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    My Constitution Before the Constitution was established‚ there were no consistent set of laws‚ which allowed for frequent incidents of crimes to occur. Citizens lived out a mentality of “every man for himself” in society‚ often partaking in offenses such as murder‚ burglary‚ among many other horrible acts that are now seen as crimes. However‚ in 1776‚ the United States declared independence from England‚ this new found freedom helped establish a set of laws and a system of government that sought

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    Youth Convention. Recently‚ the parliament has been debating over how changes to the Constitution will most adequately recognise the previous ownership of Australia by Indigenous peoples. Today‚ I will be giving you a better understanding of how the colonial experiences in the 18th and 19th centuries‚ ultimately led to the lack of desire of the British men to include the Aborigines in the Australian Constitution‚ because recognising them meant acknowledging the original owners of the land. A couple

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    The United States Constitution not only provides a basic framework of government‚ but also allows for the flexibility to adapt to changes over time. Two basic constitutional principles that allow for the Constitution to be changed are judicial review and the amendment process. These principles have helped the Constitution adapt to the changing times in the United States. Judicial review refers to the power of a court to review the constitutionality of a court case‚ treaty‚ or law. When speaking

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    effective‚ its functions and whether the concept cab be found in the Indian Constitution. Further‚ a critical analysis has been drawn to come to a viable opinion with regard to the theory. The validity of norm is ascertained with reference to its authorizing norm‚ which confers a power to create it and may specify conditions for its existence. This paper shows the application of kelson’s theory of grundnorm in the Indian Constitution in various cases like kesavananda bharti case‚ Indra Gandhi v/s Raj Narain

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    The constitution defines our national goals of democracy‚ socialism and secularism‚ guarantees equality‚ liberty‚ justice‚ etc.‚ to the citizens. It confers on us our fundamental rights and duties and also contains the directive principles for the government. It tells us about the intensions of our great leaders who drafted and gave us our Constitution. The farming of our constitution Indians had been demanding complete independence since 1929. Eventually‚ in 1945‚ Mr. Clement Atlee‚ who was sympathetic

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    D.B.Q. 4: Ratifying the Constitution The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787‚ yet there was a struggle for its ratification that went on until 1790. Members of Congress believed that the Articles of Confederation‚ the first government of the United States‚ needed to be altered while others did not want change. After the Revolutionary War‚ the people did not want a strong central government‚ because it reminded them too much of what they were trying to escape. Under the Articles

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    to the Constitution. Which document did a better job of protecting liberties? Running a government? Explain your answer with specific examples. The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution are only six years apart in history. Knowing this you would think that they have very few differences but it is the complete opposite. As soon as the Articles of Confederation were ratified‚ it got everyone thinking about how to create a good system of government. That is where the Constitution came

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    of the other nor make laws that the other has rights over. election. - Also the Australian Constitution does not say that a politician’s term has to be fixed like an American politician’s does. For instance the President will without a doubt serve a full four years baring impeachment or assignation‚ but in Australia Governor-General or Prime Minister can be kicked out at anytime - The U.S. Constitution clearly describes the separation of powers. The members of the executive branch cannot sit in

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    Upon the opening words of the Constitution‚ "We the People…do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America‚" one must ask‚ who are these people? While the American Constitution provided its citizens with individual rights‚ many members were excluded. Elite framers manipulated the idea of a constitution in order to protect their economic interests and the interests of their fellow ‘white land and slave owning men ’ by restricting the voices of women‚ slaves‚ indentured servants

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    of Confederation which the state government had the most power making the national government very weak. The Founding Fathers knew this system was very weak and they wanted to do another system‚ called the Constitution who‚ at the end‚ made the national a very strong government. The Constitution divided powers by: the national and state governments. The national government is the political organization that is in place to maintain control in a nation. Some ideas that national

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