Discuss the importance and possible failings of the US constitution The US Constitution acts as the supreme law of the United States of America; it originally contained seven articles and is a codified document. The constitution is entrenched and its first three articles establish the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the executive, consisting of the President the legislature, consisting of the bicameral Congress and the judiciary…
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CRJ 103-002 Importance of the United States Constitution The United States Constitution was created over 200 years ago and is by far one of the most important documents in our country. The bad apart of this is most citizens and even students don’t know the reasons why it is so important to our country and they may not even know what its function is. The constitution has many functions and seems long but is actually shorter compared to other countries. It has different sections, each section dealing…
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Is our Constitution still relevant? The constitution according to Webster’s Dictionary is an established law or custom. On September 17, 1787, forty-two of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Very few documents are still relevant two hundred twenty five years later, but when you break down the constitution you will see that the concepts are still applicable today. Our nation has social equality and not a dictatorship. People have a voice in the government…
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creators of the Constitution created Ten Amendments which were adopted in 1791(). The Ten Amendments are known as the Bill of Rights; it was made in an effort to ensure that people had the basic rights that they did not have while under the rule of the British. Throughout the years, we have added Amendments to the constitution and now have a total of twenty-seven Amendments, but the first ten Amendments are still the most essential Amendments in our nation. While all of the ten Amendments are essential…
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The United States Constitution is nearly 250 years old and since then, the founding fathers have left it up to future generations of Americans to interpret the meaning of the first rights that they established, commonly referred to as the bill of rights. Most Americans believe that they have a complete understanding of the first amendment. If asked, most people will correctly state that the first amendment includes the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, and the freedom of press. Unfortunately…
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Is the Constitution still relevant? When being asked the question, is the constitution still relevant? I automatically think yes, not because it would sound good but because this is America and anything is possible. But then again I sit and ask myself as a young adult what do I truly know about the constitution that I can say it is relevant. I wasn’t there when 38 of 41 delegates signed it on September 17, 1787. I wasn’t there to know how citizens felt about it, or even if they obeyed it. But I…
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The Bill of Rights created in 1791 protects all the people of the United States's rights that the government cannot change or take away. It was formed due to many things and eventually became the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. When the government was first formed it was to weak under the Articles but when a stronger government was created people were afraid of it becoming too strong. This fear came from the origin of being under the rule of the King where he had all the power and could…
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whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the President, and the federal courts, including the Supreme Court. 2. The Commerce Clause refers to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes 3. The supremacy clause Article. VI. 4. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the constitution The freedoms are; Freedom of religion…
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New Jersey v. T.L.O: Question:Did the search violate the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments? Decision: The decision of this case was a 5 to 3 vote for the State of New Jersey.. Majority:The decision was a majority decision because they agreed that students don't have privacy for the item they taking into school grounds. The reason for this decision is because the student made the decision to bring inapropriate items into school grounds. A teacher obtaining a warrant before ssearching a suspicious…
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increasing in importance as more crimes are committed every day. The right to bear arms should not be taken away from citizens because it is written in the Constitution and would therefore, be unconstitutional. There is a need for more control of weapons in the crime filled cities and places in the US. People need to be able to defend themselves whether they are on a farm in the middle of nowhere or if you are in a city and there is high crime rate. First, the history of the second amendment and why…
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