The constitution was ratified in June 21‚ 1788 with the 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
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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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system is the judicial selection process. The qualifications‚ method of selection and election and removal from the bench vary from state to state. The average person would believe there would be a Constitutional or statutory qualification to serve as a judge. This is not the case in the United States (Judicial Process in America 8th edition pg. 125 chapter 6). The states of Pennsylvania and Arizona have their own agenda when it comes to the judicial selection process. In the state of Pennsylvania
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Freedom of Expression The First Amendment to the constitution guaranties freedom of expression. The framers of the Constitution believed this freedom was essential to a strong democracy. The intent and value that the founders saw as one important principal is the freedom of expression though speech because it allowed people the freedom to communicate freely in different ways. This essay will explain how freedom of expression has influenced the court system‚ media‚ and assembly. To cite an example
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English 217 Writing Reflective Essays Arizona State University—Fall 2008 (Internet Sections: 82784‚ 82785) Instructor: Dr. Kathleen Hicks Office: LL 68 Office Phone: 965-3168‚ option 6 (for messages only) Office Hours: In person: W 11:00-1:00 pm & by appointment Online: M 1:00-3:00 pm Email: Kathleen.Hicks@asu.edu Required Textbooks and Websites: Miller‚ Brenda and Suzanne Paola. Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction. Boston: McGraw Hill‚ 2004. ISBN: 978-0-07-251278-6
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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. I will be discussing the 1st amendment ‚ the first
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U.S Constitution Essay Period 5/6 12/12/12 The freedom contain within the first amendment is the most important to me is the second P in RAPPS‚ which means R is for religious‚ A is for assemble‚ P is for press‚ P is for petition‚ and S is for speech. I say petition because it includes you and what you think. So do the other ones but a petition is for you. To create a more perfect union means to create a nation in which all the states work together. But with that it’s five more important things
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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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The first amendment of the Constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law . . . prohibiting the free exercise [of religion].” Although expressed in absolute terms‚ this constitutional guarantee has never been interpreted as creating an absolute shield for every religiously motivated act. This does not mean all conduct bases on religious beliefs is free of governmental control; such behavior: “remains subject to regulation for the protection of society.” Prohibition of activities alleged
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For my Political Science subject @ PATTS College of Aeronautics. I need to relate the constitution to the movie. It is a film about the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States where a woman endured a range of abuse while working as a miner and won the landmark after how many years. There were different kinds of emotion that were triggered inside me all throughout the movie. Anger‚ sadness‚ pity‚ regrets‚ shame‚ fear‚ courage‚ love and so on. It was very indescribable
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