The Constitution: A Meaningful Document The Constitution of the United States is one of the pivotal documents in history. Besides the mere fact that it is‚ largely‚ an embodiment of the ideals promulgated during the enlightenment‚ it represents the hopes‚ dreams‚ and ideals of many people from countless generations before us. It is the culmination of decades and centuries of controversial and untested ideas and theories. It was‚ at its very core‚ a shot in the dark‚ a hope against all hopes.
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Confessions and the Constitution Where the increasing amounts of technology are constantly aiding in finding criminals and suspects‚ nothing has proven to hold up in court better than a confession. Although‚ there are rules and regulations as to how these confession will be allowed to be admitted into court‚ just like in all things. These rules and regulations are defined pretty clearly in the fourth‚ fifth‚ and sixth amendments of the constitution. In the Fourth Amendment‚ it is said that
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Codified constitution For • A new constitutional settlement is needed to disperse power more widely. • The rights of citizens are under threat and require greater protection. • The police have been given increasing powers as crime and the threat of terrorism have increased. • The state holds a huge amount of information about individuals. • Rights in the workplace need firmer guarantees as trade unions have become weaker. • Parliament has the potential to make and
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no action could be brought against the police officer as he was acting in compliance with a warrant issued by a competent authority. The appellant appealed but before the appeal was heard the Federal Constitution was amended by Act A354/76 which provided in effect that Article 5(4) of the Constitution shall not apply to the arrest or detention of any person under the existing law relating to restricted residence and that this amendment shall have effect from Merdeka Day. It was argued that the amendment
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every American’s right and obligation to interpret the constitution for their selves” ‚said by Thomas Jefferson. Interpretations are subjective‚ but what may be relevant in these interpretations‚ are required to be revolutionary. The question is‚ was the constitution not revolutionary? Therefore is it not still relevant? I believe the constitution is the most influential and relevant documentation in America‚ to present day. The constitution was collectively processed through several people‚ giving
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In the period between the drafting of the Constitution and the start of the Civil War‚ compromise was a main part in the governing of the United States. The Constitution itself is often referred to as a “bundle of compromises” and because of the effectiveness of these compromises it has been able to withstand time and continue to be the main source of our government. Conflict arose even after the Constitution and compromises were made to try to keep the Union together and decrease tensions between
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The Constitution guards against tyranny in four different ways: Federalism‚ the separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and equal representation for each state. The first step to prevent tyranny is Federalism. The Constitution would divide the power between central and state governments. This idea‚ created by James Madison‚ is known as Federalism. (Document A) Powers given to the central government include the regulation of trade‚ conduction of foreign relations‚ providing an army and navy
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published in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet. The general reason of these papers were to support the Constitution‚ even though in the first part of said papers‚ that they only wanted a good‚ strong‚ lasting government. Some historians‚ such as Richard B. Morris‚ have gone as far as to refer to the Federalist Papers as an “Incomparable exposition of the Constitution”. When they were first published‚ fearing political backlash‚ the authors remained anonymous for a time‚ but the more
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The definition of constitution is the fundamental laws or principles by which a nation is governed‚ usually embodied in a written document. The US Constitution is what turned our country’s government around. It is the oldest written document still in operation in the world. The ratification process for the Constitution took about ten months. Article Seven says that the new government under the Constitution would not start until conventions in at least nine states (two-thirds of the colonies) approved
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Jovian Lin Mr. William \ The Constitution Preamble- in order to strengthen our country‚ citizens of U.S. must carry out these objectives: -Establish political‚ economic‚ and social justice -Insure peace within the country’s boarder. -Military that’re fit to protect‚ defend our boarder -Provide equal opportunity for everyone to pursue economic prosperity -Government is there to protect citizens’ liberty Article I – outline government authorities and set limitations --Legislative branch makes laws
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