A trial by jury signifies one of the freedoms on which america was founded. ... Once trial by jury was established in England, AMerica's founding fathers knew this to be a fair and more impratial system of justice, as opposed to simply having a judge. ... Americans found their rights and freedoms so important that they wre willing to die for them. ... One can easily see that all the rights guaranteed in the Sixth Amendment are important for America's system of justice. ... Although a trial by jury dates back tot he 1200's Americas's founding fathers recognize the fa...

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How will these gun owners be found if they don't even have a home? ... The bad people will then be able to commit crimes more easily. ... How would our Founding Fathers feel if they knew we were changing the constitution? ...

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Congress also did not have the power to regulate trade, a possession recently acquired from Britain; and it was not one that was going to be given up easily. ... When deciding on matters of importance nine out of the thirteen states needed to approve it and every vote was needed in ratifying the Articles of Confederation, a feat that was not easily accomplished. ... "One ground of discontent in the army, and on which they found the opinion that justice is not intended to be done to them, is the delay in complying with their requests (for bonus and back pay)." ...

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The purpose for dividing power between the state and national level was so that tyranny and totality could be easily checked. ... Without explicitly defining each and every power assigned to the national and state governments, the Framer's found success in vagueness. ...

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The purpose for dividing power between the state and national level was so that tyranny and totality could be easily checked. ... Without explicitly defining each and every power assigned to the national and state governments, the Framer's found success in vagueness. ...

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I believe for something of such great proportion and meaning should be easily attainable, understood and explained. ... I found a very interesting site that provided me with very extensive information about the U.S. ... Then, from the information that I found, as far as who actually wrote the U.S. ... Some of the words, in order for me to get a clearer, but not necessarily a clear, interpretation of what it stated, I found myself having to consult a dictionary. ...

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The average Japanese lives to be around 80.9 years of age, easily the highest in the world. ... The country has been a monarchy since its founding in 660 B.C., however Japan's constitution was not signed until May 3, 1947 and it does not allow for nearly the freedoms as the Magna Carta or the U.S. ...

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Robyn Twitchell of Boston died at the age of two from an intestinal blockage that could have been easily fixed with one surgery. ... United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1878), the Supreme Court found that the federal law prohibiting polygamy was constitutional. ... We live in a country that prohibits private drug use, but protects parents who let their children die of easily preventable diseases and infections. ...

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Schlesinger found the essence of American politics was "in an enduring contest between the business class, conservative, and those who have sought to restrain its power, liberal. ... It is very plausible that a select group of men that, with so much control over America's economy could easily overtake America's government. ... Regretfully, the founding fathers essentially were all wealthy, white men who created a government in their image, but after more than two-hundred years the constitution has been amended only twenty seven times, and that deserves admiration. Even if the foun...

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These guns can have been constructed by criminals in high security penitentiaries, such as one in Marion, Illinois that was found by officials. ... They can be constructed from common materials that are easily found. ... One example given by the Gun Owners Foundation that I really agreed with and found true is that "The courts have stated that one cannot use his "freedom of speech" to yell "Fire" in a crowded theater. ...

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These strict constructionists, easily comparable to Thomas Jefferson's early Republican party, influenced an increase in the people's participation in the national government and the amount of voters dramatically increased. ... So in many cases, Jackson and other Jacksonian Democrats kept to the ideals that the political party was founded upon. ...

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When the founding fathers were organizing the framework of the United States Constitution in the late eighteenth century, the amount of power the national government would possess was an issue that came with much debate. ... For example, gun shows around the country serve as the largest marketplace for private sellers who can easily connect with customers looking to avoid detection. ...

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Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are clear violations of our Constitutional rights. In the United States of America, people have the right to free speech and education. Censorship is a violation of t...

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• Has Bibliography
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