The 18th amendment of the constitution Prohibition was introduced to all American states apart from Maryland in 1920. Prohibition was the banning of alcohol; you could be arrested for sale‚ manufacture and transportation of alcohol. There were many factors that influenced the introduction of prohibition. One of the main factors was the temperance movement’s two examples of this Were the anti-saloon league and Women’s Christian temperance movement. The temperance movements were at the strongest
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What is the constitution? The very thing that gave us freedom from Britain. Which is why it is so important. It was written and signed by representatives of rebel colonies defying the king in hopes of making a new nation one where they will be able to have freedom to speak their mind and write whatever they want. It has lasted thousands of years still letting us have freedom of speech and write what we want. It gives us the right to vote for our own leader to guide us and to make the best choices
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Gay Rights and the Constitution “I ’m a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid‚ I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people‚ what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.” ~Paul Newman Can the courts or the law tell the people in what
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punish them. This is an example of tyranny because the British had absolute power to tell the colonists what to do. Their was about to be a tyranny in the constitution but‚ to avoid it the framers used federalism‚ separating federal powers‚ checks & balances ‚ and small/large state compromise. Their was way too much power in the constitution. It had to be divided. The first one it was divided into was federalism‚ which
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the architects of the U.S. Constitution despite being abroad in France as it was being drafted in 1787.1 As London Fell points out‚ the 1776 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia‚ was influenced by the three drafts submitted to the Virginia Constitution of that year and would later influence his close friend James Madison in his drafts of the U.S. Constitution.2 The U.S. Constitution was enacted in 1789 and commenting on how the U.S. Legal system and Constitution had developed since it’s enactment
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Joshua Allen English 122 Sylva Miller 09 Dec 2012 Ethical Issues with the Constitution Freedom of Speech is a negative concept when applied to immoral circumstances. “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech or of the press …” as defined by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America (U.S. Constitution). The majority of democratic governments around the world are adopting similar doctrine to solidify the principles of their governmental structures
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The Constitution is still relevant today because it was created as a framework which would provide guidance but not unnecessary restrictions without flexibility. The Constitution and its interpretation grows and changes with time allocating rights to the American people and a framework for its government as well as a process to ensure that it can be altered to provide what is needed to ensure a lawful and just democratic society. The masterpiece of the Constitution is within the Bill of Rights ensuring
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and the Constitution of the United States was that congress had the power to make laws and states had power within their borders. The Constitution fix the problems with in the Articles of Confederation with Congress not having enough power to collect taxes from the state‚ regulate trade between other countries and to force states to follow laws that were made and have an Executive and Legislative branch of government made. With the creation of the Constitution it gave people rights as a US citizen
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Group 3 • GENE CASTILLON • RENALDO LINA • ARCHIE CAAYAMAN • ANAROSARIO MACABENTA • RENE OSMENA The Philippine Constitution(19 73) Content: Bill of rights may be define as a declaration and enumeration of a person’s right and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations by the government‚ or by an individual and a limitation upon the power of the State. Classes of rights Natural rights Constitutional rights Statutory rights Classification of constitutional rights
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How did the U.S. Constitution guard against tyranny? Only a few years after the American Revolutionary War‚ American faces a new problem regarding its citizens’ rights: the Articles of Confederation were too weak to run the country‚ but the people want to avoid a central government so strong that it is comparable to an absolute monarchy. One example of a tyrant is the dreaded Joseph Stalin. However‚ as the Articles of Confederation showed‚ a weak central government is just as bad as a central government
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