Preamble to the Constitution The succinct‚ memorable‚ and iconic legal document‚ the Preamble to the Constitution‚ is a true testament to the American style of writing and is an instantly recognizable piece of literature when the first three words are heard. The document‚ written by many members of early American politics such as Gouverneur Morris‚ a founding father‚ an American statesman‚ and an acclaimed diplomat and senator‚ aided heavily on the considerable impact the Constitution had on not just
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UNIQUENESS OF THE MALAYSIAN CONSTITUTION Malaysian constitution is unique because it able to covers all the legislative‚government and judiciary aspects and has special provisions for the application in a country with a diversity of races and religions.In addition‚the Malaysian Constitution is complete and comprehensive as reflected in its thickness and meticulous details.The most unique is the practice of the status of ‘King’ is unusual.The ‘king’ here is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong(YDPA) chosen
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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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Law of the Constitution Formative assessment A constitution can be defined as “a body of rules which regulates the system of government within a state. It establishes the bodies and institutions which form part of that system‚ it provides for the powers which they are to exercise‚ it determines how they are to interact and co-exist with one another and perhaps most importantly
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Minorities and our constitution: Historical Approach and its present relevance: Though Indian society has been plural from ancient times‚ the minority problem faced as faced by the framers of the Constitution is widely believed to be the creation of the colonial regime. The plural Indian society has various groups – ethnic‚ religious and linguistic. They used to live harmoniously together with broad cultural unity. Even Islam co-existed with Hinduism. However‚ the British rule made a qualitative
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"The Constitution devotes the national domain to union‚ to justice‚ to defense‚ to welfare and to liberty" (Maier 154). This quote‚ stated by William Henry Seward‚ displays the strength and stability that the Constitution had over the nation‚ and the liberty and justice it supplied for all of its citizens. Although the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation have similarities‚ they have many differences‚ which proved that the Articles of Confederation were a weaker document in comparison
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Irish Constitution Out Dated? The Irish constitution was set in 1937 and it hasn’t been changed since then. This being fifty five years ago I think it has withstood the passage of time relatively well. However it does need some changes as the Irish Society has changed since then. Most of it has aged well‚ but in the case of Moral standards‚ Family structures‚ economic development‚ immigration etc. it has been found to be at odds with the will of the modern people. I think a constitution brings
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Sources of the British Constitution As the UK does not have a codified document‚ we have look for the key rules and practices of the British system in a number of places: ~ Statute Law ~ Common Law ~ Royal Prerogative ~ Conventions ~ Authoritative Works ~ International Treaties and Agreements Statute Law: This is law crated by Parliament. Acts of Parliament are approved by the Commons‚ Lords and the Monarchs‚ gain the force of law‚ and are then implemented by the executive and enforced by the
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The Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution The end of the Revolution gave the American colonies their freedom‚ but the new country needed its own government and laws by which to control the land. Many questions required answers‚ such as who would make the laws and enforce them‚ how would the new government manage finances‚ or would the states handle that individually? American leaders first tried to address these issues when the Second Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation
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Constitution: Checks and Balances The Constitution of the United States was created by our forefathers to ensure that not just one person could be in control or have the power to do what they see to be right. Our Constitution is broken down into three area branches that and each branch has their own powers but are checked by at least one of the other branches. Let’s take a look at why our forefathers created separation of powers‚ the three branches of our Constitution and what their duties are
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