to keep up with changing times. ... But at this point in time our constitution is under siege. ... Our constitution has only been amended twenty-seven times. ... The Bill of Rights, women's right to vote and the abolition of slavery have only served to further the constitution's original premises. ... The right to bear arms was added into our constitution to protect our country from tyranny. ...

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Many U.S. citizens claim that the time has come to change our constitution in order to keep up with changing times. ... But at this point in time our constitution is under siege. ... Our constitution has only been amended twenty-seven times. ... The Bill of Rights, women's right to vote and the abolition of slavery have only served to further the constitution's original premises. ... The right to bear arms was added into our constitution to protect our country from tyranny. ...

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The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton wanted to help the ratification of the "new" Constitution, in 1787, so he decided that he would write and publish articles in order to explain the concepts of this Constitution. ... Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... These Papers have been very important in American history because of the vital and genuine explanation of the Constitution. ... The Framer's of the Constitution had certain type of government an...

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The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton wanted to help the ratification of the "new" Constitution, in 1787, so he decided that he would write and publish articles in order to explain the concepts of this Constitution. ... Although they are not part of the Constitution or legal documents, The Federalists Papers gained much popularity in the midst of the ratification of the Constitution. ... These Papers have been very important in American history because of the vital and genuine explanation of the Constitution. ... The Framer's of the Constitution had certain type of governm...

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The French Revolution was a period of significant social and political changes in French history which had major impact on the political, social and cultural developments not only in France and Western Europe. ... This essay will argue that the French Revolution is the "dawn of the modern era" and that it inaugurated a new, modern period in Western history in France, Europe and other Westernized countries worldwide. ... Separation of Government and Religion In 1791, the National Assembly brought forward a new constitution. ... Under the new constitution, the old distinctions between the c...

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The American Revolution A History In this concisely drawn book that covers the colonial period from 1763 to 1790, the author attempts to explain the bases of the American Revolution. ... Another thing is the timeline gets confusing on the dates such as the debate over independence and the debate over the Constitution. The authors writing style was very easy to read and follow, this book is divided into seven chapters, Origins, American Resistance, Revolution, Constitution-making and War, Republicanism, Republican Society, The Federal Constitution. ... The book is more like a bibliograp...

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These changes and the event as a whole have been classified as one of the most important events in the history of Europe. ... The revolution in France introduced the experimentation with such policies and structures like representative democracy, numerous bills of rights and constitutions, as well as equality among citizens. ... Here they swore not to break up until France had a constitution. ... This was achieved through the establishment of a constitution and electing assemblies and parliaments. ... The revolution spawned the National Assembly, which would be remembered throughout histo...

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Absolute Monarchy - a government headed by a hereditary ruler whose power is limited by a constitution and shared with a representative assembly, such as parliament. Constitutional Monarchy - a government headed by a hereditary ruler whose power is limited by a constitution and shared with a representative assembly such as parliament. ... Constitutional Republic - a republic in which the people and their representatives are limited by a constitution. ... Chappie James - The first black American in the history of the US armed forces to achieve the rank of four-star general. ...

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What changes could be made to the constitution for a republic and some examples of the powers the head of state would hold. ... Some changes would have to be made to make Australia a republic , things like the head of state's power has to be defined, in some ways the laws and constitution have to be changed to accomodate the change to a republic for things like the power to dissolve parlament and the prime ministers power to expel the president under special circumstances. ... In the first He Will Have Full Political And Democratic Power having his hand in all goings on in the gov...

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Throughout the history of the United States there have been many changes politically and geographically. ... Constitution demands that a Census of the Population be taken every ten years for this purpose. ... There have been many changes on both levels throughout the history of the United States. ... The geography of elections has defintiely had its changes throughout our history. Changes have been made in laws and in the Constitution to try and give the best equal representation it can. ...

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Generally it has been theorized that the most successful manner of addressing these many difficulties is the drafting of a constitution. But what is clear is the unsatisfactory ability of a constitution to remedy the problems of nationalism and ethnic differences. ... As well, there was no need to create a constitution (although many of the pitfalls of constitution-building would have been easily-avoided due to the advantages Germany had), because the leaders of the GDR had joined the Federal Republic by accession and, accordingly, allowed its Basic Law to be extended over th...

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