...The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution. It was written by James Madison to provide greater constitutional protection for individual liberties. The Bill of Rights lists specific restrictions on government power. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15th, 1791 becoming part of the Constitution. The first amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, press, and religion. The second amendment states, “A well regulated...
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...nations in the world to operate without a Bill of Rights – it is clear that Australia functions in such a way that does not require an explicit, document outlying specific human rights. A Bill of Rights is a formal declaration of the legal and civil rights of the citizens of any state, country or federation. It is consideration to be a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country. The purpose of a Bill of Rights serves to protect the rights and liberty of property – also guarantees personal freedom, reserves powers to the state and the public, and limit the government’s power in judicial and other proceedings (REFERENCE). This inquiry will assess the necessity of a Bill of Rights in Australia through the through and discerning...
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...and may never be found again. and now and again lost. The world as we most likely am mindful it is changing rapidly for the more lamentable in light of the fact that mercilessness are on a social high as people are executing attacks on each other because there different, get-togethers of people are being deceived and people are being set apart for what they are, not their personality, its like how guys do girls they look at there body and not there heart. Isolation and severely dislike are spread around like welcome on the planet earth today. Social occasions of people, for example, the gay people are having their rights put before America on trial or black people going on trial for senseless and petty crimes yet murders are happening each and everyday?...
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...DBQ 2: The Bill of Rights The Constitution is a living document. The Framers of the Constitution wrote it to serve as the new governing body after fighting the Revolutionary War and declaring independence from Great Britain. Although all Framers agreed on a need for a new framework for a new government, the Federalists and Antifederalists had different priorities. In the end, the two sides merged their ideas through the Great Compromise and America’s Constitution was accomplished by ratifying a Bill of Rights. However, after over 200 years, the government’s efforts to balance individual rights and the safety of the greater good has not been effectively achieved. Over the years, as issues arise, the government makes decisions and interprets the constitutionality of the actions of the people. In a political cartoon, a man is burning an American flag while another man is burning the same flag printed on the back pocket of his pants (Document 1). This cartoon represents the Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson, where Gregory Lee Johnson’s action of burning the US flag was declared symbolic speech, and is therefore protected by the 1st Amendment. The man burning another man’s pants is most likely someone who is offended by this ruling and is mistreating said ruling...
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...A new Nation is being formed in the year of 1789-1849 and how President George Washington Built the foundations of our country and formed 13 colonies. Also Established a federal court system in each state. George Washington and his congress also created the bill of rights. Hamilton proposed that a new government could pay off the millions of dollars for a Federal government. Then every state fought for their own independence. In the Bill of rights 10 amendments were added to the constitution and were later called the bill of rights. Then James Madison Introduced some extra amendments. The bill of rights limits the power of governments. Hamilton proposed that new government would pay off the millions of dollars that they owed. Every state they had tried to fight for their own independence. Hamilton wanted there to be a federal government in every state because it would help other governments. Congress agreed to pay money owed to the other nations. Opponents...
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...2501 T – Course Paper Topics Each of these three essay topics is intended to enhance your understanding of an aspect of this course. You are to select one topic below and write an essay on the topic- note: unless approved by me in writing papers on other topics will not receive a passing grade. You are expected to research and make sense of the topics independently; I won’t be able to answer “am I on the right track?” types of questions, or to comment on any drafts before your final copy is due on, or before, midnight November 25, 2013. Despite the foregoing, I am available for consultation on your paper, please contact me if you need assistance. Make sure you address the various aspects of the topic necessary to answering the question. You must independently assess how much space to devote to each aspect, depending on the importance it appears to have in the context of the question as a whole. The body of the paper’s text is strictly limited to between 10 and 12 double spaced pages. It is to be written in 12 point font, and include a title page, page numbers, footnotes, bibliography and citations following the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide) format.Please note that overdue essays without valid excuse (e.g. death in the family, illness, injury) will be penalized 4% for each calendar beyond the deadline. Any paper more than seven (7) days late will automatically receive a failing grade. Essay Topic #1 On September 28, 2013 in a little noticed...
