Don't Let Flag Burning Burn our Constitution The American flag is not just a piece of material or a collage of fabric. ... In the history of our nation we have seen incidents of abuse towards our flag and it is this factor that has brought up the question: should this symbol of expression be protected by our first amendment rights? ... We should remember the constitution and show that burning the flag cannot be ruled unconstitutional because it stands for the basic constitutional rights of the people--to create true democracy. ... We need to make sure that we as citizens really work...

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The right to vote has been a recurring theme in American history. ... Constitution was written in 1787, it gave the states the authority to define the right to vote. ... This may seem like a great achievement for our nation; not only do we enjoy all of the freedoms that our constitution states, but we have a voice in our government as well. ... As states broadened their electorates by abandoning their original property, tax payment and religion requirements, many added explicitly racialist definitions of the right to vote in their state constitution. For example, in 1858 Oregon Constitut...

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Constitution as some of the 5 main principles. ... A subtle principle in Spirit of the Laws but very important idea in the U.S Constitution is the process of checks and balances. ... 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. ... To me the Framers picked a good source of information to shape our country and Constitution. ...

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However, over the course of American history, the shape of American democracy and how it was defined has greatly evolved. In the early part of American history, I believe that the government was a democracy. ... Many Anti-Federalists agreed that the Constitution was a class-based document. ... The government of America is also set up for massive changes, such as those made to the Constitution. There have been 27 amendments since the Constitution was ratified. ...

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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. ... Some constitutions have been marred by the inclusion of pure regulation. 3. Definite The constitution must be definite. ... Civil war and the disruption of the state may conceivably follow from ambiguous expressions in a constitution....

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Anti-Federalists During the time of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, two camps of political thought emerged. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... History had taught the Federalists that certain people would not be willing to set aside personal interests to dedicate themselves to the common good. ... The Federalists were in full support of the Constitution and they wrote series of essays...

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Anti-Federalists During the time of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, two camps of political thought emerged. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... History had taught the Federalists that certain people would not be willing to set aside personal interests to dedicate themselves to the common good. ... The Federalists were in full support of the Constitution and they wrote series of essays...

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Introduction Fundamental Rights is a charter of rights contained in the Constitution of India. ... Task of developing a constitution for the nation was undertaken by the Constituent Assembly of India, composing of elected representatives. ... A notable development during that period having significant effect on the Indian constitution took place on 10 December 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and called upon all member states to adopt these rights in their respective constitutions. The fundamental rights were included in t...

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Many U.S. citizens claim that the time has come to change our constitution in order to keep up with changing times. ... But at this point in time our constitution is under siege. ... Our constitution has only been amended twenty-seven times. ... The Bill of Rights, women's right to vote and the abolition of slavery have only served to further the constitution's original premises. ... The right to bear arms was added into our constitution to protect our country from tyranny. ...

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Many U.S. citizens claim that the time has come to change our constitution in order to keep up with changing times. ... But at this point in time our constitution is under siege. ... Our constitution has only been amended twenty-seven times. ... The Bill of Rights, women's right to vote and the abolition of slavery have only served to further the constitution's original premises. ... The right to bear arms was added into our constitution to protect our country from tyranny. ...

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Many U.S. citizens claim that the time has come to change our constitution in order to keep up with changing times. ... But at this point in time our constitution is under siege. ... Our constitution has only been amended twenty-seven times. ... The Bill of Rights, women's right to vote and the abolition of slavery have only served to further the constitution's original premises. ... The right to bear arms was added into our constitution to protect our country from tyranny. ...

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The French Revolution was a period of significant social and political changes in French history which had major impact on the political, social and cultural developments not only in France and Western Europe. ... This essay will argue that the French Revolution is the "dawn of the modern era" and that it inaugurated a new, modern period in Western history in France, Europe and other Westernized countries worldwide. ... Separation of Government and Religion In 1791, the National Assembly brought forward a new constitution. ... Under the new constitution, the old distinctions between the c...

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The American Revolution A History In this concisely drawn book that covers the colonial period from 1763 to 1790, the author attempts to explain the bases of the American Revolution. ... Another thing is the timeline gets confusing on the dates such as the debate over independence and the debate over the Constitution. The authors writing style was very easy to read and follow, this book is divided into seven chapters, Origins, American Resistance, Revolution, Constitution-making and War, Republicanism, Republican Society, The Federal Constitution. ... The book is more like a bibliograp...

