Why do we sleep? How do GPS systems work? Who was the first person to reach the North Pole? Did anybody ever escape Alcatraz? What was life like for a gladiator? What are the effects of prolonged steroid use on the human body? What happened during the Salem witch trials? Are there any effective means of repelling insects? How did trains and railroads change life in America? What may have occurred during the Roswell UFO incident of 1947? How is bulletproof
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Reconquista – reconquest of Spain Aztec/Inca Empires – native people of central America Cahokia/Mound Builders – failed because of weather changes “Christian liberty” – Christian’s duty to have civil liberty Hernán Cortés / Montezuma – killed Aztecs (Montezuma) no gold‚ just corn Gutenberg’s press – first standardized printing press Bartolomé de Las Casas – priest who documented the destruction of indians New Laws of 1542/ repartimiento – Indians were legally free‚ but still required to work
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Law of the Constitution Formative assessment A constitution can be defined as “a body of rules which regulates the system of government within a state. It establishes the bodies and institutions which form part of that system‚ it provides for the powers which they are to exercise‚ it determines how they are to interact and co-exist with one another and perhaps most importantly
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of the former and congressional or presidential democracy of the latter. Ironically both these countries have their roots in the British parliamentary democracy which have a long and remarkable history of democracy. For a country that gave the ‘magna carta’ to the world it is a great reward for it when the proponents of democracy achieve greatly in giving the people what they need‚ their rights and freedom. If any distinctions and comparisons are to be made between the parliamentary and presidential
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independent officials of its own. During the 13th century the barons were frequently in revolt against the kings whom they thought were governing the realm badly‚ that is‚ against the barons’ own wishes. In 1215 King John was forced to agree to Magna Carta‚ the "grea charter" of legal rights which insisted that he listen to and follow the advice of the barons. Then‚ at the meeting of Parliament at Oxford in 1258 the barons stated their dissatisfaction with Henry III‚ and tried to force him to accept
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The beginning of the Civil War erupted when the question of slavery coming to end came up in the election of 1860. Once the South caught wind of this‚ they became anxious and had to start thinking about the safety of their markets and what would be the best option if Lincoln were to take office and all of their biggest fears would come true. Once Lincoln won the election‚ South Carolina took action and was the first state to leave the union and following was Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia
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Fifth Amendment Indictment of Grand Jury The grand jury originated in England‚ under the rule of King John. The king selected the grand jury to be a body of his reign that would accuse no innocent person‚ and would shelter no guilty person. The Fifth Amendment of the United States protects people from self-incrimination by forcing the prosecution to obtain an indictment (complaint) from a grand jury before the case can be presented in trial before a court. Today‚ grand juries are virtually inexistent
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written elements. Likewise‚ a written constitution cannot be fully written ‚ some elements of it exists in unwritten form. For example‚ British Constitution is unwritten but some important elements of it are contained in written documents like Magna Carta‚ Bill of Rights‚ Petition of Rights‚ Act of settlement etc. On the other hand ‚ the US constitution is written but some important Constitutional subjects like political party organization‚ cabinet‚ committee of the Congress‚ working procedure
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Castle‚ Carlingford. I choose this monument as I am extremely interested in the 12th century‚ which was the year King John founded the castle. Another factor that interests me is that it is suggested by many people that the first few pages of the Magna Carta‚ which was the world’s first constitutional bill of rights‚ was drafted while King John was in the castle in Carlingford. I find this to be a particularly important historical event which led me to want to research this monument in detail. Lastly
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device there is a one result that Southampton is truly looking for‚ and that is the life span of the glass storage disc. Southampton says‚ “major documents from human history such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)‚ Newton’s Opticks‚ Magna Carta and Kings James Bible‚ have been saved as digital copies that could survive the human race.” (Southampton). Compared to the optical drives and hard drives‚ the chances of your photos or data staying on the drive for long is shorter because of something
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