The Constitution: A Meaningful Document The Constitution of the United States is one of the pivotal documents in history. Besides the mere fact that it is‚ largely‚ an embodiment of the ideals promulgated during the enlightenment‚ it represents the hopes‚ dreams‚ and ideals of many people from countless generations before us. It is the culmination of decades and centuries of controversial and untested ideas and theories. It was‚ at its very core‚ a shot in the dark‚ a hope against all hopes.
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PROJECT ON Role of preamble in the interpretation of the Indian Constitution CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Constitution is a legal document having a special legal sanctity‚ which sets out the framework and the principal functions of the organs of the government of a state‚ and declares the principles governing the operation of those organs. No reading of any constitution can be complete without reading it from the beginning to the end. While the end
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Confessions and the Constitution Where the increasing amounts of technology are constantly aiding in finding criminals and suspects‚ nothing has proven to hold up in court better than a confession. Although‚ there are rules and regulations as to how these confession will be allowed to be admitted into court‚ just like in all things. These rules and regulations are defined pretty clearly in the fourth‚ fifth‚ and sixth amendments of the constitution. In the Fourth Amendment‚ it is said that
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no action could be brought against the police officer as he was acting in compliance with a warrant issued by a competent authority. The appellant appealed but before the appeal was heard the Federal Constitution was amended by Act A354/76 which provided in effect that Article 5(4) of the Constitution shall not apply to the arrest or detention of any person under the existing law relating to restricted residence and that this amendment shall have effect from Merdeka Day. It was argued that the amendment
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Codified constitution For • A new constitutional settlement is needed to disperse power more widely. • The rights of citizens are under threat and require greater protection. • The police have been given increasing powers as crime and the threat of terrorism have increased. • The state holds a huge amount of information about individuals. • Rights in the workplace need firmer guarantees as trade unions have become weaker. • Parliament has the potential to make and
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In the period between the drafting of the Constitution and the start of the Civil War‚ compromise was a main part in the governing of the United States. The Constitution itself is often referred to as a “bundle of compromises” and because of the effectiveness of these compromises it has been able to withstand time and continue to be the main source of our government. Conflict arose even after the Constitution and compromises were made to try to keep the Union together and decrease tensions between
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The Constitution guards against tyranny in four different ways: Federalism‚ the separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and equal representation for each state. The first step to prevent tyranny is Federalism. The Constitution would divide the power between central and state governments. This idea‚ created by James Madison‚ is known as Federalism. (Document A) Powers given to the central government include the regulation of trade‚ conduction of foreign relations‚ providing an army and navy
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published in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet. The general reason of these papers were to support the Constitution‚ even though in the first part of said papers‚ that they only wanted a good‚ strong‚ lasting government. Some historians‚ such as Richard B. Morris‚ have gone as far as to refer to the Federalist Papers as an “Incomparable exposition of the Constitution”. When they were first published‚ fearing political backlash‚ the authors remained anonymous for a time‚ but the more
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Amending the Constitution There are currently 27 amendments in the Constitution of the United States. According to the preamble‚ each of these amendments’ sole purpose is to ensure justice‚ domestic tranquility‚ and to promote the general welfare. Only 27 have been added‚ but only a few have been changed in the past 228 years. Amendments aren’t like laws‚ they’re bigger. These amendments must be followed by all states‚ regardless of their laws. This is why there are so few of them. Amendments are
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Gay Rights and the Constitution “I ’m a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid‚ I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people‚ what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.” ~Paul Newman Can the courts or the law tell the people in what
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