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...however, they all deal with the moral law, particularly with regard to the protection of innocent human life. It is our hope that these writings will assist those in the trenches who are fighting the "good fight," as well the many who are confused about truth and law and have lost their way. What About Abortion An essay written by Larry Bohannon. This essay briefly explains the realities of abortion, and is written for college students and young adults. Evil in Our Time An essay on abortion by Larry Bohannon. This essay answers the questions: why has the tragedy of abortion happened in our time and what can we do to stop it. Pro-Life Speech on the National Sanctity of Human Life day A speech by Larry Bohannon presented to Garden Oaks Baptist Church in Houston Texas for the 2003 National Sanctity of Human Life day. The pro-choice movement: Safe, legal, as often as possible Benjamin Shapiro on the irony of the pro-choice movement's claim for "safe, legal and rare" abortion. Turkeys matter, but children are a choice Mychal Massie on the reality of abortion contrasted to the silence of black leadership on the subject. R.I.P. Connor Peterson An essay by Vox Day, a columnist for World Net...
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...The Bill of Rights and Amendments Throughout history the United of States experiences several of events. These events made an impact on our nation which left a mark. The impact of the events led to the changes of the constitution which are referred to as amendments. The original ten amendments made to the United States Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights, these were created by our forefathers. This essay will discuss, the understanding of why did our amendments became a part of the constitution, and what issues of the original documents motivated the adoption of the Bill of rights. People and the government are constantly making changes which could affect their lives as well as others. Therefore, there were many effects because the Bill of Rights. This essay will further discuss the problems with the original document, the changes in society, which led to later amendments, and the effect of those amendments. How and why the amendments become part of the Constitution In order to adjust to society constantly changing, there are changes made to the constitution. It is mention within an article that changes could be made to the constitution. Making changes involves proposing an amendment following ratification, through this process the amendment become a part of the constitution. This process consist of The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate...
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...Rights and Freedoms The Bill of Right are the first Ten Amendments that were given to us by our founding fathers under the United States Constitution, which included: freedom of speech, freedom to practice any religion, the right to have weapons, the right of trial with a lawyer, and many more. These rights were opposed due to the fact that the Americans did not want to be controlled by England king any more. They wanted a country that would not be controlled by the country like many other countries around the world they wanted to be different and have the freedom to develop their own right and regulations. The Bill of Rights was written to provide all the people equal rights and freedoms to do as they please, yet they must obey the laws given to them in the United States Constitution, and “the peoples constitutional rights cannot lawfully be denied by government officials” (Patterson, 2011, p. 43). The freedom that was guaranteed to me in the first amendment that is relevant to my personal self is freedom of religion. As states by Thomas E. Patterson, Freedom of “religion: you are protected from having the religious beliefs of others imposed on you, and you are free to believe what you like” (Patterson, 2011, table 4-1). I personally can relate to this specific freedom, since I came of a country that has been in conflicts about who the land of Palestine (Israel) belongs to and which religion should take over. The way I see is that in Palestine (Israel) the Jewish people and...
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...writing this essay, with an eye towards improving both your essay-writing skills as well as your knowledge of the relevant substantive law, please compare your essay to the model answer provided below using the following approach: (1) Score: Find the score the essay received in the grading rubric (below), and note the description of why an essay would receive that score. The score tells you in general terms how the way the essay was written correlates to the expectations for the assignment (note that when taken by themselves, some parts of the essay might by themselves be of higher or lower quality, the score the essay received is the overall score for the essay taken as a whole). Grading Rubric Score 50 55 60 65 70 75 Description Essay identifies subject area and makes some attempt at answering the question. Essay spots at least one major issue but is mostly conclusory. Essay spots several main issues and attempts to answer the question. Essay weaves some of the facts in with the main issues, but falls short of identifying all major issues or misses some important facts. Essay sees almost all major issues and does an adequate job of weaving in important facts. Essay is generally well-written in addition to identifying all major issues and weaving in facts. (2) Issue-Spotting: Next, compare the essay to the model answer, to make certain that it spotted all of the issues that the essay needed to address. For any issue that the essay did not spot...
