It was not easy at the start but the Constitution is still standing today. It is very hard to change the Constitution by adding or removing amendments. ... The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. ... All my teachers always told us how important the Constitution was. ... I have learned to respect my country, the Constitution, and all the history. ...
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...
The "Free Exercise" Clause of the United States Constitution The Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution of the United States of America states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." ... This raises an interesting question: when in history should the Federal Government step in and protect the rights of others who may not share their religious views? ...
The Constitution was written as the basic rights of our land. ... James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wrote the Constitution's Bill of Rights. The United States Constitution has a preamble, 27 amendments, and 7 articles. ... Many people were worried about the Constitution when it was first introduced. ... "The Constitution was the first document in all of history to limit the powers of the government."" ...
Although books such as these are considered timeless novels and remain in the history of literature forever, they also remain banned in some areas that find them unfit to be read by students. Books should not be banned due to the first amendment of the Constitution granting freedom of speech and press, it can be a hindrance to the learning process in schools, the endless valuable information that books contain, and the inspiration books can be to people. When the founding fathers wrote the Constitution, they included a very important list of rights that belong to every citizen of the United ...
As many people are aware the constitution, which is base of all free speech, gives people the power to exercise their ideas. ... Any negative or controversial speech against any of these is protected by the constitution. ... The freedom of speech stems throughout all of history. ... The constitution was worded so that any speech is a form of free speech and self expression. ... People were given the right to speak freely and are able to do so under the constitution. ...
However, the phrase, "separation of church and state," is not found anywhere in the Constitution. ... In actuality it is the First Amendment to the Constitution which establishes the basis of the relationship between church and government. ... "Justice Hugo Black construed the First Amendment in a more restrictive fashion, giving an absolute definition of the First Amendment Establishment Clause which went well beyond the original intent of the framers of the United States Constitution and paved the way for future cases that would further restrict religious expression in American public life...
How clear is it if the Pledge to Allegiance is about God or about the Nations principals and constitution? ... Those who took the time to read the decision can also have discovered that controversy about the Pledge has a long history, and that prohibiting school systems from coercing children to recite the Pledge is not some wacky new idea of a few far out California justices or of any other justices around the nation. In fact, compelling students to recite the Pledge was held to be a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution in 1943, eleven years prior to the act of Congress that i...
Writing in agreement to this argument except in dissent of the courts final decision, Justices Rehnquist, White, and O"Conner recall Holmes" aphorism "a page of history is worth a volume of logic". ... For instance, Stevens reiterates that our history demonstrates that the ideas we fight for in protecting the national unity of our nation were worthy of cause, and then, equally worthy of protection from desecration is the symbol in which we carried throughout these battles. ... Agreeing with the majority opinion of the court Kennedy wrote a concurring opinion in which he stated that he believ...
Constitution) This list is extremely comprehensive. ... Constitution. ... The need is real and the value can be readily seen throughout history, in the evolution seen in the diverse populations we see in today's society and business. ...
According to Ackerman's analysis of the US constitution, history has had many faults in its recording especially the latitude of the Federal Convention provided in 1787 and later on during the Reconstruction period. The authority developed the Constitution to end the people's resentment and to assure them of their sovereign will in the social strata. ...
The restriction of books leads to the loss of knowledge and history of the world prior to the control. ... (Bradbury 38) "The legal history of media censorship is abundant. ... As Fire Captain Beatty says, "Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal. ... Constitution) However, many books have been censored in the past years in certain public libraries and schools because they had conflicting viewpoints, or they had a hidden message that children might catch on to. ...
In the past eleven years, an amendment to our constitution has five times been proposed and five times been rejected. ... Approximately two hundred incidences of flag desecration in the United States have been reported in U.S. history (1). ...
