... were killed by fire. Bicycle accidents kill more children than all types of firearm accidents. Children need to be educated on gun safety. Parents need to keep firearms locked away. Teach your children the importance of safety and protection. Media today plays a big role in how our children are being raised. Children watch and learn from what they've seen portrayed as "cool ... . I have learned that I do not want the government to completely take over every aspect of daily life and to be able to dictate what I can or cannot do in the privacy of my own soul. This is about freedom and how ...

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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 ... 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 umbrella excuse of patriotism, I believe, we the ... One with a three-pronged attack of the judicial, executive, and legislative branche...

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... money, so wouldn't it be obvious that they would control the 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 proposed, and we can not risk mistakes in the serious business ... of forming our government. While the constitution gives power to the Central government, it has no guarantee that our rights will not be violated! What is the Central government's limits? The power that is ... fact that the Constitutional Conventions have been meeting privately causes suspicions. What e...

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... the constitution and one of the fore fathers of the United States of America. Equal right, for all man, was not seen until the 13th amendment. But now it applies to all men, women, and children no matter what color their skin, what race, and what religion. With the bill of rights, everyone in the U.S.A. is protected. The 9th amendment deals ... and Sedition Acts, the Smith Act, and the McCarran Act. The second amendment states that people have the right to have guns to protect "the security of a free state." Some people claim that "the people" refers to individual citizens therefore say...

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... guns - otherwise they would win and decent people would lose." - James Earl Jones The Second Amendment of the American Constitution states that every U.S. citizen has the right to own a gun: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall ... the revolver viable for the first time. His first attempt at manufacturing guns in New Jersey occurred during an economic crisis in the US leading to poor sales. His second attempt was underwater mines for the US Navy, failed due to lack of Congressional support. In 1847...

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... than the elite. By doing this, Jackson removed any property or religious qualifications to hold office and to vote. This enabled a voter turnout rating to increase nearly seven times during his Presidency. Jackson most likely believed that the more opportunity given to the common man the better chance he will win the election of 1832.The increase in the common man's ballot would offset the ... richest class and that they would selfishly profit from it leaving the small farmers and urban workers to suffer. This message stresses Jackson's views on economic equality and how important it is...

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... A). Since sovereignty lied within the individual states and not the national government, the Articles had no way of enforcing this tax. In order to solve the United State's debt problem, money was printed excessively. However, this did not help the country, but caused major currency issues, ... who felt unjustly treated by the Articles. Events such as the Newburgh Conspiracy demonstrated this dissatisfaction. Many soldiers had considerable money owed to them for their services in the war, and with the bankruptcy of the Articles, the officers of the military were skeptical and feared .....

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... , and seize the property in question. It is rightfully this way because of the protections that the Fourth Amendment provides. The Fourth Amendment states that "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". The Fourth Amendment applies to all governmental agencies, agents or anyone acting on their beh...

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... of the Supreme Court. During this era, there was heated political debate on the issue of slavery. The Dred Scott v. Sanford decision in 1857, this was the first decision to take powers away from the national government. During this era, the Civil War occurred. Dual federalism lasted until the 1930s. After dual federalism came the era of cooperative federalism. Much ... government. It was Ronald Reagan that really advanced New Federalism. During Reagan's administration federal aid to the state and local governments decline. He changed categorical grants to block grants allowing the state...

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... the state can vote. However, some voting rights are guaranteed by the Constitution. This means that states cannot deny the right to vote to anyone: 1. Who is at least 18 years of age 2. Because of his/her race, color or gender 3. Because she/he has not paid a voting ... against. Women didn't receive the right of suffrage until 1920. Until that year, women were never even considered for enfranchisement. Any suffrage granted to them had been incidental, such as with property holding widows, and was taken away with ease. People in favor of women's rights argued before ... for what democrac...

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... that a bill may be presented to Congress. A bill may be public or private depending on its contents. A public bill involves matters of national interest. For example, a bill may be proposed on how Humana Health care has changed its guidelines to the elderly. A private bill only applies to certain persons or places rather than ... the nation as a whole. A private bill may apply to the Haitian refugees that arrived to Key Biscayne. Either way they both may be presented to the House of Representatives ... into law 2. Hold the bill without signing or vetoing it for ten days after which it ...

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... 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 people didn't agree on how Congress would be so in the Constitution Congress was split into two parts for the different perspectives of the people. The Constitution means that ... 't search our homes without a warrant. The Constitution is what America's government is base on. It guides the government bending and changing it so that it may adjust to the people's way of living. It determines ho...