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...Historical Essay: Confederation and Constitution By History 405 Professor Aimee James January 26th, 2015 Historical Essay: Confederation and Constitution Confederation and Constitution As Colonial America moved from civil disobedience to open war with Britain, the States, at the behest of the Colonial Congress, started drafting constitutions and in the process “became laboratories for constitutional experimentation” ( Keene 120). The need to ensure a strong union and to ensure that it was strong enough to deal with both internal and external issues drove the colonies to send delegates to Albany to draft the Articles of Confederation. Ratified in 1781, the Articles of Confederation framed a new United States of America. The Articles of Confederation did not create a national government, “but rather a firm league of friendship” (Keene 121). Ultimately a fear of recreating the issues that were driving them from British rule shaped the Articles of Confederation and created a weak government with little power. It setup a national legislature called Congress where each state had one vote. It had no power to levy taxes, regulate commerce or otherwise interfere with the States. It could create money and declare war or peace. Notably any changes or amendments required a unanimous vote of Congress and “because of its weaknesses, Alexander Hamilton and other delegates called for a convention to be held in Philadelphia to improve and amend the Articles” (Articles of confederation...
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...Lloyd Wyse Melissa Hull EN 209-014 April 18, 2012 Critical Essay: Civil Disobedience Civil disobedience is the active refusal to comply with certain laws or demands of a government, such as paying fines or taxes. Although it is not necessarily on-violent, it has classically been attributed to nonviolent resistance. The etymological origin of the term is from Henry David Thoreau’s essay Resistance to Government, written in 1849, which was eventually renamed to Essay on Civil Disobedience. Since its republication in 1866, Thoreau’s essay has inspired many important activists over the course of history. Its messages have resonated within countless people unsatisfied or disgusted with the law of the land; one of the most prominent lessons it teaches is that an unjust government can only be corrected by the defiance of its people. As long as there is an imperfect government, there will be a need for civil disobedience. Citizens of nations from all over the globe still read and learn from Civil Disobedience because even in modern times a perfect government does not exist. In Civil Disobedience, Thoreau prompts the reader to take direct action against injustice. He argues that the government is a representative of corruption and injustice that, like a machine, fuels the enabling of its wrongdoings through enforcement of law. He states that an individual’s silent compliance with the law is essentially the same as cooperation with injustices that the lawmaker commits. In particular...
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...freedoms. They wrote their own essays such as the “Centinel” against the federalist papers and it was to warn about the danger from tyranny. Samuel Bryan, the author of the letters of centinel, wrote: ‘Without presuming upon my own judgment, I cannot think in an unwarrantable presumption to offer my private opinion, and call upon others for their’s…” The Centinel purpose was to include a bill of rights in the new constitution and to adopt those rights. The Antifederalist achieve their goal and the federalists compromise with the bill of rights added to the Constitution. Many people say that the first amendment would not be here without the “intent of the Framers.”. But they did not adopt the first amendment. The Anti-federalist was still scared because the constitution did not really guarantee that the government could take people’s right to worship away. For example, the first amendment does not say that freedoms of speech or press shall not curtail, it only prevents...
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...The Anti-Federalists thought the Constitution would give the government too much power and control; there was no Bill of Rights to protect the people and their rights from...
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...SOCI 2450 A Prof. Darryl T. Davies Bill C-10: Issues of Interest Nidhal Abubakar 100896803 Bill C-10: Issues of Interest Nidhal Abubakar 100896803 2015 2015 There are many issues surrounding the content of Bill C-10. This essay will examine issues that affect the criminal code and provide evidence that the Bill is not progressive for Canada to deal with crime and the judicial process. By looking at the issues such as mandatory minimum sentences and the proposition of the bill we will look at the challenges that will be faced and met. The bill also introduces eliminating conditional sentences and eliminates double credit for time already served as well as introduces changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act to impose harsher sentences for young offenders. This essay will delve into information that will bring the various issues to light. Firstly an explanation of Bill C-10 will be provided to understand what changes will be made to the Criminal code and who it affects. The dissection of the Bill will open the dialogue for this essay for appropriating topical issues with the concept of progress in a manner that reflects the trouble that this Bill brings to Canadian society. Bill C-10 was introduced by the Minister of Justice on the 20th of September 2011. The Act includes the enactment of the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and amendments to the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the...
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