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- 181: German Unificatio
- ... between Prussia and Austria, Prussia decided to try to unify Germany under their kleindeutsch plan, which would include all of the German states except Austria, with Prussia in control. In 1848, the Assembly finished the constitution, and appointed King Frederick William as the first emperor of constitutional Germany. Unfortunately, the National Assembly didn't actually wield enough power to carry out all of their plans as hoped. Frederick immediately canceled the constitution and declared his divine right to rule, declaring that he would never accept the "crown from the gutter." While the princes recalled the concessions made to the liberals back in 1948-49, the armies of ... several princes still retained limited autonomy. On January 18, 1871, in Versailles, the king proclaimed the German Empire. William I became Kaiser, and Otto von Bismarck became chancellor. The new Germany kept roughly the same constitution as the North German Confederation had, but a few things were changed. A national Parliament, the Reichstag, was elected by the people. It had budgetary rights, but it could not overthrow the government. The ...
- 182: Japan: After World War II
- ... been badly decimated by the war and because the U.S.S.R. closed off the fishing grounds in the north. The most important aspect of the democratization policy was the adoption of a new constitution and its supporting legislation. When the Japanese government proved too confused or too reluctant to come up with a constitutional r eform that satisfied MacArthur, he had his own staff draft a new constitution in February 1946. This, with only minor changes, was then adopted by the Japanese government in the form of an imperial amendment to the 1889 constitution and went into effect on May 3, 1947. The new Constitution was a perfection of the British parliamentary form of government that the Japanese had been moving toward in the 1920s. Supreme political power ...
- 183: Law Essay
- In 1787 Article three of the constitution created the Supreme Court, but not until 1789 was it configured. The way it was originally set up was with one Chief Justice and five associate judges, with all six members being appointed for life. This court serves as the “supreme law of the land”, it has the power to determine if state or federal laws are in conflict with how the Court interprets the constitution. Presently the supreme court has nine members, which include one Chief Justice and eight associate Justices. The Chief Justice Appoints each associate Justice to oversee one or more various circuits. Every year the Supreme Court ... of July. During this term the Justices review one-hundred out of 6,000 or so cases with no clear guidelines on which ones they must look at. There are two major ways that the Constitution is interpreted. One of which is called the “Strict Constitution” of national law, an example of this would be the “Dred Scott decision. The other way is the federalist position, where the Constitution grants ...
- 184: Gibbons V. Ogden (1824)
- ... to the Supreme Court as the infamous Federal versus State battle for power. Once again the question plagued Marshall whether to support Federalism, or keep States’ rights alive. Certain things became apparent to Marshall. The Constitution did give the federal government complete control over the nation’s commerce. (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3) Also, the Federal Law, according to the Constitution, was the supreme law of the land. (Article 6, Clause 2) Marshall, a Federalist, had always supported a strong central government. However, issues were arising in other parts of the country that would make him ... in the South. The Southern states felt they could regulate this trade. Yet, the right to regulate commerce and trade was a right reserved for only federal control, not the States, as described in the Constitution. Henceforth, if Marshall and the Supreme Court ruled that Federal Law was supreme to govern interstate commerce in the case of Gibbons, it would also give the Federal Government the right to regulate slavery. ...
- 185: Australia's Future
- ... but the opposite to that being embraced by the nation. For trivial reasons Australians wish to embark upon the path of constitutional surgery and become a republic, a drastic operation fraught with danger. Changing the constitution is tinkering with the foundations of law and order, and can easily explode out of control, plunging the nation into anarchy or tyranny. Any rational nation would need a compelling reason before embarking on such ... shortage of space, which must regard our empty country with some envy. An attitude that poses a threat to the tenure of our lands, if not our lives, and makes questions of our choice of constitution both an irrelevant and a dangerous diversion. Even if our place in the world was not threatened, our inability to manage our affairs is stagnating the economy. The national debt has now passed the $16 ... and shows no sign of reducing. Unemployment continues at the staggering official rate of 10%, slowly impoverishing our society . The recession is closing shops, offices and factories, pervading the whole community with despair. Fixing the constitution that does not need repair, while ignoring the economy that is in desperate need of a major overhaul, is clearly madness. The desire to make Australia a republic springs not from the improvement offered ...
