... fathers thought that having two houses would limit the number of irrational proposals passed through Congress. The House: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected every two years and represent a judicious group of about 650,000 to 700,000 people in congressional districts. The House operates under very strict rules--rules for debate, rules for floor scheduling, rules for committee consideration, ... and so forth. These rules are necessary to ensure the smooth operation of a system made up of 435 people with individual interests, ... and represent the interest of entire ...

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On Patriotism and What It Means To Me While patriotism in its truest sense is only a minor evil, in America it has been blown out of proportion into an incredible engine of tyranny. Patriotism has recently, lets say post September 11th, become more a blind acceptance that whatever the president ... the military or naval forces of the United States . . . shall be punished by a fine of $10,000 or imprisonment of twenty years, or both." Worse and more damaging an emotion to our rights then blind acceptance though is apathy. If one just lies back while the government runs it own course under the...

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... . They are named after James G. Blaine, who proposed such an amendment to the U.S. Constitution while he was Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1875. Now 37 states have provisions placing some form of restriction on government aid to "sectarian" schools that go beyond any limits in the U.S. Constitution. These amendments aid in separating the state and the church: section 3.1 of the Illinois constitution states ... 99% of Italians describe themselves as Roman Catholics, although only one third of Italian Catholics (15,908,000 people) attend mass regularly (adherents.com). In all ...

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... which is the most adequate form of government. Nowadays, most countries believe in democracy as the type of government which enables the prosperous development of their nations. In its most basic definition, democracy is a government which derives its powers from the consent of the people. This concept goes back to the ancient Greeks, however, as time has passed and societies have ... evolved, democracy has adapted to the new circumstances imposed through time and new interests keeping its ... interest of the people is? Should it be a majority? Or should minorities be protected from ma...

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... step toward governmental reform came in 1787 in Philadelphia, were delegates from various states attended in hopes to revise the "Articles of Confederation." Here various famous countrymen argued and quarreled as to how our future legislature would be comprised. They decided best for a bicameral congress were the legislature would be made up of two separate assemblies, one being the House of Representatives, and the other ... the Senate. Selection of the Senate would be indirect, for its members were to be named by the state legislature. Even the House of Representatives the only mass vo...

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... the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. Article 1 dictates how the legislative branch will be run. The main focus of Congress is to create laws. It created a bicameral legislature, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Although each section relies heavily on each other, they have specific differences ... Senate, which has a total of one hundred senators, two representing each state. In the Senate, each senate seat goes up for re-election every six years. In the House, it is ever two year...

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... the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. Article 1 dictates how the legislative branch will be run. The main focus of Congress is to create laws. It created a bicameral legislature, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Although each section relies heavily on each other, they have specific differences ... Senate, which has a total of one hundred senators, two representing each state. In the Senate, each senate seat goes up for re-election every six years. In the House, it is ever two year...

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... men". When there is a limited amount of protection for your citizens, you must leave them the option of defending themselves. In today's society, there is protection available everywhere you turn. This alone tells one that it is not necessary to own a gun for survival. Not only do you have the security of your own home with locked doors, you have a public task ... so effective is his use of solid statistics. Statistics show numbers that are proven facts and, therefore, cannot be questioned or doubted. When statistics are used it allows the reader to better understand the subject at hand...

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... theory, political decisions and compromises among groups. The states involved in the convention were groups, or rather subunits of a nation, which interacted and discussed their interests in order to create the constitution. Within these groups delegates were chosen to represent each state, and ideologies were conflicting. There were delegates ... created plans as well as controversies. Large states wanted more influence, small states felt threatened but compromises made by the groups allowed them to arrive at an agreement. The battle over ratification between Federalists, who wanted a...

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... nation wide. The phenomenon of hate speech is at a much larger scale then the reader would realize, but it is not a simple task to eliminate hate speech from the University campus. If the process is not done correctly in might violate the Free Speech act of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Universities that are funded by the government don't have the ... are widely available at scholarly journals and at the Journal of Higher Education. This implies that the author is highly qualified to analyze the complicated legal matters that have to be settled in order to deal with the ...

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... in fact. This is because there are so many different opportunities for it to happen. All of the opportunities fall under three categories, which are: amending, pigeonholing, and defeating. If a bill is considered by a house committee or subcommittee to be unwise or unnecessary, they can pigeonhole it. Pigeonholing refers to ... so much that the person who introduced it into Congress, then it is considered to have been killed. The amendment process takes place on the house floor. Amendments can either be small things like typographical changes, or they can be ... major. If a person wants ...

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... turning a bill into a law is a lengthy process that includes formal steps, informal negotiations, discussions and compromises. The formal steps are the steps that are necessary to go through in order to make a bill a law. The first step is the introduction of the bill to the House of Representatives or the Senate, only by a member of Congress. After the bill is introduced, the Speaker of the ... bills that stand little chance of being passed. If the bill is able to make it through the committee, it next goes to the Rules Committee to set the terms of debate over the bill (Welch). The ne...

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... protected are all the bill of rights is. The bill of rights is the first ten amendments to the constitution. Each right in the bill of rights is as important to the next. Even though some of the rights are out of date, they still need to be enforced. As Thomas Jefferson once said, "Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal ... claim that "the people" refers to individual citizens therefore saying they have the right to own a firearm. The third amendment says that soldiers in times of peace cannot be housed in a person's home without their consent. In modern times this i...

