section 1 of the constitution states the powers given to the legislative branch shall be placed in a congress consisting of a senate and House of Representatives. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration 2010). The executive branch shall be placed with the President. This branch of government is charged with administering and carrying out the law. This includes the power to see the laws are duly executed and enforced (Garner 2001). Article 2‚ section 2 of the constitution states that the
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ink. Parchment has traditionally been used instead of paper for important documents such as religious texts‚ public laws‚ indentures‚ and land records as it has always been considered a strong and stable material. The five pages of the U.S. Constitution as well as the Declaration of Independence‚ the Bill of Rights‚ and the Articles of Confederation are written on parchment. The terms parchment and vellum are also used in the paper making industry. Parchment paper is made from cellulose fibers
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The Constitution itself did not mention political parties‚ and it was assumed that none was going to arise. But this was soon proven wrong when the debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists in 1787 and 1788 stir into a two party system. This soon led to a permanent feature in American policies. In early times‚ groups of people formed temporary assembly and voted together either for or against a specific policy. When the policy was settled‚ the assemblies would dissolve. The Federalists
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION CONTENTS 1.What Is Constitution Anyway? 2.Why Do We Need Constitution? 3.The History of Constitution of India. 4.The Framing of Constitution of India. 5.The Preamble to Constitution of India. 6.What Is The constitution of India? 7.Main Characteristics of Constitution of India. 8.Conclusion The First Book of Constitution of India is Located at Parliament Library Building‚ New Delhi‚ India. 2 CONTENTS 1.What Is Constitution Anyway? 2.Why Do We Need Constitution? 3.The History
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important principles the U.S Constitution aimed for prevention of the abuse of power. The people did want the government have too much power. Americans were afraid of their rights not being protected. These principles were according to which state or organization is governed. These principles are written down in different documents which go in the constitution. There were many principles from the U.S constitution. One of them is federalism‚ federalism in the U.S constitution was divided power between
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In your opinion‚which is better? A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.According to Thomas Paine’s definition towards the term ‘’constitution’’‚he describes constitution as an antecedent to government‚which is the creature of a constitution‚and the constitution is not the act of it’s government‚but the people themselves constituting the government.A constitution may be written or unwritten.As for the
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arguments supporting or fighting against ratifying the Constitution. Ratification of the Constitution is not what’s best for U.S citizens because although the Bill of Rights was proved to be successful‚ the insecurity of rights amongst the people‚ as well as the massive amount of influence that the people of power had; this will not lead to a successful nation. Documents three points out many major holes in the ratification of the Constitution such as insecurity in rights. Document four gives a supporting
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The Constitution of India has some distinct and unique features as compared to other constitutions to the world. As Dr. B.R. Ambedkar‚ the Chairman of the Drafting Committee puts it‚ the framers had tried to accumulate and accommodate the best features of other constitutions‚ keeping in view the peculiar problems and needs of our country. The following are the salient features of the Constitution of India. 1. Longest written constitution Indian Constitution can be called the largest
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U.S.S Constitution Over the summer while many people went on vacations to visit other landmarks and sites‚ I stayed in my own city learning about my home’s fantastic history. I chose to visit the historical ship; USS Constitution. It has been converted into a museum for tourists. I will be sharing with you today what I observed. Some of you might not even know what the U.S.S Constitution is. The U.S.S Constitution‚ was and still is a ship. The Uss Constitution was given its name by President
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Outline the sources of the UK Constitution (10 mark) One of the main and most significant sources of our constitution include Statute Law‚ this is law made by Parliament also known as Primary legislation. However only the laws that affect the powers and responsibilities of governing bodies or the rights of citizens are of constitutional significance. For example the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011‚ this took away one of the prime ministerial powers as it introduced fixed term elections for the
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