CONFIDENTIAL LW/JUN 2012/LAW437 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I COURSE CODE LAW437 EXAMINATION JUNE 2012 TIME 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of three (3) parts : 2. Answer ALL questions in PART A and PART C‚ and any TWO (2) questions in PART B in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. 3. Candidates are allowed to bring the following into the examination hall:
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Constitutional Policing The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable search and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things seized.” The Fourth Amendment is clearly broken in the case of Weeks v. United States‚ it was a United
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Between the years 1765 and 1787‚ America had gone from British Colonies protesting against the British Parliament’s Stamp Act‚ to an independent Nation. During the Revolutionary War‚ Colonists wrote the Articles of Confederation‚ which acted as a set of rules and organized the government. Although the Articles of Confederation gave structure to the American government‚ it had ultimately set up America for failure as a thriving Nation. The states were given too much power and economic freedom in the
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Constitutional law 2013 Greg Lowndes 1. Constitutions and Constitutional Law. a). What is a Constitution? * The empowering structures of a government that allows them to govern. * Along with the limitation f the power that they can exercise. * In totalitarian systems of government a Constitution may place far more emphasis on the empowering of organs of the government rather than on the limits of power. * Emphasis on the democratic constitutionalism *
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of validity and reliability is an important aspect and students will be required to identify the role that they play. Students will comprehend the process of test development linked with ethical considerations. This project requires students to use the application of theory to a genuine situation. The topic of this project requires students to evaluate the Occupational interest profile‚ with specific
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The Constitutional responsibility of the press is to inform the public. The First Amendment comes into direct conflict with the rights and responsibilities of media coverage. There is a fine line between personal privacy and the publics right to know. The constitution overrides the option of privacy beside the amendment of freedom of speech or freedom of the press. Freedom of the press is to be guarded as an inalienable right of the people in a free society. Freedom of the press carries along with
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The constitution as a written document is very simple and vague‚ making it fundamentally political and thus requiring those who interpret it to take into account the present state of the country and the effects that their decision will have on the current populous. The founding fathers‚ like our politicians today‚ had conflicting ideas on how the country should be run‚ hence the length and vagueness of the document. Among these debates was the issue of the judiciary branch. Many believed that a branch
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Dear Charles Pinckney‚ It has come to my attention that we have opposing views on many of the topics discussed at the Constitutional Convention. Representation‚ counting slaves for taxation and representation‚ federal control of taxes on imports‚ and the federal governments control on trade are just some of the topics we have yet to see eye to eye on. I would like to focus on one specific issue and bring to your attention the flaws in you system. I would like to explain why I feel that my system
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searches; however‚ an exact definition of an unreasonable search is not given. We are told that a warrant will be issued on probable cause‚ but not that an officer of the law can request that a person submit to a search voluntarily. According to Constitutional Law there are three main reasons for a search to be considered unreasonable. 1- There was insufficient information to justify the search. (Kanovitz‚ J. 2010). The officer must have knowledge of facts to give probable cause. 2- The officer conducting
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 – CASES AND MATERIALS CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I CASES AND MATERIALS KHAGESH GAUTAM © KHAGESH GAUTAM | 2014 Page 1 of 610 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1 – CASES AND MATERIALS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT 1 – THE CONCEPT OF STATE (ARTICLE 12) ................................................................................... 5 RAJASTHAN STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD V. MOHAN LAL ............................................................. 5 R. D. SHETTY V. INT’L AIRPORT AUTHORITY
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