aspect and decide the benefits. This allowed the United States to create exactly what they intended to‚ which was a land of freedom. The constitution is the basic principles of this country. Every principle for the constitution was intended to allow an efficient government to benefit the people. The principle of popular sovereignty is located in the constitution. Its’ role to let the power of the government reside with the people of the country. This notion is logical because the role of the government
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Texas Constitution of 1876 is very detailed and affects the citizens of Texas in several ways. In many ways I think that the Texas Constitution is more reliable‚ and in a sense‚ better than the U.S. Constitution. There are less accessible loopholes in the Texas Constitution and it seems to be more specific in its laws and regulations. It puts rights first and deals with local and state matters not covered in the U.S. Constitution. The state of Texas has had six constitutions. The constitution that
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THE AMENDMENTS A. First amendment: Religious and Political Freedom 1. Guarantees freedom of a. Speech b. Religion c. Press d. Right to assemble peaceably e. Petition the government for redress of grievances (to ask it to fix something that it’s responsible for) B. Amendment 2: right to bear arms 1. The belief was strong that a well regulated militia (such as the National Guard‚ in modern times) was necessary for maintaining our national security‚ so the political
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Scenario 1Response “In the United States‚ due process refers to a set of established legal principles‚ derived from the Constitution‚ that seek to protect the rights of citizens.” Inga Johannsen was put in a situation in which she was discriminated invidiously. Citizens of the United States were treated unequally‚ ending in a very unfair result for Johannsen. The study that was found in Utopia was said to be too new to be fully evaluated‚ meaning‚ Inga should not have been fired until at least
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The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution for a country‚ containing 395 articles‚ 12 schedules‚ numerous amendments and 117‚369 words. Indian Law is largely based on English common law because of the long period of British colonial influence during the period of the British Raj. After the failed rebellion against the British in 1857‚ the British Parliament took over the reign of India from the British East India Company‚ and British India came under the direct rule of the Crown
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important principles the U.S Constitution aimed for prevention of the abuse of power. The people did want the government have too much power. Americans were afraid of their rights not being protected. These principles were according to which state or organization is governed. These principles are written down in different documents which go in the constitution. There were many principles from the U.S constitution. One of them is federalism‚ federalism in the U.S constitution was divided power between
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it was replaced by the Constitution in 1789. This change was required due to the need for a stronger Federal Government. It is astonishing that the Constitution‚ which was created by a group of brilliant leaders still prevails to this day and serves the purpose of running the government. These men created a government from scratch‚ but many people were not convinced as to how long this new government would last. However‚ over the years it has been proven that the Constitution has been able to adapt
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The UK constitution ‘should not be tampered with as it has served Britain well for centuries.’ This quote is from a news article made by the BBC in 2011 about whether the UK should adopted to a written constitution. However‚ the UK being unwritten encourages the evolution of its constitution. In the statement Lord Steyn makes in the question‚ he is stating that the UK constitution is controlled‚ however the Attorney General thinks it is to be implausible‚ therefore meaning it is not believable and
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Constitution Comparison By AntiYuke I compared the U.S.A. constitution and the Australian constitution. Their differences are as abundant as their similarities. The Australian constitution is extremely long and drawn out‚ where as the United States constitution sticks right to the point. All in all‚ the two constitutions have the same goal in that they wish to bestow the same basic rights to each person. The two constitutions both have a preamble‚ however the Australian constitution
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Major Influences of the Constitution T he Constitution of the United States is not as original as you might think. The Constitution gets most of its ideas from past documents. Without these other documents‚ we would not have the same constitution we have today. Without these documents‚ we would have a second Articles of Confederation. Without these documents‚ our country would be completely different. Magna Carta The Magna Carta is the oldest influence on the Constitution. It was signed in 1215
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