... was later proven that decisions made by the Framers of the Constitution were made not for their own personal financial gain, but for their states" personal gain. The main focus of the constituents of the Constitutional Convention was to limit the power of the national government and have the state governments retain most of the decision-making abilities. One of the biggest factors behind this initiative was ... . Current political cultures" view on politics is that the separation of powers must be reduced, thus placing a stronger emphasis on presidential powers. People want to know whom ...

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... they were going to profit from this. The tie between the wealthy and the government may well have started here. Through times of racial discrimination the government has proven to be elitist. The relocation of Native Americans onto reservations and the detention of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, for example. Then there's the issue that split the nation in two and one could even say ... split the elites into two, i.e. slavery. The southern elite who were large cotton and tobacco farmers ... wealth. What do these elite do with this money? They give a lot to politic...

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... from monarchical rule. Living under their own colonial government institutions, Americans became accustomed to governing themselves. Founder Benjamin Franklin describes the importance of the union of colonies under one government in Chapter 9 of his autobiography, "I projected and drew a plan for the union of all the colonies under one government, so far as might be necessary for defense. Franklin explains that American colonists governed themselves many ... that this success could easily disappear. He became alarmed by sectionalism and argued that the Constitution should only change th...

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... each man hath to use his own power as he will himself for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life; and consequently, of doing anything which, in his own judgment and reason, he shall conceive to be the aptest means thereunto " (Leviathan, Chapter XIV). Hobbes understands that people will do anything that will benefit them and ... not think about others. This holds true for our government as well. Without the role of the judiciary, both the legislative and executive branch would pass laws that they believe are constitutional when ... to be impartial and make ...

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... with 39% when compared to Canada with 29.1%, Australia with 19.4% and Sweden with 15.1%. Many argue that these statistics prove the effectiveness of gun control. Fewer amounts of guns equal less crime. Though the arguments seem to have good, empirical statistics, they are actually riddled with holes. Kellermann and Reay's 43-1 Statistic is nowhere near exhaustive and made significant assumptions ... that should not have been made. For one, the statistic recorded the crimes with deaths while having no way to account for the number of crimes prevented because of the use of firearms ( ... ...

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... believed to be 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 ... that the greater good of the nation is being protected. The needs of the many will always outweigh the needs of the few. And so, ...

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... Locke and cause for a state of war "and attacked the federal arsenal in Springfield. Three months later the militia had put down the uprising, but the damage was done; the state government had failed the farmers. They believed that the state should protect their property, and by failing to do that, the legislature had failed the "most basic aim of republican government."" Something had to be done ... not be done when Congress had no power over them. Hamilton! further defends the Convention's decision in The Federalist No. 84 by quoting the preamble of the Constitution: "We, THE PEOPLE o...

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... tyranny such as that experienced during the Revolutionary War. Even Thomas Jefferson who was usually for the new government said that a Bill of Rights was "what the people are entitled to against every government on earth." (NARA Constitution) The Bill of Rights was presented to Congress on May 4, 1789 in New York City by James Madison, to ensure the rights of the people, such as freedom of speech ... , freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial; to ... limit the powers of the government, for example, no unreasonable search ... ...

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... of opportunity lost in pursuit of another option. This cost analysis is relevant in the case of the drug prohibition policy in that the resources use to implement the policy are limited, police and prisons. The law enforcement used in this "war of drugs" has their time nearly monopolized by the approximate thirty to forty million people yearly who purchase and use drugs. This inherently leaving various ... law enforcement agencies with less ability to confront other crimes. Then there is the problem of prisons. The space in the prisons is extremely limited, and the cost of keeping a per...

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... music has become a considerable political and moral issue that is arrogantly destroying the rights of Americans to enjoy the art of music. Although the First Amendment says that Congress cannot make laws that interrupt the free flow of spoken or written words, these rights are still being destroyed by those who think that they have the authority to judge certain music as impure, offensive, or obscene ... 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 Governm...

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... murder? (Boston) Does that include self defense? What constitutes a graven image? These are just some of the questions brought up by those opposed to the bill. If the government puts up the Ten Commandments will they also post the Five Pillars of Islam, The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the Wiccan Rede and the Affirmation of Humanism? (Boston) The government should not play favorites with religion. Religion does not need ... the governments help to promote the Ten Commandments. For a few thousand years, the leaders of Judaism and Christianity have been doing a pretty good ... ...

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... , or Department of Housing and Urban Development, was in the court system for overstepping its bounds and there was a ruling by the U.S. Circuit Courts which ruled against HUD, so Clinton stepped in and told then to wait for the Supreme Court and take no other ruling, even though the case was supposedly irreversible. This is a very good example of why our living constitution is what is ... tearing apart our government. What is to say if our president has a friend on trial for murder that he can't make some amendment to the law and let him free, because technically by the way our ... sy...

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... success. To me success means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. A good majority of the people who attend college believe that their happiness will stem from being married and have a family. These people believe that by earning a college degree they will be able to get a good paying job and supporting their families to be will be much easier. Those who assume ... that this is true would likely be correct, but at what cost? Although education, and a job that pays well to support the family are things we strive for, that same ... good paying job may be what keeps us f...

