... the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Although a person is given the liberty to make it clear how they feel about certain matters, I do not support the idea that people can go around saying whatever they want, to whomever they please. I think that people need to have a little dignity and respect for others. In the discussion led by Arthur Miller from the ... Harvard Law School, many university representatives were asked to discuss their views on particular matters regarding the First Amendment. The main topic of discu...

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... Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States in order to stop national and local governments from holding back any American from voting just because of color or race. During the reconstruction period there were three amendments added and the fifteenth was the last to be added. What this amendment allowed was for only the federal government to regulate the voting qualifications, and not leave it up ... that they actually really cared about the blacks at this time and so that is why they didn't enforce the issue. They had the power and a way to make this amendment stick bu...

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... a false demand that production will pick- up. Franklin Roosevelt - will get the economy back on track. 1st 100 days he push through 37 bills that he introduced to Congress, limited to an active - federal government. Senate and House passed all of the bills in 1937. Mood of the day - Supreme Court protect the Constitution Important: Supreme Court case (NLRB vs. Jones Laughlin Steel Co.) NLRB ... introduced a new relationship between the federal government and states. II. Cooperative In 1937 to help the States do want they could not do on their own. Federal government helps ... the states...

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... misery. Some people believe that suffering should not be an option and that laws should prevent this aid. However, the choice to die or suffer should be right of the patient. Assisted suicide is a good thing because people can find help from suffering. If they have a terminal illness, or other thing that can't be cured they should allowed to seek ... to live, has voluntarily chosen to die, and is able to make health-care decisions." (ABCNews.com "Temporary Block", William McCall) If Oregon can change their laws to recognize the rights of their citizens, why can't other states follow th...

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... I think you can come to a good answer to a puzzling question. First, let's start with the constitution. In my opinion the Constitution is the basis of our laws and legislative system. However, there is an aspect that the Constitution was written by rich, European males. At this time in our history the original authors of the Constitution did not think that our American society would be as complex and as ... multicultural as it is. Consequently, I think the flag does follow the Constitution in that aspect. The reason for this conclusion is that the flag represents the American Revolution...

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... was a turning point in the history of the United States of America. It took place in Philadelphia in 1787 and the point was to push for a Constitution instead of the Articles of Confederation. There are many factors that lead up to the constitutional conventions, but the incident called Shay's Rebellion if possibly the straw that broke the camel's back. Ever since the United States broke from England and decided to govern themselves, there ... were debates and conversations on how this country should be lead. Many people, Anti-federalists, were for the Articles of Confederation, which d...

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Freedom of what? How effective is the Constitution of the United States? The first amendment protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. Then again, are we really free to do what we want, when we want, and where we want? The constitution is unclear of what is right and what is wrong and the government has made it up to the country to decide. When Americans think of "freedom of speech ... " they think of the right to say what they feel. Constitutionally, this should be true; however, the government has a hold on what we can and can't say ... . If someone were to stand i...

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... ruled that gay couples were entitled to the same benefits of marriage. But the court let the legislature create a "civil unions" law. Vermont is the only state with that new legal relationship; it offers many benefits of marriage, such as medical coverage, inheritance, and property rights. California will have a domestic-partnership registry next year offering some of the same rights of marriage. A few other states have recognized ... for gay couples but not many. Still yet, gay activists argue that even Vermont's civil unions are unequal. Those couples receive only state protections, bu...

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... only to be a popular vote. But how this country first started, it had said in the Declaration of Independence, "governments are instituted among men." The government receives its power from the people. I am 100% for the abolition of the Electoral College. Everyone's vote should be worth the same no matter who you are or in what position you"re in. All votes should be ... rights for instants "all men are created equal with certain rights; the government receives its power from the people, as well as the people have the right and the power to dissolve the government. "Once the constitutio...

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... between states and that criminal interstate laws would come in effect. Congress declared five departments the Army, Navy, Postal Service, Foreign Policy, and the Finance Department. The document seemed strong but it was very weak. The Confederation had neither an executive nor a judicial branch; there was no administrative head of the government and no federal courts. Congress also had little to do with any economic achievements ... . Due to the extreme weaknesses of this document, the Constitutional Convention of 1787 proposed a new constitution establishing a much stronger national gov...

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... ruled that material is legally obscene if: (1) the average person would conclude that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interests; (2) it depicts sexually explicit conduct, specifically defined by law, in a patently offensive manner; and (3) it lacks serious literary, artistic, political and scientific value. The Miller test is still the law today "(Koon 29). Between the time of October 1926 and January 1928, D.H. Lawrence had written three ... versions of a novel about a fictional Lady Constance (Connie) Chatterley, wife of Clifford Chatterley. Clifford Chatterley is cons...

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... given to them, and start to think for themselves. There are many Enlightenment thinkers who have contributed greatly to science. One of them is Johannes Kepler. Using math to describe his beliefs, he discovered that the earth revolved around the sun in an elliptical orbit. Also, during this time, many discoveries were made about diseases and health. A man named Edward ... written over 300 years ago. There were many philosophical ideals and developments during the Enlightenment. One of the most distinguished and important of these thinkers was Mary Wollstonecraft. She was so important bec...

