Constitution Article Five, clause two of the United States Constitution states, "under the Authority of the United States, [the Constitution] shall be the supreme law of the land." ... The main purpose of implementing the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, was to safeguard fundamental individual rights against seizure by the federal government and prohibit interference with existing rights. ... Articles One, Two, and Three of the United States Constitution define the three structures of the national government, and include each branch's comp...

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Defense and the Constitution From its origin, the United States has distinguished themselves from other nations. ... They accomplished this foal by writing one of the most beautiful documents in mankind's history, the Constitution of the United States. ... The Constitution of the United States provides power to both the national government and state governments. ... The Constitution of the United also gave powers to the states. ... The powers of the President of the United States are listed is section 2 and 3 of Article II of the Constitution. ...

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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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The United States government was founded with the negative goal of preventing tyranny. ... In the case of the United States government, its laws derive their authority from the constitution. ... Once again, the constitution, which is the basis the United States government, takes responsibility. ... Each branch, and its role, is framed by the constitution, in order to prevent the invalidation of the United States government through tyranny. ... This is a significant question, especially in that it suggests that the United States government has diverged from the plan set out for it in the consti...

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It is hard to imagine the United States of America with any other form of government than the one that is in use today; however, between the years 1763 and 1788, America was unsure what kind of nation it wanted to be. ... Although many people liked the direction the Constitution pointed the United States, others did not. ... The Antifederalists believed that the United States was too big to be governed the way the Constitution directed, because of the differing values and interests. ... Antifederalists in large states, however, agreed with this part of the Constitution, but had other problems ...

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When the United States Constitution was written, it gave the basic framework of a government but it also left room for improvement. ... Article V of the Constitution states how it can legally be amended. ... Then the amendment becomes part of the Constitution. ... When the Constitution was written, there weren't any businesses at all really, and they came along as the United States grew. ... In the 1900s when the United States was industrializing, there were many factories where a large number of the population worked. ...

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The Constitution of the United States set forth the nation's fundamental laws. ... The Constitution helps the states work together to solve national problems. ... They were adopted because some states refused to approve the Constitution unless a bill of rights was added. ... Three separate branches share the powers of the United States government. ... The Constitution of the United States set forth the nation's fundamental laws. ...

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The cyber law in the United States includes regulations established by Congress, legislature and courts. ... The copyright law of the United States is governed by the federal Copyright Act of 1976. ... § 105 withholds copyright from most publications produced by the United States Government, and its agents or employees while in their employment: Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by assignment, bequest, or otherwis...

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We have learned that the United States has operated under two constitutions. ... So six years after the Articles of Confederation were written, there would come a change known as the Constitution of the United States of America. The Constitution of the United States of America was established to reflect the desires that the framers had to create a more perfect government that would be just, protect its citizens from internal strife and outside attacks. ... Through the history of the United States of America we have seen that the first constitution was a good stepping stone for the cur...

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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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In both, the documents were the laws of the government of the United States and referred to the nation as the United States. ... The founding fathers identified that a strong and centralized government is what the United States needed. ... The people who wanted the single states that possess more power criticized the constitution. ... This process was influenced by the influence of the states that made the United States. ... The constitution of the United States has had a long journey. ...

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The Constitution spells out in six sections the powers of the federal government and the states. ... The Constitution prevents cruel or unjust use of power through the separation of powers. ... The Constitution divides governmental powers in other ways, both within the federal government and between the federal government and the states. ... From the 1700's to present day the Constitution has be adjusted to suit the needs of the people of the United States, whether they have been made by amendment but more often they are the result of court decisions. The Constitution has served t...

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In 1777, the Continental Congress drafted the original constitution, for the union of the 13 founding states. ... With this criterion, the states couldn't make any major decisions. ... These key principles play a vital role in the political stability of the United States. ... This vacancy caused a monetary dispute between states. ... This caused states to unjustly rule in their residents' favor. ...

