In their essay‚ "How Not to Read the Constitution"‚ Lawrence Tribe and Michael Dorf describe the ways the Constitution has been interpreted by different people. Tribe and Dorf make it clear that the idea that the Constitution should be interpreted based on what the framers original intent was is not the way to read the Constitution‚ it takes much more than that. Tribe and Dorf also explain that justices do not interpret the Constitution in a way that would please the readers (the people) on purpose
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The US Constitution is organized into seven articles‚ Bill of Rights‚ and amendments. Article I deals with the legislative branch of government. Article II concerns the executive branch of government. Article III establishes the Supreme Court as the highest judicial power in the United States. Article IV defines the relationships between states. Article V describes the procedure for amending the Constitution. Article VI declares itself as “the supreme Law of the Land”‚ and Article VII ratifies the
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prevalent in many countries around the world. As a result‚ constitutions and laws are always changing; What should be stable and firm is malleable and weak. In contrast‚ the United States‚ while being a relatively young country‚ has baffled many by the durability of the Constitution. The curiosity of how one could accomplish the creation of such a reliable and long-established document can be satiated by only looking as far as to why the Constitution was made- And who and what helped shape it. The Constitution’s
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Louisiana Constitution and Systems of the State Ed Calvin POL/215 February 27‚ 2013 Dr. D. Bryant III Louisiana Constitution and Systems of the State The Louisiana Constitution in 1812 used the U.S. Constitution as a guideline to write its contents. After receiving authorization from the U.S. Congress the delegates developed the constitution and on January 22‚ 1812 the state first constitution was signed. The state’s current constitution was adopted by constitutional convention in 1974
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The Constitution of the United States is the most astounding law. It is a definitive power that runs the United States. Additionally‚ it plays a significant role in how American democracy and government works. The founding father wrote the Constitution in 1787. In this time in history‚ the United States had just become an independent nation. The constitution was the answer for the disputes that individuals had for how the nation would be run. The Constitution is outlined to makes and directs our
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Jasmin Weber Dr. Kelly Schimmel HIST 1301 October 21‚ 2012 Constitution Café Analysis What defines an American citizen? Loosely‚ it is an individual of a state or nation‚ whom is obligated to its government and then is offered protection. As an American citizen‚ the assumed outlined duties to uphold would include: voting‚ paying taxes‚ and being involved with the community. Due to the fact that American citizens contribute to paying taxes‚ they expect for the government to manage their money
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against everything our country stands for. I believe a poor constitution would fail to preserve the rights and powers of citizens‚ represent the people in government‚ grant the states certain rights‚ establish liberties for men‚ limit the
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The first constitution in our nation ’s history was the U.S. Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was formed by the Continental Congress on November 15‚ 1777. However‚ sanction of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1‚ 1781. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government‚ which resulted in most of the power residing with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon
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The leaders of our freedom movement‚ under the stewardship of Mahatma Gandhi‚ had dreamt of an independent and prosperous India. On this day in 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took the first step towards the realization of that dream by hoisting the Tricolour at the Red Fort. The journey we began on 15 August‚ 1947 is now 65 years old. We have achieved much in these 65 years. Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy. However‚ on this occasion we should also introspect about
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The Constitution should be interpreted based on the current times and events. The interpretation of the Constitution in the past was unlawful in so many ways. There are still unratified amendments pending right now because they are unconstitutional. The method of interpretation might frame how political elites and the public at large view the court’s decision‚ as well as influence the court’s ability to avoid charges of judicial activism (Nardi‚ Jr.‚ 2014). There were a lot of Jim Crow laws that
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