From the Revolution to the Constitution THE ENLIGHTENMENT ERA The American constitution is the progeny of aspirations of the people of America and their desire to be attain political independence from the shackles of the British colonial rule. The perceived notion of the armed revolution of 1775 being the catalyst behind the constitution‚ is misplaced. The idea of a constitutional democracy had its inception in the ‘Age of Enlightenment’ during the seventeenth century. The influence of the Age of
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How Did the Constitution Guard Against Tyranny? What do you think tyranny means? When we think of tyranny‚ we consider its harsh absolute power in the hands of one individual‚ like King George III. In James Madison’s argument for his support of the Constitution he wrote that "The accumulation of all power... in the same hands‚ whether of one‚ a few‚ or many is the very definition of tyranny." In 1787‚ the framers came together in Philadelphia to write the Constitution to help guard against tyranny
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PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA (University of the City of Manila) Intramuros‚ Manila COLLEGE OF NURSING LAKAS ORGANIZATION S.Y. 2013-2014 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS Preamble: We‚ the officers and members of Lakas Organization‚ involving the guidance of the Divine creator motivated by a common desire to organize a sports organization that will promote not only mental activities but also physical/sports activities among students of the College of Nursing in Pamantasan ng Lungsod
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“We the people” The most important words in the constitution “We the people”. The first three words of the United States Constitution. Some might even say the most important words‚ but what makes them so significant? Perhaps it’s the fact that these words the framers have used‚ defines who makes up the United States. What also makes this important is that it grants the American Citizens the power‚ instead of the government itself. This line implies that us the people have a great hand in this country
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the right to freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ petition‚ and assembly-- was included in the Constitution because the Founding Fathers wished to make it clear‚ to the people then and to the people of the future‚ what specific rights citizens were to have. The Founding Fathers wanted to assure the people that their basic rights would not be violated. This was important to the framers of the Constitution because they wanted people to be able to express themselves and to have their opinions matter
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The Constitution had done anything they could to defend against tyranny‚ but how did they do it? In 1787 55 men representing The American States met in Philadelphia to fix their government. Everybody from the States could have a say in this‚ and all agree equally to guarding against tyranny. Tyranny is a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power. The Constitution had guarded against tyranny in four different ways which were Federalism‚ Separation of powers‚ Checks and balances
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The United States has a very good government system. But how did they archive this goal without tyranny? The United States constitution‚ that’s how. Besides giving the people an abundance of rights and freedoms‚ it protected the people from another tyranny. They got these writes stated in the constitution which included the idea of federalism‚ separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. Federalism makes sure no one group of people has all the power. In Document A it says since there
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Emma Dolan 2nd hr Braisted 10/28/09 Constitution Persuasive Essay The United States of America has been such a successful country because it is led by the Constitution. The Constitution has helped the United States because of the rights it gives the citizens‚ and the equality it pursues. The Constitution makes both the national and state governments just as powerful as the people‚ which may make others want to move to the United States because of the freedom that is given
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apparent today. The way for America is to return to its founding principles is through the Constitution. If the United states of America has fallen away from its founding Constitutional principles‚ then its people are and will be subjected to the tyranny of government overreach. The
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The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution limit the power of the federal and state governments to discriminate. The private sector is not directly constrained by the Constitution. The Fifth Amendment has an explicit requirement that the Federal Government not deprive individuals of "life‚ liberty‚ or property‚" without due process of the law and an implicit guarantee that each person receive equal protection of the laws. The Fourteenth Amendment explicitly prohibits
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