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 Second Amendment to the Constitution, which concerns the right to bear arms, has been a hot-button issue in America for the past few years. ... After two hundred and twenty seven years, many families nationwide seek to ban the second most important amendment in our country's constitution; an amendment that was adopted by our Founding Fathers and the men who made this country the great nation that it is today. ... If America gets rid of this amendment, a right that America has had for decades, what's to say that other amendments in the Constitution won't proceed to be called ...

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There have been extensive general guidelines placed on how far speech can go when it starts being hateful. ... In the constitution, "Speech" can only be understood by a definition of example, which is constantly being updated as culture changes. ... Fort Wayne Police Dept. (2010) The constitution, it seems, protects a person's freedom of speech with a purpose. ... " It has been established that communicative photography is thoroughly protected by the first amendment, but how well? ... How important is the right to free speech when compared to a child's innocence? ...

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There the delegates amended the Articles of Confederation. ... Later amendments expanded some of these powers and limited others. ... These amendments safeguard freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion, guarantee a fair, open, and speedy trial for people accused of crimes, prohibit cruel and unusual punishments, and provide many other protections against unjust government. ... Due to the Constitution's pliability it has been edited many times over the past 200 years. From the 1700's to present day the Constitution has be adjusted to suit the needs o...

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Statement of the Problem Ever since the United States Constitution was written along with the Bill of Rights, people have questioned the second amendment, "The right to keep and bear arms.... Wretchedly, there are many people that think we need gun control more than our gun rights. ... There are also people that don't support the second amendment. ... " Emotionally the writer connected with me because he/she brings up a good point saying, many people fought and died in the revolutionary war just so we could have are rights in the constitution such as the second amendment. ... I ...

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The Amendment Process and the Elastic Clause are two of the many parts of the Constitution that make it flexible. ... Article V of the Constitution states how it can legally be amended. The Amendment process allows amendments to the Constitution. ... When the Constitution was written, there weren't any businesses at all really, and they came along as the United States grew. ... In the 1900s when the United States was industrializing, there were many factories where a large number of the population worked. ...

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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 Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. ... I can recall many times throughout middle and high school having to memorize the first 10 amendments. All my teachers always told us how important the Constitution was. ... I really did not realize how much influence the Constitution has on my everyday life until I sat down to write this paper. ... There are so many countries that still today have state religions that they are made to follow, even if they do not necessarily believe in them. ...

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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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So when it comes to allowing religion in the public schools, how do we decide if it is constitutional or not? ... There was mandatory Chapel three days a week. Our "mission statement" included God and spirituality many times. ... I love our government and hold the constitution, and the amendments, in very high regard. ... There are basically three possible answers to that question. 1) There should be more religion in schools, 2) There should be less religion in schools, or 3) The current mix is just fine. ...

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As a result of the fact that the current activist government is pursuing inconsistent policies, many believe the Constitution has become irrelevant because no guiding principles seem to exist. ... This will be shown by examining how the Constitution ensures and upholds American ideas of rights, defines governmental structures, allows for an increase in governmental growth, and permits the Supreme Court to shape and define public policy through Constitutional interpretation. ... Many citizens feels that it is the task of the state to preserve such birthrights as lif...

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There are many other types of limitations that are placed on the government throughout the Constitution. The government is limited to how they can pass laws. ... Proposals for amendments to the Constitution can be made by both houses of Congress with a ⅔ vote (pg.80). ... Framers of the Constitution knew that with the limited amount of time they had to create the document, there was no possible way to include every power that Congress would need. ... All in All, The United States Constitution is a document created for the government and the people that lays out the framework of how the count...

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Although many people liked the direction the Constitution pointed the United States, others did not. There were two main groups of people in this debate; the Federalists and the Antifederalists. ... Most disagreement came with choosing how the president would be elected. ... The Antifederalists tried to prevent this in many different ways. ... There were times, however, when the Antifederalists simply pointed out problems in the Constitution, hoping to prevent its ratification, without giving an alternative. ...

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There is a problem in the way the Amendment is written. It is not specific and allows many ways to be interpreted. ... They needed to find how to conduct such acts as well as; regulate government intrusions; invasions of privacy; and set limitations on how far officials can go before they"re violating your personal rights. ... There have been many problems in trying to incorporate this rule because it doesn't do anything to help criminals get caught. ... Many revisions and /or theories have been brought to the table trying to fix these issues, none of which are requirements by the Constit...

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It will be shown how the constitution has developed during the last 78 years, and how with the declining influence of the Catholic Church in Ireland it has been amended to reflect this. ... This Constitution contained many elements which due to the nature of the Anglo Irish Treaty meant that there was still a lot of British influence on the Island. ... Since the early seventies there have been major changes in the Constitution with amendment for the process of European integration happening between 1972, 1987, 1992, 1998 and 2002. ... This is only one of many instances where Judges have interp...

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The United States Constitution has a preamble, 27 amendments, and 7 articles. ... (Amar, A. 257) The Bill of Rights was adopted because many states refused to approve the Constitution unless the Bill of Rights was added. ... Many people were worried about the Constitution when it was first introduced. ... One example of how freedom of speech is use in everyone's life everyday is the writing on all our currency. ... (Amar, 359) There were many reasons why the United States wrote the first amendment. ...

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The Second Amendment of the Constitution protects the rights of people to keep and bear arms. ... The National Firearms Act enforced how the individual's transported there weapons. ... The Second Amendment causes so much controversy and contradiction with the Constitution. ... There have been so many killings due to the use of a firearm. ... The most important tool that I withdrew from this paper is learning my rights, my constitution, and my amendments. ...

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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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They believe that the Constitution should be followed word by word, and the laws should not be changed, no matter what the circumstances. ... Because conservatives and liberals have varying interpretations of the 4th Amendment, there is no doubt that many a debate has been sprung by certain circumstances. ... Constitution, the Fourth Amendment states that "probable cause" is necessary to protect citizens from "unreasonable searches and seizures." ... Many people have sided with the Supreme Court on this matter, mainly because of the fact that lives will be saved. ... In terms of drug smu...

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Equality Even before the 13 colonies, women have been discriminated in many ways. We have lived under the United States Constitution for more than 200 years and women still struggle for equal rights. ... Since then, there has been nothing but delays in passing the amendment completely and ratifying it. ... ERA's main ideal is that the female group of this country deserves equality in everything, including in our own constitution. ... Through the history of the ERA and how it has evolved, we see that by the passing of the years more and more people un...

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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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