Defense and the Constitution From its origin, the United States has distinguished themselves from other nations. ... They accomplished this foal by writing one of the most beautiful documents in mankind's history, the Constitution of the United States. ... This perception had proven to be an obstacle to the ratification of the Constitution. Those who favored the adoption of the Constitution had come up with a remedy. ... The Constitution of the United also gave powers to the states. ...

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Instead, they wrote the United States Constitution, an entirely new plan of government. ... The Federalists were supporters of the Constitution. ... They defended the Constitution as vital to the nation's survival. ... They feared the Constitution did not protect individual rights and freedoms sufficiently. ... And the rest as they say .is history. ...

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According to the Encyclopedia of Social History, the exact origins of the expectation and longing of individual privacy are unclear but key factors include the "waning power of community and, later, the reformation of family as a collection of individuals" (580). ... People who oppose more laws protecting the privacy of individuals most often turn to the Constitution for support of their opinion. They point out "privacy is not specifically safeguarded by the Bill of Rights or any other part of the Constitution" (Gottfried 9). Because it is not specifically mentioned in our country's co...

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He stated in the preface of the first publication that he wanted to encourage others, "to turn away from barren "political" history to a study of the real economic forces which condition great movements in politics." ... The final economic force that spurred a movement for a new constitution involved the need for unified capital. ... This was a hassle and one that the constitution hoped to fix. ... Merchants and businessmen were for the constitution because they wanted protection from international competition. ... One supporter of the Constitution that Beard specifically mentions is Govern...

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Chief Justice Marshall's ideals are set forth in the given quote as he explains the reasoning and need for vagueness in the Constitution (and therefore federalism). ... History has shown that the court turns to one of two definitions concerning federalism: 1) Dual Federalism; or 2) Cooperative Federalism. ... Chief Justice John Marshall, in writing the Supreme Court's unanimous decision, acknowledged that the national government was limited to powers enumerated in the Constitution, but stated that Article I also allowed the national government to pass such laws "necessary and prope...

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In the most important judicial decision in U.S. history, the Supreme Court empowered itself to be the final authority on the legality of government activity. ... Marshall replies, "We'll see what the Constitution has to say about that. ... Second, Congress is bound to act under explicit or implied powers of the Constitution. ... The court held that Maryland violated the Constitution by taxing the bank, and therefore voided that tax. ... As a result, the use of the constitution as a back drops to uphold interest. ...

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Initially when the constitution was drafted, the anti federalists opposed it on the grounds that it gave too much power to the national government. ... Early in American history, local governments and the states had most of it. ... In general, a state can do anything that is not prohibited by the constitution or preempted by federal policy and that is consistent with its own constitution. ... State constitutions are far more detailed and confer more rights than the federal ones. For example, state constitutions are more progressive on abortion rights, employment discrimination etc. than federa...

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Their places in history are merely separated by the presidency of William Howard Taft, but they still share many of the ideals of the Progressive era. ... Theodore Roosevelt always respected the Constitution and those who wrote it, but he also recognized that times had to change and that the American government had to adapt in order to stay relevant and effective. ... Their massive roles in American government and the Progressive era will not be forgotten in history....

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The history of the case started in April 1996 when the Line Veto Act was enacted in to the Constitution and became effective on January 1st, 1997. ... In a majority opinion written by Justice Member John Paul Stevens (one of the majority voters), the court ruled that because the Act allowed the President to amend/repeal parts of an Act using line-item cancellation, it violated the Presentment Clause of the Constitution. ... The Line-Item Veto Act was an act that did violate clauses that were put into the constitution. ...

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At the time the Constitution was written, education wasn't considered a function of local government. Amendment 10 states that, "the powers not delegated to the United Sates by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people, " in other words, anything not specified in the United States Constitution is jurisdiction of the States. ... This push on math and science is a milestone in the history of the United States. ... Unfortunately, liberals in the House of Representatives have blocked the attempts to enforce the Constitution...

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What Saul Cornell introduces is the idea that the constitution's real interpretation of the amendment was neither and individual right of self – defense or a collective right of the state but a right for citizens to bear arm for until their legal obligation was met. ... In the debate of gun control there have been many terrors on American soil throughout the course of history that have implemented the idea in the minds of the American people that unless regulated under government supervision an armed man can do nothing but commit treachery and evil. ... Shay's rebellion is seen...

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We start with Article II of the United States Constitution, which outlines the powers and duties of the Executive. ... A wartime president deemed that a certain group of citizens, in this case citizens around the DC area, an imminent enough danger to suspend certain rights applied by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ... Justice Owen Roberts wrote in his dissent that this "is the case of convicting a citizen as a punishment for not submitting to imprisonment in a concentration camp, based on his ancestry, and solely because of his ancestry, without evidence or inquiry...

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For the first 125 years of American history under its new Constitution, citizen representatives in Congress and in the White House governed us. ... The Constitution requires a national census every ten years. ... With 40% of legislator freshmen, half the legislature's leaders are women and the first female House Speaker in history was elected in 1996. ...

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According to a Gallup poll conducted in 2013 only 16% of Americans polled were in favor of the job congress is doing, the lowest in American history. ... Faith is an important part of this country's history and an important part of our leaders. ... But as an elected representative it is important to remember that upholding the constitution trumps religion and beliefs every time in the government. ...

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Unfortunately both the Patriot Act and the Homeland Security Act by way of linguistics arbitrarily negates the American constitution. ... " This is because Surveillance changes history. ... A good example of surveillance changing history is Watergate. ... Researching your representative and knowing about their history can create a connection. ...

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American children are taught in schools that anyone can be elected to Congress, so long as they meet the qualifications of the Constitution. ... All of the above groups have a unique history in struggling for greater representation. We now examine some of those histories in trying to answer why America's Congress does not look like America's people. ... Each minority group seeking equal representation has had a history of struggle. ... Blacks were disenfranchised by the provisions of new state constitutions (such as those adopted by Mississippi in 1890 and by South Carolina and Lou...

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Looking at the political career of President Wilson, we can see how in his book ''A History of the American People'' reflects his opinion. ... This change of attitude was not easy, since it had to deal with those who still continue to discuss their opinions on A History of the American People. ... Gezea Kende told Wilson that many Hungarians considered him an enemy, referring to passages from A history of an American People, what Wilson said,'' I believe in the responsible restrictions of immigration, but not in any restrictions which will exclude from the countr...

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" Three issues are emerging from this unconstitutional abuse of power: an abuse in American's privacy, an inequality on how check and balances are distributed, how the rule of law is broken meaning that the Constitution is not being followed either, and how the abuse of power by a President can ruin years of progress in a country's democracy. ... They are doing surveillance types surprisingly unprecedented in human's history. ...

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