Effective Commun. 11/28/16 Government Transparency Some say “ignorance is bliss‚” while others argue “knowledge is power.” Are one of these concepts really truer than the other? It’s difficult to say one way or the other when it comes to Americans being exposed to all of the information the government maintains. Like many issues‚ it is impossible to completely agree with one side or the other. With continuing technological advances we also see advancement in government transparency‚ specifically
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"The United States Constitution is a healthy document which still serves our nation exceptionally well and does not need drastic change or revision." Since June twenty first of 1788‚ when the United States Constitution was ratified in Washington D.C. it has been considered The Law of the Land. Ever since that date‚ we have followed those rules as the Federal law and overall “ruling” of our lives. For almost two hundred twenty four years‚ this has been what our country has been following to this
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purpose to establish a central government of the new country which would then provide the procedures and scenarios of how the government is run. The bill of rights along with the other 17 amendments state the rights that belong and cannot be taken away from the people‚ the rights are protected by the constitution to prevent them from being removed by the government. The freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ peaceable assembly‚ and to petition the government is the first amendment of the bill or rights and
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homes‚ where many other countries are welcoming them to their new homes for safety. Although many believe that United States should not allow Syrian refugees‚ but it is very clear that United States allow them because it is more capable of taking the refugees‚ since they are more economically‚ socially‚ and politically stable than other countries and
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Bill of Rights and Amendments 13‚ 14‚ and 15 HIS 301 July 18‚ 2012 Bill of Rights and Amendments 13‚ 14‚ and 15 "The Constitution is the highest law in the United States" (U.S. Constitution‚ 2010‚ para. 1). The Constitution is the building block for the United States government‚ and each law separate from the Constitution is some derivative of the document. The Constitution assisted in creating Congress‚ the Presidency‚ and the Supreme Court. Over the course of the United States ’ history many items
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The Amendment Process: The Bill of Rights Grand Canyon University Master of Education in Educational Administration POS 301 Arizona/Federal Government Mark Tawney April 8‚ 2012 The Amendment Process: The Bill of Rights The Constitution is essentially a rough draft. The Amendments to the Constitution are the edited versions. The Constitution is a living document that the whole country relies upon as it grows and any changes to the Constitution should be meaningful. Article V outlines the
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The Thirteenth Amendment was the first amendment put into the United States Constitution to end slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was passed by Congress on January 31‚ 1865‚ and ratified on December 6‚ 1865‚ and known as one of the three Civil War amendments added into the Constitution. The Thirteenth Amendment states that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for a crime of which the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ or any place
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translated into government policy. . . . that the people would take power out of the hands of locally elected officials . . . and place it instead into the hands of the central government.” This sounds great‚ but we all know. It didn ’t work. This progressive reform gave us instead the Federal Behemoth as it is today. During the progressive movement things were passed like Federal Income Tax and the complete government control on the US dollar by the Federal Reserve. Our government currently ignores
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In the past‚ the United States established the Articles of Confederation‚ giving states the opportunity to govern themselves through elected officials‚ but this proved to be a weak government system because Congress did not have any power to regulate domestic affairs (Ushistory.org‚ 2014) Since challenges were arising‚ the idea of government needed to be revised to protect individual rights and to support the majority rules concept. With the people in mind‚ the farmers of the Constitution responded
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There are five parts to the 1st Amendment they are: Freedom of Speech‚ Freedom of Religion‚ Freedom of Petition‚ Freedom of Assembly‚ and Freedom of Press. Freedom of Speech allows individuals or communities to express their opinions without punishment‚ censorship‚ agreement or approval within certain limitations as long as it does not cause harm. Freedom of Speech also may also include symbolically expressing your opinion by wearing certain clothing‚ holding signs‚ and burning the flag. Freedom
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