... , with Britain's inclusion in the European Union, EU law is now superior to British constitutional law. Finally the last difference between the two constitutions is the inclusion of the Bill of Rights into the American constitution, this protects and guarantees the rights of the citizen, and places limitations upon the power of the state, whereas Britain has no document limiting state power or the protection of the citizen, and instead has a series of laws which the citizen must abide to ... . With regard to whether the British and American constitutions create a similar ... ...

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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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... 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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... was an Englishman who had observed life until the age of thirty-seven in Britain before discovering what he believed to be a potentially much better life in America. Paine however depicted a much more defensive view on the conflict between the English and Americans: Arms as the last resource decide the contest; the appeal was the choice of the King, and the continent has accepted the challenge' . This could reflect his more British attitude ... of self-defence being a more just cause of violence than instigating imminent attack through protagonistic action. The very assertive arguments ...

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