The ratification of the Constitution was an immensely long process. After Shay’s Rebellion‚ delegates from twelve states met in Philadelphia‚ in order to strengthen the frail Articles of Confederation and create a new Constitution. Delegates met in Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House‚ for the Constitutional Convention‚ in which they discussed and debated the new Constitution. Many U.S. states and citizens argued over topics such as the congress’ power‚ slavery‚ and taxes‚ which highlighted the
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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 Powers | The primary principle is to ensure that no one branch of government can have an unequal amount of authority and be allowed to throw off the balance of the democracy. Because there
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SECTION 1 You cannot be deprived of your life‚ liberty or property without any reason on their part and without giving an explanation or right be heard on your part on why you should not be deprive of your life‚ liberty or property. As regards to equal protection of the laws‚ it means the law applies to all‚ we are all protected by it‚ but we are all subjected to it once we violate its rules. Nobody shall be convicted without going through proper due process. SECTION 2 Before a police officer
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DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ LUCKNOW 2014-15 Constitutional Law-I FINAL DRAFT ON PHILOSOPHY OF CONSTITUTION Submitted To: Submitted By: Prof. Amar Pal Singh Arijeet Singh Mr. Mahendra Singh Paswan Roll no.:29
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challenge was to create a strong central government without letting anyone get too much power. How did the Constitution Guard against Tyranny? In further reading you will see how they divided the powers that were given to them to help the nation and states around the world‚ that fills up the world’s problems. In Document A Federalism it answers the question of why did the constitution guard against tyranny they guard against to portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate
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Is the Constitution Elitist or Democratic Apart from the most important individual values‚ optimal orgasms and a gentle death‚ the most important social values are freedom and safety. In many instances‚ safety is a prerequisite to freedom‚ which is why a strong government is usually needed. A government can come into existence via different routes. One of the possible routes is to be elected‚ more or less directly‚ by the people. This is what we call a democracy. Whether this government later
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The US Supreme Court History‚ Jurisdiction & Current Justices Introduction The Supreme Court’s annual term begins in October. Five justices constitute a quorum to hear a case‚ and decision is rendered by majority vote. In the event of a tie‚ the previous judgment is affirmed. Under the Judiciary Law‚ cases are brought to the court by appeal or by writ of certiorari. Nine judges sit on the Court: the chief justice of the United States and eight associate justices. The president of the United States
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The Constitution is extremely important to us. The United States needed a constitution because it had just broken off from the British needed to create a system of laws with checks and balances. The U.S. also needed unification. Ratifying the constitution was a good idea for America because without it we don’t know where we would be today. One reason to ratify the constitution was to create a fair distribution of power in the government. The people didn’t want a king. Fair branches of government
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DBQ4: Ratifying the Constitution Pessoni2 The major arguments in the debate over the ratification over the U.S Constitution were the rights of individuals verses the rights of the states‚ the supporters and the opponents‚ were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Both sides the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists are debating to win the support of our nation. Farmers in 1787 were not happy under the Articles of Confederation. The government could do little about infiltration
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Religion and the U.S. Constitution HIST 121 - American History to 1877 May 2008 THESIS: The Constitution reflects our founder’s views of a secular government‚ protecting the freedom of any belief or unbelief. Some will argue religion‚ specifically Christianity‚ played a large role in the creation of this great nation’s government‚ the United States Constitution; however the facts reveal otherwise. The historian‚ Robert Middlekauff‚ observed‚ "the idea that the Constitution expressed a moral
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