Mary Bodunde 11/16/10 period 30 1. Thomas Jefferson once said he believed that "all the good" of the new constitution might have been accomplished by simply amending the Article of confederation. According to the text’s authors‚ it is probably a good thing that the Fonding Fathers did not merely amend the Articles of confederation. with which position do you agree? Why? 2. Why didn’t the leaders of the American Revolution extend their spirit of equality to the abolition of slavery and giving
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Lee American National Government Dr. Stewart August 6‚ 2012 Obamacare or The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 by President Obama. It has been the most significant overhaul in the United States healthcare since Medicare and Medicaid passed in 1965. Obamacare is aimed at helping the underinsured be able to gain insurance‚ when there would be no other way for that person to have insurance. With this plan everyone would have health insurance
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The Right to Bear Arms Introduction The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution reads‚ "A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed." ("Second Amendment to the United States Constitution"). Today‚ the interpretation of the amendment has polarized the American people among two different views (Greenslade‚ 2004). Those opposed to private ownership of firearms agrue that there
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aspects of our first principals of our constitution which was the fundamental relationships between both the citizens as well as the government‚ and the fundamental relationships that was between both the states as well as the federal government. The judiciary role in regards to saying what the law truly is along with checking the political branches‚ the scope‚ and the limits to the tree different branch powers. That is why this great case was never about the state of health care in America or even
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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects five fundamental freedoms: religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. These freedoms collectively form the bedrock of individual liberty‚ creating an environment where citizens can express themselves‚ participate in civic life‚ and hold their government accountable. Freedom of religion ensures that individuals have the right to practice their faith or choose not to‚ without interference
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The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in January 1919 and executed in January 1920. It banned the “manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors”. This amendment was the finishing touch of decades of realization and fulfillment by organizations such as the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League‚ and was also built upon the dry laws of eighteen states. The Prohibition Amendment had heavy consequences. It categorized the brewing and distilling
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right remains. The founding fathers had the foresight so see this and call it arms. Even in the late 17thand early 1800 century fire arms where even then progressing. The reason why we have the 2nd Amendment A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a Free State‚ the right of the people shall not be infringed1. The framers understood that a public without arms would
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The Second Industrial Revolution is also known as the Technological Revolution. The second industrial revolution started in the late nineteenth century and continued through the 1930’s. The revolution supplied great opportunities for American people along with troubling times. The second industrial revolution changed the lives of the working population for the better and the worse. Most of the workers had an increase in the standard of living but at the same time they experienced harsh and dangerous
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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states that‚ “A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed” (U.S. Const. Am. 2). This amendment guarantees American citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is very indistinct‚ it has remained a matter of debate and discussion in the United States. Many people are asking whether every citizen should have the right to possess a
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changes need to be made to the second amendment of our constitution in order to save peoples lives. He opens the essay with a statistic that states that many of the United State’s major centers have up to ten times the murder rate of all of Western Europe. Warren then proceeds to give some background information on the second amendment. According to Warren the second amendment came from a fear of a “national” or “standing” army. The amendment was meant so that each state could form a militia instead
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