Before taking this class, it was my understanding that our Constitution was an extremely influential document still used today and often cited the Constitution as a basis for rights of the people. Like many others, I use the "Constitution" as a protection of rights etc., but have never really read the Constitution. ... Howard Zinn also pointed out that some of the most impactful changes in history came about due to social uprising and not the Constitution. Because at the end of the day, the Constitution is just a piece of paper. Really understanding the Constitution has helped me in ...

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We have learned that the United States has operated under two constitutions. ... The first document was The Articles of Confederation started in March of 1781, which was replaced by The Constitution in June of 1788. ... The Constitution would establish a stronger government and allow the states to have a more even approach to making changes to laws. ... Through the history of the United States of America we have seen that the first constitution was a good stepping stone for the current constitution. ... However under the Constitution there was a solid Congress set up including a two sid...

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In this paper I will provide you with a thorough analysis of these above rights and give some history of the 6th Amendment. ... According to the dictionary, The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. While federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights, because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government, the Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty. ... Without t...

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Furthermore these advocates, who believe the Constitution to be the establishing document of the nation, support their claim with the fact that the Constitution formed the democracy under which our country operates and conclude that any document preceding it has no legal effect. ... "[Our country's] birth is unique, not only in the immensity of its later impact on the course of world history and the growth of democracy, but also because so many of the threads in our national history run back through time to come together in one place, in one time, and in one document: the Declaration of ...

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Should the Flag Follow the Constitution I think before you, the American public, can come to a conclusion on the matter of "Should the Flag Follow the Constitution," you have to look at the constitution at every angle. ... First, let's start with the constitution. ... At this time in our history the original authors of the Constitution did not think that our American society would be as complex and as multicultural as it is. ... I think the flag should follow the Constitution. ... The Constitution makes us, and the flag represents us. ...

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According to the Encyclopedia of Social History, the exact origins of the expectation and longing of individual privacy are unclear but key factors include the "waning power of community and, later, the reformation of family as a collection of individuals" (580). ... People who oppose more laws protecting the privacy of individuals most often turn to the Constitution for support of their opinion. They point out "privacy is not specifically safeguarded by the Bill of Rights or any other part of the Constitution" (Gottfried 9). Because it is not specifically mentioned in our country's co...

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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? ...

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The gay population is faced with America's rule of recognition, the constitution, denying them the right of marriage. The U.S. wishes to maintain their stance against gay marriage based on history and to protect their rule of recognition from fallibility. If disallowed, the constitution is in danger of appearing to be protective only of its own will as opposed to the welfare of the people. ... The current governing power and the willingness of citizens to abide by the constitution, these regularities, are what give the constitution its strength. Foreign intermixture and possible future...

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The Magna Carta definitely influenced the Constitution of the United States. ... The Magna Carta displays some powers for women, which is very important in the history of democracy. ... This does not reflect the history of democracy. ... The Magna Carta really influenced our country in the Constitution. ... The Magna Carta presented democratic ideals and was more important for the history of democracy....

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Both countries political and legal systems are heavily influenced through their history and development in society to form a national identity. ... After the Cultural Revolution the national peoples congress developed a new state constitution. ... In china the constitution states: The state upholds the uniformity and dignity of the socialist legal system No organization or individual may enjoy the privilege of being above the Constitution and the law. ... All acts in violation of the Constitution and the law must be looked into. No law or administrative or local rules and regulat...

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Madison resulted in a landmark decision in the history of the Supreme Court. The court's ruling established the power of judicial review, declared that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land, and that the Supreme Court has the final authority on interpreting the Constitution (Urofsky, par. 4). ... It also made the Constitution the supreme law of the land. ... To support his claim, Marshall focused on the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the Constitution which declares that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Only statutes and laws made in pursuit of upholding ...

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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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The court, which is over two centuries old, has a deep history which has helped to shape it into the grand institution that it has become. ... Marshall, in deciding the case had to weigh the constitution against law made by congress. ... His decision was made as to weigh the constitution more than the congress-made law. In doing this he made sure to protect the individual freedoms that are guaranteed by the constitution by making the precedent that the constitution was always more powerful than the legislative made law. ... The Supreme Court is the "guardian of the Constitution" and the Consti...

