... . In addition to these differences there are a number of other important differences between the two constitutions. The American constitution is "the supreme law of the land" (Bowles 1998, 424) and as a higher form of law is superior, even to the government, under the doctrine of judicial review, the American Supreme Court has the power to invalidate laws passed by Congress and the President, if it believes the law to be unconstitutional. In contrast to this ... , under the doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty, the British courts are prohibited from ... ...

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... a small republic. James Madison, a Federalist and a fierce proponent of the Constitution, responded to their concerns in the Federalist Papers, reassuring the Anti-Federalists that the form of government laid down by the Constitution was not only the best, but the only way to preserve the rights of the people. It is evident that although the intention of both the Anti-Federalists and of Madison was to protect the rights of the people and although they both agreed on a republican ... form of government, they drastically disagreed as to any further ... ...

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... ; as long as a greater good is served, then force is a perfectly just way of enforcing what the United States believes is the correct conduct of a society. In effect, this is the land of the free, as long as you adhere to basic morals of the dominant ideology and are willing to reject and attack other countries and social systems if they ... Thomas Paine concerned themselves with the construct and design of America as a whole. Franklin's hard working, self sacrificing lifestyle in the pursuit of the American Dream compliments the notion of the independent Land of the Free enforced in Jef...

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... Madison's opinion, independent. To assure such independence, no one branch should have too much power in selecting members of the other two branches. In his Second Treatise of Civil Government, John Locke stated that "it is not without reason the [man] seeks out and is willing to join in society with others who are already united, or have ... principles that laid the essential framework for our constitution. Based upon the fundamental ideals described by Locke and Madison, Charles Beard, in his essay Framing the Constitution, asserts that the framers of our Constitution were anxious, ab...

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