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- 151: The History Of Religion
- ... we know it today, many new ideas have been expressed. It is easy to cast judgement on "new" religious ideas because they are not what we have become accustomed to. The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees us the right to any religious belief no matter what it is. The Constitution also grants us all the freedom to start a new religion without being harassed by the authorities, or arrested. Throughout time, some people have decided that there is only one way to look at things. Any idea or belief system that differs from the accepted, established norms tends to be considered "fringe," and is often labeled as a cult. Although our Constitution protects our differing religious interests, it is surprisingly common to attack anyone, or any ideas that are different from our own. If John Calvin had lived in today's society, he might be considered ...
- 152: Mexico City
- ... language newspapers. Mexico City is Mexico's broadcasting center. Mexico City has about 30 radio stations, 5 commercial television stations, and an educational TV channel. Famous landmarks in Mexico City for the tourist are the Constitution Plaza, called the Zocala, is Mexico City's chief plaza. It covers the site of the old Aztec capital's main square; The block-long National Palace which was built in the 1600's as ... Mexico's president. The city has no local legislature and its laws are passed by the federal congress. In 1823 all of Mexico's leaders gathered in Mexico City to form a new government. A constitution was written that was modeled after the Constitution of the United States. The Mexican Constitution of 1823 called for full democratic voting privileges, a federalist system whereby the states of Mexico would maintain certain powers and independence. But in 1833 Santa Anna ...
- 153: The Behavior Of Presidents
- The Behavior of Presidents The broad language of the second article of the Constitution left many questions about the power and authority of the President and the Executive branch of the Federal Government. Since George Washington, each Chief Executive has come to the position with different beliefs on the ... have believed, to varying degrees, that either the president has a strong leadership position and broad powers to direct the nation in one direction, or that the president has very limited powers dictated by the Constitution and should act like a chief administrator for the Federal Government. These beliefs were reflected in their behavior while in the White House. Franklin Roosevelt believed that the Federal Government had an obligation and interest ... Supreme Court to find his programs constitutional (Lowi and Ginsberg 230.) In contrast to this belief in broad presidential authority by Franklin Roosevelt was Howard Taft. Taft believed that Presidential authority was very limited the constitution and had to be specifically granted to the President by Congress or the Constitution (Lowi and Ginsberg 220.) Another example of a passive approach to the presidency to is George Washington. While he is ...
- 154: Environmental Law: Nollan vs. CCC
- ... to comply with a specified duty issued by a superior court). The Nollans argument was that the permit condition violated the Takings Clause in the V Amendment, and also in the XIV Amendment of the Constitution. The court agreed that the administrative record did not provide for in showing the existence of adverse impact on the publics' access to the ocean. The court granted the writ of mandamus, and directed that ... The Supreme Court found that the requirement of the permit only put a restriction on the use of the property and not a taking of the property. The Supreme Court also held the California State Constitution to have standing, and upheld the ruling made by the Court of Appeals. Reasoning for Decision: I believe that the reason the Supreme Court decided as it did was that its interpretation of the California State Constitution provided for the authority of the CCC's permit regulation. The part within the states constitution says that access to any navigable waters shall not be limited by any person when it is required ...
- 155: American Exceptionalism; The P
- ... being heard, our country has become structured to prevent this from happening. The nation has been fragmented in several different ways on many different levels over the coarse of its history. The design of the constitution, the first fragmentation, guarantees a split government. It mandates a separation of powers to allow each of the three branches checks and balances over the each other. It also prohibits the leader of one branch to simultaneously be the leader of another. The constitution also grants states their own rights to govern, instead of only having one centralized nation government. " [T]he clear effect of constitutional fragmentation has been to limit the potential for political cooperation among people of ordinary means " This shows how the "founding federalist" believed the common person should not be part of political actions. On one hand you have the constitution fragmenting the government. On the other hand you have the constitution separating people from the government. The goal of the authors of the constitution was to create a system of government that existed in ...
- 156: Napoleon
- ... the coup d'etat of November 9th -10th , 1799, he and his colleagues seized power and established a new regime-the Consulate. Under its construction, Bonaparte, as his first consul, had almost dictatorial powers. The constitution was revised in 1802 to make Napoleon consul for life and in 1804, it made him emperor. Each of these changes received overwhelming assent of the electorate. In 1800, he assured his power by crossing ... foreign rule. In all the new kingdoms created by the emperor, the Code Napoleon was established as law. Feudalism and serfdom were abolished, and freedom of religion established (excluding Spain). Each state was granted a constitution, providing for universal male-suffrage and a parliament and containing a bill of rights. Napoleon who felt that constitutions were the mark of a great society said "Constitution's should be short and obscure" (III pg. 124). French-style administration, and free public schools were envisioned. Higher education was opened to all who qualified, regardless of class or religion. Every state had ...
- 157: The Government Of The United States
- ... are still young." (Piccari 1) Also we are a very young country compared to the rest of the world. "Our government is run as it is suppose to be run" (Casagrand, Robert) the way the constitution sets it to be run. The constitution is one of the greatest documents ever written. Very few changes have been made to our constitution since it was written by the founding fathers. Many countries have based their government system off our constitution. On the contrary the people who did not believe in our system, did not know there ...
- 158: Should The Ten Commandments Be Posted In Public Schools?
- ... they had wanted to say Separation of Church and State they would have, because the notion was not a new one (Fallwell). When one actually thinks about it they will see that this country and constitution were not based on Freedom from religion but freedom of religion. Our very constitution is based on Christianity. The Constitution of the United States, for instance, is a marvelous document for self-government by Christian people. But, the minute you turn it into the hands of Non-Christian and atheistic people they can use ...
- 159: Freedom In The United States
- ... case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's rights were violated under the state Constitution. I feel this is a major break through for students' rights because it limits editorial control of school newspapers by educators and allows students to print what they feel is important. A newly proposed bill ... significantly important. Even in the early stages of American history there was an urge to put legally protected freedoms into written government documents. The result was the drafting of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, by James Madison. The applications of the personal freedoms described in the Bill of Rights, particularly the freedom of speech, have been challenged repeatedly in American courts of law and elsewhere ... speech. He founded the American Philosophical Society and masterminded the Zenger defense. Alexander's chief conviction was "Freedom of speech is a principal pillar in a free government: when this support is taken away, the constitution is dissolved and tyranny is erected on its ruins." The original Constitution did not contain a bill of rights because the convention delegates felt that individual rights were in no danger and would be ...
- 160: Causes Of The Civil War
- ... were many reasons why the South wanted to succeed but the main reason had to do with the North's view on slavery. All of this was basically a different interpretation of the United States Constitution on both sides. In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War, in which the North won. There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more ... to get their point across. Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he couldn't support the United States Constitution, James G. Birney of Ohio who gathered all anti-slavery forces into one unit called the Liberty Party and Frederick Douglass, who was an escaped slave who became a black editor. The last main ...
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