... continually justify the American invasion. American's not only believed what the media was presenting about the sitaution in the Phillippines, but what their government was presenting to them as well; that they were not there for their own interests primarily, rather they were there to aid the Filipinos in establishing a stable country. As Senator Platt explained Those who believe in Providence see, ... or think they see, that God has placed upon this govenrment the solemn duty of providing for the ... people of these islands a govenrment based upon the principle of liberty no matter ho...

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... with thirteen charter governments, based off of customs from Great Britain, and it was hard to make laws. This was until the Declaration of Independence was instituted on July 4th, 1776. Then in 1788 the United States Constitution was ratified. Finally in 1791, the Bill of Rights was created. This giving Americans our first ten amendments. From here every American was guaranteed certain rights such ... by law." When an individual commits a crime or is being of accused of one, there is a process that is to be followed. This is where the American Criminal Justice System comes in to play a...

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... the word "abortion " does not appear in the Constitution, the right to having an abortion is still protected under the Ninth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. To settle the conflict between the Antifederalists and the Federalists, the writers of the Constitution threw in a few specific rights (Amendments One through Eight) to fulfill the desires of the Antifederalists. The rest of the rights of a United States citizen would be protected under the Ninth Amendment, which states, "The enumeration in the ... Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others ...

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... to develop a control over the country. The NSA is the National Security Agency, responsible for overlooking the information of American citizens. The NSA can access a national data warehouse containing information about everyone who lives in the United States. This is possible for the NSA because they have their interpretation of the Patriot Act and the 4th Amendment, which was allowed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The NSA takes advantage of how ... the Patriot Act and the 4th Amendment have not caught up to the new and rapidly growing advancements of technology. This ...

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... a policies purpose it's prudent to understand the actors in a policy; and who's benefiting fiscally or not from a newly formed policy. In the USA PATRIOT Act, the military industrial complex benefits fiscally from the act, for providing the U.S. government with the tools to fight terrorism. However we tend to overlook an important facet of terrorists tactics. The underlying problem is that the terrorist look and act like ordinary citizens ... by installing a secret pathway into a private system and accessing that system with its own password. All of this can be done unknown to the develo...

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... team at his school his sophomore year. Stephen Kings first novel was rejected by publishers a jaw dropping 30 times!Last but not least, Bill Gates one of the richest most polarizing figures in America failed when he tried to launch his first company. All that aside I believe that success means different things to different people. One person who graduates college ... chose to pin point the weaknesses of the articles of confederation and perfect them. After living by the articles of confederation for half a decade, the states knew the Articles were not going to cut it. They needed a mor...

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... , Federalist No. 10 states that the Constitution itself governs the potential damage which factions uphold. In his thesis, Charles Beard leaves out crucial claims presented by Madison in Federalist No. 10, which explains the Framer's reasoning for the emphasis on economics in the Constitution, ultimately undermining the validity of Beard's claim that the Framer's personal economic interests influenced the outcome of the Constitution. When drafting the Constitution, the Founders hoped to veer away from ... traditional political activity consisting of the more dangerous sources of factions...

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... Confederation was an overall failure because it didn't establish an effective central government, and created many problems in both the central government and the state governments with topics such as the economy, representation in Congress and foreign situations. A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability to tax and the inability to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. First, there was an enormous amount of nation debt that ... deals (Southern states with tobacco, etc.) with foreign nations. Under the Articles of Confederation, the USA economy was unbalanced bec...

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... June 17, 1999, passed a law that slaps the First Amendment in the face. That law allowed for the states to choose to post the Ten Commandments in public schools and other government buildings. The law that was proposed by Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA), Rep. Robert Alderholt (R-Al), and Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL). The bill was created in response to the Columbine shootings that took place April 20, 1999 ... . The bill was swept through the house at a time when the country was in shock over the shootings. There were several reasons why the house felt the need to pass such a bill. Rep. Alderhold believed...

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... it seem as though anyone could serve, regardless of merit with the government. The true reality is that they are appointed by the person holding the highest position in the world, who the people of the country elected. Then, after appointment by the President, the person must be approved by the Senate, whose members are also elected by the people. This means that the judges must pass a screening process of two tiers, and ... the decision makers are people who were directly elected by the people. The Judges are elected in my opinion (they are representing the people ... ...

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... States Constitution gives Americans many rights. One of those rights is the freedom of speech. A controversy has erupted in the United States because the government is unable to determine the limitations on this right. "In early America, when our forefathers wrote the Constitution, profanity was not accepted" (Shoeder 72). This statement makes determining the true definition of "speech" difficult. Many people believe profanity is ... being used by others. Profanity has become out of control, and has had a great role in the moral decay of our society. A main goal for parents and governme...

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... newfound powers; however, it is impossible to tell if they are in violation of the fourth amendment. (Library Records Post-Patriot Act (Federal Law)) Historically the rights granted to citizens by the fourth amendment were defended by the judicial branch. Legislation has moved to change this by limiting judicial oversight in the gathering of evidence. The fourth amendment clearly states that warrants are necessary for law enforcement officials ... abusing their powers. However, these acts have removed the judiciary from the equation, opening the doors for widespread abuse and denial of ...

