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April 1963 Civil Rights Protest in Birmingham, Alabama

had defended his presence in Birmingham as an apostle of non-violence and justice, and appealed persuasively to America to grant r...

Congressional Power and the Constitution

The powers given by the Constitution to the various branches of government have been the subject of vigorous debate throughout our...

Crime, the Exclusionary Rule, and Constitutional Amendments

the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendments of the Constitution to comprehend the length to which Americas foref...

Developing the U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution has grown and changed greatly since its ratification. This paper examines how amendment and reinterpretation...

America's Constitution and Rights for Women

In twelve pages this paper argues that the US Constitution has never provided equality for women. Sixteen sources are cited in th...

U.S. Political System

In five pages this paper discusses the American Revolution, Framers of the U.S. Constitution, and the evolution of the political s...

Airwaves, the 1st Amendment of the Constitution, and FCC Regulations

In twenty pages this dissertation hypothesis considers the conflict between the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Feder...

America's Constitution and Slavery

In the act that James Madison wrote authorizing delegates to attend the Philadelphia constitutional convention, he voiced his fear...

US System of Democracy

In five pages this paper examines democracy as it is represented in the US system in terms of its characteristics and the Constitu...

Hate Crimes, Wisconsin, and the 1993 Case of Wisconsin v. Mitchell, U.S. # 92-515

In eight pages this legal brief discusses the 1993 case and whether or not hate crime penalties like those in the state of Wiscons...

U.S. Constitution and Personal Property

In six pages 'The New Property' by Charles Reich and The Guardian of Every Other Right by James W. Ely Jr. are examined in a consi...

2 Books on the Constitution of the United States Reviewed

The books Democracy Under Pressure by Cummings and Wise and Burkhart, Krislov, and Lee's The Clash of Issues are examined in six p...

Western Enlightenment and the Philosophies of John Locke

In five pages this paper discusses how Locke's philosophies contributed to the Enlightenment of the West in an examination of how ...

Freedom and Rock Star Marilyn Manson

In eight pages this paper examines the freedoms guaranteed in the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in a consideration of how...

The Right to Symbolic Speech

our right to freedom of symbolic expression have been based on the actions of students. It might be posited that as a group stude...

Censoring Television Content is Wrong

to violence and to increase such adverse societal phenomenon as drug use and drinking. Those that support censorship of American ...

The Historical Path to the US Constitution 1215 to 1787

has played a part in shaping numerous other documents relating to constitutional law. One of the documents that the Magna...

Is Health Care A Right Or Privilege

pain, our pursuit of happiness is certainly limited. In effect, we are deprived of the most fundamental of all fundamental rights ...

Amendments V and VI of the U.S. Constitution and the Magna Carta

such a system was ripe for bribery, corruption and extortion, and complaints such as these had been made before King John took the...

The Right to Bear Arms

The U.S. Constitution has an amendment that addresses this issue. Numerous Supreme Court cases have been filed regarding the Secon...

The US Constitution and Decision in Philadelphia

This 3 page paper gives an explanation about slavery and the US Constitution by way of the book Decision in Philadelphia. This pap...

The Positive and Negative elements Within the US Government

This 6 page paper gives an overview of a few aspects of the US Government. This paper includes the pros and cons of The Constituti...

The Election Process: US Presidency

This paper pertains to the election process, as stipulated by the Constitution, for U.S. President, and issues associated with rec...

Historic Events/U.S. Constitution

regards to the location chosen to establish the Plymouth colony (Mayflower, 2011). The precise influence of the Mayflower Compact ...

Better to Live in the US than Mexico

Constitution. There are also financial advantages to living in the US. In American culture, owning your own home or business is ...

U.S. Constitution and Benjamin Franklin

years before, a clause in a bill brought into Parliament by the ministry had proposd to make the kings instructions laws in the co...

The Idea of the U.S. Constitution

(States of human nature). Now lets look at the Constitution. The Preamble sets out the purpose of the document clearly: We the p...

Declaration of Independence/Constitution & Law

are ruled directly the people. In a republic, the government is run by the peoples elected representatives. Samuel Adams, a signer...

The Emergence Of The Modern Congress And Presidency

and every bureau" (Sundquist, 1981, p. 38) every year. Prior to that Act, each department and bureau had to submit their own progr...

Michael Parenti's Views on the U.S. Government

down the road to create a society that embraces both people of color, and women. Although many contend that the Framers were inter...