Constitution is the first ten amendments to the constitution. ... These factors that lead to many amendments of the Texas Constitution differ greatly from the United States Constitution. ... There is no equivalent to that clause in the Texas Constitution. ... There are three generally agreed-upon problems with the Texas Constitutions today. ... It is easy to amend, and significantly limits the power of state government, which has led to so many amendments. ...

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The First Amendment to the constitution guarantees the right to free speech. ... In the end, as Learned Hand said, "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution or court can save it" (Ostrowski 6). ... That all depends on where you say it, and how you say it. ... There are different restrictions for each forum. There are, of course, many content-neutral justifications for restricting speech. ...

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The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment, which states, "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.... Hence, the Founding Fathers included in the Constitution the right to own firearms in 1791. ... A recent instance of how a foreigner abused the ease of obtaining a gun would be how Anders Behring Breivik, the shooter responsible for the Norway massacre this past summer purchased his firearm through an American supplier. ... Stricter gun laws would sol...

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Grant, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed in order to help deal with the many problems during the reconstruction era; such as the readmission of states into the Union, slavery and the many injustices to the black population, and instituting a stable government that would represent the people correctly. ... The Fourteenth Amendment was perhaps one of the most important amendments in our constitution. ... The Fourteenth Amendment was helpful in shinning some light on this situation and making it easier to decide who gets office and how they"re going to obtain it. ... For the many problems...

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There is a social unrest in America these days regarding the Government's denial of the right to marry to many homosexual. ... While on the other side you have liberals who are fighting for the equal treatment of the gay community which is clearly supported by the 10th and 14th amendment in the United States Constitution. ... Then there is the issue of California's Proposition 8, which pertains to the 10th amendment of the United States Constitution (ratified on December 15, 1791), "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States...

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In framing the Constitution, the forefathers derived many of the foundations of constitutional government from philosophical and religious ideas. ... The constitution did not include a Bill of Rights because the framers argued that many state legislatures already had a bill of rights and at the time, the framers thought they were creating a government with specific and limited powers, and nowhere in the document was there permission to infringe upon basic freedom. ... How did Marshall shape the powers of Constitutional Federalism? ... How did the judiciary gain its powers and what limits ...

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According to many state representatives this was the biggest problem with The Constitution. ... The Bill of Rights was introduced by James Madison and became the first 10 Constitutional Amendments. ... How was the public supposed to make the most informed decisions with such a delay in the media infrastructure? ... If there is a problem in government, they will pressure the necessary branch to take action in favor of the public. ... The Constitution possessed many solutions to the troubles of the world's government, and its greatest feature was its ability to make amendments. ...

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A strong reason, backed by other moral and safety issues, for the United States" apprehension to lean towards banning guns resides in the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which grants the people the right to carry firearms. ... The controversial argument on gun control contains many controversial answers. ... First off, the Second Amendment of the Constitution grants the right for the people to bear arms; however, by many, the stipulations of the Second Amendment are unclear. ... As observed by most whom support a total ban on guns, the Second Amendment of the Constitution only gives ...

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The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and mainly focus on the civil liberties of citizens. When we talk about incorporation of the amendments of the Constitution, we are mainly talking about the Bill of Rights. ... There are two different forms of incorporation, selective and total. ... While today most states are held to the Bill of Rights, there was some debate regarding on how we should get here. ... First of all because Miller's interpretation of the amendment is not the same as it seems many hold today. ...

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This remedy was the Tenth Amendment which states: "The powers not delegated to the United Stated by the Constitution, nor provided by the States, are reserved to the States respectfully, or to the people." ... Let us examine these issues and see how the court may resolve them. ... The President as Commander N Chief When the frames gather in Philadelphia in 1787 for the Constitution Convention, it was not certain how they would create an executive for this great nation. ... Some of these factor many include war, crisis the economy, or scandals. That it is necessary far Preside...

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A final amendment was done in 2008 called the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Boykoff 2006). ... It is also not obligatory or important for the agency to declare how the wiretap will be done. It is upon the agency to find out how well they will get the information they need. ... But now that terrorism was of more danger to the homeland, then there was need to take terrorists as the most dangerous persons on US soil. ... But the introduction of the FISA and the subsequent amendments has substantial infringements in civil liberties which have been expressly provided for in the United States Cons...

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There are several amendments in the Constitution which "create "zones of privacy" which, taken together, add up to a Constitutional right to privacy" (Christopher 12). The amendments that suggest this right to privacy include the first, fourth and fifth amendments. ... Along with the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment also implies a protection of privacy. ... By recording the actions of every person who walks into a wired room law enforcement officials are taking away the protection of unreasonable searches which is guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. ... Most Ameri...

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Moreover, Whitlock talks about how guns can cause violence. He also discussed the second amendment as rationalization and how the society entertain violence by allowing people to kill each other. It's ironically because Whitlock compare gun violence to football, many worship football, a game where men battle each over a little piece of ball. ... [second amendment].Lucente used to the second amendment to back up his arguments, he believe that the right to bear arm is protected by the second amendment of the US constitution. ... The Second Amendment of our nation constitution is very contro...

