SCIENCE DEPARTMENT YEAR 11 LEGAL STUDIES EXTENDED RESPONSE ITEM 1.1 TOPIC: The Legal System Australian Constitution STUDENT: Grace Fenwick TEACHER: Mr Keehn (BSK) ISSUE DATE: 27/02/15 DUE DATE: 30/03/15 CONTENTS Contents Nature of Australian Constitution 3 Parts of Australian Constitution 3 Legal Mechanisms of the Constitution 3 Powers of the Australian Constitution 3 Resolution of Constitutional Difficulties 3 Protection of Citizens 3 Section 51 Powers 3 Individual Citizen’s
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‘The advantages of a codified constitution now outweigh its disadvantages.’ Discuss (40) A codified constitution is a single document that sets out the laws‚ rules and principles on a how a state is to be governed‚ and the rights of the citizens; these are collected in one authoritative document. Its adversary is an uncodified constitution‚ where rules‚ laws and principles are not in one authoritative document‚ but are found in a variety of sources which may be written or unwritten. I will explore
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State and Local Government What is Federalism? The United States has one of the most complicated forms of government in the world. With many levels and subdivisions‚ this form of government is called federalism. Within the United States‚ federalism is marked by a continuous change in the system of connections between the national‚ state‚ and local governments. At times‚ the different levels of government act independently and at other times‚ the levels became so entangled that it becomes impossible
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Ratification of the Constitution In 1787 the Constitution was written and submitted to the states for ratification‚ this leading to months of fierce debate. Some states welcomed the new Constitution but others were fearful of it. They were afraid that this would be just like being under the control of Great Britain‚ which they just broke free from. But the rest of the states saw this as a good thing and very necessary for America to strive. In Document 1‚ we find a newspaper editor from the
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Constitution of Rome and the United States HIST 2022. [Section .07] November 2‚ 2011 The United States government was somewhat based on the beliefs of the Romans although very different. Like the majority of other countries‚ The U.S. has three main bodies which include the judicial branch‚ the legislative branch and the executive branch. The governments of Rome and the United States of America differ in many different ways and have changed and will continue to change throughout the
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The Constitution was written during the constitutional convention which convened from May 25 to September 17‚ 1787 when it was signed. The Constitution has been the United States plan for government for 230 years now. The Constitution is a strong government and has lasted this long‚ it protects our rights‚ protects us from persecution and gives us freedom. The U.S Constitution Protects our basic natural rights. The 4th amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures‚ which means they
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Before we knew it as the United States Constitution‚ we all knew it as the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was just too weak as in: each state had one vote in Congress‚ there was no executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress‚ there was no national court system‚ and etc… Before it could be ratified there was great concern between the delegates that were present at the convention. The main concern they had was the type of legislature. The representatives of larger
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Why the ratification of the constitution was a good thing The Constitution of the United States is one of the first written constitutions and one of the ‘oldest’ to have been made on the national level and applicable today. It was developed and adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May and September‚ 1787. The Constitution of 1787 followed the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4‚ 1776. The U.S. Declaration of Independence‚ as the
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Úna Richards 27/03/2013 ‘The UK Constitution is no longer fit for purpose.’ Discuss. Constitutions organise‚ distribute and regulate the power of the state. They set out its structure‚ the major state institutions‚ and the principles governing their relations with each other and with the state’s citizens. Britain is unusual in that it has an ‘unwritten’ constitution: unlike the great majority of countries. Whether the British Constiution is able
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How constitution protect against tyrany Tyrany can be compared to one of the most harsh’s thing’s to be brought up for law making. The constitutionwas written in the year 1787 over in philidelpia so it could respond to a call for the contitutional convention. The constitution protected the people from tyrany with three braches. Tyrany is a bad goverment that makes bad laws. The constitution protected in many ways fedralism‚seperation of powers‚checks and balances‚and small states versus
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