Although the Second Amendment stops the federal government from entirely banning guns in America‚ limited restrictions are permitted on the possession and distribution of firearms. The ease of obtaining a firearm in America fosters a dangerous environment and crime. Hence‚ the Second Amendment should be reinterpreted so that sterner gun laws can be implemented because current background checks are flawed‚ gun accessibility has been abused by foreign and domestic criminals‚ and some people cannot
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT What is government Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) said the purpose of government is to establish peace and security for the people. Government: The formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people. Main components are people‚ policies‚ and powers. Government consists of elected officials who have the authority and control over others and the other half are the public servants who carry out the daily functions. Power is the government’s
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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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The Powers of the President By: Julie Davis The President of the United States‚ the chief executive officer of the federal government‚ the leader of the executive branch‚ and the commander in chief of the armed forces has certain constitutional powers. How much power does he really have? Does he have too much? Does he have too little‚ or not enough? In my opinion‚ I believe that the President of the United States of America has just enough power to run our country‚ deal with foreign and domestic
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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 the right to hold office
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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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Revolutionary leaders knew that encouraging the growth of the multilingual population in the United States was vital to maintaining distance from Great Britain. The Founding Fathers sought to respect the minority groups that helped free the nation from the British crown‚ therefore avoiding instituting an official national language from the Constitution. In fact‚ around this time many documents were printed in German and French to stimulate political participation among multilingual citizens. But
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War. One of the major reasons for the outbreak of the war was sectionalism. Once the United States was split‚ many of the country’s fundamental issues were disputed‚ with slavery being at the top of the list. Some of the other major issues in dispute were representation‚ tariffs‚ and states’ rights. Sectionalism is defined as‚ the sharp socio-economic differences that divided the Northern and the Southern states in the U.S. The most important difference between the north and south was the issue
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Abortion in the United States Valora Hawkins‚ Tracy Avila‚ Timothy Easter‚ and Veronica Holifield BCOM/275 June 18‚ 2012 Les Colegrove Abortion is one of the most controversial topics to date in the United States. Because of the complexity and issues involved‚ there are those individuals who are for abortion‚ and those who are against. There is neutrality that extends between the two‚ with those who are one the fence depending on circumstantial situations. In this paper our group of four
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branch most directly receptive to the voice of the people of the state and consists of initiative‚ referendum‚ and recall. Initiative is the right to put laws into effect and propose constitutional amendments. The legislature also gives the people of the state a chance to enact‚ amend‚ or repeal laws through referendum and initiative (Erickson. 2010). Many people consider Nevada’s state legislature the most important branch in the constitution. Not only does it enact laws‚ but it also creates the state’s
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