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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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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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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Prostitution laws are unconstitutional and deny the prostitutes what the American constitution allows them. ... Throughout history and throughout European cultures, prostitution has been legalized to decrease the spread of disease as historian Jennifer James reports. ... Anti-prostitution laws are unconstitutional in their nature and deny the prostitutes what the American constitution would allow them. ... The fourteenth amendment of the American constitution states that all individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the ownership of property. ... [The Constitution] is made f...

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In my opinion, A Well Regulated Militia is a great help book to understand the great American gun debate, starting with a discussion of the significance of the Second Amendment, tracing the history from the eighteenth history. ... Samuel Adams included a set of principles that played an important role in the American Constitution. ... The Federalists supported the Constitution and the Anti-Federalists supported the States' having more power. ... After Philadelphia's convention, the new constitution was discussed in all town squares, and a report came from Philadelphia because it had ...

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Allowing people to die in the manner of their choosing is consistent with the American concepts of individual liberty and limited government which is in the constitution. ... Since the constitution does not address the issue of euthanasia, states are allowed to ban or to permit it as they see fit. The Ninth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states, "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain right shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people" and the right to die is one of these enumerated rights (Torr 60). ... An example of this in history is the Holo...

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In honor of Law day I will be giving you a lecture of the basic history, principles, and components to the American Criminal Justice System and hope to broaden your knowledge. ... Then in 1788 the United States Constitution was ratified. ... Today, the United States Constitution includes twenty-seven amendments. ... In recent U.S. history, two criminal court cases "O.J. ...

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Under the Patriot Act, if a government agency wants to conduct an online investigation on a citizen without probable cause, they deliver "national security letters (NSLs) " to internet service providers (ISPs) and retrieve communication history of the individual. ... This means that without a warrant, anyone's credit history, telephone records, or internet activity can be accessed. ... The Bill of Rights was created to protect citizens from an excessive use of government control; the Patriot Act is a distinct example of how government legislation is overstepping the constitution. ... "Nat...

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The ten years between 2000 and 2010 mark what must be considered one of the most important, transformative and controversial decades in the history of the United States of America. ... Before the Patriot Act, such acts were protected by the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution which require a warrant for the search or seizure of property. ... " This view places a strict adherence to the US Constitution above the threat of terrorism or any other security concern. ...

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According to the Constitution of the United States, it citizens preserve certain human rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ... If the United States is not there to try and help out these innocent people that are being violated, there can be a link of hypocrisy, because the United States constitution states that all men are created equal. ... Even though it may not seem that the U.S. should get involved in these conflicts, history has shown us otherwise. ...

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According to the Constitution of the United States, it citizens preserve certain human rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ... If the United States is not there to try and help out these innocent people that are being violated, there can be a link of hypocrisy, because the United States constitution states that all men are created equal. ... Even though it may not seem that the U.S. should get involved in these conflicts, history has shown us otherwise. ...

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Every applicant for naturalization must: (1) demonstrate an understanding of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage in English (persons physically unable to do so and persons who, on the examination date, are over 55 years of age and have been lawful permanent residents of the United States for 15 years or more, or who are over 50 and have been residents 20 or more years, are exempt); (2) have been a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of ...

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Unenumerated rights are entitlements that are in addition to those that are specifically listed, or enumerated, in the Constitution. ... In 2008 The Supreme Court of Massachusetts decreed that the state constitution assures same-sex couples equal right to marriage. ...

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For example when the confederation was being formed, the Quebecois (French speaking colonies) would only enter into the confederation if their "distinctive rights were incorporated into the constitution alongside guarantees to civic equalities." ... Ignatieff, has done an excellent job in outlining the history and facts of the Rights Revolution. ... This was after he had given examples, and recounts prior events in history. ...

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" Throughout American history there have been good, well intentioned people, that have not been perceived as good citizens because they broke the law for what they believed was a just cause. ... He wrote, "Until the 1960's, we saw the national government acquiescing in racial segregation, indeed in the violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. ...

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Some have already noted that the ban on cloning will violate the First Amendment to the constitution of the United States. ... Elizabeth Foley, of Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University explains in a quote, "One of the problems with speculating in this area is there have been very few times in history where government has tried to restrict somebody's ability to reproduce. ...

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This stands true, as the blueprint to a court system was included in the American Constitution. ... One example of conflict between citizens that stands out in recent history is the events of the Boston marathon bombing. ...

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Indigenous people subject to introduced law It was established fairly early in the colonial history of New South Wales that the laws introduced by the British colonists applied to Aboriginals as fully as to the non-Aboriginal colonists, although Aboriginals were not accorded full legal rights as citizens (such as the right to vote) until more recently. ... b) Legislative Power with Respect to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Federal Legislative Power Race Power Until it was altered in 1967, Commonwealth Constitution s 51 (xxvi) gave the Federal Parliament power to make laws ...

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The court was also very worried "the Vermont Supreme Court never adopted an activist stance in reviewing economic and social welfare legislation, and history has shown we chose the right course ." ... Change in the way significant legal relationships are established under the constitution should be approached carefully, combining respect for the community and cultural institutions most affected with commitment to the constitutional rights involved. ...

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