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... there, and, under the Articles of Confederation, the government couldn't do things such as levy/collect taxes, regulate trade, and had no way to enforce the laws-all of which are necessary for a strong, effective government. First of all, there was no judicial branch under the Articles ... citizen are violated or denied, they are the ones that decide if the rights were truly violated, and how to make the changes necessary to give back those rights. However, what is needed to ensure the existence of a judicial branch? The executive branch-because the executive branch decides which laws ar...

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... of Fredrick Douglas, 100 delegates including himself, signed the Declaration marking the onset of the Women's Movement. With the Declaration of Sentiments bringing the issue of women voting to the national level, these delegates at the convention, now called suffragists, were focused on securing political equality for women. The Women's Movement brought together notable women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan ... many more volunteer nurses in the union army such as Dorothea Dix and Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women). Although, most women in the war effort took men...

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... and the safety of your fellow citizens. Officers are there to enforce laws and protect us. You may be pulled over and possibly disagree with an officers actions, but obviously you have given him a reason to pull you over. There are countries where you are told what to do, when to do it, and exactly how to do it. If you don't comply, you could be ... shot. You have to do, say, act, exactly how the government wants you to, and will pay the price if you don't, or even if you ... their freedoms and really wish they could see the suffering some people out of this country go through every da...

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... of 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 in politics 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 constitut...

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... government for the United States. He argued for a system of checks and balances, a government combining monarchy, aristocracy and democracy. He posed a solution to an old dilemma, how to establish a Government strong enough to act but not strong enough to turn into a tyranny reminding the delegates their own experiences in constitution making was a valid guide into the future. Another great influence was that of ... George Washington who brought prestige and respect to the Constitution. Although the fathers were well read in the writers of the Enlightenment period ... Massachusetts ha...

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... of Fredrick Douglas, 100 delegates including himself, signed the Declaration marking the onset of the Women's Movement. With the Declaration of Sentiments bringing the issue of women voting to the national level, these delegates at the convention, now called suffragists, were focused on securing political equality for women. The Women's Movement brought together notable women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan ... many more volunteer nurses in the union army such as Dorothea Dix and Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women). Although, most women in the war effort took men...

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... rights or provide in any effective way for black education. This was resulting in each state passing its old slave code, which applied to African Americans. The north was infuriated by the restrictive black codes, because it violated their ideas of freedom. The 14th amendment guaranteed ... decreed different penalties for the same crime when committed by white and black lawbreakers. The 15th Amendment forbade any state from denying the right to vote on grounds of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It did not forbid literacy and property requirements, as some Radicals wante...

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... . Although they created the Constitution with these noble reasons, the Constitution did not do what it was meant to do. This can be clearly seen during the time of the Civil War. The separation that the Constitution ... moral standpoints. In many political areas slavery was a big issue. In the Constitution slavery was not ever directly said to be wrong or right. This was done so that the South would ratify the Constitution without any problems. The document that ... directly saying anything about the slavery issue. Ralph Waldo Emerson's address on the Fugitive Slave Law shows how there...

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... because of the police forces that protect our communities. Burger declares that, "The same First Congress that approved the right to keep and bear arms also limited the national army to 840 men". When there is a limited amount of protection for your citizens, you must leave them the option of defending ... 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 force ready ... statistics. Statistics show numbe...

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... and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use." It is our right through the United States Constitution and the West Virginia State Constitution to keep and bear arms. Some people actually believe if we would make all guns illegal that criminal activities would almost be eliminated, but if ... by 3%. Just imagine a female such as yourself, your wife, daughter or even a close friend being sexually assaulted by a criminal and she is able to get away because she fired a warning shot from her hand gun that scared the criminal away. Nearly 200,000 women defend themselves with fire arms...

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... involve the gathering of high-ranking people or committee to study the proposals and recommend how it should be written in the constitution. It is a period of community debate. The commonwealth parliament must pass a bill to allow for a referendum and the questions to be put on the ballot paper. The Governor-General ... 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 ref...

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... the purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation. Philadelphia Convention. Rhode Island did not send a delegation. They feared a strong national government. It was called the Federal Convention at the time. 55 delegates took part. George Washington presided over the convention but he did not play an active part in the debates. 30 were active in the proceedings. ... Constitution provides for its own amendments thus making the Constitution an enduring document. Signing On 17 Sept 1787, the delegates signed the Constitution. Ratification Nine (9) state conventions were needed to ratify...

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... excellent record, which, however, was too often marred by unprincipled agents, both military and civilian, in the local offices. Its efforts toward establishing the freed blacks as landowners were nil. To a great degree the bureau operated as a political machine, organizing the black vote for the Republican party; its political activities made it thoroughly hated in the South. When, under the ... such as Brown versus the board of education, turned to a quite similar issue. Its interpretation came to be the legal heart of the civil rights movement of the `60s. The fourteenth amendment was...

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