PAULINE BSEDFL 2-1 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION Marc Lawrence S. Santos PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION INTRODUCTION Every state has had a constitution of some kind whether it be an elaborate document or just a collection of rules. It is inconceivable how a state could exist or survive without a constitution of some form. The foundation of the system of government of the Philippines is the constitution . In its broad sense‚ the term constitution refers to the body of rules and principles
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Influences on the Constitution The Constitution was adopted on September 17‚ 1787‚ by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and ratified by conventions in eleven States. It went into effect on March 4‚ 1789. The historical influences behind the constitution included Aristotle‚ the Magna Carta‚ the writings of John Locke‚ and the English Bill of Rights from 1689. The Magna Carta was written in 1215. It was the first document to challenge the authority of the king‚
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The Preamble of the US Constitution is similar to the thesis of an essay. The Preamble gives the reader an overview of what the Constitution hopes to accomplish. The five principles stated in the Preamble are expressed throughout the Constitution. I believe that the Constitution lives up to the bold goals stated in the Preamble. The first goal of the Constitution is to "establish justice." This phrase is used to express that every citizen is equal under the law‚ so that justice will uphold. Therefore
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A More Perfect Constitution Begins with Congressional Term Limits Professor Larry Sabato is the founder of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia presents 23 proposals to revitalize our Constitution and Make America a Fairer Country. His book provides insight for a hard fought debate. Whether you like his suggestions or not or you agree with him or not‚ you have to respect anyone that can outwardly state that the United States Constitution as it has been handed down is “outdated
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Constitution Timeline! There are five particular documents that led to the development and the signing of the United States Constitution. They are the Magna Carta‚ the Mayflower Compact‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ the Articles of Confederation and the Federalists Papers. This paper will be discussing these documents and be stating if and how they impacted the United States constitution. Then it will be stating when the Unites States Constitution was finalized and passed and signed. Then there
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Ratifying the Constitution Many debated over the ratification of the U.S. constitution. Some of the individuals that agreed with the ratification of the Constitution were well taught philosophical people like Washington. There were also others who disagreed with the ratification of the U.S Constitution because they thought differ to what the Constitution has to offer to them. This essay will further explain the concepts of the disagreement between those who wanted to ratify the Constitution and those
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The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of the Federation and any law passed after Merdeka Day which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall‚ to the extent of the inconsistency‚ be void. The validity of any law made by parliament or the Legislature of any State shall not be questioned on the ground that it makes provision with respect to any matter with respect to which parliament or‚ as the case may be‚ the Legislature of the State has no power to make laws‚ except in proceedings for a
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I. II. ARTICLE 2 OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION SECTION 1:THE RIGHTS‚ QUALIFICATIONS‚ AND ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT A. Vesting clause. 1. President of the U.S has executive power. a) The president a strong mandate to enforce the country’s laws and administer the country’s public policies. 2. The president and vice president will hold their office for 2‚ four year terms. B. Electoral college. 1. Each state gets a number of electoral votes equal to its number of Senators plus its number
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Creating of the constitution In creating the Constitution‚ the states had several different reactions‚ including a rather defensive reaction‚ but also an understanding reaction. As a document that provided the laws of the land and the rights of its people. It directs its attention to the many problems in this country; it offered quite a challenge because the document lent itself to several views and interpretations‚ depending upon the individual reading it. It is clear that the founders’ perspectives
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In their essay‚ "How Not to Read the Constitution"‚ Lawrence Tribe and Michael Dorf describe the ways the Constitution has been interpreted by different people. Tribe and Dorf make it clear that the idea that the Constitution should be interpreted based on what the framers original intent was is not the way to read the Constitution‚ it takes much more than that. Tribe and Dorf also explain that justices do not interpret the Constitution in a way that would please the readers (the people) on purpose
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