As a result, a fair trial of the accused was a right given to the citizens along with other equities that the framers instilled in every other facet of this country's government. ... Should legal counsel be provided by the government if the accused lacks the funds to assemble a counsel for his defense? Or, on the other hand, does this amendment set the responsibility of assembling a defensive counsel on the accused even if he or she lacks the funds to do so? ... With the precedent set by the ruling of Brady v. ... Governments, both state and federal, quite properly...

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This gives the defendant a set punishment, which is usually to good to pass up. ... Criminal justice would set a whole new standard. ... If we had set standards then there might be fewer people committing crimes for fear of the court. ... In all these laws just as in plea-bargaining, the government violates the rights of its citizens by bending laws. The governments should not be allowed to bend laws whenever they happen to not be convenient. ...

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This in a essence highlights that there is no rule of law, or governmental authority to take charge of the states affairs. ... According to Locke, people would act freely without being restrained by any set up rules or laws that would curtail their freedom and happiness. ... The government wields limited power, which can be changed anytime by those who established them. ... This leads to his argument that "any form of government however worse it may be is better off than no government at all." ... How John Locke and Thomas Hobbes view the term "social contract" or government. ...

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"All government in essence," says Emerson, "is tyranny [Gol14]." ... But who is the government but a serving system to execute people's will? "The keynote of government is injustice," states Goldman. ... " Even Thoreau wasn't completely an activist against slavery, he intended to stay in jail and set an example to his community. ... " How did the government act toward the protestor's behavior? ...

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To ensure that citizens were supplied with the information they requested from government agencies, the Privacy Act "set a limit on the time a federal agency had to respond to a request for files" (Hoobler 51). This was a crucial step in assuring that Americans were given the opportunity to know exactly what records government agencies had about them. ... Most Americans are aware that the government holds records on them but few realize how many records the government has and exactly what information those records contain. ... Although some of this information may be necessary in calculatin...

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This brings up another point, which would concern the U.S government, especially our legislative branch. ... The United Kingdom has established a publicly funded medical research council, which already sets up fast track grants to attract international academics. ... Although nothing is set in stone yet at the federal level, this just complicates things even further. ... At the present time there are five states that have set forth civil penalties and a significant fine that would discourage anyone to use the cloning technology. ... With the exception of Missouri, all states with huma...

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It means that judges must rely on the principle set out in prior cases on similar issue and thus, it can be said that the component of common law comes from judges. ... From above-mentioned statement, it can be assumed that common law is a type of legal system that pays importance to judicial precedent set by judges and court cases, known as case law, rather than legislature. ... Federalism is the splitting of powers between the regional governments and the central government. Through the federal system of governance, both the national government and the states exercise autonomous powers withi...

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In short, it stipulates the structures and powers of government and between government and the citizen" (Jones et al. 1994, 279). ... In contrast to this the British constitution is not written in a single document, however it does have a constitution in the sense of a set of rules, customs and understandings which, empower and limit the government. The British political authorities have never in modern times faced a crisis that forced them to think the constitution through to first principles and to set these down, therefore the British constitution was never invented or designed but just ...

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Government in Locke's society would not be legitimate without the power of the people. The government's main job is to serve and protect the people in society. ... There is a code or social contract in place in Locke's society that is set for everybody to follow regardless of who you are. ... All this put together allows for a more free society and limited government. ... In Locke's society the government has no sovereignty of it's own; therefore, if society and the members feel as if the government is impeding their individual rights and moral code, they have the abil...

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The UK Government ratified the Convention in December 1991. ... The expression "rights" must be treated with some caution, since many of the aspirations for children set out in the UN Convention could arguably never be enforced as legal rights by individual children in courts. ... In broad terms the UK government is legally bound to follow policies which are in conformity with the general and specific obligations set forth in the UN Convention. ... What is interesting is that the Convention is presented to the world, not as a declaration of intent by the governments of the different countri...

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At a point when the Democrats defeated the Republicans, it elevated the collective rights, which set the terms for constitutional debate over the issue for centuries to come. ... Samuel Adams included a set of principles that played an important role in the American Constitution. ... The government of Massachusetts organized an army to shut down the rebellion. ... National Government could solve the external problems, and the State Government could solve the interior problems. ... This led to the government passing a heavy tax on prohibited weapons. ...

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(2) Defining Constitutionalism We will employ Fred Ridley's (1988: p. 317) broad definition of a constitution as: ...the whole system of government of a country, the collection of rules, written and unwritten, which regulate the government'. ... It has four key features: (1) It establishes, or constitutes, the system of government, hence it is prior to the system of government, rules cannot be derived from that system; (2) it involves an authority outside and above the order it establishes - the notion of constituent power' - this power in a liberal ...

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Henry David Thoreau wrote an essay entitled "Civil Disobedience" in which he explained his reasons for not paying taxes to a government fighting an unjust war. ... I believe that Luther and Thoreau are right in the ways in which they rebel against a government that is upholding unjust laws and making unjust decision. ... In the Bible it says that we must obey the laws of the land, unless those laws go against the laws that God has set before us. ... As a Christian, these points hit home the most for me because it shows how people from the Bible, as well as early Christians also civilly diso...

