... 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 Era, to me, because the red represents blood meaning lives ... lost, the white represents freedom, and the original stars represented the colonies that was established. Therefore the ... ...

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... until recently in my life. I have learned to respect my country, the Constitution, and all the history. This might sound like a common explanation for a lot of things but after the terrorist attacks of September 11th everything including the Constitution and my rights seem to have a little more importance. The Constitution effects everyone everyday of our lives whether we like to admit it or not. These amendments are our ... amendment I want to write about is the sixth amendment. This is another one that sticks out in my head as impacting our lives. I think this amendment is very import...

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The Framework of Government The government of the United States is based on the principal of Constitutional supremacy. That is, the constitution is the highest law in the country. Any laws passed anywhere in the country must agree with what is written the constitution. [82-83] The constitution provides for the United States to have a federal system of government. In this plan, lawmaking powers are divided between two levels of government - the state government and the federal government. The ... duties of ... under the Articles of Confederation. However, through the tenth amendment in the Bil...

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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 ... entire lifestyle. It seems ...

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... be approved by special conventions held in the states. Since the constitution has been written only 17 amendments have been added. The 13 through 15 were made for the purpose of the Civil War. The thirteenth abolished slavery, the fourteenth gives citizenship to slaves, and the fifteenth allows the people to vote no matter the race, color, or if they were a slave. The eighteenth is the probation on alcohol, which was taken out ... by the twenty-first amendment, which cancels each other out. Most ... ...

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... lands to Blacks (Doc E). But the government took away these laws and put in effect new laws to protect the freedmen's rights, such as the Civil Rights Bill, the Black Codes being one of it's targets. To further insure the safty of the rights of the Blacks, the government sent troops to watch the voting booths. This was supported by many people in the north, notably a magazine called Nation ... stating their support for federal troops in the south protecting the Black's rights (Doc H). Was the Civil War, and the period ... were official U.S citizens. But with gain, there must always be...

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... to do every once in a while, it is a task we should perform every day of our lives, and it is not an easy job. The members of In Defense of Freedom groups believe that every one should be held accountable for their actions: abide by the constitution, and not interrupt The American way of life. They suggest that as Americans we should practice freedom calmly and deliberately. Therefore ... society, accountable government and international law, and that all decisions are taken in a manner consistent with the Constitution. We can, as we have in the past, in times of war and of peace, recon...

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The workings of the Constitutional convention and the ratification debate can be argued both ways: Power Elite, because the delegate members were of the upper class, wanting a central government with real power, and Pluralist, because of the compromises made when amending the Articles of Confederation and also when working to ratify the Constitution. My perspective focuses on the pluralist 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 ... ...

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... .aclu.org) House Bill 1525, which Gov. Jay Nixon signed into law July 6, establishes strategies for dropping parole and probation for certain offenses by requiring the division of corrections to award earned good behavior. Now although the new bill shall bring some great aspects towards prison overcrowding, there are in fact some negative aspects as well. Overall though, I honestly think that we as ... . Double-celling is when there are two inmates to a cell who have to share toiletries and other items together.There are a few reasons why prisons are steady overcrowding besides the fact o...

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... liberties that our professor had instigated in the class. Initially, still feeling a thick afterglow of 9/11 shock, I felt OK giving up some civil liberties in the wake of 9/11. I made the comparison of the civil liberties we could potentially lose, to the loss the victims of 9/11 felt. Put that way, and who could not support the Patriot Act? The Act would synchronize our federal government ... to unprecedented levels. A big complaint into why we missed 9/11, was the ineptitude and bureaucracy of the federal government. The different federal agencies were ... so big and inefficient, tha...

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... yet to prevail. I will provide some of the amendments in the bill of rights and the problems they have faced. The first amendment stated that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press: or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. This has been tested time and ... being necessary to the security of a free stat. And that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. This is particular...

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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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... wishes, that are enacted into law, of a majority of the country's populace. So the question still remains, where is the Court's legitimacy in their ablity to silence a majority? Many people who ask these questions do not have the basis understanding of the constitution (and specifically the bill of rights) and it's purpose. In no way is the constitution designed to protect the rights of the majority. It put in place to ... protect people in the minority. And thusly the only way that these minority rights can be protected is to have those who ... a matter. But no politician could stand up...

