Running head: THE CONSTITUTION The Constitution Magalys Morales University of Phoenix Business Law 145 April 09‚ 2008 The Constitution The Constitution is the basic and supreme law of the land. It defines the structure of the federal government and consists on 7 articles and 27 amendments. This document creates the federal government and three branches compose it. The three branches are: the legislative branch‚ represented by the congress‚ which have the authority to make laws
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The UK’s constitution‚ once revered as the matchless constitution ‚ has come under scrutiny in regards to whether the recent constitutional system that it holds is the best way to govern a country. The definition of a constitution can be stated as a “whole system of government of a country‚ the collection of rules which establish and regulate or govern the government” . The UK’s constitution is identified as an unwritten constitution‚ though not to be taken literally as the constitutional laws
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Rules Miranda vs. Arizona 1966 Michalle Cochrane(Wilborn)‚ Stephanie Cox‚ Shereka White and Vanetia Riley CJA 364 June 10‚ 2013 Jonathan Sperling Rules Miranda vs. Arizona 1966 In 1966 Miranda v. Arizona was a landmark of a decision to the United States Supreme Court‚ in which this was passed because it had four out of five agreeing. The Court held both exculpatory and inculpatory statements in which was made in response to interrogation
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Constitutional Amendments HIS/301 August 27‚ 2012 Constitutional Amendments The Framers of the Constitution knew their creation was not perfect and future generations would want to make changes‚ so they added an amendment process. They made the process easier than having a revolution‚ but hard enough to really have to think about what is being done. The authority to amend the United States Constitution is written in Article V of the Constitution. The Constitution allows an amendment to be proposed
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Concept of Reflective Practice Reflective practice is the capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning‚ which‚ according to the originator of the term is‚ one of the defining characteristics of professional practice. According to one definition‚ it involves paying critical attention to the practical values and theories which inform everyday actions‚ by examining practice reflectively and reflexively. This leads to developmental insight. Reflective practice can
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The Constitution: Unity or Disunity? The U.S. Constitution is looked upon as not only a legal bond‚ but as a unifying document that exemplifies the American desire for "life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness." From 1787‚ the year of its creation‚ until 1850‚ the Constitution helped to uphold these ideals‚ by ruling with the majority‚ but protecting the minority‚ as well as acting as a symbol of unity for the growing nation. In the decade before the Civil War‚ the Constitution’s openness for
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Curfew Law in Arizona. Many cities in the state of Arizona have put a curfew on all kids. Kids under the age of 16 cannot be out unsupervised between 10 pm and 5 am. Kids 16-18 cannot be out during 12 am to 5 am. Our country is a free country and allows parents to control their own kids how they choose. Who is to tell a parent how to raise their kid? The government should not be allowed to bully parents and give them rules for their own kids. These curfews are not allowing parents to control
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Assistant Principal called respondent into her office and notified him that the school considered his speech to have been a violation of the school’s "disruptive-conduct rule‚" which prohibited conduct that substantially interfered with the educational process‚ including the use of obscene‚ profane language or gestures. he was informed that he would be suspended for three days‚ and that his name would be removed from the list of candidates for graduation speaker at the school’s commencement exercises.
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Infringements on Americas 2nd Amendment Rights and the Causes for Them REFERENCE PAGE LINK: http://www.info.publicintelligence.net ARTICLE: EDITION C: United States Army Military Police School Fort McClellan‚ Alabama‚ Edition Date: April 2006 (Sub-course Overview) LINK: http://www.huffingtonpost.com ARTICLE: Columbine High School Had Armed Guard during Massacre in 1999 LINK: http://cnn.com ARTICLE: Sandy Hook Shooting: What Happened? LINK: http://www.infowars.com/army-manual-outlines-plan-to-kill-rioters-in-america
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significant of the amendments to our Constitution is the First Amendment. "The amendment that established our freedoms as citizens of our new confederation." The First Amendment insures freedom of speech and of the press. The First Amendment ratification was completed on December 15‚ 1791. This happened when the eleventh State‚ which is Virginia‚ approved this amendment. At that time there were fourteen States in the Union. There are many examples that show use of The First Amendment and there are
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