The United States Constitution and its Amendments, right? ... Constitution be if we didn't even have to follow it? ... Foreign affairs and commerce were another way to better the United States-economically and politically. ... In conclusion, the United States Constitution has been very important in the lives of every American. ... The Constitution was created when the government was granted the right to do those things. ...

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The framers of the Constitution of the United States faced the dual challenge of providing a system strong enough to protect the citizens, while assuring that the citizens would not be oppressed. ... I believe the strategies used have been quite effective since 1788 when the Constitution was adopted as the basic principals and rules of government for the United States of America. ... It says "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 people. ... The Bill of Rights is t...

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The United States government was founded with the negative goal of preventing tyranny. ... In the case of the United States government, its laws derive their authority from the constitution. ... Once again, the constitution, which is the basis the United States government, takes responsibility. ... Each branch, and its role, is framed by the constitution, in order to prevent the invalidation of the United States government through tyranny. ... This is a significant question, especially in that it suggests that the United States government has diverged from the plan set out for it in the consti...

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The Constitution of the United States set forth the nation's fundamental laws. ... The Constitution helps the states work together to solve national problems. ... They were adopted because some states refused to approve the Constitution unless a bill of rights was added. ... Three separate branches share the powers of the United States government. ... The Constitution of the United States set forth the nation's fundamental laws. ...

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What the Constitution Means to Me The Constitution means a lot to me. ... This part of the Constitution gives more meaning to what the Constitution means to me. ... The Constitution gives us the right to privacy. ... It enforces peace among our states, and provides us protection from foreign countries" and terrorist attacks. ... In all, the Constitution is what makes America the United States of America. ...

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The Constitution spells out in six sections the powers of the federal government and the states. ... The Constitution prevents cruel or unjust use of power through the separation of powers. ... The Constitution divides governmental powers in other ways, both within the federal government and between the federal government and the states. ... From the 1700's to present day the Constitution has be adjusted to suit the needs of the people of the United States, whether they have been made by amendment but more often they are the result of court decisions. The Constitution has served t...

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Yet, somehow, our constitution turned out to be unique. ... He initially proposed a strong central government, with control over the western lands, equal representation for the states, and the power to levy taxes. ... Our Constitution outlined three distinctive branches. ... Our constitution gives its people the power. ... No other nation, no other constitution has this. ...

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Yet, somehow, our constitution turned out to be unique. ... He initially proposed a strong central government, with control over the western lands, equal representation for the states, and the power to levy taxes. ... Our Constitution outlined three distinctive branches. ... Our constitution gives its people the power. ... No other nation, no other constitution has this. ...

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The colonies then had to establish a government that would be the framework for the United States of America. In 1787, after the first governmental plan of the United States known as the Articles of Confederation was unsuccessful in the colonies, the United States Constitution was formed. ... " The Constitution states clear limitations on what the government has the right to do. ... In The United States Constitution, Jonathan Hennessey states, "The 1787 Constitution comes down to the idea that the population as a whole couldn't and shouldn't elect president.... All in Al...

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THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES shall be composed of two senators. ... The framers of the constitution saw the senate as A body of elder statesmen. Until 1913 senators were not directly elected by voters but elected by The legislatures of their states. ... Senators have a lot to do with the United States government. ... I don't think no Changes should be made in the constitutions. ...

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The Constitution of the United States says that we have certain rights and those rights include due process and no cruel and unusual punishment. They use the Constitution as their main substantiation for the fact that their rights are being violated. ... Some people feel that the Constitution is too vague. All the Constitution says is that cruel and unusual punishment is not allowed. ... "The elasticity of the Constitution makes it fundamentally ineffective" (Miller 2). ...

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The Constitution is the highest law in the United States. ... After the constitution, the Federalist papers were created, works to ratify this constitution. ... First, if we have a large republic, and we're electing senators and large blocks in states, that the more people we have, the less chance there is for corruption. ... Michael Parenti, author of "The Constitution as an Elitist Government" believes the constitution was written in a classist society. ... He ratifies the Constitution in a knowledgeable way. ...