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... diagnosis and treatment. Terminally Ill patients who desire death are depressed and depression is treatable in those with terminal illness. In one study, of the 24 percent of terminally ill patients who desired death, all had clinical depression. In this case, death can also be prevented. It would most likely be less expensive and troubling to ... to avoid pain does not need legalized assisted suicide but a doctor better trained in alleviating pain. If pain is the only reason for the patient to want to die, it's not enough. There is plenty of medication available today to help anything...

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... John Jay to encourage the ratification of the United States Constitution to replace the Article of Confederation. It established to persuade the States to ratify the Constitution and eventually the writers of the Federalist paper had accomplished their goal in passing the Constitution. The Federalist Paper was a collection of eighty-five essays that were published anonymously, under the pen name "Publius," in numerous of New York state newspapers of the time such as The New York Packet and ... The Independent Journal, and much more. The ... ...

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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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... Left Behind legislation passed by overwhelming members of the United States congress in 2001 and signed into law by President Bush in the year of January 8, 2002. This piece of legislation to my understanding will revolutionarize the Elementary and Secondary education that children in the united state public schools receive. The legislation to my knowledge is built upon a foundation of accountability for improving student achievement and ... is aimed to accomplish a greater goal that no society has ever undertaken. The goal that this law is trying to accomplish is to provide a quality o...

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... Mr. Eaton a cabinet member. Mrs. Eaton was not treated fairly by the other cabinet wives, which goes against the constituion. John. C. Callhoun and his wife refused to treat Mrs. Eaton with respect, eventually costing Callhoun the presidency. IN McCullouch vs Maryland, the constitutionality of the bank was upheld. The president of the National BAnk, Mr. Biddle, Concentrated on getting Jackson's opposers to his side ... , Jackson believed the bank was a monopoly, and was basically run by stockholders, not the government. SO Jackson vetoed any chance of the bank getting modifications. Dani...

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... in his leg and stole his television. As shooting incidents rapidly increase in America, people dying from shooting is something that is really common in the US. Every year in the United States 100,000 people are shot and out of those 100,000 people, 31,668 die. When the second amendment was made in 1791, its purpose was to serve individual protection. However, as ... get firearms. For an example on December 14, 2012 in Colorado in Sandy Hook elementary school, a 20-year-old man broke into the school, killed 20 students and 6 adults before killing himself. Another example, on July 20, 20...

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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 ... ideas, and security. If freedom of speech was not given to the United States, huge...

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... with foreign nations, establish an economic union. Somewhere along the line, the federal government bestowed upon itself the responsibility of protecting our rights-with disastrous consequences. When the federal government got into the business of dictating how the states related to their citizens on the issues of rights, it opened the door for them to control the states on other issues. To put this in perspective, ... let's look at the meaning of the word "state" and the word "union". A "state" ... entities for mutual benefit. These days, states are treated more as counties, subject t...

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... important facet in the United States. Desperate Times call for desperate measures. During the formation of the Constitution, there was the urgency to have it ratified as soon as possible. This was ground to make lots of compromises that due to the lack of time was inevitable. A struggle took place between the northern and southern delegates ,occasioned by the issue of slavery. It had to do with the interests of the regions. Slavery was ... discussed in the Convention but it was coming up with an agreement that was going to take time ... ...

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... states. New York had the power to overrule any vote by voting against the proposed law. When the people realized that the Articles of Confederation were not sufficient, the journey to establish a stronger federal government began. This journey resulted in the Annapolis Convention and the Federal Constitutional Convention, which drafted the Constitution of the United States. The main holdup was the dispute over the Northwest lands. The most important thing was the Northwest Ordinance, which set ... up the boundaries, forbade slavery, and held ... ...

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Following the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America, one of the most important task facing the new nation was setting up a constitution, a set of laws to govern the 13 states. After much debate and discussion, the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, came into effect in March 1781. The Articles of Confederation was very weak and lacked the necessary powers needed to run the new country effectively. The government set up was made ... up of ... ...

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