1. Why did the Framers of the Constitution opt for a federal system rather than a unitary one? The experience with British rule had soured the Founders on the idea of one government with centralized and ultimate power. The new Americans did not care if tyranny came from a central government in America rather than from across the Atlantic—they wanted to make the potential for tyranny as remote as possible. In a federal system‚ both the states and the central government are sovereign within
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Is the constitution still relevant today? Some would say that it is not and never has been. However‚ I happen to think otherwise. The constitution was written to establish our rights and freedoms as citizens. In my opinion the constitution is still relevant today. When you think of the different parts of the constitution it all makes sense. We have the amendments and our rights‚ the amendments clarify the duties of the government and branches. The bill of rights is focused on the people and their
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The Constitution is important to me for many reasons. All other laws come from the Constitution. It says how the government works and it creates the presidency. It creates the congress. It creates the Supreme Court. Each state has a constitution. The constitution gives me a say in my government. Also it gives me the thought of knowing that I am safe and that there are people out there fighting for our freedom. We can vote for who we believe is the right one to lead our country no matter what race
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In chapter three of his book A More Perfect Constitution‚ Sabato addresses the main issues that he sees with the current Supreme Court. He begins by addressing the growing entitlement of the court‚ citing a recent incident in which several judges insisted against allowing cameras into the Court. Sabato believes that these cameras could have helped to reveal potential problems in the Court’s proceedings and that this prevention of cameras showed the privilege and power given to these judges. Sabato
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States to be divided into constituencies such that one member of a constituency represents between 500000 and 750000 people 4th amendment April 27‚ 1955 Restrictions on property rights and inclusion of related bills in Schedule 9 of the constitution 5th amendment December 24‚ 1955 Provides for a consultation mechanism with concerned states in matters relating to the amendments to the territorial matters and in the re-naming of the state 6th amendment September 11‚ 1956 Amended
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bails and fines Prohibits torture or excessively cruel punishments and excessive bails and fines Amendment IX: listed rights in the constitution The rights in the constitution aren’t the only ones that exist and shouldn’t be used to undervalue the other rights that exist Amendment X: Powers not assigned to the United States by the constitution If the Constitution doesn’t specifically grant a power to the federal government‚ it automatically stays with the state and the people Amendment XI: State’s
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Why did the framers of the united states constitution ultimately decided to give more power to the federal government rather than the state governments. There are many problems with the articles of confederation‚ including the weaknesses and the lack of support it gave us.The topics i will be discussing are‚ focus on the federal government ‚ the focus on the state government and finally what does the constitution say about the federal and the states. So again There are many weaknesses and
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A Constitution for the New In “A Constitution for the New”‚ Michael Parenti’s thesis was that the Constitution was made in favor of the Founding Fathers and the rich‚ and that the Constitution would make the rich‚ richer and the poor‚ poorer. To start off‚ one point he argued was that the Founding Fathers were supposed to meet in Philadelphia to revise and improve the Articles of Confederation. Instead‚ they decided to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and start from scratch without the
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American Constitution were visionaries. They designed our Constitution to endure. They sought not only to address the specific challenges facing the nation during their lifetimes‚ but to establish the foundational principles that would sustain and guide the nation into an always uncertain future. The "Founding Fathers" included two major groups. The Signers of the Declaration of Independence signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Framers of the Constitution were delegates
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US Constitution Outlines Article 1: Congress Section 1: All legislative powers vested in Congress. Section 2: House of Representatives 1. Composition 2. Authorized to instigate impeachment proceedings against President. Section 3: Senate 1. Composition 2. U.S. Vice President is President of Senate and votes to break ties. 3. Sole power to adjudicate impeachment of President in hearing presided over by Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Section 4: Congressional elections Section 5: Congressional
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