The Constitution, if ratified, would put into place a bicameral congress containing both a House of Representatives and a Senate. ... Antifederalists in small states opposed this, believing that they were not being represented adequately. ... Senators were to be selected from a small number of individuals, elected by the state legislatures for terms lasting six years, and were to be eligible for reelection. ... Even in criminal cases, there was no guarantee that the trials would take place near the location of the crime, only in the state it was committed. ... Some had smaller complaints, but ...

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The micro level refers to districts, towns, counties and other small areas. ... Although this was a rather small area of land compared to today, there were still distinct areas that supported certain political ideas and political parties. ... This type of representation is tied very closely to place and space and focuses mainly on small areas such as districts, towns and boroughs. ... They have been able to make changes necessary to make our government meet our needs and to make our nation a better place to live and participate in politics....

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This convention took place in Philadelphia from May 14 – September 17, 1787.  ... According to Miss Bowen, the crucial issue was the large and small state dispute concerning membership in Congress that threatened dissolution of the convention until the compromise of an equality in the upper house and proportionality in the lower house was reached. ... While she correctly diagnoses the significance of the conflict between the large and small states, she underestimates the role of sectionalism in the convention. ... Another thing that I liked was how the author took each part of the proc...

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The Anti-Federalist and the Fight for States Rights and Small Government At the Constitutional Convention of 1787 a group of delegates, lead by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison proposed the adoption of a new system of government for the former English Colonies in the New World. ... They believed as Montesquieu did that democracy could only succeed in a small nearly homogeneous republic. ... Some inequalities indeed will take place. ... Small inequalities may be compensated."" ...

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The average House leader had been in office since the original Woodstock Art and Music Festival took place in New York. It is the leadership and the seniority system that places the oldest members in the positions of greatest power that poses the greatest danger to the operation of the House. ... There are indications that term limits increase settings that are favorable to smaller government. ... Thus limiting terms leads to limited government, or at least a smaller government than what would have been. ...

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This step, however small it may have seemed in regard to internal and external policy, or even if the reasons of the colonists for stating and enforcing their independence seem a small ideological progression from that of the British government, such policy and ideology was nevertheless strong enough to bring an end to British rule in the colonies and provide an ideological base for a new government. ... Eventually the example of central government set by the English, though initially renounced by many states and political figures (notably Jefferson) because it was the perceived incompetency a...

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To keep each branch from getting too powerful and becoming a monarchy, a system of checks and balances was put into place. ... This did not sit well with those of the states with a smaller population and in response conceived the New Jersey Plan which stated that each state be given the same number of representatives regardless of population to help support the smaller states from being silenced by the majority. ...

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Prisons are places to incarcerate offenders who in society posed a threat, committed a crime and were charged by the courts to serve time. ... However, if two religious groups are wanting the chapel at the same time the larger group by number of members is allowed the chapel, and the smaller group is allowed a smaller room. ...

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Angered by this new regulation by the federal government, the state of Maryland decided to place a tax on this National Bank in hopes of destroying it. ... The parties that best understand interstate commerce are the states in which this commerce is taking place. ... There is absolutely no reason for the federal government to come in and impose itself on a place that already has a set of effective rules and regulations. ... Gibbons, but instead a small conflict soon became a national decree by the Supreme Court, as they again ignored the Constitution and expanded the power of the federal gover...

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Early Proposals As early as 1846 formal discussion took place in the legislative council of New South Wales regarding moves to federation. ... The British parliament considered the Bill but it was feared by some of the smaller colonies such as South Australia and Tasmania as a move by larger colonies to dominate. ... Even these small steps were halted by inter-colonial jealousy and the Bill was ineffective. ...

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A superior power is not going to blackmail any smaller power overtly. They would not force a representative to trade their place in office for a law for a large district of people, there's just no reason to. ... The person who calls the meetings for congress is not going to call them to a place distant than usual, just to coerce them into acceptance of his measures. ... On top of that, the British king would not appoint anybody to take their place, leaving nobody to entertain the colonial needs. ...

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Although there would be abundant factions in a large nation, they would be feeble compared to those in small democracies. ... Every man, including those in power need to be supervised otherwise a government would not be essential in the first place. ... Madison observes, "In the extended republic of the United States, and among the great variety of interests, parties, and sects which it embraces, a coalition of a majority of the whole society could seldom take place on any other principles than those of justice and the general good - (Jacobson, 568). ...

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First, prosecution takes place. ... After the indictment is finalized the fifth part of the American Criminal Justice system takes place. ... The levels of courts go from small claims courts all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. ...

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One of the strengths of the American society has always been the welcoming of the poor and less fortunate from places all around the world to opportunities found only in America. ... In the small north coast city of Arcata, California, resolutions have been passed urging local law enforcement officials to refuse requests made upon them under the Patriot Act, when they believe requests are in violation of an individual's civil rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. ... Protest is not only occurring in densely populated places, but can even be found in many letters to the editor writte...

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What made it a civic obligation for citizens to have to bear arms to defend themselves was that they lived in small rural communities. ... The Revolutionary war had taken a toll on the American economy and had cause the American government to place heavier tax on the people. ... In the early 19th century it could be said that the United States was awakened by the events that took place and did what they thought was best in order to reduce the violence in the country. ...

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The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution says: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.... The police observed unusual foot traffic at the homes and saw people arriving empty handed and leaving after a short time while carrying lots of small paper bags. ...

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Some of these were protested in small groups and other such as Worcester, which had over 5000 people, were done by Shays" men on a much larger scale.10 Word of a rebellion spend quickly through the state as well as the country. ... The resulting union of American leaders originated at least in part from the domestic upheavals taking place in 1786 and 1787. ...

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This is because the culture in Western Europe places the importance of education very high in their government's priorities and every citizen is given the opportunity and is pushed to further develop their education in college. ... For a very small percentage of Americans the cost of all college expenses is affordable and can be easily funded by their parent's salary, much like in Western Europe. ...

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The lower house consisted of smaller landowners. ... " Not only did the Pennsylvanian Charters put in place a modern way of governing by creating a bicameral parliament by and for the people based on the Frames, but they were also pioneers in giving the colonists freedom and rights at many different levels. ...

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The bible holds a special place historically in our nation. ... Most students that attend school in a small community may not know that this type of activity is illegal today, according to most school board policies. ...

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In this case, we are talking about one of the superpowers of the world, the biggest government with a spotlight on it, where the President of the United States is the most famous person around the world, even considered a celebrity in some places. ... This and many other cases occur, for example when another college student posted a tweet commenting about his Islam Studies class, the state police went to his school and made him a small interview and investigations in order to keep everything under control. ...

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In it, the idea that punishments ought to fit the crime was codified in the following words - "A free man shall not be [fined] for a small offense unless according to the measure of the offense, and for a great offense he shall be [fined] according to the greatness of the offense." ... The advocates of Prohibition felt that alcoholism was a problem in America that couldn't be cured unless enforcement was put in place by the government. ...

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Aristotle's Political Ideal "It is not Fortune's power to make a city good; that is a matter of scientific planning and deliberative policy."" Aristotle, along with most of the prominent thinkers of his time, theorized upon what the Ideal Political State would be and through what means it could b...

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There are two different types of drones the United States possesses: smaller drones are predominantly used to carry out surveillance missions and large drones are used to carry hellfire missiles and conduct strikes. ...

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