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- 231: Jefferson Davis: Leader of the Confederacy
- ... movement of the slaves to the U.S. was not the fault of the slave owners it was the greedy ship traders. These two points lead away from the slave owners being the criminals. * The constitution recognized the slaves as property. The constitution also stated that a person could not be deprived of property “without due process of law” thus any citizen had the right to take his property to any territory own by the U.S. Jefferson says his main point here and lays down the facts. Not only do the Southerners want to keep the slaves, but under the constitution they have the right to keep or take them anywhere. *Black slaves in the south enjoyed a higher standard of living than any other blacks in the world. Free blacks in the north were ...
- 232: Comparing Britain To Japan
- ... amid a global economic crisis, the military came to the fore, and Japan eventually marched down the road to war. With the end of World War II in 1945 Japan put into effect a new Constitution, committed itself to becoming a peace-seeking democracy, and successful in relaunching its economy. In 1956, the nation’s entry into the United Nations was approved. Since then, Japan has contributed to world peace and ... its final form, it was accepted by all parties. It remains a major symbol of the supremacy of law. The establishment of the democratic political system in Japan came into force in 1947 when their constitution was made up. This was helped by American occupation there with a strong influence from General McArthur. It is based on three principles: sovereignty of the people, respect for fundamental human rights and pacifism. The ... the lower house in Japan. Their systems are very centralized, not federal, and there also is a strong bureaucracy. How Japan is different from Britain explains how each might undermine democracy. Japan has a written constitution, which Britain does not. The Supreme Court has power to interpet the constitution. This shows that Japan has 3 separate and independent institutions like the U.S. has. In Britain there is no judicial ...
- 233: Censorship and the Internet
- ... was quoted as saying "Take a moment now and listen." 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) "Similar protests occurred in Seattle and New York on Thursday, following the December 12th Internet Day of Protest which flooded Congressional switchboards with thousands of pleas to halt Internet ... themselves would go against all that this country stands for. This country was founded on the principle that people have the right to choose and express themselves in away that they fell is right. The Constitution was written for this very purpose and in 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 ... http://www.microsoft.com/corpinfo/bill-g/column/1996essay/censorship.htm]. 27 Mar. 1996. Irwin, Heather. "Geeks Take to the Streets" [http://www.hotwired.com/special/indecent/rally.html]. Jefferson, Thomas. "Bill Of Rights." The Constitution of the United States. [http://Constitution.by.net/uSA/BillOfRights.html]. 21 Apr. 1996. McCullagh, Declan. "PLAGUE OF FREEDOM" Internet Underground Aug 96 - Issue 09 [http://www.eff.org/~declan/global/reports/plague.073196. ...
- 234: The Theories of John Locke
- ... tact today. John Locke was an Oxford scholar, medical researcher and physician, politician, and economist. John Locke was the man who presented the idea of separation of church and state. He also wrote the fundamental constitution of Carolina. Locke is also know as one of the greatest philosophers in the 17th and 18th century. Locke has man theories that are very influential to many people in the 17th throughout the 20th century. Locke wasn’t a man who studied and did work in one field or specific topic. Locke has written The Treatise on the Civil Magistrate, Essays on the Law of Nature, the Fundamental constitution of Carolina, essays concerning Human Understandings, an Two Treaties of Civil Government. (Cranston) Locke has had great influence on all the presidents and political leaders throughout American history. One man that was affected by Locke ... was Thomas Jefferson. In the reign of George III the Americans concluded, with the dissident Whigs in England, that this marvelous machine of reciprocating attractions and repulsions, this political counterpart of Newtonian Law, the English constitution, had broken down. King and Parliament had combined to upset the balance. The glorious revolution established the supremacy of Parliament, more especially of those of the Commons. Locke, whose famous Treatise on Civil Government ...
- 235: POPULATION REDISTRIBUTION
- ... was not enough time to investigate each individual person. In the interest of national security, DeWitt made the tough decision to take away the freedom of 120,000 people. This was entirely legal. Within the Constitution, the War Power Clause gives congress the right to make any laws required to win a war. The evacuation and internment of the Japanese was seen as a necessity to national security. The Japanese-Americans ... and to apologize and make up for their lost possessions and suffering. The Government is given the power to do what is necessary to win in times of war. This right is guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States. 'What is necessary to win a war' includes the relocation of anyone posing a threat to our national security, and the Japanese seen as a threat during the war. The population ... was not enough time to investigate each individual person. In the interest of national security, DeWitt made the tough decision to take away the freedom of 120,000 people. This was entirely legal. Within the Constitution, the War Power Clause gives congress the right to make any laws required to win a war. The evacuation and internment of the Japanese was seen as a necessity to national security. The Japanese- ...
