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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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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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 Kieffer quotes "We repealed the 18th amendment via the 21st amendment"(Kieffer, Par2) stating that the U.S government eliminated the ban of alcohol with the 18th amendment and passed the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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Amendment 10 states that, "the powers not delegated to the United Sates by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people, " in other words, anything not specified in the United States Constitution is jurisdiction of the States. In that case, the Federal Department of Education is in fact, in violation of the 10th Amendment. ... Schools that receive Title I Grants are supposed to involve parents in deciding how funds are spent. ... Then the Department develops guidelines that determine exactly how the program must be operated....

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Or how do we tackle the task of dividing and creating an equal budget? How do we determine which areas would get more money than others. ... Both have to agree to any changes to the constitution. ... The basic principle of American Federalism is fixed in the Tenth Amendment (ratified in 1791) to the Constitution which states: America has throughout its history seen federalism defined in a variety of patterns. ... Making sure there is proper competitin depends on getting the rules of the game right. ...

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The factors that bind these units include; a constitution or written laws stipulating about how power ought to be distributed the organization. ... There were several issues raised by Brutus opposing the federal government. ... They also felt that, the amendments to the constitution were oppressive to the public liberty since they lacked a bill of rights to protect them. ... Therefore, he opted to minimize the involvement of many leaders in his theory as well as governance. ... He continues to say that if angles governed humans then there would be no need to have governments. ...

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How has the type of federalism we enjoy in the United States today evolved from the founding to the present? ... Earlier, the antifederalists fussed over how vast the federal government might become someday. ... (American Government , Page number 51) Historically there were two views about federalism in the United States by the framers of the constitution. ... Thus, the Tenth Amendment provides states no protection against the march of mandates. ... As a result, though the national government has come to vast powers, it exercises many of those powers through state governments. ...

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There is no way that the founding fathers could have predicted how our government and entire nation would grow over the past 225 years. ... Despite their appreciation for its size, many of our founding fathers would be disgusted if they learned of how our government was run. ... They would have to wonder how they accomplish anything with so many conflicting views, and I often speculate myself how Congress functions at all. ... Now that I've gotten the bad things out of the way, there are many more reasons for our founding fathers to be proud of how our government has evolved. ... The ...

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In 1787 when the Constitution Convention finished its work it faced the task of ratification. ... Many people were concerned that this new constitution gave too much power to the federal government and threatened the liberties of individual citizens. ... There are 85 essays in all each addressing different issues of the time about this new national government. ... Madison discusses the power of the National Army and how it would never out way the power of the States Army. ... To this day it is our Second Amendment right to Bear Arms. ...

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The constitution gave our government a limited, an enumerated and a delegated right to act, dispensing power between three balanced branches. Then came an amendment to the constitution, the Bill of Rights. ... In direct correlation with our nation's constitution is a political philosophy know as libertarianism. ... As our constitution has it's founding fathers so does the Libertarian movement. ... Furthermore, there are nearly 30% of Americans that are registered as neither Democrat nor Republican. ...

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Within the last century, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines which includes the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and its' amendments, to thoroughly protect our rights as US citizens. ... No matter how unpopular their views, all people should enjoy the freedoms of speech, press and assembly. ... There has been a steady growth of the President's power since World War II. ... There is a "non-political myth" that the only things that Judges do is apply rules neutrally. ... The bureaucracy is not democratic for many reasons. ...

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Quite often the two will have differing opinions on how policy should be formatted or implemented and often both parties can claim responsibility for policy with a level of justification. ... The Whitlam government proposed a constitutional amendment, proposing commonwealth made direct grants to local authorities. ... The commonwealth attempt to gain power through using s.96 of the constitution that allows them to grant the states financial assistance, under any conditions they see fit. ... This is one of the many ways the commonwealth attempt to extend their power over the states. .....

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