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- 121: The Censorship Of Art
- ... everything from Marilyn Manson to Mark Twain. One of the biggest shake-ups happened in museums all over the world recently that would have made Michelangelo and DiVinchi’s hair stand on end. In the Constitution of the United States, the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to assemble and to petition the government; the Ninth Amendment says, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people”. So it seems one cannot use any of the other rights to quell the rights of an individual or ... SENSATION was cancelled. Now bad mouthing the exhibit is one thing, but to threaten to cut the funding is another story. In an article that appeared in TIME Daily news: When a Mayor and the Constitution Collide, the article shows how the First amendment is just a notch in the mountains to government officials. What is important to the government is forcing their ideals of morality onto others. “Monday Federal ...
- 122: The Constituion
- The Constitution A case for the connection of America’s colonial and revolutionary religious and political experiences to the basic principles of the Constitution can be readily made. One point in favor of this conclusion is the fact that most Americans at that time had little beside their experiences on which to base their political ideas. This is due ... common Americans at that time. Other points also concur with the main idea and make the theory of the connection plausible. Much evidence to support this claim can be found in the wording of the Constitution itself. Even the Preamble has an important idea that arose from the Revolutionary period. The first line of the Preamble states, "We the People of the United States..." This implies that the new government ...
- 123: Articles of Confederation
- ... effective government under the Articles of Confederation. Many of the great minds politically active after the American Revolution realized this; thus arrived the birth of one of the greatest political documents of all time: The Constitution. With the implement of the Constitution, the United States government became effective. The product of some of the greatest minds to ever exist in this world, the Articles did have some positive effects on society. It successfully put an end to ... distrust which had existed between the colonies since they were first established. After this period of eight years, the "Critical Period", the light at the end of the tunnel arrived with Thomas Jefferson writing the Constitution. It delegated the power, at the discretion of the people. It was designed to be amended; the great minds who designed it realized that they themselves were not infallible, and could make mistakes. The ...
- 124: The United States Government
- ... conservatives to power both in the Republican Party and in the nation. Reagan’s economic program, sometimes called Reaganomics, was a tax and spending cuts budget which stimulated economic growth between 1982 and 1987. The Constitution of the United States of America The constitution of the United States is the framework of the government. On it all laws are based, and if there is a conflict, the law will be determined unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. An amendment to the constitution is when a change is made to the constitution. In this section of my Government Booklet, some of the most important amendments will be discussed. Amendment 1: Congress shall make no law respecting an ...
- 125: Iraq And United States
- ... of Iraq and the United States have much friction between each other it is very surprising how much the constitutions of both nations are alike. James Madison became the main writer of the United States Constitution, which was adopted in 1789 . The 13 states ratified the constitution, making it the basis of the Government of the United States. In 1990 the Iraqi government adopted their constitution. The Revolutionary Council wrote their constitution as the framework for the government of Iraq. The United States Government consists of three branches. The Legislative branch proposes and enacts laws, and can impeach members of ...
- 126: Where Would We Be Without Freedom?
- ... take advantage of daily. American citizens live in "the land of the free;" still, to most, freedom is something important only if it is being denied. Where would we be without freedom? The United States’ Constitution grants American citizens certain rights that are matched by few other countries. The Constitution of the United States of America not only established a federal system of government; it granted citizens certain rights like no other country. The opening words of the Constitution state the greatest right granted to US citizens. "We the people…" clearly states that the people themselves are given the power to establish or change the government. One philosophy of our land is representative ...
- 127: Sex Marriage
- ... up and thinking that being homosexual is okay. They believe that gay people are sacrilegious, and to allow them to marry would condone this behavior(Christianity Today, 1997). In Article Four, Section One of the Constitution the Full Faith and Credit Clause states: Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the congress may by general ... other states policy is. "Thus a state could not apply an ostensibly non-content-based marriage evasion statute only to same-sex marriages." (Yale Law Journal, 1997). Section One of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution states: '...No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without ... Marriage Act is unconstitutional. There is very little doubt in my mind of this fact, especially since I believe that homosexuality is not a choice. According to the Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution, all of the states must recognize a licence valid in one state as valid in theirs. The Defense of Marriage Act negates this, but only in the case of same-sex marriages. DOMA does ...
- 128: History Of The Original Lincol
- ... stand pledged against the admission of a new state into the Union. Question 3. “I want to know whether he stands pledged against the admission of a new state into the Union with such a constitution as the people of that state may see fit to make.” Answer: I do not stand pledged against the admission of a new state into the Union, with such a constitution as the people of that may see fit to make. Question 4. “I want to know whether he stand to-day pledged to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia?” Answer: I do ... me answer a hundred times from every stump in Illinois, that in my opinion the people of a territory can, by lawful means, exclude slavery from their limits prior to the information of a state constitution…He heard me argue the Nebraska Bill on that principle all over that state in 1854, in 1855, and in 1856, and he has no excuse for pretending to be in doubt as to ...
- 129: Same-sex Marriage
- ... up and thinking that being homosexual is okay. They believe that gay people are sacrilegious, and to allow them to marry would condone this behavior(Christianity Today, 1997). In Article Four, Section One of the Constitution the Full Faith and Credit Clause states: Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the congress may by general ... other states policy is. "Thus a state could not apply an ostensibly non-content-based marriage evasion statute only to same-sex marriages." (Yale Law Journal, 1997). Section One of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution states: '...No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without ... Marriage Act is unconstitutional. There is very little doubt in my mind of this fact, especially since I believe that homosexuality is not a choice. According to the Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution, all of the states must recognize a licence valid in one state as valid in theirs. The Defense of Marriage Act negates this, but only in the case of same-sex marriages. DOMA does ...
- 130: Atirtotle's Politics
- ... juror in the court system), and in governing (serve in public office). A good citizen must possess moderation, prudence, and justice, and must be able and willing to rule and be ruled. Aristotle defines a constitution as "an arrangement in regard to the offices of the city. By this arrangement the citizen body distributes office, either on the basis of the power of those who participate in it, or on the ... constitutions as there are modes of arranging the distribution of office according to the superiorities and the differences of the parts of the city" (Page 138). He believes that the organization of a state's constitution is directly related to the kinds of citizens that reside in the polis. The constitution has a direct root to the most powerful or most populated class. The middle class is where most of the power comes from because they are the majority, and therefore best reflect the common ...
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