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- 251: Term Limits For Legislators
- Term Limits For Legislators When the Constitution of the United States was adopted in 1789, it was without direction regarding term limits for legislators. At the time, professional politicians were unheard of, and the idea of someone serving for more than one or two terms was unlikely. So the Constitution did not formally address the issue of term limits, although it was understood that officeholders would limit themselves to one or two terms and then return to private life (1). With the advent of the ... a structure that was designed…to form a ‘more perfect union'."(6) The citizens and the state are at the mercy, therefore, of Congress in terms of implementing limits. Congress must decide to amend the Constitution. Since members of Congress face a conflict of interest on the issue of term limits, supporters of this initiative are going to have to become more creative in their lobbying. An example of how ...
- 252: Important Cases of the US Supreme Court
- Important Cases of the US Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court has interpreted the constitutional guarantees contained in amendments to the constitution. Among these Guaranteed rights are the freedoms of religion, speech, and press, along with the right of protection against illegal search and seizure, equal protection under the law, and the right to counsel. These rights all contained in the first amendment to the constitution are arguably the most important rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States. However these rights are not absolute. Throughout the course of time many controversies have occurred concerning the limitation of rights. Many of ... not permit him/her to break the law to suit his religion, and that that governmental law presides over all religious beliefs. This is an example of the limitation of the Guaranteed rights of the constitution. The right to practice religion freely allows people to believe what they want however they must abide by the laws of government in order to prevent a lawless society. Because of this case it ...
- 253: Clinton Impeachment
- ... reasoned that Clinton managed a healthy economy and gained strong approval in the national polls. He believes Clinton s offenses were personal and minor. Although his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky was reckless behavior, the Constitution doesn t have anything that says one should be impeached for reckless conduct. The Constitution can only impeach President Clinton if he commits treason, bribery, high crimes, and misdemeanors. Therefore, he believed Clinton s impropriety is not related to the Congress or even us, the people, which means his faulty action is not impeachable according to the rules of the Constitution. (Burkert) (Matalin, 41) Aside from the fact that the Constitution can only pledge impeachment for high crime, misdemeanor, treason, and bribery, President Clinton was unfairly investigated. My interviewee preached that the Congress needs to ...
- 254: Marbury Vs Madison
- ... attributing to the single most significant case of the Supreme Court, Marbury Vs. Madison, a struggle between Republicans and Federalists that would end in a future altered by fate. This controversial landmark case established the constitution as “Supreme law” of the United States and developed the power of the Supreme Court, enhancing its independence and proving it a nonpartisan instrument. It established the precedent for the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of laws, through the principle of judicial review. The development of this power to interpret the constitution instituted the flexibility of the constitution and the ability to forge a road of precedent unfamiliar to the new government, as well as firmly grounding the role of the Judicial Branch. To up hold the precedent already established in the ...
- 255: Harrison Bergeron
- ... everyone with handicaps with a few without handicaps is more of a dictatorship than a democracy. In "Harrison Bergeron" the political system has taken the "Declaration of Independence" and attempted to intertwine it with the Constitution. This however is not possible, since the "Declaration of Independence" was written in ridding the new Americans of the hold that the English had on them. The Constitution was written to have laws and order in the country. The "Declaration of Independence" speaks of "All men are created equal...", this is saying that in the eyes of the law everyone is created equal. The people in this society have taken it to the extreme, having it mean that everyone is equal in all aspects of life to accompany equality in the law. The Constitution started with amendments that gave every citizen certain rights that could not be taken from him or her. This society took those amendments and added to them to make everyone equal in all areas ...
- 256: Women's Suffrage
- ... registers refused to let her cast her ballet, so she brought a suit against them. She claimed that they had interfered with her right as a citizen to vote. The Supreme court ruled that the Constitution “does not confer the right of suffrage upon anyone, and that the constitutions and laws of several states which commit that important trust to men alone are not necessarily void.” meaning that the Constitution does not give the right to vote to everyone and that the constitutions and laws of the states that only allow men to vote are not necessarily invalid. In 1878 Senator Aaron Sargent of California ... of her husband towards the good and the pure.” Meanwhile none of the dire consequences predicted by the antisuffragists had occured in the few states where women voted. In 1869 the Wyoming Territory adopted a constitution granting both men and women the right to vote. When they asked to join the union they were pressured to banish the women's right to vote. Wyoming stood firm and even adopted the ...
- 257: History of the Far East
- ... baskets " , as it contains the works of some monastic rulers and later treatises ( satras ) . Direct contact with China gave Japan the opportunity to learn many New things, among them Japan adopted the Chinese 17 point Constitution, which was Based on many Buddhist and Confucian principles. The second article of the Constitution is a reverence for the 3 treasures of Buddhism, law, order and Buddha ( Schirokauer, 143 ). This constitution wasn't really a blueprint for organizing the state but rather a way to promulgate moral conduct for both the government and its citizens. Many in Japan were attracted to the rituals and healing ...
- 258: Harrison Bergeron
- ... everyone with handicaps with a few without handicaps is more of a dictatorship than a democracy. In Harrison Bergeron the political system has taken the Declaration of Independence and attempted to intertwine it with the Constitution. This however is not possible, since the Declaration of Independence was written in ridding the new Americans of the hold that the English had on them. The Constitution was written to have laws and order in the country. The Declaration of Independence speaks of All men are created equal... , this is saying that in the eyes of the law everyone is created equal. The people in this society have taken it to the extreme, having it mean that everyone is equal in all aspects of life to accompany equality in the law. The Constitution started with amendments that gave every citizen certain rights that could not be taken from him or her. This society took those amendments and added to them to make everyone equal in all areas ...
- 259: The United States and Taxes
- ... being David and the Internal Revenue Service being Goliath.The facts are confusing. Most Americans are frustrated, but it is like trying to discover the “hidden picture”(Batra 61). The United States of America’s constitution requires all federal taxes to be either a “direct” or “indirect”. A “direct” tax is directly on you , your rights, or your property and is always apportioned. It is basically a property tax. It is ... 139). Another case proved that direct taxes must bear immediately upon persons, possessions, and enjoyment of right. Indirect taxes are levied upon the happening of an event or an exchange (Dodge 88). The United States constitution requires all direct taxes to be apportioned. In Article one of the constitution it states the government’s intentions state income tax is not apportioned, it can only be classified as an indirect tax. The united states has ruled that the income tax is an indirect excise ...
- 260: 8th Amendment
- The Eighth Amendment The 8th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, as well as the setting of excessive bail or the imposition of excessive fines. However, it has also been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of ... Court had not done all it could to prevent discriminatory practices in the forming of his sentence. This decision became the first time the Court stated that "punishment of death does not invariably violate the Constitution." (Bernstein 21) The punishment also cannot be “grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime charged, nor can it violate the convicted individual’s dignity. In Rummell vs. Estelle, it was upheld that ... Random House, Inc, 1993. Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia. New York: Compton’s NewMedia, Inc., 1995. Draper, Thomas. Human Rights. New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1982. Garraty, John A. Quarrels That Have Shaped the Constitution. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. Sundquist, James L. Constitutional Reform and Effective Government. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1986.
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