Christy Jorgensen September 7‚ 2010 “The United States Constitution: A Living Document” The United States Constitution is the fundamental framework for our country and the most important document in its history. It establishes the form of the national government and defines the rights and liberties of the American people. The Constitution has survived and stayed current for over 220 years because it was written in such a way that gave it the ability to adapt to changing times while adhering to
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Group 3 • GENE CASTILLON • RENALDO LINA • ARCHIE CAAYAMAN • ANAROSARIO MACABENTA • RENE OSMENA The Philippine Constitution(19 73) Content: Bill of rights may be define as a declaration and enumeration of a person’s right and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations by the government‚ or by an individual and a limitation upon the power of the State. Classes of rights Natural rights Constitutional rights Statutory rights Classification of constitutional rights
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James Madison and his fellow delegates were trying to write a new document known as the Constitution‚ which would change the way the government would run for the future years of the nation. There were fifty-five white male individuals that joined the call for a Constitutional Convention in the town of Philadelphia in May of 1787. While gathered‚ the members found multiple problems with their current constitution‚ known as the Articles of Confederation. These problems included not having a chief executive
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The Constitution What does the Constitution mean to me? That question in itself has many meanings. I personally believe that if we did not have the Constitution we would all be in turmoil and have no direction to go in. The constitution was put in place to install rules and laws to abide by as citizens of the United States of America. I can honestly say that some of those Amendments have been challenged by a lot of people throughout history and have not always ended the way that they would have
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Essays and Essay Planning Guidance This advice sheet contains advice about how to plan and write essays. The advice is drawn from a number of different academic websites. First‚ there is a general guide to writing essays (both in semester time and in exams). This compliments the Department of Politics and Public Administration essay writing guide that can be found at http://www.politics.ul.ie and in the Politics and Public Administration handbook that you will be given at the start of the year.
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America’s first constitution‚ was the Articles of Confederation‚ was approved in 1781‚ a time when the nation was a loose confederation of states‚ each was an independent countries. The nato Army to victory during the American Revolution‚ was selected as president of the convention by concordant government was comprised of a single legislature‚ the Congress of the Confederation; there was no president or judicial branch. The Articles of Confederation gave Congress the power to govern foreign affairs
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Could you imagine what the United States would be like if our government didn’t protect us from tyranny? Luckily‚ due to the constitution our founding fathers created‚ we don’t have to worry about tyranny happening any time soon! Written in Philadelphia‚ 1787‚ the constitution was made to replace the articles of confederation which were too weak to hold the government together or to be effective. Their objectives for writing it was to ensure that the government was strong nationally and able to run
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run and rule the society. The fourth element is the sovereignty‚ which is known as the supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience its will from the people. Territory According to Article One‚ National Territory‚ of The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: “The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting
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U.S. Constitution Article Four: Summary The United States Constitution’s Article Four has many important details that helped make up our country’s laws. Article Four has four sections explaining the state acts and records‚ rights of citizens‚ new states into the Union‚ and the guarantees to the States. Section One explains that all states should honor each other’s laws. Also‚ it describes if a person is convicted after performing a crime and leaves that state‚ they must return back to the state
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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTIONS 1899 (Malolos) Constitution 1935 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines 1973 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines January 17‚ 1973 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines October 12‚ 1986 DATE OF APPROVAL/ EFFECTIVITY LANGUAGE USED WHEN PUBLISHED PREAMBLE 1899 May 14‚ 1935 Spanish ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH We‚ the Representatives of the Filipino people‚ lawfully covened‚ in order to establish
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