... may fear for their life, take out a restraining order, following what the law desires them to do but when that fear comes knocking on their door it is obviously too late to call 911 to send out the troops to enact on this right of protection because the fear has become reality and death is inevitable. ... will they take the time for you to read it to them in hopes of determent. Should we expect the property owner to have to physically fight with some thief over the family jewels or maybe save his daughter's virtue because some say that guns are too dangerous to be in the homes of law ab...

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... away the law abiding citizen's guns the criminals probably would not turn theirs in. Laws that are made are not going to be obeyed by the criminals because breaking laws is why they are called criminals, so all we would be doing is disarming the law-abiding citizens and giving criminals unarmed victims. Even if we possibly could somehow get all the ... responsible for giving criminals a safer working environment. So instead of taking away the law-abiding citizens defense away why don't we strengthen up the penalties for the ones that do abuse their rights to bear arms and take their gun...

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... "involves a set of fundamental rules and customary procedures designed to resolve political differences and make political decisions legitimate." There are two types - written and unwritten. In May 1787, delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia for 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...

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... bombing of Pearl Harbor? In the early 1940's, directly following the Japanese surprise attack on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Americans began to look at Japanese-Americans differently. I wave of racial hatred swept the nation towards these Japanese-Americans. They quickly lost their title as American citizens ... task of finding those responsible, while trying to maintain equality among different races and preserve a national unity. So, what is the correct way to handle this situation without incriminating all Arab-Americans of the crimes committed by a select few? Should we ...

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... 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, that they could not coordinate with each other, and ... constitution, would be legal. But we do have a constitution, and the President has sworn to uphold it. So why was the Patriot Act legislated under the president's nose, if there are unconstitutional provisions? Wh...

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Why I Am Glad I Live In the United States of America I am glad I live free of 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 run or hide, because they are scared of getting shot at, even though they kill ... That American flag represents a picture, a picture of all those hard working Amer...

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... were reputation and education more often prevailed. Around a decade earlier Thomas Jefferson essay "The Declaration of Independence" proposed a government for the people by the people, and who held the power to keep or overthrow that government. The first 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 ...

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... the mistreatment of slaves as children. Growing up, they had a close relationship with their waiting maid. Their bond came through secret night-time reading lessons that Sarah gave to the waiting maid. Once her father, John F. Grimke, found out about these late night tutoring sessions, the waiting maid was given a beating as a warning; Sarah was also harshly reprimanded. Sarah took ... of women pursuing a higher education because it was culturally considered unnatural for a woman to be educated. If a woman advanced her intellect, people thought she would be "unsexed". Other men thought ...

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... because when the colonies were under British control they did not have these rights ensured to them. If they spoke out against the government they could be jailed or killed for treason (Beard 73). People could also be arrested for expressing radical viewpoints in newspapers or pamphlets (78). This is why they guaranteed the right to freedom of press. Also, under British rule the ... individual liberties. This is shown in a speech by Patrick Henry to the Virginia ratifying convention in June of 1788, in which he says, "Virginia is now called upon to abandon her rights and, and dissolve t...

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... Her writing, A Vindication of Rights of Men (1790) is one of the most important documents in the history of women's rights. Wollstonecraft's views were primarily concerned with the individual woman and about rights. Wollstonecraft was a participant in and observer of a remarkable series of social revolutions. This may have been the major reason why she held such radical views. Wollstonecraft's goal was to ... ). The Seneca Falls women had optimistically hoped for "a series of conventions embracing every part of the country." And that's what did happen. After the vote was finally won in 19...

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... are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution but would even be dangerous. They would contain various exceptions of colorable pretext to claim more than they were granted. For why declare that things shall be done for which there is no power to do"(The Constitution that Delicate Balance page 13). Nevertheless if every state has different rights then if someone committed a crime ... , for example, he could leave the state he did it in and go to another state were the law would protect him. With varying ... of the case must strictly follow the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. ...

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... . The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. In addition, the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the ... 3,841,000 bales in 1860. Within that period of 50 years, the number of slaves also rose from about 1,190,000 to over 4,000,000. The plantation owners in the South could not understand why the North wanted slave...

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... . The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. In addition, the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the ... 3,841,000 bales in 1860. Within that period of 50 years, the number of slaves also rose from about 1,190,000 to over 4,000,000. The plantation owners in the South could not understand why the North wanted slave...

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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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... 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 not be infringed" (Constitution, 160). No matter what situations take ... never prompted a social outcry for gun control so, in light of new tragedies such as Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and the Aurora Movie Theatre shooting. Why such a cry for gun control now and not in the past? The birth of guns started in China, where gunpowder was firs...

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... the events and actors they encompass are not easily placed within the parameters of a legal society such as the United States. This is perhaps why it is so difficult to take a clear stance on the issue. Although the highest legal body in this country has ruled on the issue the debate remains. Is ... physician-assisted suicide a legal and moral act in which any given person, in any specific situation should be able to partake in? I believe the answer is yes, and it is why I would have decided the Supreme Court cases of Washington v. Glucksberg and Quill v. Vacco differently. The first arg...

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... many people think. But drugs have become more and more common in recent years, particularly among the younger students in school. In order to prevent drugs in the school, some people suggest that high school teachers should search students for the drugs in the school. But search is ... and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized (U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment). Some people always ask why should we care about searches? After all, if you have nothing to hide why should you care, right? Wrong. The reason is that most people like to have ...

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... all of the people that lived in the country. 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 caused can ... seen through political, domestic, and 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 has the excerpt from ... in not di...

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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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... issue of hate speech on university campuses 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 problem of hate speech to the extent that private institutions do. Because of that the author proposes steps that such institution have to take if they want to deal appropriately ...

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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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... United States of America still didn't reconized these "freedmen" as citizens. Some freedmen felt that since they faught in the war then they should get a right to vote (Doc C). Both of these were later granted to them in the 14th amendment, this amendment also stipulated that ex-Confederate leaders could not hold public office. Some people, such as Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Navy ... Secretary, felt that the federal government did not have the power to say who can vote (Doc D). Even after the 14th amendment was passed blacks continually were misstreated and terrorized by such organization...

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... Citizens have the right to bear arms. Even though this guarantee was written with no constraints, there are now laws that limit certain aspects of gun ownership. The reasons for gun control fall under the flag of public safety. Though there are many safety reasons why private ownership of ... firearms should be banned, these arguments are outweighed not only by the need for protection, but because the limitation of ownership rights could become dangerous to personal freedom. Currently, The United States of America is ... of our cities, police and CSIs have their work cut out for them. "R...

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... the United States with an effective form of government. In their attempt to assemble a government unlike one of the British monarchy, the United States did just that, but failed to realize how hazardous a government that is too weak can be. The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability to levy taxes and regulate trade. Congress also could not pass needed measures ... because they lacked the needed nine state votes to pass amendments, the states just flat out ... would become independent of their constituents so the proposed impost is repugnant of the liberty of t...

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... . In an opinion written by the Supreme Court, O'Connor, J., joined by Rehnquist, said that, "it was held that the confrontation clause did not absolutely prohibit the child witnesses from testifying through the statutory procedure, because (1) face-to-face confrontation with witnesses appearing at trial is not an indispensable element of the Sixth Amendment's confrontation the word "confront," as used in ... and (4) a state's interest in the physical and psychological well-being of child abuse victims may be sufficiently important to outweigh, at least in some cases, a defendant's right t...

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