- 186: Marbury vs. Madison (1803)
- ... force Madison to deliver the commission. Did Marbury have a right to his commission? Could the Supreme Court issue the order directing Madison to deliver the commission? Did the Judiciary Act of 1789 violate the Constitution?This was all taken to the suprme court for an answer.Marbury had the right to the commission, but the Supreme Court did not have the authority to offer him relief because the law which gave the court that authority violated the Constitution. Some of the questions of the arguement were:1) Does Marbury have a right to his commission?2) Do the laws of the country offer him a remedy?3) Can the Supreme Court issue the ... to find a remedy for there decision.The decisoin they reached was that the Court can't force Madison to deliver the commission to Marbury because the law authorizing them to do so violates the Constitution. See being me i really dont understand what this means but basiclly he was askin for the court to do sumtin h thought was right but the constitution said it wasnt . We all know ...
- 187: Guyana
- ... river system are a major part in the route to the interior. Guyana has a national airline called Guyana Airways which services domestic as well as international flights. Government The country is governed under a constitution which was adopted in 1980. The head of state as well as the chief executive is a president. He is elected into a five year term by the National Assembly. The cabinet is appointed by ... not gain control until 1831. During the British rule, the Native American population was reduced to a minority due to a large influx of African and East Indian peoples. In 1928, Guyana received its first constitution under the British administration. In 1961 they received a full internal self government. Under the leadership of Cheddi Jagan, the PPP gained majority in the legislature. Jagan made a poor call in 1962 which caused ... British and Guyanese in 1962-1963 held conferences. The PPP lost to the majority and the British introduced the Peoples National Congress to form a coalition government. In 1965, a conference met and a new constitution was formed. In 1966, Guyana was an independent nation. They joined the United Nations and they became a member of the Caribbean Free Trade Area. In February 1970, Guyana was proclaimed a republic under ...
- 188: Freedom of Speech on the Internet
- ... content children should not view, censoring the entire or part of the Internet will infringe on the First Amendment and other civil liberties that Americans have fought and bled over since the birth of our Constitution. Four years ago, Congress approved the Communications Decency Act (CDA), which was designed to protect children by prohibiting “indecent” speech or images from being sent through cyberspace. One of the biggest groups that combated the ... quoted as saying, “Take a moment now and listen.” Mr. Goodwin ripped a copy of the First Amendment in half. “That’s the sound of what the United States Congress has been doing to the Constitution in the last few months”(Irwin). To understand the complexity of the problem, you must begin to understand the aspects as to how many people use the Internet. Cyberspace, a common name for the Internet ... any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.”(CIEC) America was founded on the principle that people have the right to choose speech and to express themselves in a way that they feel is right. The Constitution was written for this very purpose, and it 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 ...
- 189: Thomas Jefferson
- ... upon the people. His most noteworthy achievement at the convention was a bill establishing religious freedom and ensuring the separation of church and state. In 1779 Jefferson was elected governor of Virginia. The state's constitution strictly limited the governor's power, and Jefferson had previously agreed with this approach, but he found that the restrictions prevented his taking necessary quick action in time of war. In 1781 the British attacked ... greatly, but he never lost faith in the principles of the French Revolution (1789-1799). During Jefferson's stay abroad he was frequently consulted on significant developments at home, including the 1787 drafting of the Constitution of the United States and the addition of the ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights. When Jefferson returned to the United States in 1789, President George Washington asked him to become secretary of ... secretary of state, he and Hamilton argued over Hamilton's plans to finance the federal debt and to establish a national bank. A compromise was reached on the debt issue, but Jefferson argued that the Constitution did not specifically empower the federal government to establish a national bank. Hamilton held that the Constitution allowed the Congress of the United States to enact laws "necessary and proper" for the execution of ...
- 190: Censorship And The Internet
- ... amount of money and time, attempts to censor the Internet violate freedom of speech rights that are included in democratic constitutions and international laws.11 It would be a breach of the First Amendment. The Constitution of the United Stat es of America declares that "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 ... column/1996essay/censorship.htm (27 Mar. 1996). 11 "Silencing the Net--The Threat to Freedom of Expression Online." Human Rights Watch May 1996, Vol. 8, No. 2 (G). 12 Thomas Jefferson, "Bill Of Rights," The Constitution of the United States, http://Constitution.by.net/uSA/BillOfRights.html (21 Apr. 1996). 13 "Silencing the Net--The Threat to Freedom of Expression Online." Human Rights Watch May 1996, Vol. 8, No. 2 (G). 14 Declan McCullagh, "PLAGUE OF ...
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