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... , appointed each state two representatives regardless of population, adhering to the New Jersey Plan. After the initiation of the Great Compromise, it was put into question whether the vote-less slaves concentrated in the South should be counted as a person in dealing with the with direct taxes and representation in the House of Representatives. The delegates from the North believed that the slaves were not 'people' or citizens and were instead property ... so thus they should not be represented in the House but should be counted in taxes. The South believed in the opposite because ...

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... establish a government that would be the framework for the United States of America. In 1787, after the first governmental plan of the United States known as the Articles of Confederation was unsuccessful in the colonies, the United States Constitution was formed. The purpose of the Constitution was to establish a strong form of government following the failure of the Articles of Confederation. The original Constitution did not directly address the rights of individuals. It consists of ... of checks and balances that is incorporated to make sure that one branch of the government is not ...

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... sure what our information is exactly for, besides what is being told to us, there have been fifty-four accounts where the NSA has prevented terrorist attacks around the world, including thirteen domestic threats in the United States. The NSA's surveillance system consists of tracking phone calls and other internet sources to stop terrorism before it happens. More or less ... in order to ensure the collective safety of all who reside in the United States. It would be remissive to neglect the validity of the other side of the coin concerning the legal wherewithal of the National Security ...

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... make it much easier for people to defend ourselves. The government cannot protect the general public from violence. Due to the large number of citizens in the United States, the government cannot promise safety. For the time being, "The government cannot guarantee the safety of its citizens. Protecting oneself and family is a personal duty and the government should not impede the ability of responsible adults to defend themselves". With ... availability among non-criminals tends to increase public safety". When a person is armed, it allows a person to defend them self in the event of an...

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... , and Fourteenth Amendment. Analyzing and comparing Bill of Rights articles with Patriot Act stipulations conveys a comprehensive message that the Patriot Act is unconstitutional. The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights guarantees citizens of The United States the following: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to assembly and petition. Of course, each right has specific guidelines and there are exceptions to ... (Garlinger 1105-1147). This noticeably violates the First Amendment and inevitably violates the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment as well....

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... Clause requires that the judgment receive the same effect in other states as in the state where it is entered. A party who obtains a judgment in one state may petition the court in another state to enforce the judgment. When this is done, the parties do not relitigate the issues, and the court in the second state is obliged to fully recognize and honor the judgment of the first court in determining the enforceability of the judgment and the procedure for ... its execution. According to the ACLU, the ... ...

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... , 229-230). The Right to Equal Protection Under the Law The Fifth and Sixth Amendments of the Constitution attempt to protect the defendant from the tyranny of the government and its executive powers. The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to protection from self-incrimination and also denies the government the right to infringe upon the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as guaranteed in the First Amendment. The Sixth Amendment ensures, in the case of ... criminal proceedings, the right to ... ...

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... fair and just. The wonderful thing about the Constitution of the United States is the deliberate way in which it was constructed. The Constitution was written with the flexibility to be amended or changed to better suit the times in which we live. This flexibility is the reason why, though America is one of the youngest nations on earth, we have the oldest Constitution in existence. But, in the course of amending the Constitution, what must ... not be undermined are the basic ... ...

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... derive their authority from Title 10 Ch.13 s. 311 of the United States Code in addition to the 2nd and 10th amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Surprisingly as it may seem, there is a valid and lawful claim to the existence of the militia. Briefly, the definition listed in the U.S. Code under Title 10 Ch.13 s.311 states: a) the militia of the United States consists of all able bodied males at least 17 ... years of age and, under 45 and b) the classes of the militia are: (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militi...

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... a foreign country signature, to pass laws and change laws pertaining to foreign affairs. Then there is the judicial branch that changes and interprets law any way it sees fit. For example, the restraints on capital punishment, in the constitution it states the life can deprived from no man but the original intentions were not talking about capital punishment but about giving all rights to all people ... convinced everyone else why. What is to say that they can't? A recent example of the living constitution was in the Clinton administration when Clinton stepped in a decided to do whateve...

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... that a stronger national government, with more power than that which was allocated by the Articles of Confederation, was essential. Shay's Rebellion vividly illustrated the effects of a weak government. The framers convened at the Philadelphia convention to remedy the defects of the Articles of Confederation and put into effect the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence. The Philadelphia Convention did not produce a revised Articles of Confederation but rather a new drafted ... and what limits are on the powers? The powers of the judiciary were greatly expanded under the M...

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... by ensuring these freedoms. Having one group, or various groups, of people violating these rights is unconstitutional. Musical censorship targets musicians who, in the views of some, are promoting offensive ideas to the overall society. These musicians, using their art to express opinions, are targets of this type of censorship. Some musicians hold opinions that may ... logo that gave warning that a recording contains harsh lyrics. The RIAA brought forth this logo in 1990 and the logo stated, "Parental Advisory-Explicit Lyrics." (Par. 1) In the early 1990's, the PMRC, in conjunction with...

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... , just political system. Federalists proposed that a reasonable balance of power, liberty, and order was essential to an effective and efficient government. Although current political culture strives for the same guarantees, the framers" motives were drastically different. The framers of the Constitution placed a greater emphasis on equal representation in the national government as opposed to today's quest for leaders to be held accountable for their actions. During ... factors behind this initiative was slave owning. Delegates who did not even own slaves voted to keep this issue out of...

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