Derrick Smith Whisonant‚ Instructor American Government 201 004 September 17‚ 2010 Living Constitution When the state decided to declare our independence from the British rule‚ every state had its own army called the militia. The first attempt to form a federal government was in 1777 under a Confederation called the Articles of Confederation‚ the archived to have a small federal government to have little power but to form a national army to fight the British. This form of government would
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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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The most used defense in United States history has always been the Constitution. People have justified many deeds and/or criminal actions with this document. Written a little over two hundred years ago‚ it’s no surprise that the Constitution is highly debated. In fact‚ the United States has an entire branch of government specifically for interpreting the Constitution: the judicial branch. However‚ even the judicial branch’s interpretation is debated; the Supreme Court is constantly judged for its
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trained from the humanities. There are many great artifacts that represent the culture we’re currently residing in. However‚ as an American and someone trained in the humanities‚ I believe there is no better example of this than the actual Constitution of the United States. I will describe the artifact and analyze in detail how the artifact relates to the values and beliefs of our culture as Americans. I will also investigate the deep cultural roots of the artifact and what cultural roots resulted
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The purpose of the Constitution according to the Preamble The Preamble of the Constitution states the fundamental purposes‚ principles‚ and goals of the government established by the Constitution. The Preamble also outlines the Constitution and how it operates. It is basically a summary of the Constitution that states the purposes and intentions of the United States Government. The Constitution‚ According to the
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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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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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