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The colonies then had to establish a government that would be the framework for the United States of America. In 1787, after the first governmental plan of the United States known as the Articles of Confederation was unsuccessful in the colonies, the United States Constitution was formed. ... " The Constitution states clear limitations on what the government has the right to do. ... In The United States Constitution, Jonathan Hennessey states, "The 1787 Constitution comes down to the idea that the population as a whole couldn't and shouldn't elect president.... All in Al...

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The Constitution is a better way of protecting its United States citizens because it made the states more cohesive and orderly. ... Federalism within the United States system is the balancing of power between a national government and state governments. The United States Constitution specifically divides powers in the government and also protected the people's natural rights. ... The Constitution put more power into Congress. ... The Constitution did not leave the central government too powerful. ...

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THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES shall be composed of two senators. ... The framers of the constitution saw the senate as A body of elder statesmen. Until 1913 senators were not directly elected by voters but elected by The legislatures of their states. ... Senators have a lot to do with the United States government. ... I don't think no Changes should be made in the constitutions. ...

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The Articles of Confederation: Once our Government, Now our History The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States of America. ... Life under the Articles of Confederation was filled with hardship and uncertainty, the United States government was in a state of chaos. ... This enabled the United States to introduce itself to the global scene. ... In conclusion, there were a few problems within the Constitution of the United States of America, but it's affects on society were far more positive than that of the Articles of Confederation. ... Alth...

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During 1781-1789 the Aricles of Confederation provided the United states with an ineffective movement, however there were some strong steps taken in the articles to try and make the United States a better country. ... There were a few problems within the Constitution of the United States of America, but the effects that it produced in society were far more positive than that of the Articles of Confederation. The United States could not have survived if the Articles had stayed in effect. The United States would have been unable to expand their market value with the population. The Arti...

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From March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1788 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with a government. ... To pass a bill, 2/3 of the states must be in favor, which at the time was nine states out of thirteen. ... It is safe to conjecture that if the Articles had been left as first written, there would not be a United States of America present today. Mistakes were defiantly made along the way, but Congress and political leaders were right to form a strong Federal Constitution. ... Therefore letting thirteen states take the plunge to agree to the present day Constitution of the United ...

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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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In order to identify the flaws that existed in The Articles of Confederation, I will compare them to the Constitution of The United States of America. ... The Constitution had also set up a system to ensure that the each state would not unfairly tax the products of it's neighboring states. ... The Constitution, however set up two houses in it's Congress. ... This gave an equal representation to both the citizens of The United States and the states themselves. ... This created boundary disputes between states and also led to some states entering into negotiations with...

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Delegates from the smaller states feared that a government under the Virginia Plan would give the larger states much more power than the smaller, less populated states. ... The election of senators through state legislatures; electors, not the people directly, electing the president pleased the smaller states and made ratification of the new constitution possible. ... Black slaves constituted 1/3 of the population in southern states and the Constitution's failure to address the issue of slavery was a deception to the promises of the Declaration of Independence and the ideas of Locke. Th...

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"___________" (Micronesia): A New State for the Union The United States" offshore territories in Micronesia of Guam, the CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands), the FSM (Federated States of Micronesia), the Marshall Islands and Palau all have dependent relationships on the United States that are problematic for both the Micronesians and the United States. ... Benevolence The island of Guam was ceded to the United States as spoils of the Spanish-American War by way of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain of 1898, otherwise known as the Treaty of Paris. ... C...

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People who oppose more laws protecting the privacy of individuals most often turn to the Constitution for support of their opinion. ... Because it is not specifically mentioned in our country's constitution they believe that the right to personal privacy should not exist in the United States. ... It is believed that by removing privacy these aspects of American culture will also be removed and the United States will be a safer place to live. ... By assuring the privacy of associations, the Constitution is protecting the privacy of individual's correspondence as well. ... This sho...

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The 10th amendment of the Constitution states, "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 federal government is taking reserved powers from the states. ... In the United States most teenagers have their first drinking experience at a party without any adult supervision. ... These rights are based on our constitution. However, the constitution does not give our federal government the right to set the drinking age. ...

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