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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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Swaziland Throughout history, neighboring and distant societies have made attempts to spread their ideas into Swaziland. ... For example, he has allowed elections for members of Parliament, and has recently released a new constitution to Swaziland. ... The new constitution reinforces the authoritarian rule of the King, giving few civil rights to the people. ... King Mswati III's predecessor, King Sobhuza II, abolished the first constitution of Swaziland that was instated when Swaziland became a British protectorate. He repelled the constitution under the defense that the Constituti...

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Common law is the product of the community rooted in history that follows the tradition and practices of the precedent. ... The legal system and the constitution of the United States, individuals are subject to jail time and fines for violation of the law. In the legal system of the United States of America, the constitution structures the limits between state and federal laws. ... The constitution of the United States entrusts specific powers that are enumerated to the central government. According to Article VI, the constitution affirms the laws of the central government deriving from the co...

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In order to completely understand how valuable this freedom is, on emust understand the history of trial by jury, the importance of trial by jury to America's founding fathers, and the reference toa trial by jury in the sixth amendment in the constitution. The history of trial by jury goes back to the 1200's when kind Henry II of england has appointed groups of men called juries for each district. ... Trial by jury is so important that the framers of the constitution added it in the Bill of Rights. ...

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We have lived under the United States Constitution for more than 200 years and women still struggle for equal rights. ... Although history has taught us that it will not be an easy task, we just have to prepare ourselves and our people to understand the true meaning of our constitutional equality right. ... ERA's main ideal is that the female group of this country deserves equality in everything, including in our own constitution. ... Through the history of the ERA and how it has evolved, we see that by the passing of the years more and more people understand the need for equality. ...

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Many people are not familiar how Constitutions are interpreted to justify our current laws. ... The Eighth Amendment is in the Constitution that was modified shortly after American Revolution. ... Then we need to understand why the framers of constitution consist this term in this Amendment. ... Therefore, I think although the framers of the Constitution wasn't intended to be against capital punishment, it doesn't mean capital punishment is automatically justified in the Constitution. There has always been movement going on which aim to abolish death penalty in the United Sta...

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Book III.1-13: city and citizen: definitions, good man vs. good citizen, classification of constitutions, conceptions of political justice Books III.14- IV: types of constitutions: kingship, aristocracy, democracy, oligarchy, constitutional government, tyranny; the best constitution (a) for most human beings, (b) relative to specified conditions ". . . we will perhaps grasp better what sort of political system is best. . ." Book V: the causes of the destruction and preservation of constitutions "Then let us study the collected political systems, to see from them what sorts of things prese...

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I believe it should be legalized because the constitution does not state that a federal government to regulate or ban substances that we choose to consume. ... The constitution defines our freedom and we can retain our rights from the federal government, where in the constitution it states nowhere that government officials can detain the use of any drug. In Kieffers article she states, "For, the Constitution is silent on the federal government's ability to regulate or ban substances that adults choose to digest at their own peril-or medical relief"(Kieffer, Par1) meaning that th...

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Since the 1994 Genocide, Rwanda has undergone significant political and legal reforms that have been highly influenced by its colonial and postcolonial history. ... Currently, the Constitution is the supreme law in Rwanda, which was adopted on the 26th May 2003, containing major legislative and judicial reforms. ... There is a clearly defined separation of powers in the Rwandan constitution of the Executive, Judiciary and the Legislature. ... These processes were all reviewed and reformed in the new constitution of 2003. ... Rwanda's Civil law system is extremely progressive for the r...

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The question of whether or not any one person has the capacity, legally or otherwise to take one's own life is one of the most debated and fundamentally thought provoking in society's history. ... In either case the end result will be the same and since one is protected under the Constitution the other, physician-assisted suicide should be as well. ... I believe that the right to end one's own life is a personal, private right that is covered by the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution. ... Physician-assisted suicide should be protected under the Constitution of the ...

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