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Therefore the machinery of the federal government had to be involved in creating change in the area of civil rights. ... Over and over, the State of Mississippi would make the case that the federal government had no say in the issue of civil rights for its black citizens. ... And as for Governor Barnett, he wanted to keep his power from being breached upon by the federal government. "Barnett for states' rights as set forth in the Mississippi Constitution. ... He knew that without the federal government backing him, he would not have a chance at succeeding in his attempt to enroll as a stu...

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In order to develop a successful government, the Framers developed our three branch system. ... The citizens should be able to trust our government to follow the constitution. ... This holds true for our government as well. ... The "liberty " that Montesquieu depicts is an important component to our government. ... The rulings that are made during this time are set to protect the majority of citizens and not allow them to "panic. " Overall, I understand the hardships that the judiciary faces, especially during the time of war. ...

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In reality, the law gave the US government new powers to monitor and spy on communications, detains immigrants indefinitely, and access financial records. ... While the US government utilized the Patriot Act since its passage in 2001, it was not until December of 2005 when the New York Times reported that "the government monitored international telephone calls and international email messages of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people inside the United States without warrants" (Pro Publica, "Warrentless Wiretapping Revealed"). ... Yet despite the increasing public angst ab...

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This would prevent the government from cutting back on its accountabilities and responsibilities through the privatisation of national firms such as the transport services. ... The government can alter an unwritten constitution very easily by simply passing an act, suggesting (in theory) a dictatorship and a lack of democracy. ... Constitutional conventions are "practices relating to the exercise of their functions by the crown, the government, parliament and the judiciary" 1. ... There is nothing that could actually prevent the move to a written constitution, however the "conversion" to a ...

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The United States government was founded with the negative goal of preventing tyranny. ... What are the functions and procedures of each branch of government with regards to the law? ... This complex issue can be boiled down to the question "who gives the government its power?" ... Lastly, the Government Corporations are businesses whose functions are to provide governmental services, such as the mail. ... 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 constitution. ...

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John Locke, like many before him, had an idea of how government and society should run. ... This is a direct violation because he has already set the premise that each person is the owner of himself, and if someone else were to own another it would violate this premise. ... Locke does however believe that if one, " that hath any possessions, or enjoyment, of any part of the dominions of any government, doth thereby give his tacit consent, and is as far forth obliged to obedience to the laws to that government"(p. 53). ... Along with the protection of property to make government legitimate ther...

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In essence, "background checks would only cause tedious paperwork for those individuals who do not have their mind set on murdering children " (Alyse), and would have no effect on criminals who get their weapons through black markets anyways. ... Even if the government wanted to, they cannot control the guns already present in our nation, and there is no way they could possibly control guns that make their way past the system into those hands who want them. ... At first we are overcome with sorrow, but then frustration sets in and society begins to divide "to blame the things we have alway...

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Most government officials believe that and to keep it illegal would stop all sorts of problems the effects of the drugs could have on our nation. ... Decriminalizing cannabis can save governments boatloads of money though reduction of processing and incarceration. ... The sale of marijuana in these states is a huge part of their local economy now and due to very heavy taxation the government is making tens of millions of dollars. ... Virginia is one of the most important states in America when it comes to government, due to its proximity to the nation's capital and that is one of the orig...

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If sanctioned, prostitution will become economically lucrative for the governments involved. ... If brothels and prostitutes were to be taxed like any other place of business, millions of extra revenue dollars would become available to the Canadian government, for it to spend as it sees fit. ... Beginning with Prussia in 1700, most continental European governments shifted their tactics from suppression of prostitution and sexually transmitted disease to control through a system of compulsory registration, licensed brothels, and medical inspection of prostitutes. ... Wade were referring ...

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A set process that involves input from both the Crown, representing the State, and the Defence, selects a criminal jury. ... Judges are appointed by the government of the day. ... The Police, the Director of Public Prosecutions or some other government body prosecutes these matters. ... Murder case Arsonist Robert long was sentenced to life imprisonment (minimum of 20 years) after he set ablaze the palace backpacker hostel. ...

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The state of California passed their law just last year and shows that this is still an issue being discussed by state governments in current times. ... Many of those whom oppose these laws do not know the countless precautions set into place which would prevent both foul play and abuse of the proposed laws. ... To be able to set yourself and your family free of the suffering in all forums, is something every American should have the option to do in the face of fatal illness. ... These statistics are all coming directly from the Oregon government, as they have done an excellent job in recordi...

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Although the absence of a codified constitution raises questions as to what institution of the government has the ultimate power, the various coexisting institutions of the United Kingdom undertake the responsibility of governance while Parliament is the law making body. ... The debate about this kind of governmental system has always raised the question about what ought to be and what in fact is the ultimate controlling institution in the British political system. ... This concept is defined as a structure where the government is divided into legislative, executive and judicial bodies. These ...

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