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 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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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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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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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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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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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution does guarantee freedom of speech, but is it an absolute promise? According to this document, it is allowable for a person to verbally express how they feel. ... Many controversies have developed through the years in regards to how much freedom a person should be entitled to. ... In the discussion led by Arthur Miller from the Harvard Law School, many university representatives were asked to discuss their views on particular matters regarding the First Amendment. The main topic of discussion seemed to deal with racial equality, or lack t...

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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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." - Amendment 1, U.S. Constitution. ... Many people take this amendment to mean that the government must not be involved in religion what so ever. ... No matter how much the government wants to, or tries to take religion out of politics it is still a part of many peoples lives and it affects their whole being. ... In the issue of cloning the religion plays very heavily because there are many people that have very strong feelings against cloning for religious reasons and other reasons. ...

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There have been many events and processes in American society that diverted public and political attention from the plight of African-Americans in the post war period during the Reconstruction. ... I'll also explain how white northerners stopped caring about Reconstruction and black civil rights. ... Grant becomes president while the Fifteenth Amendment goes into effect. ... Since the US Constitution forbade outright racial discrimination, the Southern states required that blacks read or interpret any section of the Constitution knowing most of them didn't know how to read. ......

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Congress tried to pass an amendment allowing them the power to tax but failed because the Article of Confederation were too difficult to alter, because in order to amend them there needed to be a unanimous vote which was basically impossible to secure. ... There was also a need for a national militant force. ... Many people supported the idea of a new and more fortified government. ... When there is support for something there is usually an opposition and the ratification of the Constitution is no different. ... In order to pacify such fears the first ten amendments to the Constitution, und...

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If a majority of voters swore allegiance to the Union then loyal people would be responsible to draw up a new state constitution. ... The new state constitution was meant to abolish slavery (confirm the Thirteenth Amendment), discard the debts of the Confederacy, and entail that no ex-Confederate may vote or hold office. ... They weren't allowed to vote, and there were no needs for their education and economic protection. ... Blacks saw education as the only true route to freedom, so blacks were eager to learn how to read and write, a skill exclusive only to rich white families befo...

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President Lincoln, President Johnson and Congress had differing ideas on how to reconstruct the United States. ... The Southern would have to approve the Thirteenth Amendment. ... The three acts established military control over the former Confederate States by dividing them into five military districts, established who could run for office and who could vote, and how to regulate the ratification of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Constitution. ... Thieves, who had possession of the state government, thoroughly gutted the state tre...

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Women have been fighting for many centuries now, just for equality. ... There she had learned the value of publicity to be obtained by marches, civil disobedience and hunger strikes. ... In January 1918 President Wilson declared his support for a federal amendment, and later that month the House passed the amendment without a single vote to spare. ... On August 26, 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment joined the Constitution and twenty six million American women became eligible to vote. ... It is the origin of the yet unpassed Equal Rights Amendment. ...

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The standards that were Laissez-faire set, or stuck down rather, by President Andrew Johnson, were unsatisfactory to the Northerners causing them to vote into congress many radical republicans. These Senators and representatives would bring about new laws that would change how the South was rehabilitated, and how the black population would be treated during the following years. ... Congress also declared that for states to seek remittance into the South, they needed to ratify the fourteenth Amendment in their state constitutions, and give suffrage to blacks. ... The Senate did not want to proc...

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances (1st Amendment of the US Constitution).... It's clear that the document revolved around corruption and how impactful corruption had been on the 13 colonies. ... Because once it started, there was no way of stopping it. ... The United States Constitution is the backbone of the country, it is the root of all laws est...

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" Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"(1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution). Conversely, there should be a limit to these freedoms granted by the constitution when they are pushed too far. In the past forty years, sociologists have researched, government officials have studied, and many consumers have worried about how violence in the media affects society. ... People feel many emotions such as curiosity, revenge, and rebellion. ...

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Fourteen years after the prohibition had been written as an Amendment in the Constitution, the ban was repealed. ... I've heard many of times that if an 18-year old can vote & die for his country, then their throats should be able to feel the burn of whiskey. ... There have been many signs that have favored changing the drinking age back to 18. ... I do see how since 87" the fatality rate had decreased, but that was for the group ages 16-20. ...

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Hansen, investments in the war-torn North were better protected if they were taxed than if they were lost in the war effort, many opponents gave their reasons for abolishing this tax. ... Other eastern states also had movements against the amendment, but they eventually ratified it as well. ... Constitution. ... Six other states eventually ratified the amendment, bringing the total to forty-two. Only Connecticut, Florida, Rhode Island, and Utah failed in its attempts to ratify the amendment. ...

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How can it be possible? ... " Three issues are emerging from this unconstitutional abuse of power: an abuse in American's privacy, an inequality on how check and balances are distributed, how the rule of law is broken meaning that the Constitution is not being followed either, and how the abuse of power by a President can ruin years of progress in a country's democracy. There is a clear inequality on checks and balances between the Executive branch, Congress and the Supreme Court. ... How can this be acceptable? ... Another Amendment of the Bill of Rights that is broken is &quo...

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Why is there a line drawn for the freedoms of a company who wants to promote their product? ... As a constitution states, alcohol industries have the right to sell their product. ... On many alcohol advertisements and billboards, responsibly is also added in to the equation. ... Many billboards or advertisements in major cites are 1200 feet from schools and parks. ... No matter how much you band, advertisement will be everywhere. ...

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There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts. ... Ferguson in 1896, many Americans decided to push for equality. ... With many African Americans using taxis or walking, the boycott turned out to be almost 100% effective. ... There was always a full lunch counter. ... Freedom Rides continued. with many participants arrested and jailed. ...

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For the first 125 years of American history under its new Constitution, citizen representatives in Congress and in the White House governed us. ... The Constitution requires a national census every ten years. ... To reduce lobbyist influence, there must be competition. ... The degree that the leadership is out of touch with the American people is how long ago any of the leaders faced competitive election. ... A constitutional amendment providing for congressional term limitation is the first step toward solving all these problems, because it will make all the others solvable. ...

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The French and English conflict caused many problems with America's political system. ... Edward Livingston, in opposing the bill said, "If we are ready to violate the Constitution, will the people submit to our unauthorized acts? ... The Federalist wanted Bache to explain how he had received a letter that the President hadn't even seen yet. ... Are there any instances in 20th century history that compares to the Sedition Act's flagrant disregard of the First Amendment? No government actions seem so blatantly unconstitutional as the Sedition Act of 1798; but, there are many acti...

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Many people believe that the American flag stands for something important and shouldn't be destroyed in that manner. ... Some of our generation doesn't realize how lucky we have it. A child of this generation could debate how good and pure and wonderful this country is and could show you how we have had our liberty and freedom taken away to the point that we really don't have any. ... The first amendment to the Constitution states, "Congress should make no law. abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition th...

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