- 236: Blacks Treated as Lower Class Citizens
- Blacks Treated as Lower Class Citizens The black community in the United States of America has always been the target of prejudice from the whites. The Constitution of America states all men should have equal rights, but instead of following the constitution whites have treated the blacks as lower- class citizen. An example that the black community has been treated as a lower class citizen they were being persecuted for trying to get an education. The next ... Parker Lynch case (Griffin 50). Even though the F. B. I. provided evidence identifying the lynchers, they still went free. This shows that a black man can not receive justice even when murdered. In the constitution it states that all men will receive a fair trial, and since the blacks can not receive a fair trial, the quote implies that blacks are lower than whites. In today's society the ...
- 237: Iran Contra Hidden Policy
- ... this aid because they were concerned the situation might develop into another Vietnam. Deep divisions within Congress over the civil war in Nicaragua led to the passage of the Boland Amendments to the United States Constitution. Boland I was legislation that essentially “prohibits the CIA from supplying money, arms, training, or support to individuals or organizations seeking to over throw the Nicaraguan government or to provoke a military exchange between Nicaragua ... November 25, 1986, President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese announced that indeed proceeds from the Iran arms sales had been diverted to support the contras. Poindexter resigned and North was dismissed. The United States Constitution specifies the process by which laws and policy are to be made and executed. Constitutional process is the essence of democracy. A democratic form of Government is the basis of the strength of the United ... scandal undermined the balance of power between Congress and the President of the United States. This balance of power is a safeguard. It guards against individuals whose lust for power overrides their moral wisdom. The Constitution is “our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.” Notes Bill Moyers, The Secret Government:The Constitution in Crisis. (Cabin John, MD:Washington DC, 1988) 18. Lawrence E. Walsh., Final Report ...
- 238: John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice
- ... Scottish pastor who lived with the Marshall family. As a young college student, John Marshall was particularly impressed by the lectures of professor George Wythe. Wythe was a lawyer, judge, and a signer of the constitution. Other students of professor Wythe were Thomas Jefferson, John Breckinridge, and Henry Clay. Marshall became a lawyer at the age of twenty five. As Brian McGinty says about Marshall in the article, "His first cases ... the presidency. Thomas Jefferson soon took office and John Marshall was now chief justice. Although the two were distant cousins, they held very different positions and belonged to opposing political parties. Jefferson believed that the constitution should be interpreted strictly to keep the government's power relatively low. In the article, Mr. McGinty sums up Marshall's views of what government should be: "Marshall believed in a strong central government, in the Constitution as the key to the laws of the land, and in courts as the supreme custodians of those laws—views that would influence his shaping of the Supreme Court." Marshall believed that the Constitution ...
- 239: Flag Burning
- ... Burning The effort to pass a Constitutional amendment is a perfect example of democracy at work. It is the majority in America exercising their right to rule, to demonstrate who is in charge here. The Constitution gives the right to peacefully protest an action of the nation. That is what we are doing. It does not give the right to violently protest the foundation of the nation. That is what the flag burners are doing. The freedom of expression in article one of the constitution has been abused by allowing flag burning. In Elementary School, Middle School, and High School children have been taught every morning to stand up, place your right hand and hold it at the left shoulder ... the United States. Which means FREEDOM, because we are a democracy. It also stands for the thousands of people who have fought for our country. It is because of our democracy that we have the Constitution. When you burn the flag, you are not just burning the flag, you are burning the United States, and everything it stands for. You are burning the Constitutional right which is allowing you to ...
- 240: Thomas Jefferson
- ... as it represented a revolt against despotism, he continued to believe that its spirit could never die. Because of his absence in Europe, Jefferson had no direct part in the framing or ratification of the Constitution Of The United States, and at first the document aroused his fears. His chief objections were that it did not expressly safeguard the rights of individuals, and that the unlimited eligibility of the president for ... interest and was corrupting Congress. The issue between the two secretaries was sharply joined by 1791, when the Bank of the United States was established. They gave to the president their rival interpretations of the Constitution in this connection. The victory at the time and in the long run was with Hamilton's doctrine of liberal construction, or interpretation, of the Constitution and his assertion of broad national power. But Jefferson's general distrust of power and his reliance on basic law as a safeguard have enduring value. By late 1792 or 1793 the opponents of ...
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