During a period of Reconstruction‚ there were two exceptionally significant implications to the U.S. Constitution: the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The Fourteenth Amendment‚ ratified in July of 1868‚ consisted of five sections‚ which ultimately stated that ALL “persons born or naturalized in the U.S.‚ and subject to jurisdiction thereof are citizens”. Additionally‚ it reduced state representation in Congress proportionally for any state disfranchising male citizens‚ denied former Confederates
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years after the Constitution was written and ratified‚ Most Americans were terrified of the Constitution becoming too powerful. Many people think that this document has always been valued‚ but this is not true. When this document was written in 1787 and submitted to the states for ratification‚ it started to become months of violent and often harsh debates. In April of 1789‚ George Washington was under oath as President‚ even though two states still had not approved the Constitution. When ratifying
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Kyra Majors Mrs. Rich IB History I October 19‚ 2014 The Compromises of the US Constitution From March 25‚ 1787 to September 17‚ 1787‚ 55 delegates from 12 of the 13 states of the United States of America met at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to draft a new Constitution. The bundle of compromises set forth by the Constitution solved the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by establishing clear principles of how the federal government would be run. These Constitutional compromises
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CONSTITUTION OF INDIA The Constitution of India‚ according to Ivor Jennings‚ is “The longest and the most detailed in the world.” Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishing the structure‚ procedures‚ powers and duties of the government. It spells out fundamental rights‚ directive principles and duties of citizens. The constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly. The drafting
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The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the U.S constitution. The purpose of The Bill of Rights is to protect individual liberties. This document was created September 25‚ 1789 and was then ratified on December 15‚ 1791. This took two years after being created to be put in the government’s records. This document added certain safeguards of democracy. This provided personal freedoms as well as personal rights. The author of The Bill of Rights is James Madison.
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Presentation on: Constitutions of Pakistan Created By: Sheikh Sheheryar Contents S/No Subjects Responsibility Pg/No 1. Introduction………………..……………………………. 03 2. Constitution of Pakistan1956…………..…………….. 04 a. Origin b. Provision c. Salient features d. Islamic provisions e. Drawbacks f. Demise 3. Constitution of Pakistan 1962………………
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552 TEXTBOOK ON THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION Sec. 10 Regulation of Foreign Investment. (1) Sources of investments. – Generally‚ they are: domestic savings‚ government expenditures‚ grants‚ local and foreign investments‚ and foreign loans. Investment is expenditure. In economics‚ it is also called “capital formation”. (2) Kinds of investments. –It is either direct or indirect in the forms of loans. Direct investments maybe made by a foreigner by: (a) buying stocks or bonds in a local company
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CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 CAP. C23 L.F.N. 2004 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION: Arrangement of sections Chapter I General Provisions Part I Federal Republic of Nigeria 1. Supremacy of constitution. 2 The Federal Republic of Nigeria. 3 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory‚ Abuja. Part II Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 4. Legislative powers. 5 Executive powers. 6 Judicial powers 7. Local government
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As Pryor mentioned‚ a Constitution “is a written document setting out a system of founding principles according to which a nation is constituted and governed‚ and‚ most particularly‚ by which is sovereign power is located” (Pryor‚ 2008‚ pp. 4). Therefore‚ constitutions limit the governments’ powers‚ protect people’s rights‚ and infer the legitimacy of the state. The constitution of Great Britain hasn’t been brought together into a single document like other commonwealth countries such as France –
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1987 CONSTITUTION 1973 CONSTITUTION 1935 CONSTITUTION Preamble We‚ the sovereign Filipino people‚ imploring the aid of Almighty God‚ in order to build a just and humane society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations‚ promote the common good‚ conserve and develop our patrimony‚ and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth‚ justice‚ freedom‚ love‚ equality‚ and peace‚ do ordain
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