A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up‚ i.e. constitute‚ what the entity is. When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents‚ those documents may be said to embody a written constitution; if they are written down in a single comprehensive document‚ it is said to embody a codified constitution. Constitutions concern different levels
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PEDLIGS-Chapter 9 the confederation and Constitution (1776-1790) People Alexander Hamilton- saved convention in Maryland from failure by engineering the adoption of his report; called upon congress to summon a convention in Philadelphia next year not to deal with commerce; His speech on his plan= 1 delegate convinced; Joined John Jay & Madison in writing The Federalist George Washington- elected chairman by demand; said‚ “We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming
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The Constitution Cynthia Johnson His/110 October 31‚ 2011 Jody Bell The Constitution The U.S. Constitution required a lot of work before it was signed. It had to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution had to address the complaints that were in the Declaration of Independence. Then it had to make a decision on the Great Compromise. The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution had some similarities. They were both official documents of the United
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Constitutional History/Bill of Rights/Amendments 1) What is the Bill of Rights? A statement of the rights of a class of people 2) Which of the first ten amendments to the Constitution do you think is the most important? Why? The first one; because it gives us the freedom we have. 3) How is an amendment to the Constitution created? The first method is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature‚ by a two-thirds majority in each The second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention
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The Constitution The Constitution of the United States was written as a set of rules for this country. Many of the "rules" have helped the country stay in order‚ but a great many have been abused and taken out of context. Three provisions in the Constitution that are important to my individual rights and liberties are freedom of speech‚ freedom to vote‚ and that all people should be treated equally. These rights represent what is important to me and what I believe in. Freedom of speech
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Basically‚ the Constitution is the highest law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in some way. The Constitution also provides the framework for the government of the United States. It creates things like the Presidency‚ the Congress‚ and the Supreme Court. Each state has its own constitution that is the highest law for the state — but even then‚ the United States Constitution is higher. Over time‚ some things have been added to the Constitution. Called "amendments
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For my Political Science subject @ PATTS College of Aeronautics. I need to relate the constitution to the movie. It is a film about the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States where a woman endured a range of abuse while working as a miner and won the landmark after how many years. There were different kinds of emotion that were triggered inside me all throughout the movie. Anger‚ sadness‚ pity‚ regrets‚ shame‚ fear‚ courage‚ love and so on. It was very indescribable
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PROJECT ON: Writ of Mandamus SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Kaumudhi Challa (Faculty for Constitution law) SUBMITTED BY: Rahul Sori Semester - 7 Roll no.-50 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 12th Oct.‚ 2012 HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ RAIPUR (C.G.) Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENT Thanks to the Almighty God‚ Who gave me the strength to accomplish the project with sheer hard work and honesty. May I observe the protocol to show my deep gratitude to the venerated Faculty-in-charge
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The United States Constitution is a document of much significance. It replaced the Articles of Confederation due to the fact that they did not meet the appropriate standards of our quickly evolving nation. Numerous years have passed since its creation‚ and over time historians have taken the time to make judgment on it; some positive and some negative. Amongst many historians‚ there is the question of the documents meaning and its origin. All historians believe that the Constitution was written in means
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. The 1987 Constitution. 2. Purpose a. Serves as the the supreme of fundamental law- a constitution is the charter creating the government. it has the status of a supreme orfundamental law as it speaks for the entire people whom it derives its claim to obedience. b. Establishes basic framework and underlying principles of government- the constitution is also reffered to as the organic and basic law being or relating to the law by the virtue of which the government exists as such. 3. 4. Types
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