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This religious toleration has been incorporated into the United States where people have a freedom of religion. ... Montesquieu's idea of democracy was adapted by James Madison for the United States. ... The United States is so large and diverse that there is generally no single majority. The United States Constitution is greatly influenced by Montesquieu as far as the system of government is concerned. ... Treason is the only crime indicated out in the United States Constitution. ...

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This religious toleration has been incorporated into the United States where people have a freedom of religion. ... Montesquieu's idea of democracy was adapted by James Madison for the United States. ... The United States is so large and diverse that there is generally no single majority. The United States Constitution is greatly influenced by Montesquieu as far as the system of government is concerned. ... Treason is the only crime indicated out in the United States Constitution. ...

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On the front of the Supreme Court building it states, "Equal Justice Under Law". ... Many important historical decisions have been made by the court system of the United States. ... The United States has a dual court system, one state, and one federal. ... Federal question cases are cases which have jurisdiction by the constitution(in Article III and the 11th Amendment). Federal courts hear all cases under the constitution, the laws of the United States, treaties, and laws involving citizens of different states(called diversity cases). ...

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Each branch has a duty to watch the others through a process of checks and balances mandated by the Constitution of the United States. ... Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution specifies these cases. ... The United States is divided into 11 separate circuits. ... Constitution states, "all legislative powers herein granted, shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives."" ... The Senate (Upper House) is based upon equal representation among the states. ...

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In 1798, he returned to the United States as a hero for his part in the XYZ affair. ... However, they signed a treaty with the federal government ceding territory to the United States. ... The court ruling favored the United States. ... Marshall served as chief justice of the United States in 1801 to 1835. The cases he worked on, define many laws and the Constitution. ...

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The United Kingdom, which has a queen, is really a republic because the queen has virtually no political power. 4. ... Today, typically, the term "aristocracy" is used negatively to accuse a republic of being dominated by rich people, such as saying, "The United States has become an aristocracy." 5. ... 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. ... Definite The constitution must be definite. ...

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Constitution as some of the 5 main principles. ... Montesquieu states that "To prevent this abuse, it is necessary, from the very nature of things, that power should be a check to power." 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. Montesquieu states that "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty...." ...

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Some countries have democracies, such as the United States. ... Since the Unites States makes up around 99% of the countries that are democracies, there are many other systems of government in the world today that are different from the United States. ... There is no constitution in a libertarian society. ... Therefore, the constitution of the U.S. would be given to the command of one person. ...

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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639, was the first written constitution. 3. ... The Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, 1701, contained a constitution and bill of rights and offered a precedent and rationale for our national Constitution. 5. ... Confederal system: A system of government consisting of a league of independent states, grants specific powers to the central federal government. 3. ... Five constitutional roles of the President of the United States: 1. ... The Constitution: Contained in Article II 2. ...

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The following two forms of democracy will be discussed in this paper, the Parliamentary system in Canada and the Presidential system in the United States of America (USA). ... In Canada the Constitution provides for the executive government of and over Canada to be vested in the Queen. ... The Constitution in Canada is based on the British North America Act (BNA), 1867 which was renamed in 1982 to the Constitution Act of 1867. ... Independence from the United Kingdom was not the basis for developing the original system of government for Canada. ... In the United States the election dates are a...

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The Constitution grants the executive power to negotiate all treaties with other nations, but entrusts the Senate with the power to approve or reject them. ... There is a reason the president is given the title commander-in-chief, the framers of the constitution knew the most important decisions had to be made by one person elected by the people. ... He is the face the entire world thinks of when they think of the United States, not the Speaker of the House or Senate Majority Leader. ... If the United States did want to have a system where the congress was the most power body of government it ...

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Modern democracy have been influenced by many traditions and governments throughout time. Athens, a Greek city state, had a direct democracies where all citizens voted. Rome had a republic where people voted for others to represent them in government. However the Jews and Christians didn't have a go...

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Their Constitution was adopted on May 3, 1947. ... Japan has 47 prefectures that are not sovereign entities like the states in the U.S. are. ... "As the worlds second-largest industrial economy Japan is the United States" third-largest trading partner and its best market for aircraft, software, and agricultural products". ...

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