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The Impact of Great Men During Times of Revolution

This paper addresses the revolutions that took place in France, Russia, and the US. The author argues that brave individuals play...

Is the US Government's Executive Branch Democratic?

write a bill, but may only suggest bills to Congress with the hopes that they will then submit such a bill (The Executive Branch, ...

Gun Ownership and the Rights of the People

Americans are against taking away the rights of individuals to own a gun. But what theyre increasingly demanding is rational cont...

U.S. Articles of Confederation

trade, and it provided for a comparatively weak executive" (About The Articles of Confederation, 2003). As a result of these re...

Defining Judicial Review Throughout History

civil and criminal courts, all lawsuits were treated as civil suits (Long). The victim prosecuted the case rather than any legal r...

2003 New York Smoking Ban and its Constitutionality

there are a lot of other things that people do not like such as talking loud on cell phones or wearing an extraordinary amount of ...

Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution

the right to counsel under Miranda, where there is a necessity to be clear and unequivocal, an invocation of the Sixth Amendment r...

Communities and the Negative Effects of the Adult Entertainment Industry

"these amendments affirm the Citys determination to protect neighborhoods from the adverse impacts of adult entertainment business...

History of the Civil Rights Movement in America

the Union. It was Lincoln who had endorsed the Reconstruction plan, but Congress was far more cautious. Congress determined that...

Constitutional Framers and Checks and Balances

The system that the Framers settled on was that which established and maintained a government consisting of three branches. It wo...

Legalizing Abortion

are not right to lifers, the idea that someone is not born would immediately prompt the idea that the individual is not a person. ...

New World Colonization by England

to not only stay afloat but to allocate sufficient funding for the identification and colonization of various new lands which were...

U.S. Constitution and Classical Liberalism

for all citizens of a nation. Then we have Adam Smith, a Scottish philosopher whose focus was on morals. He was, interestingly ...

Case Law and Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Although the right to public trial is protected under the due process clause, however, that protection is not absolute in that rea...

Process of Electing Presidents in America

As this indicates, the only legal requirement for the presidential election is the provision in the Constitution that spells out t...

Historical Changing of America

authorized veto power over state legislation. New Jersey also argued that there was no need for two houses, which prevente...

The Boys Scouts in Litigation

they affirmed their intention to found a Christian nation under God.1 Historian Frank Lambert refers to these men as the "Puritan ...

Adoption of the Bill of Rights into the U.S. Constitution

government the ability to restrict inherent rights, so no list of those rights was necessary" (Mount, 2005). Many people worried t...

Comparing Constitutions of the U.S. and California

activities are done in a "reasonable time, place and manner," as the instructions point out. The freedom of speech, as stated in t...

Constitutional Amendments and Their Significance

Many people will find personal significance in terms of the fourth amendment. One does not have to be a criminal to receive this p...

Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment and the Constitution

is deemed illegal by the court--even if it has to do with a technicality--the case is not supported. There is in...

Supreme Court Decision Making and the U.S. Constitution

did not take the same stance as Olsen, commenting that the First Amendments free exercise of religion guarantee "does not require ...

The Constitution and the Right to Private Property

with it responsibilities for the larger society in stating, "Property imposes duties. Its use should also serve the public weal" (...

American Criminal Justice and the Constitution

The result is that "there are not one, but fifty-five court systems in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, a...

American Citizens and Their Obligations

imposts, and excises, there is a powerful obligation. In the next obligation to be addressed we turn to another aspect of Secti...

5th and 14th Amendment Applicability of Palko vs. the State of Connecticut

In five pages this paper examines this case in terms of the rights guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitut...

US vs. Canadian Federalism

This paper compares and contrasts the idea of federalism as seen in both the Canadian and US Constitution. This five page paper h...

Constitution and Its Strengths and Weaknesses

In seven pages this paper assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution and also considers its impact upon the ...

U.S. Constitutional Rights and Minorities

degree throughout the 1950s and 60s. Although 46.4% of all American women between the ages of 18 and 65 now work outside the home,...

Needs of Society and the Constitution of the United Kingdom

many other modern democracy, including many of its former colonies. This may be seen as the first evolutionary step. Although the...