The framers of the Constitution of the United States faced the dual challenge of providing a system strong enough to protect the citizens, while assuring that the citizens would not be oppressed. ... I believe the strategies used have been quite effective since 1788 when the Constitution was adopted as the basic principals and rules of government for the United States of America. ... It says "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. ... The Bill of Rights is t...

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President Roosevelt created an executive order that isolated Japanese Americans which goes against what the United States Constitution states. ... To protect the United States, President Franklin D. ... United States case was against Korematsu. ... United States is unconstitutional. ... In World War II, Hitler was imprisoning only one race and the United States fought to free them. ...

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The Constitution of the United States of America is perhaps the most valued and important document in our country. ... Then the amendments must be approved by ¾ the states, and by ¾ of the state legislatures. ... The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. ... All my teachers always told us how important the Constitution was. ... This amendment allows all members of the United States of America to make their own choices for religion, freedom of speech and press, and the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievan...

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Instead, they wrote the United States Constitution, an entirely new plan of government. ... The Federalists were supporters of the Constitution. ... They wanted a loose association of separate states. They opposed the opening of the Constitution, "We the People of the United States", stating that without each states individual names listed, they would not retain their rights or powers. ... Voters in states with a stable economy were likely to oppose the Constitution because the Confederation system gave their states greater independent powers. ...

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Everyone knows of the United States Constitution. ... o A Constitution is a formal document like the United States Constitution or the Constitution of the Netherlands. ... o The United States is considered to be one of the older constitutions  Has about 5 thousand words.. and that includes all 27 amendments o Germany's constitution written in 1949 is a more recent constitution  It was written after WWII and has 20 thousand words  4 times as many as the United States • a lot of the constitution deals with who would rule in an emergency • this mak...

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The United States apply a Dual Federalism system according to their constitution. ... The two parties involved where the state of Maryland and William McCulloch, cashier of the Second Bank of the United States. ... In 1930, the Great Depression came into the United States and the world, creating an economic and social crisis. ... If we compare different countries and their political ways to govern we can find the United States system sort of accurate to the necessities of their people. ... In fact, this can be fix thanks to the 10th amendment of the constitution "The powers not delegated to t...

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I feel that the most Significant argument was the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. The fourteenth amendment was an important factor in this case because it was part of the United States Constitution and it practically states that segregation of the races is wrong and unconstitutional. ... The first section stated that, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. ... Constitution in Wheeler, pg. 242). ... In the eyes of the writers of the consti...

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Federal system in the United States of America: its origins. ... u The Constitution of the United States establishes certain powers to be shared between state and national governments. ... In 1787 drafted the new Constitution. ... The Constitution was ratified in 1788. ... From the times of cooperative federalism in the United States has undergone many changes. ...

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Jacksonian Democrats used the United States Constitution to protect all forms of government in the country. ... In order to protect individuals and local governments Jackson vetoed The Bank of the United States which he saw as not, "compatible with justice, with sound policy, or with the constitution of our country,"" as he stated in his veto message of July 10, 1832. Jacksonian democrats protected the political prosperity and equality of the United States through their persistence to guard the constitutional rights of the country and ensure the conservation of the constitution. ... Protectin...

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The Constitution of the United States says that we have certain rights and those rights include due process and no cruel and unusual punishment. They use the Constitution as their main substantiation for the fact that their rights are being violated. ... Some people feel that the Constitution is too vague. All the Constitution says is that cruel and unusual punishment is not allowed. ... "The elasticity of the Constitution makes it fundamentally ineffective" (Miller 2). ...

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The reason the United States is the world's greatest country is exactly that: its people. ... United States, which set a clear precedent for what kind of speech is illegal. ... Without truly great characters, where would the United States be? ... The United States is the emblem of the free world; we exemplify democracy, and promulgate it on a global scale. The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ...

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The reason the United States is the world's greatest country is exactly that: its people. ... United States, which set a clear precedent for what kind of speech is illegal. ... Without truly great characters, where would the United States be? ... The United States is the emblem of the free world; we exemplify democracy, and promulgate it on a global scale. The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ...

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The reason the United States is the world's greatest country is exactly that: its people. ... United States, which set a clear precedent for what kind of speech is illegal. ... Without truly great characters, where would the United States be? ... The United States is the emblem of the free world; we exemplify democracy, and promulgate it on a global scale. The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ...