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... should be a sacred document because of all the interpretations that different people have of it. Not only that but the Constitution is very difficult to amend and make changes to, which hinders America as the world continues to change. All of the flaws that Levinson found in the Constitution prove true to me. The power doesn't directly apply to the people during elections with the electoral colleges. It is frustrating that ... we pride ourselves on being a Democracy when the candidate with the plurality vote isn't elected into office. Levinson also brought forward ... ...

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... even an unvalid point that they want to voice nothing should stand in their path. It would be nearly impossible for certain organizations to form if the United States was without freedom of speech. Freedom of speech means to me that these certain radical organizations should be and are allowed to voice their opinions and views on different issues on which some people ... feel uncomfortable about. These issues may involve issues that I do not agree on; however, I feel that the group of people have the right to express their beliefs. Also, freedom of speech means to me that America is one...

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... who thought that democratic representation should be based on population (the House) and those who thought that the states should be represented equally (the Senate). The founding 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 ... to legislation, they often need to create coalitions and voting blocks that will demonstrate strong support for such cha...

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... In many other countries, government officials would have arrested and thrown these mere protesters in jail. Yet, it the land of the free, and home of the brave, they are allowed to continue so long as they are peaceful and cause no harm to any other persons. When ... of his or her peers, and the right the state has over any issue that the constitution does not cover. Yet, the one receiving the most attention is the first one. Most commonly referred to as, the freedom of expression. In the bill of rights, the amendment goes something like: Congress shall make no law respecting an establis...

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... . This election like all presidential elections would help to shape the nation today as we know it. The two veteran opponents of which I have spoken of are none other than James Madison, the defending champion(former president) and De Witt Clinton, the challenger(former NY senator). James Madison was the so called "Father of the constitution" and was more well known than his opponent. Madison ... . He had held every major political position in the state of NY. He was a senator, representative, Mayor of NYC, governor, and canal commissioner. As the commissioner he helped pushed for the con...

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... items in a constitution. An amendment is a change or addition to the constitution. Twenty-seven amendments have been added to the constitution, the first ten are collectively called the Bill of Rights. The first amendment has many important freedoms granted in it. One of the most important is the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech gives people the right to say what it is they feel. Because people are free ... to express his or her opinions, much disagreement has evolved through the years. People are ... against freedom of speech because they feel ... ...

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... to the sovereignty states. So, the Anti- Federalists have a lot of suggestions and ideas but there will, most of the time, be something that will be facing them. The Anti- Federalists viewed the constitution as the betrayal of the American Revolution. They saw themselves as the true defenders of the principles of the American Revolution. They argued that the articles of confederation were the constitutional embodiment of the principles on which the revolution was based. Because of that the inventors of the constitution thought of changing ... it. They stood for federalism in opposition ...

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... to be powerless to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. There was no executive to enforce acts of Congress, no national court system, and no power to make states obey articles. In the Articles of Confederation an amendment can only be passed with the consent of all of the states. A nine out of thirteen majority is also required to pass laws. Soon states were organizing their own military forces ... many ways. In fact, George Washington was the president of the convention and James Madison was the "Father of the Constitution." They all agreed that the Senate was to have equal repres...

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... pay for the costs of the revolutionary war. Robert Morris, the national superintendent of finance, proposed a national import duty of 5% in order to raise revenue to repay these debts. To Morris" misfortune, however, the Articles of Confederation required the unanimous vote of all thirteen states in order to levy national taxes. Rhode Island, the smallest state in the Union, was the only state to reject the duty. This demonstrated the corruption of the Articles and the dire effect ... they had on the economy; the decision of one small state prevented the entire country from receiving a ...

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... have been very difficult to run an effective government under the Articles of Confederation. Many of the great minds politically active after the American Revolution realized this; thus arrived the birth of one of the greatest political documents of all time: The Constitution. With the implement of the Constitution, the United States government became effective. The product of some of the greatest minds to ever exist in this world, the Articles did have some positive effects on society. It successfully ... put an end to the Revolutionary War, it negotiated a favorable end to the war in ...

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The first amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America sets out certain rights and freedoms that every citizen has. One of those freedoms is the freedom of expression. The freedom of expression can be viewed in many ways; therefore there are many ways that organizations or individuals may be able to take away this freedom from certain groups of people. One such group that I have witnessed having this freedom taken ... simply stated that a student could not wear anything that would be offensive to another student or a member of the faculty or staff. There was also a rule about...

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... , but it didn't really do much. It was simple almost to say a bill or law is passed, but does that mean people will follow it? Of course not-that's why there were three different branches of the government-to keep everything held together. Having an executive branch is still important in today's society. Without it, we wouldn't know how to behave and what ... not levy or collect taxes. Taxes were, and still are, the best way to pay for the country and the needs of its people. Also, the government couldn't regulate trade. Foreign affairs and commerce were another way to better the United S...

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... "t see why people back then couldn"t see that. When you look at the first excerpt from the fourteenth amendment, it basically says that segregation between races is wrong. In the eyes of the writers of the constitution, everyone that is a citizen of the United States of America follows the same rules and is no different that anyone else in the country. If you read it and think about it, you will see ... that it was right to have segregation when the document shows that it is unconstitutional. That is why I think that the fourteenth amendment was the most important factor in the persuasio...

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