Ratifying the Constitution Many debated over the ratification of the U.S. constitution. Some of the individuals that agreed with the ratification of the Constitution were well taught philosophical people like Washington. There were also others who disagreed with the ratification of the U.S Constitution because they thought differ to what the Constitution has to offer to them. This essay will further explain the concepts of the disagreement between those who wanted to ratify the Constitution and those
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Influences on the Constitution The Constitution was adopted on September 17‚ 1787‚ by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and ratified by conventions in eleven States. It went into effect on March 4‚ 1789. The historical influences behind the constitution included Aristotle‚ the Magna Carta‚ the writings of John Locke‚ and the English Bill of Rights from 1689. The Magna Carta was written in 1215. It was the first document to challenge the authority of the king‚
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The Constitution was signed at Independence Hall on September 17 in 1787; our copy of the Constitution‚ however‚ originates in Philadelphia within the National Constitution Center. The Constitution is an inspiring bases of which its means have advanced for the greater good of the citizens of the American Republic‚ which has been stated in the Declaration of Independence since 1776. “A great Chief Justice once said‚ ‘the Declaration is the promise‚ the Constitution‚ its fulfillment’‚” and that couldn’t
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When I think about the Constitution‚ I’m reminded about the people who have fought and are constantly fighting for our country‚ for that is how I’ve been raised. The Constitution is a very important part of our country. It is the main outline for passing laws that will protect us and keep us in order. Without it‚ there wouldn’t be as much order in our nation as there is. The judicial branch determines if laws should be passed depending on how constitutional they are. Law making and freedoms are
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The constitution is not outdated. It’s the American government and people in power‚ that have been unofficially changing or not following the Constitution the way it was intended. Our founding fathers wrote a document that would uphold overtime. The US Constitution is the oldest written Constitution still in use today. (“Oldest Constitutions Still Being Used Today”) The American Constitution serves as a model for other nations drafting new constitutions. Constitution drafters include similar Provisions
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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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1. What is government? • It refers to the particular group of people which is the administrative bureaucracy of a society at a given time. Each successive government is composed of a specialized and privileged body of individuals‚ who monopolize political decision – making and are separated by status and organization from the population as a whole. Their function is to enforce existing laws‚ make new ones‚ and arbitrate conflicts via their monopoly on violence. In some societies‚ this group is often
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A constitution is the fundamental principles of government in a nation‚ either implied in its laws‚ institutions‚ and customs‚ or embodied in one fundamental document. The U.S. Constitution was completed on September 17‚ 1789 and has served as a model for the constitutions of many other nations. The constitution of the United States of America is the oldest written national constitution in use and consists of twenty-seven amendments. The state of Texas has had six constitutions. The constitution
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States have the most prevailing constitution considering that it has been around for over two centuries. Such a constitution is looked upon for the foundation of other foreign countries constitutional ideas; this is due to the fact that the American constitution is a mixed constitution. Aristotle stated that for a mixed constitution to work‚ the middle class citizens must be stronger in forms of government than to the rich and the poor. The best mixed constitution would be one of oligarchy and democracy
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The Constitution is considered one of the most powerful and important documents in the United States history. It was established by our forefathers and sets forth the nation’s fundamental laws. It defines the rights and liberties of the American people and lists the aims of the government and the methods of achieving them. It is also considered the framework and foundation of the government‚ which shapes the way everything operates and is built from. With this‚ should the Constitution be interpreted
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