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The reason the United States is the world's greatest country is exactly that: its people. ... United States, which set a clear precedent for what kind of speech is illegal. ... Without truly great characters, where would the United States be? ... The United States is the emblem of the free world; we exemplify democracy, and promulgate it on a global scale. The United States constitution and its protection of liberty has served as a model for countless other documents: The constitutions of Poland, revolutionary France, and countless Latin American Countries. ...

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Constitution states as follows: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." ... But in several Supreme Court Cases, the judges have ruled in favor of a certain decision by stating that people of the United States have a "Right to Privacy." How do these judges make the conclusion that there is a right to pri...

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Viewing themselves as guardians of the United States COnstitution was not a completely accurate view shared by the Jacksonian Democrats. ... Although the Constitution was not fully figured out, it would be with the help of John Marshall. ... With Missouri Compromise he made sure the balance between slave and free states was not upset. ... The consitution was tested by John Marshal and all of his supreme court case. in most, but not all aspects, the jacksonian democrats were guardians of the constitution....

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United States) He was accused of violating the Espionage Act of 1917, and attempting to cause rebellion in the armed forces. ... United States.) During this time, the party decided to print out 15,000 leaflets to be sent out to new draftees into the United States Army. ... They said this law made it so the Constitution of the United States was treated as a "mere scrap of paper" These pamphlets told the draftees they were citizens with rights, not subjects. ... Schenck also believed and the defense also stated that the Conscription Act was in violation of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution,...

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However, millions of United States citizens are being denied this same right which will someday legally merge me and my future fiancé. ... All marriage, weather straight or gay, should be legal in the United States. The preamble of the constitution proclaims, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."" ...

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Reconstruction is the period after the United States Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union in 1865-1877. ... President Lincoln's main goal was to uphold the Constitution and keep the country united. ... Basically, President Lincoln and the Congressional Republicans aimed at enhancing the United States. ... Constitution and accepted the emancipation of slaves. ... In any event, Lincoln hoped for lasting reform in his intelligent and flexible leadership, because his main goal was to uphold the Constitution and keep the United States united....

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The United States of America was founded on the basis of freedom of religion, and it served as a land of refuge for those who were persecuted for their beliefs and religious practices. ... If the United States hopes to teach its children moral values and keep them safe, then having religion in public schools seems to be the answer. ... Evangelist Billy Graham who still opposes the separation between church and state said, "This is another step toward the secularization of the United States. ... Constitution and of federal and state laws. ... Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2 to 1 to declare...

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Federalism The United States of America has been a prosperous and productive nation under federalism for the past 200 years. ... The co federal system lent too much power to the states, leaving the national government not capable. The lack of authority was replaced by the Constitution, which adequately separated and appropriated power. ... The Framers of the Constitution desired a nation where liberty, life, and opportunity were available to the populace. ... Federalism has been a successful system of government for the United States as a manifest by its dominance, superiority, and longevity ...

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The United States of America has been a prosperous and productive nation under federalism for the past 200 years. ... The confederal system lent too much power to the states, leaving the national government impotent. The lack of authority was replaced by the Constitution which adequately separated and appropriated power. ... The Framers of the Constitution desired a nation where liberty, life, and opportunity were available to the populace. ... Federalism has been a successful system of government for the United States as a manifest by its dominance, superiority, and longevity compared to the ...

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United State has been practicing death penalty since it is established. ... In the United States Constitution, the Eighth Amendment states, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual." ... There has always been movement going on which aim to abolish death penalty in the United States history. ... One significant feature of judicial system in the United States is the independence of state court system from federal bureaucracy. Ninety-nine percent of criminal cases in the United States are settled in state courts. ...

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The US Government The Public Policy: The Government of United States is very clear on its policy of its citizens freely permitted to carry guns. This is enshrined in the United States Constitution. ... In addition, federal law allows foreign visitors to the United States to purchase firearms after they have resided in the United States for 90 days, and makes it possible for terrorists to stockpile "long guns" and explosives without triggering any notification to law enforcement, according to the study, requested by Sen. ... (Herel, San Francisco Chronicle, May 8, 2003) Comments: When...

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Body: "The first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States became known as the Bill of Rights because they contained freedoms that Americans held to be their inalienable rights. So important were these rights that several states insisted on a promise of amendments guaranteeing individual rights before they would ratify the Constitution." ... The Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a model for eight of the 12 other states that adopted new constitutions during the revolutionary period. ... While the new states were protecting individual rights, the government's const...

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