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    According to Mill‚ freedom means to be protected against the tyranny of political governors. Rulers need to be recognized by people because the rulers interest are equal to the interest of the nation There are two methods to obtain liberty; the first one is by owning political rights and the second one is to have common agreed constitutional examination. He argues that there are some limitations that are required in order to achieve individual freedom. This freedom is in charge of establishing the

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    QUESTION: It has been argued that united states constitution came about primarily through an evolving series og meetings‚ conventions‚ and congresses. support‚ modify‚ or refute this contention using specific evidence. In Philadelphia‚ 1787 the united states constitution was drafted in a series of meetings and conventions. None of the delegates were interested in a meeting to talk about the weak A.O.C‚ but once they were lured to Philadelphia the delegates realized that they need something

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    important moment for delegates to decide whether or not to ratify The Constitution. This is an important moment in our countries history because the delegates are deciding how the government is going to work.Why we have created this document is because the Articles of Confederation aren’t working‚ and people think that the constitution are not going to work either.The proposed will give us Constitution nothing but failure. The Constitution shouldn’t be ratified because this form of government has never

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    literacy test for the freedmen to vote. The South passed a literacy test that was required for the freedman. This restricted the freedman’s political freedom because most had no formal education‚ but neither did the average Confederate. So they added a rule that stated if your grandfather voted‚ you did not have to take the test. This meant that every freedman had to take the test‚ but no Confederate had to. Document h states the black codes‚ it states “No negro shall be allowed to come within the limits

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    How do you know if people follow tyranny? The U.S.A. is a republic which means that the people vote for their leader. If U.S.A.’s president starts to abuse his rights‚ and no one tries to stop him‚ is that tyranny? In Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ this is what happens. The farm flourished with a perfect future in mind from Old Major‚ a pig‚ and his vision of a free‚ enjoyable land where humans are not there to punish any animal. It soon ends when a corrupt pig‚ Napoleon‚ usurps leadership. Napoleon

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    I am interested in attending the Coast Guard to become more structured in life. Structure in life is what precedes you to the best of your life. Having structure in my life is in important‚ as well as developing my personal being. The Coast Guard Academy is the opportunity I desire to follow for two reasons: 1) Structure and Life Development 2) Less militarized combat branch. As my four years as a Cadet in the Coast Guard would be very relevant to my life in Hargrave‚ but more in depth. The goals

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    PDF generated: 19 Sep 2013‚ 02:34 constituteproject.org German Federal Republic’s Constitution of 1949 with Amendments through 2012 Conscious of their responsibility before God and man‚ Inspired by the determination to promote world peace as an equal partner in a united Europe‚ the German people‚ in the exercise of their constituent power‚ have adopted this Basic Law. Germans in the Länder of Baden-Württemberg‚ Bavaria‚ Berlin‚ Brandenburg‚ Bremen‚ Hamburg‚ Hesse‚ Lower Saxony‚ Mecklenburg-Western

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    THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION DIRECTIONS: AS YOU READ THE U.S. CONSTITUTION COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE. ~.’ THE PREAMBLE: States the basic purposes of the government of the United States. 1. The purpose of our government can be summed up with six basic goals that it seeks to provide. List these six goals. i (a). _______________________________________________________________________________ (b). _______________________________________________________________________________ (c). ____

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    In your opinion‚which is better? A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.According to Thomas Paine’s definition towards the term ‘’constitution’’‚he describes constitution as an antecedent to government‚which is the creature of a constitution‚and the constitution is not the act of it’s government‚but the people themselves constituting the government.A constitution may be written or unwritten.As for the

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    Three Branches of Government | Qualifications | TermOf office | Limitations on Their Functions | Executive | President and Vice- President He/ She must be: * A natural- born citizen of the Philippines; * A registered voter; * Able to read and write; * At least forty (40) years of age on the on the day of the election not proclamation or assumption of office) for President; * A resident of the Philippines for at least ten (10) years immediately preceding such election. |

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