Summary of the Article III of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines Bill of Rights Article III enumerates the fundamental rights of the Filipino people. The Bill of Rights sets the limits to the government’s power which proves to be not absolute. Among the rights of the people are freedoms of speech‚ assembly‚ religion‚ and the press. An important feature here is the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus which have three available grounds such as invasion
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A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.[1] These rules together make up‚ i.e. constitute‚ what the entity is. When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents‚ those documents may be said to embody a written constitution; if they are written down in a single comprehensive document‚ it is said to embody a codified constitution. Constitutions concern different levels
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LaTonya Rule Arizona/Federal Government POS-301 Professor Karen March 7‚ 2012 Principles and Articles of the U.S. Constitution Part I: Chart outlining primary principles of | | Self-government | Self-government is a democracy and simply means that the government is for the people and by the people. As citizens we have the right to vote for our leaders and with our leaders on important issues within our community and country. | Separation of
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Kristina Porter History 111-3942 Professor Fred S. Standley May 05‚ 2014 Mid Term Exam The process for creating a Constitution for our young nation After winning the American Revolution‚ America was skeptical about establishing a centralized government. They feared that this would only create more problems for them. This is why the first U.S. Constitution‚ The Articles of Confederation‚ created a decentralized new government‚ establishing the U.S. as a confederation of states. In
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that the United Kingdom does not have a constitution’ as (2)‘it is to claim that the constitution that the United Kingdom does possess is uncodified’”. In other words to consider whether the UK have a constitution; if yes‚ what kind of a constitution the UK possesses. To answer these two statements one should define the meaning of a constitution and its purposes; what are the differences between written and unwritten constitutions; whether the British constitution is uncodified or codified. Each country
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‘The constitution is no longer fit for purpose’ A constitution is a set of rules that seeks to establish the duties‚ powers and functions of the various institutions of government. The constitution creates limited government so the government is checked and restrained therefore providing protection for the individual and their rights. the UK constitution is uncodified‚ which means that it is not all written down in one document therefore entrenched creating a higher law like that of America; it
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Texas Constitution of 1876 is very detailed and affects the citizens of Texas in several ways. In many ways I think that the Texas Constitution is more reliable‚ and in a sense‚ better than the U.S. Constitution. There are less accessible loopholes in the Texas Constitution and it seems to be more specific in its laws and regulations. It puts rights first and deals with local and state matters not covered in the U.S. Constitution. The state of Texas has had six constitutions. The constitution that
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REPORT: CONSTITUTION As one of the creators of the new Constitution of 1788‚ you are chosen to present its strengths as compared to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. What areas of importance will you stress in attempting to get it passed unanimously? Give good well-reasoned arguments in a report of approximately 400 words. You will need to research the details of each document‚ using resources from the library‚ the Internet‚ or other sources. Be sure to use proper spelling and
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have one of the oldest and strongest written constitutions in the world. The idea of new constitution awaken many colonial countries and political system that are running by monarchy system. Whether other countries are following the right step or not‚ it is undisputable that the U.S. stable Constitution’s ideologies have led people to reconsider how to organize and rebuilt their government political structures. Most influenced by United States constitution was western European countries‚ who were running
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The Constitution did not fulfill the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence because it gave the government more power than the people. The Declaration of Independence promised that when the government failed the people‚ that they (the people) could overrule the the government and institute a new one. The Constitution on the other hand takes away rights of the people‚ and gives the government ultimate power. Although extremely helpful to our society and the way our country is run‚ the
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