The United States Constitution; “A Living Document?” Submitted by PrideandHonor on Wed‚ 01/02/2013 - 11:04 The Constitution of the United States stands as a guarantor of liberties and a set of laws that limit the scope and power of our federal government‚ not a “living document” which is by definition fluid‚ ever changing and a guarantor of nothing. Our laws and the Constitution as well are changeable. This is a certainty with the change processes being built in word for word and step by step
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US Constitution Outlines Article 1: Congress Section 1: All legislative powers vested in Congress. Section 2: House of Representatives 1. Composition 2. Authorized to instigate impeachment proceedings against President. Section 3: Senate 1. Composition 2. U.S. Vice President is President of Senate and votes to break ties. 3. Sole power to adjudicate impeachment of President in hearing presided over by Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Section 4: Congressional elections Section 5: Congressional
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Emma Dolan 2nd hr Braisted 10/28/09 Constitution Persuasive Essay The United States of America has been such a successful country because it is led by the Constitution. The Constitution has helped the United States because of the rights it gives the citizens‚ and the equality it pursues. The Constitution makes both the national and state governments just as powerful as the people‚ which may make others want to move to the United States because of the freedom that is given
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The US constitution does not contain a specific right to privacy but the Bill of Rights does imply it. The ninth amendment of the Bill of Rights reads “the bill of rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people”. This amendment states that the rights of the people that are not specifically named are still equally important as the ones that are. Since the constitution does not give the government the right to violate privacy‚ it is said to be the same as
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The First Amendment in the United States’ Constitution has a great fundamental understanding of what American life should be‚ and shows the true intentions of our forefathers’ revolutionary ideas.The first amendment states that Congress may not interfere with the established rights that people have been given‚ one of which being the freedom of speech. The intent of the freedom of speech was that individuals could express their opinions and ideas without the fear of governmental censorship. The freedom
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Before we knew it as the United States Constitution‚ we all knew it as the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was just too weak as in: each state had one vote in Congress‚ there was no executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress‚ there was no national court system‚ and etc… Before it could be ratified there was great concern between the delegates that were present at the convention. The main concern they had was the type of legislature. The representatives of larger
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The United States Constitution‚ the first constitution of its kind‚ was ratified on September 17‚ 1787‚ at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The Constitution gave Congress the power to tax and raise an army. The American federal government was established‚ and certain citizens’ rights were guaranteed‚ but implications within the document itself garnered hefty resistance. People claimed the Constitution would frame a successful government that the Articles of Confederation failed to do
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Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is our protection for practicing our religion as we believe are true to us. There are many cases to where the government have to override the court protecting public health and safety. In Psalm 55:21 “The words of his mouth were smoother than butter‚ but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil‚ yet were they drawn swords”. The words that we speak can have its effect on others and words can hurt and can cause conflicts of the heart. God want us to treat others
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read by American colonists and founders and had an influence on the shaping of the U.S. Constitution. Montesquieu’s most famous work was The Spirit of the Laws‚ the work of political philosophy which his ideas were drawn. Montesquieu’s contribution to political adress is his theory on the separation of powers between the legislative‚ executive and judicial branches‚ which became the bedrock of the U.S. Constitution and the way the founders envisioned a plan that would divide and thus balance the powers
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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states‚ citizens‚ and all people within the United States. The Constitution creates the three branches of the national government: a legislature‚ the bicameral Congress; an executive branch led by the President; and a judicial branch
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