The Constitution of the United States was created years after the American defeated England in the Revolutionary War. The Constitution of the United States of America was supposed was created to better national government and to create a fair legal system to all Americans. The Constitution was supposed to gain freedom‚ defend the nation‚ provide security for everyone‚ and common good. The constitution not only set forth governmental powers but defined our fundamental freedoms such as freedoms to
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In the modern world‚ both the Iroquois Constitution and US Constitution pertain to many areas regarding personal and government affairs; however‚ one has almost been abandoned while the other is still alive and thriving. Both Constitutions are controversial; moreover‚ one can find many similarities and differences among them through the features of human equality‚ personal rights‚ and security of self and state. Each document has more to it than what meets the eye‚ therefore‚ by comparing and contrasting
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beliefs in the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation. Many people did not want the Constitution to be ratified because of the fact that it gave the majority of the power to the central government. Others wished for the Constitution to be ratified so that the United States would have a strong central government. The group of people who were happy with the ratification of the Constitution were called federalists. The group of people against the ratification of the Constitution were called the
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1 What is a Constitution? 2 Explain the difference between a Codified and an Uncodified Constitution 3 State the Advantages of an Uncodified Constitution 1.)A constitution is what sets the guidelines for a country. It lays out who has power‚ what peoples rights are‚ and generally what sort of system the country will be run under. The basic concept of the modern constitution which is used today was originally based on the idea of John Locke that the country should be governed under rules and guidelines
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Ratification of the Constitution The constitution is once created in 1787 is now still used by the country of The United States of America today. Now a great accomplishment‚ it took a little more than just one draft to be able to ratify it. The states that didn’t ratify the constitution at first definitely choice right compared to the states that agreed first. The states that didn’t ratify in the beginning chose wisely for with first ratifying there would not have been things such as. The reason
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The Constitution Cynthia Johnson His/110 October 31‚ 2011 Jody Bell The Constitution The U.S. Constitution required a lot of work before it was signed. It had to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution had to address the complaints that were in the Declaration of Independence. Then it had to make a decision on the Great Compromise. The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution had some similarities. They were both official documents of the United
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The Magna Carta and the U.S. constitution have many similarities‚ even though both were created at different times and places. America took many ideas from England whilst making the Constitution. Many of England’s ideas still had good ideas regardless of the massive time difference. Although they were created around 570 years apart some Magna Carta still had an influence on the U.S. Constitution. They carried on things such as freedom of religion‚ taxes being controlled by government not the leader
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grade History‚ I am positive I was taught about the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution; however‚ considering that before this week I wouldn’t have been able to differentiate between the two documents‚ or even speak to what they were about‚ I cannot confidently say that I learned about them. The module assigned to us this week in class helped me learn about the differences between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation; in addition to discovering what the Federalists and the
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Constitutional History/Bill of Rights/Amendments 1) What is the Bill of Rights? A statement of the rights of a class of people 2) Which of the first ten amendments to the Constitution do you think is the most important? Why? The first one; because it gives us the freedom we have. 3) How is an amendment to the Constitution created? The first method is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature‚ by a two-thirds majority in each The second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention
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“The UK needs a written constitution” Consider the arguments for and against such a document At the moment‚ the British constitution is unwritten‚ although it may be less misleading to call it uncodified as various elements of the constitution are written down. The term uncodified means the constitution is not all kept in a single document‚ but is spread about in various pieces of legislature. It also means British laws‚ policies and codes are developed through statutes‚ common law‚ convention
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