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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PEDLIGS-Chapter 9 the confederation and Constitution (1776-1790) People Alexander Hamilton- saved convention in Maryland from failure by engineering the adoption of his report; called upon congress to summon a convention in Philadelphia next year not to deal with commerce; His speech on his plan= 1 delegate convinced; Joined John Jay & Madison in writing The Federalist George Washington- elected chairman by demand; said‚ “We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming
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The Constitution of the United States should is a flexible and dynamic document‚ that changes as the country it was framed for grows. This argument is not founded by what’s written in the constitution‚ but what’s absent. The framers were some of the greatest minds of the time period‚ and fabricated the constitution to protect those freedoms that had been denied to them by their former governments. These men however chose not to address how they wanted their words to be interpreted over time. They
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Texas‚ like most other states‚ has functioned under a series of Constitutions‚ each of which has contributed to the state’s constitutional legacy. Each is appropriately understood from the perspective of the period in which it was adopted. The current Constitution was written in 1876 after the termination of Reconstruction policies. Because reconstruction policies were oppressive‚ the Constitution was designed to put strong restraints on government to guard against future abuses of power. Today‚
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The Constitution Cynthia Johnson His/110 October 31‚ 2011 Jody Bell The Constitution The U.S. Constitution required a lot of work before it was signed. It had to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution had to address the complaints that were in the Declaration of Independence. Then it had to make a decision on the Great Compromise. The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution had some similarities. They were both official documents of the United
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Constitutional History/Bill of Rights/Amendments 1) What is the Bill of Rights? A statement of the rights of a class of people 2) Which of the first ten amendments to the Constitution do you think is the most important? Why? The first one; because it gives us the freedom we have. 3) How is an amendment to the Constitution created? The first method is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature‚ by a two-thirds majority in each The second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention
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The Constitution The Constitution of the United States was written as a set of rules for this country. Many of the "rules" have helped the country stay in order‚ but a great many have been abused and taken out of context. Three provisions in the Constitution that are important to my individual rights and liberties are freedom of speech‚ freedom to vote‚ and that all people should be treated equally. These rights represent what is important to me and what I believe in. Freedom of speech
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advancements‚ a constitution is a necessity of every country in order to have an organised institutional authority. The constitution may be written‚ unwritten‚ codified or uncodified. The most general classification of a constitution is codification or lack of it. The constitution delves into the very essence of law and its various implications and consequences. It defines the administration and execution of the land. The book MODERN CONSTITUTIONS by K.C. Wheare talks about the modern constitutions of the
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of the U.S. Constitution Bettina McCormick Grand Canyon University January 13‚ 2012 Principles of the Constitution There are seven principles that make up our Constitution. These principles are the basis of our Constitution. When laws‚ petitions‚ and ideas are brought about our representatives‚ they must be in accordance with our principles of the Constitution. Below is a chart that names only three of our primary principles of the Constitution. Principles of the Constitution Separation
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Basically‚ the Constitution is the highest law in the United States. All other laws come from the Constitution in some way. The Constitution also provides the framework for the government of the United States. It creates things like the Presidency‚ the Congress‚ and the Supreme Court. Each state has its own constitution that is the highest law for the state — but even then‚ the United States Constitution is higher. Over time‚ some things have been added to the Constitution. Called "amendments
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