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... of American citizens. In a country where there are supposed to be checks and balances in the passing of legislation, a bill that violates multiple Bill of Rights articles, passed into law. The Patriot Act, created through the auspices of Congress and signed into law by the president of the United States, violates the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment. Analyzing and comparing Bill of Rights articles with Patriot ... Amendment search and seizure clause. Although additional legislation has passed to circumvent the Fourth Amendment and aid the Patriot Act in stripping citizen's...

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... powers that the President shall receive. The first power is Commander in Chief of the army and navy. While Congress has the power to declare war, the President has the ability to initiate the use of force or, "make war." (Thomas and Pika 20) The second power is the President as Chief Administrator, which gives the President the power of appointment, but by the advice and consent of the Senate. (Ellis 288) The third power ... to help decrease the power of the president. This became a hindrance to the presidency and made relations between the President and Congress unstable. It was not un...

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... someone who has been tested for their job or they themselves have been tested in the past. Most jobs have a drug policy for their employees. The policies by employers include different actions to take to deter employee drug use. Most policy's details are a little different but their goal is the same and that is, like I stated before, to deter employee drug use. My experience ... conduct a small survey of 20 college students where they answer 3 questions on their awareness and opinion of drug tests by employers. I began my search by looking for periodicals about drug testing. I found man...

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... wonder that the terms common good actually mean. The word common means technically means shared equally by two or more and good means positive or desirable in nature. In the federalist papers though, you see a different kind of common good. One in which the founders wanted a good maybe for the aristocratic or for the privileged? One has to ask themselves what these aristocratic states men truly wanted the good for everyone ... or did they used this excuse to preserve the high status ... as to what the common good is. I never really find any evidence in the papers. It seems to be that th...

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... we force every residence to proudly display an American flag" (Hanna)? Where do you actually draw the line? How can the government maintain flag laws, but not require everyone to recite the Pledge? For the most part Americans will show off their patriotism by something such as standing while the national anthem is being played. It is not required, but people do it because it means ... laws are required in order to have the flag remain as symbolic and sacred as it is. The American flag exemplifies everything that is just and good in our country. "It symbolizes the more than 200 years of ...

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... help support the smaller states from being silenced by the majority. In response, the delegates of the Constitutional Convention synthesized the Great Compromise in which there is a bicameral Congress. One house, the House of Representatives, was based on population to satisfy the ideas of the Virginia Plan while the other house, the Senate, appointed each state two representatives regardless of population, adhering to the New Jersey Plan. After the initiation of the Great Compromise ... was reciprocated with mixed ideas generally put into categories of federalist and antifederalist. Th...

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... should not be implemented since it is not the only cause of death each year. On the other hand, some people think it is a good idea because it will keep people safe. America is one of the most established nations with a long habit of gun possession in the world. It is rated as one of the prominent nations with the highest number of individuals owning and keeping ... guns. The government should not strengthen gun control laws ... people were fatally injured, and three others were killed when two pressure bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. The investigation report released by th...

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... of personal choice in family matters as protected by the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. However in many citizens views the Bill of rights has failed to protect the rights of the American people. Such as the fourth amendment where the patriot act of 2001 was passed allowing the government has encroach more into the lives of private citizens through the Patriot Act. The government argues that this is necessary for ... that can overturn acts of elected branches if it believes these acts are in violation of the constitution and in turn the civil rights. Also the courts can try and p...

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... should be able to provide their opinions through identifying their choices for the position of representative, but that the state senators should select them. The other part of Congress is the Senate. The Antifederalists feared that the Senate would ultimately become an aristocracy. Senators were to be selected from a small number of individuals, elected by the state legislatures for terms lasting six years, and were to be eligible ... rights, if any, should be granted to individuals. They believed that some rights needed to be retained for the common good, but that there were others th...

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... . 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 retained by the people " ("Amendment IX " 1). The Federalists did ... to have an abortion. Still, anti-Choice activists believe that a fetus is more important th...

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... has steadily increased – most recent drone attack occurred in Pakistan and Yemen. On October 22, 2013, reports conducted by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International were released, claiming the United States drone campaign in Yemen and Pakistan violates the international humanitarian law. The purpose of drones is to reduce U.S. military casualties and pursuant to Authorization for use of Military Force (AUMF) drones ... are to be used "as an effective tool in the fight against [enemies of United States]." (Levs 2013) However, investigations made by the United Nations identified thir...

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... of domestic plots are thwarted by the legal obtainment of information, they are not all stopped this way. In order to provide a secure nation, we must stop all threats foreign and domestic: if this necessitates the illegal obtainment of information by the government, it is in the best interest of the nation to act in that manner, and for the sake of the common good, these actions should be taken ... . The National Security Agency has been around for fifty years, and has been keeping our nation, for ... the most part, safe since then. We are unable to really identify how effective the NS...

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