Stephanie Estrada Professor Ellis History 1301 1 October 2012 Constitution Café Essay The Constitution Café written by Christopher Phillips is mainly about the viewpoints of students around the country and what could be different about the Constitution. While the majority of the students from the meetings feel like there should be a few things added to the articles of the Constitution‚ because things are different today than when it was first written in 1787. The book informs the readers
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America’s first constitution‚ was the Articles of Confederation‚ was approved in 1781‚ a time when the nation was a loose confederation of states‚ each was an independent countries. The nato Army to victory during the American Revolution‚ was selected as president of the convention by concordant government was comprised of a single legislature‚ the Congress of the Confederation; there was no president or judicial branch. The Articles of Confederation gave Congress the power to govern foreign affairs
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Could you imagine what the United States would be like if our government didn’t protect us from tyranny? Luckily‚ due to the constitution our founding fathers created‚ we don’t have to worry about tyranny happening any time soon! Written in Philadelphia‚ 1787‚ the constitution was made to replace the articles of confederation which were too weak to hold the government together or to be effective. Their objectives for writing it was to ensure that the government was strong nationally and able to run
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run and rule the society. The fourth element is the sovereignty‚ which is known as the supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience its will from the people. Territory According to Article One‚ National Territory‚ of The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: “The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting
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U.S. Constitution Article Four: Summary The United States Constitution’s Article Four has many important details that helped make up our country’s laws. Article Four has four sections explaining the state acts and records‚ rights of citizens‚ new states into the Union‚ and the guarantees to the States. Section One explains that all states should honor each other’s laws. Also‚ it describes if a person is convicted after performing a crime and leaves that state‚ they must return back to the state
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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTIONS 1899 (Malolos) Constitution 1935 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines 1973 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines January 17‚ 1973 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines October 12‚ 1986 DATE OF APPROVAL/ EFFECTIVITY LANGUAGE USED WHEN PUBLISHED PREAMBLE 1899 May 14‚ 1935 Spanish ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH We‚ the Representatives of the Filipino people‚ lawfully covened‚ in order to establish
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The Contribution of Maine and Savigny in the Malaysian Constitution The views of Maine and Savigny had indeed contributed to some provisions in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. Before the discussion proceeds in looking into provision that reflects the views of Maine and Savigny‚ it is better for us to understand first‚ what are the views suggested‚ or rather arguments put forward by these two jurists. The first jurist of the discussion is Savigny. Friedrich Carl von Savigny (21 February
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SECTION 1 You cannot be deprived of your life‚ liberty or property without any reason on their part and without giving an explanation or right be heard on your part on why you should not be deprive of your life‚ liberty or property. As regards to equal protection of the laws‚ it means the law applies to all‚ we are all protected by it‚ but we are all subjected to it once we violate its rules. Nobody shall be convicted without going through proper due process. SECTION 2 Before a police officer
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he Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishes the structure‚ procedures‚ powers‚ and duties of government institutions‚ and sets out fundamental rights‚ directive principles‚ and the duties of citizens. It is the longest[1] written constitution of any sovereign country in the world‚ containing 444[Note 1] articles in 22 parts‚ 12 schedules and 118 amendments. Besides the Hindi version‚ there is an official English
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During my visit to the constitution center‚ I was not sure which exhibits to visit‚ it was recommended to me that I to visit their newest exhibit The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. The prohibition era had always interested me but I did not know much about it besides the 18th and 21st amendment created and then repealed the act. However‚ after visiting the realistic exhibit I am thoroughly informed and fascinated by the events that took place during that time period. The exhibit has over 100 artifacts
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