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In concordance with the changing times and ideals, the public's view as to how far such rights should extend still fuels the argument as to how far the courts should extend the constitution's protection of criminal rights. ... The Right to Equal Protection Under the Law The Fifth and Sixth Amendments of the Constitution attempt to protect the defendant from the tyranny of the government and its executive powers. ... While the technical hang-ups of the Miranda rights and other provisions of protection under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments may seem too lenient and allow t...

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However, in the wake of vibrant civil societies and democracy and personal freedom deeply enshrined in the constitution, Susan fails to provide a 'safe' way of controlling pornography without appearing as reducing the democratic space currently being enjoyed by the citizens and guaranteed by the First Amendment. Susan provides a background of the 1950s which are days before the First Amendment and the 1960s after the Amendment. ... The fact that today we have vibrant civil societies, more political parties with different political ideas and more libertarians is a great indicator of...

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Of the amendments on the bill of right there is one that seems to constantly be undecided on what it actually means. ... " Many believe that the meaning of the second amendment is that anyone and everyone should be allowed to hold and possess as many guns as they please. ... In the 1840's there were many riots, and mob protests that were usually aimed towards African – American, abolitionist, Mormons, and Catholics. ... The gun control movement in many debates of how it violated the second amendment by taking away rights that were given to citizens, but have also evolved to be ...

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The 14th amendment of the United States Constitution was initially based on the Civil Rights Act of 1866. ... Still there are many cases across the country that deal with the inequality of job preferences and opportunities of women and minorities. One of the major cases is the fact that there has been no female or minority president since the 14th amendment was enacted nearly 40 years ago. ... There is no doubt that this policy does not hold up to what the constitution states in the 14th amendment. ... Today, there are still issues on whether certain policies hold up to what the constitutio...

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Many people are not familiar how Constitutions are interpreted to justify our current laws. Moreover, many people don't know Constitution played an important role of shaping moral values in our society. Therefore, I decided to write a topic I learned about in that class, so others can also how Constitution deal with important issues in our society. ... The Eighth Amendment is in the Constitution that was modified shortly after American Revolution. ... Then we need to understand why the framers of constitution consist this term in this Amendment. ...

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One of the best parts of being an American citizen, within limitations, is having the right to freely express how one feels. ... These antiabortionists do not realize that out of the 7,591 words forming the Constitution (including all 27 Amendments), "abortion " is not among them. Although the petitioners are protected under the First Amendment to peacefully protest about how wrong abortion may be, they are not the only ones allowed to use their voices. ... Although the word "abortion " does not appear in the Constitution, the right to having an abortion is still protected under the Ninth Amen...

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Many believe there should be legalization of marijuana but put laws on how much we can consume and in certain situations. ... Kieffer quotes "We repealed the 18th amendment via the 21st amendment"(Kieffer, Par2) stating that the U.S government eliminated the ban of alcohol with the 18th amendment and passed the 21st amendment that made a age limit for the consumption of alcohol. ... But there hasn't been an amendment or constitutional statement that denies the right of using marijuana, just the law. ... Children should be educated about the uses or marijuana and how it can aff...

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Each branch had the influence of another as seen through the example of how a law is passed. ... In response, the delegates of the Constitutional Convention synthesized the Great Compromise in which there is a bicameral Congress. ... The whole idea of the United States was not to be put under the power of a government like the British which they had painstakingly fought against in the Revolutionary War which would make sense since many of the antifederalists were revolutionaries like Sam Adams or John Hancock. The federalists on the other hand compromised of the educated and rich who felt tha...

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Ultimately, we will see that at the heart of the matter, the two political parties were formed because they disagreed on how much power the central government should have and how capable the people were in governing themselves. ... On February 15, 1791, Thomas Jefferson gave his opinion on the constitutionality of a National Bank by quoting the Tenth Amendment stating that "all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people.... He believed if you allowed undelegated powers then there would be...

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Richard Gallo, vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers was quoted as saying, "I can't tell you how many lives will be saved by applying the same background check system but I do know that murders, armed robbers and even terrorists exploit the gun show loophole." ... The design of the Constitution in regards to the Second Amendment, is more accurately depicted in the Militia Clause Section 8, Article I, and the Militia Act of 1792 which requires the state to "enroll" meaning, register militiamen for military duty and maintain inventories as opposed to the NRA&#x...

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How "Revolutionary" was the American Revolution? ... The Treaty of Paris in 1783, formally recognized the new nation, but there were many administrative problems under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was ratified in 1781 and was later superseded by the Constitution of the United States in 1789. ... The Constitution formed the basis of the federal government that was formed in 1789. Unfortunately the "generalness" and brevity of the document has left itself open to many interpretations. ...

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There are three main types of media in this world that we hear or see on our daily occasion: television, radio, and newspaper. ... For many years, it has been told that violence in media affects the youths therefore it must be censored. ... If constitution is the ultimate rule book for U.S., we must not ignore the or else The First Amendment of the constitution would be useless. ... According to the First Amendment of the U.S. ... I believe that his comment was very important since it clearly states what it is written on the constitution and how it is the ultimate rule that we must follow as a...

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