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... that America is, and what gives us the power over most other nations in the world. The constitution, in a way, is the back bone to the nation. This is what everyone lives by, and if it's taken away than things won't be the same. America has always been a power house in the world. If we were to just take care of things out side the nation ... , in some other nation were the problem is coming from we wouldn't have to deal with it ... on our homeland. Americans deserve to have there rights and freedoms. There is no reason for the government ... ...

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... fathers thought that having two houses would limit the number of unreasonable initiatives passed through Congress. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected every two years and represent a discreet group of approximately 650,000 to 700,000 people in congressional districts. The House operates under very strict rules--rules for debate, rules for floor scheduling, rules for committee consideration, and so forth ... much more influence on legislation at the committee level. If representatives want to make changes to legislation, they often need to create coalitions and votin...

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... so that all areas of ruling are dealt with. This breaking up of the Constitution is to handle with certain issues specifically. I have human rights to do what I want to a certain limit. The government cannot have unreasonable power over me and everything will be handled in order. The Constitution to me means that I will be protected and that I do have rights. When I think of the ... by the people. When I think of the Constitution I think of the Senate and the House of Representatives. This part of the Constitution gives more meaning to what the Constitution means to me. All of the peopl...

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After the fiasco over the fear regarding Dubai's handling security in American Ports, many pundits and the blogosphere began talking about the ownership of America. Some have claimed that the Chinese own enough of America to stage a hostile takeover. Others claim it's the Japanese. Still more, conspiracy theorists claim that the ... your land for the sake of the public good, they have the imminent right to take it, though in most cases they must also compensate you for it, paying fair value or better. That means, in essence that the rights of the United States government trump the rights of f...

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... respect and accommodate employee's beliefs and practices in a way that does not undermine the company's ability to conduct business, according to the Business for Social Responsibility. By doing this, it helps prevent lawsuits as well as giving everyone an equal opportunity of freedom of religion. The Bill of Rights to the US Constitution gives public employees the ... being fair; educating yourself; sharing information. The most important thing, though, is never to forget the nonreligious. Gays and lesbians are discriminated against, but there weren't many laws to protect them from tha...

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... power without legitimacy and fairness. Our country is divided into two prominent groups: the rich and the poor. And, while the poor struggle to sustain a new nation, the rich, exceeding their authority, tries to form a completely different government, in which the national government is stronger. Nevertheless, who will embody this government? The Federalists have their advantages: prestige and money, so wouldn't it be ... elite group that is running our whole country? There is no way for us to be heard. Obviously, there are many flaws in the constitution that the Federalists have propos...

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... on the ballot paper. The Governor-General will call a referendum after the bill is passed through both houses by an absolute majority in exactly the same form. However, section 128 allows for the bill to be passed through only one house if the other chamber obstructs the same bill twice after three months between each submission. A referendum is a form of direct democracy which ... is held between two to six months to allow adequate time for debate and prevent the issue from becoming stale. All adults registered in electoral commissions are required to vote. The dual criteria ... for a...

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... just a regular breed of individuals. In present days, the United States citizens elect representatives through a very precautious procedure; people know if the wrong person were to get into office they could cause a downfall of a nation. Not all of Machiavelli's principles of a leader are strongly practiced in today's world, yet when revised many compare incredibly to the way the American government is ... governed. In The Qualities of the Prince, Machiavelli discusses a number of traits that ... he believes a prince or ruler of his time must have to be safe, successful, and loved by hi...

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... would act and think tyrannically and ruthlessly. It creates a delicate balance between people who are willing to give in to others in order to receive. Without negotiation and compromise, the positive and the negative, the United States would be forever ... in the Virginia Plan, the proposal was for three branches of government to check upoon each other to prevent an overpowering of one or all. The lower house would elect the upper house on the basis of population. In the New Jersey Plan, there was a layout of one house ... with equal representation for all states. The Great Compromise...

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... anybody else controlling my life. I am glad that people have the right to speak freely and not be put in jail for it. I can dress however I want and not be shot at or killed for doing so. In other countries people can't even eat certain foods nor have certain privileges to play sports. People like the Al Queada terrorists are cowards they attack and ... proud of those hard working marines that fight for us everyday. I thank my country for being so caring and giving, we all live in a country that has given lives for me and others. To be an American citizen is to be a piece of an economy ...

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... actor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Governor of California, much attention and debate has been brought to the forefront of people's minds. Should a person bron in another country be able to move to America and eventually become the "most powerful person in the world"? I strongly believe the answer to this question is no. In the article written by Dan Thomasson, he argues that many of the greatest minds ... have been foreign-born. He believes that our nation is suffering as a whole by not giving these people the chance to run for the presidency. He argues that the constitutional law, in s...

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... erupted with the debtor class because they were paying off their debts with money worth less than what they were loaned and rebelling. In 1786 a rebellion erupted in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays, which proposed a direct threat to the governing elite there. This galvanized the elite into action with the help of Hamilton and Madison. Also, the elites had a ... concerned about America's weakness internationally. They wanted to assume a respectable role in the international community and exercise power in world affairs. The new Constitution had a huge impact on the elites of America. T...

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