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These changes and the event as a whole have been classified as one of the most important events in the history of Europe. ... The revolution in France introduced the experimentation with such policies and structures like representative democracy, numerous bills of rights and constitutions, as well as equality among citizens. ... Here they swore not to break up until France had a constitution. ... This was achieved through the establishment of a constitution and electing assemblies and parliaments. ... The revolution spawned the National Assembly, which would be remembered throughout histo...

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Absolute Monarchy - a government headed by a hereditary ruler whose power is limited by a constitution and shared with a representative assembly, such as parliament. Constitutional Monarchy - a government headed by a hereditary ruler whose power is limited by a constitution and shared with a representative assembly such as parliament. ... Constitutional Republic - a republic in which the people and their representatives are limited by a constitution. ... Chappie James - The first black American in the history of the US armed forces to achieve the rank of four-star general. ...

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Recent work suggests that the people who fought in it hoped that it would be, and many of the state constitutions that emerged in the aftermath of the conflict, especially in Pennsylvania, reflected highly democratic tendencies for the time allowing all white males, and a few free blacks to vote. But the aftermath of the Revolution turned away from these principles, as new constitutions were written that were aimed more at preserving property and by extension, political power of elites than anything approaching democracy. ... The entire premise of Gordon Wood's history of the American Rev...

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What changes could be made to the constitution for a republic and some examples of the powers the head of state would hold. ... Some changes would have to be made to make Australia a republic , things like the head of state's power has to be defined, in some ways the laws and constitution have to be changed to accomodate the change to a republic for things like the power to dissolve parlament and the prime ministers power to expel the president under special circumstances. ... In the first He Will Have Full Political And Democratic Power having his hand in all goings on in the gov...

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Outside of a common identity based in a shared history, America is a nation held together by government. ... Most importantly the noted difficulty of amending the Constitution, which is the only way to permanently institutionalize a change to this process. ... This would have the desirable democratizing effect without the burden of amending the constitution thanks to the fact that the apportioning of these votes is left to the States. ... This is because more candidates marginalize anyone's chance of reaching 270, and inevitably lead to a lot of President's being chosen by Congress ...

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During the first four years of demcratic rule in Germany, the new Weimar Republic faced many problems and opposition, as the people of Germany were beginning to come to terms with one of the greatest political changes in their history. When the constitution for the new Weimar Government first became effective in August 1919, there were already critics of it's content. This caused immediate problems for the Republic - not only did the criticism highlight flaws in their constitution, but primarily signalled a relationship with some of the public that was poor from the start. ...

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Throughout history there have been many great philosophers. ... Essentially, the ideas of Locke are the same as the whole idea of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. ... Locke was basically putting his life on the line when he wrote his book because it was written at a tumultuous time in European history when monarchy was prevalent. ...

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It's the citizens job to locate the problem and take actions towards the government making it clear to them that the rights of the constitution are at risk. ... " His ideas that were arranged in the 18th century are now key parts in today's constitution. ... The course of history has taught us that governments lead by one man have ended in disaster. ...

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During his reign, Solon re-wrote Dracos Law Code and turned it into the constitution. The constitution created set laws which any stable democracy needs. ... Considering the fact that other leaders in history have had to deal with events such as war and an economic downfall, and still, monumentally improve their nation. ...

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At least this is what all of the textbooks tend to tell eager students thirsty for knowledge about the history of their wonderful country. ... In all truthfulness the constitution cleverly avoids any subject that would interfere with equality and individuality. ... Furthermore, when said freedom is not granted to those who dreamt of it most because of sneaky clauses in the Constitution, it can be said that no significant changes ever took place. ...

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This does not necessarily constitute that his views was a departure from the Constitution. ... First part of speech is presented with the history of progressivism. ... America has a history of government confronting the problems of the country that individuals has caused the government in FDR's eyes is a "privilege". ... They also argued that political rights are founded on history and traditions. ...

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Social justice and democracy are two of the most discussed and argued concepts of political science, sociology, and philosophy. Democracy as we know of it today was not completely established until the 17th and 18th centuries during the Age of Enlightenment. During this time the Declaration of Indep...

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