arguments supporting or fighting against ratifying the Constitution. Ratification of the Constitution is not what’s best for U.S citizens because although the Bill of Rights was proved to be successful‚ the insecurity of rights amongst the people‚ as well as the massive amount of influence that the people of power had; this will not lead to a successful nation. Documents three points out many major holes in the ratification of the Constitution such as insecurity in rights. Document four gives a supporting
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Constitution Today The Constitution of the United States of America is perhaps the greatest document of all time. It affects everyone in the United States‚ and because of it‚ the United States is different than other countries. It was written in 1787‚ and now is over two hundred years old‚ probably older than any people living in the United States now. However‚ it is still relevant to everyone in the United States today. Constitution helped solved many issues at the early ages of the country‚ and
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Thomas Jefferson once said that the Constitution “belongs to the living and not to the dead.” This means that the Constitution is subject for change in order to be applicable to our fluctuating society. The Constitution can be changed both formally and informally. A formal amendment will change the letter of the Constitution. The two ways to amend the Constitution is by proposal and ratification. If a change is proposed then their needs to be a two-thirds majority in each house by Congress‚ or Congress
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Contents From the years 1781 to 1789‚ the United States of America were governed under a document known as the Articles of Confederation. Prior to the ratification of today’s United States Constitution‚ this paper was the layout for the federal government that united the separate thirteen colonies in their movement for independence from Britain. It was put to the test as an effective form of command by a number of problems and events that arose shortly
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the right to freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ petition‚ and assembly-- was included in the Constitution because the Founding Fathers wished to make it clear‚ to the people then and to the people of the future‚ what specific rights citizens were to have. The Founding Fathers wanted to assure the people that their basic rights would not be violated. This was important to the framers of the Constitution because they wanted people to be able to express themselves and to have their opinions matter
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LOKMANYA TILAK INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH‚ NAGPUR. No.: Office Order Date: 12.12.2012 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi has published a notification no F.No.37-3/Legal/AICTE/2009 dated 01.07.2009 which has been published in the gazette of India‚ extraordinary Part 3 Section 4 dated 25.05.2012 to prohibit‚ prevent & eliminate the scourge of ragging including any conduct by the student whether by words
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The Constitution reflects the Founders’ respect for what? The Constitution reflects the Founders’ respect for fundamental freedoms. Fundamental freedoms are the freedom of speech‚ due process‚ freedom of religion‚ equal protection of the law‚ and protecting citizens from cruel and unusual punishment. When the founders wrote the Constitution they were ensuring that future generations have something to build on‚ but at the same time they should have their own ideals but use the Constitution as a
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I believe the US constitution is one of the single most important documents that was ever created by any group of people or government in the world. This document created a country often referred to as an “experiment” that has been successful in many ramifications. The US is looked upon from countries around the world for inspiration and for help when necessary. This is remarkable for a country that has such a relatively short existence compared to other countries in Europe and Africa. The importance
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1. A) James Madison was given the title “Father of the Constitution” because of his success in creating and writing the constitution. However he was not the sole creator of the constitution‚ but he was one of the main contributors to the document. He is widely known for the Virginia Plan‚ which brought forth many ideas that would be used in the Constitution. James Madison was such a huge contributor that in The Summer of 1787‚ it says “Never missing a day of the convention‚ never leaving chamber
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The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution limit the power of the federal and state governments to discriminate. The private sector is not directly constrained by the Constitution. The Fifth Amendment has an explicit requirement that the Federal Government not deprive individuals of "life‚ liberty‚ or property‚" without due process of the law and an implicit guarantee that each person receive equal protection of the laws. The Fourteenth Amendment explicitly prohibits
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