The Constitution Cynthia Johnson His/110 October 31‚ 2011 Jody Bell The Constitution The U.S. Constitution required a lot of work before it was signed. It had to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution had to address the complaints that were in the Declaration of Independence. Then it had to make a decision on the Great Compromise. The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution had some similarities. They were both official documents of the United
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Constitutional History/Bill of Rights/Amendments 1) What is the Bill of Rights? A statement of the rights of a class of people 2) Which of the first ten amendments to the Constitution do you think is the most important? Why? The first one; because it gives us the freedom we have. 3) How is an amendment to the Constitution created? The first method is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature‚ by a two-thirds majority in each The second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention
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The Constitution The Constitution of the United States was written as a set of rules for this country. Many of the "rules" have helped the country stay in order‚ but a great many have been abused and taken out of context. Three provisions in the Constitution that are important to my individual rights and liberties are freedom of speech‚ freedom to vote‚ and that all people should be treated equally. These rights represent what is important to me and what I believe in. Freedom of speech
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Basically‚ the Constitution is the highest law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in some way. The Constitution also provides the framework for the government of the United States. It creates things like the Presidency‚ the Congress‚ and the Supreme Court. Each state has its own constitution that is the highest law for the state — but even then‚ the United States Constitution is higher. Over time‚ some things have been added to the Constitution. Called "amendments
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For my Political Science subject @ PATTS College of Aeronautics. I need to relate the constitution to the movie. It is a film about the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States where a woman endured a range of abuse while working as a miner and won the landmark after how many years. There were different kinds of emotion that were triggered inside me all throughout the movie. Anger‚ sadness‚ pity‚ regrets‚ shame‚ fear‚ courage‚ love and so on. It was very indescribable
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PROJECT ON: Writ of Mandamus SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Kaumudhi Challa (Faculty for Constitution law) SUBMITTED BY: Rahul Sori Semester - 7 Roll no.-50 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 12th Oct.‚ 2012 HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ RAIPUR (C.G.) Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENT Thanks to the Almighty God‚ Who gave me the strength to accomplish the project with sheer hard work and honesty. May I observe the protocol to show my deep gratitude to the venerated Faculty-in-charge
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The United States Constitution is a document of much significance. It replaced the Articles of Confederation due to the fact that they did not meet the appropriate standards of our quickly evolving nation. Numerous years have passed since its creation‚ and over time historians have taken the time to make judgment on it; some positive and some negative. Amongst many historians‚ there is the question of the documents meaning and its origin. All historians believe that the Constitution was written in means
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section 1 of the constitution states the powers given to the legislative branch shall be placed in a congress consisting of a senate and House of Representatives. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration 2010). The executive branch shall be placed with the President. This branch of government is charged with administering and carrying out the law. This includes the power to see the laws are duly executed and enforced (Garner 2001). Article 2‚ section 2 of the constitution states that the
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The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishes the structure‚ procedures‚ powers‚ and duties of government institutions‚ and sets out fundamental rights‚ directive principles‚ and the duties of citizens. It is the longest[1] written constitution of any sovereign country in the world‚ containing 448 [Note 1] articles in 24 parts‚ 12 schedules and 97 amendments. Besides the English version‚ there is an official
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ink. Parchment has traditionally been used instead of paper for important documents such as religious texts‚ public laws‚ indentures‚ and land records as it has always been considered a strong and stable material. The five pages of the U.S. Constitution as well as the Declaration of Independence‚ the Bill of Rights‚ and the Articles of Confederation are written on parchment. The terms parchment and vellum are also used in the paper making industry. Parchment paper is made from cellulose fibers
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