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- 261: The Civil War
- ... the radical Republican reconstruction plan called for an official renunciation of secession, before states could be readmitted to the Union. If secession from the Union was now illegal, then Daniel Webster's theory of the Constitution being a people's government, and not a compact of states had to be true. "The Constitution . . . [begins] with the words 'We the people,' and it was the people, not the states, who . . . created it," Webster claimed in his nationalist theory of the Constitution. The Union became more united than ever before, because now it truly was a Union, ". . . now and forever, one and inseparable." There were changes, though, that were occurring in the reconstruction time period that ...
- 262: Parental Guidance Against Television Violence
- ... can not be expected to support or solve the problems associated with censoring violent television programs. One of the main reasons why government cannot be expected to censor violent television programming is because of the Constitutions "freedom of expression" clause. Producers of television programming declare that "freedom of expression" and "freedom from censorship" are guaranteed to them by the Constitution. In effect, when the government tries to regulate violence on television, conflict occurs. Since the television producers have rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution, the government becomes a lame duck with no freedom to move in any which way over the debate of television violence. Thus, parents need to take control and not wait on the government to ...
- 263: Human Rights In China
- ... Practices for 1999). The government continued to commit widespread and well-documented human rights abuses in violation of internationally accepted terms. These abuses stemmed from the government's extremely limited tolerance of public unrest. The Constitution and laws provide for fundamental human rights however, these rights are often ignored in practice. Abuses included instances of extra-judicial killings, torture and mistreatment of prisoners, forced confessions, arbitrary arrest and detention, lengthy incommunicado ... are some 230,000 persons in reeducation-through-labor camps, sentenced to up to 3 years through administrative procedures, and not by a trial (China Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1999). The Chinese Constitution states that the courts shall, in accordance with the law, exercise judicial power independently (Muzhi Zhu). However, this has not been the case because the judiciary is subject to policy guidance from both the government ... enforcement officials can search premises, this provision has frequently been ignored. However, the Public Security Bureau and the procuratorate can issue search warrants on their own authority (Amnesty International. "China, no one is safe"). The Constitution states, "freedom and privacy of correspondence of citizens are protected by law"( Muzhi Zhu). However, in practice, authorities often monitor telephone conversations, electronic mail, and internet-communications of foreign visitors, businessmen, diplomats, and journalists, ...
- 264: Issues On Gun Control
- Issues On Gun Control When the framers of the Constitution penned one of the most influential works in history, they could never consider what the consequences of the freedoms they set forth. The second amendment of the Constitution is one of the most important and most frequently called upon that recent history can think of . Since the age of the Civil War, the weapons that we have produced have become increasingly more deadly ... ACLU), Congress has had a tough time passing any legislation that would benefit the public and curtail the sail and manufacture of armor piercing bullets, automatic rifles and Uzis. Unfortunately, we tend to interpret the Constitution to broadly. Obviously, in the late 1700's, there were no deadly weapons to contend with. They had muskets, which could hardly be used in a very swift and deadly manner. Granted, the musket ...
- 265: Internet Censorship
- It has been two-hundred and nine years since the Bill of Rights was ratified. I doubt that our Founding Fathers ever imagined the changes that would come over our country. Although the Constitution has held up through the years, it cannot be argued that in the last fifty years especially, issues come up daily that seem to test the strength and integrity of our sacred Constitution. The Internet, for example, has caused more controversy than anything we have ever seen. The biggest issue: Censorship. For a number of different reasons, government and other organizations are trying to take our First Amendment ... us to become educated and decide for ourselves if it is helping or hurting. There are many reasons for the Internet not to be censored. First, it truly is unconstitutional. The First Amendment of the Constitution clearly says, "Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press
". As far as I'm concerned, this is abridging freedom of speech and press. Although pornography and obscenity ...
- 266: Privacy
- Privacy Privacy in U.S. law, an amalgam of principles embodied in the federal Constitution or recognized by courts or lawmaking bodies concerning what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis described in 1890 as "the right to be left alone." The right of privacy is a legal concept in both the ... are afforded public officials and other prominent persons considered to be "public figures," as defined by law. In U.S. constitutional law a right of privacy is commonly regarded as created by provisions of the Constitution, particularly the First, Fourth, and Fifth amendments. The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures; the First and Fifth include privacy protections in that they focus not on what the government may do but rather ... Supreme Court struck down a Nebraska law prohibiting schools from teaching any language other than English, saying the law interfered with the rights of personal autonomy. In 1965 the Supreme Court held that the federal Constitution included an implied right of privacy. In that case, Griswold v. Connecticut, the court invalidated a law prohibiting the use of contraceptives, even by married persons. Justice William O. Douglas, writing for the court, ...
- 267: Television Violence
- ... set to not show violent material the T.V. blacks out such material preventing children to watch(13). There are many arguments why television can't be completely abolished. One of these reasons is the constitution. The first amendment states freedom of speech, this is the biggest reason for television stations to continue delivering violent programs to are homes through television sets. Any time the government makes a substantial move towards relieving the problem of television violence the television stations cry out that it is interfering with their right to freedom of speech(5). This may be true but where in the constitution does it state that we can not have the choice to choose what are children can watch. The T.V. stations believe that it is are right to choose what we watch, but the best ... all relating to a movie or television show that contained a violent nature. All these violent occurrences and yet television stations see no direct relation between them and television? Another thing is that when the constitution was written there was no such thing as television, so how can that be used as an excuse to keep violence on television(12). T.V. stations also suggest that it is not there ...
- 268: Law: Gideon Vs Wainright
- The framers formed this country with one sole document, the Constitution, which they wrote with great wisdom and foresight. This bountiful wisdom arose from the unjust treatment of King George to which the colonists were subject. Among these violations of the colonists' rights were inequitable trials ... habeus corpus in the Florida Supreme Court. This petition sought to invalidate his conviction and sentence on the basis that the trial court's refusal to appoint counsel denied him of rights enumerated in the Constitution of the United States and the federal government. Upon consideration of the Florida Supreme Court, but without an opinion, Gideon's petition for habeus corpus was denied (372 U.S. 335). After the Florida Supreme ... own laws. However, in this case, the dominance of the federal government is all necessary and proper in order to create unity in the ensure that the rights of the citizens set forth by the constitution are not infringed by the state. Works Cited
- 269: Plato Vs. Aristotle
- ... This may be a result of the fact that today's political philosophy differs from both philosopher's. While Aristotle and Plato uphold the good of the community or state above individual good, today's constitution includes a bill of rights that guarantees the rights of each individual in the nation. Having these individual rights is a necessity for today's citizens. Going back in history to 1787 will show that one of the reasons there was controversy in the ratification of the constitution was that it did not include a Bill of Rights. When the drafters promised that as soon as the constitution was ratified, a Bill of Rights would be added, the doubting states proceeded to ratify it. According to Plato and Aristotle, a Bill of Rights is not necessary because it does not improve the ...
- 270: Kristallnacht
- ... Tennessee in the fall of 1865 as a social club. The sudden attempt at enfranchisement of blacks, by passage of the Reconstruction acts of March 1867, and also of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, created serious problems of political and social readjustments. Local politicians and their white supporters, known as scalawags, and Northerners, known as carpetbaggers, who went south hoping to profit in one way or another by the ... Klan was separated into local dens and they adopted a set of principles. They are as follows: 1) to protect the weakened and to relieve the injured and oppressed, 2) to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and laws passed in conformity thereto and to protect the states and the people from invasion of any source, and 3) to aid in the execution of the laws and to ... Although the Klan does not recruit, people interested in joining have to meet certain qualifications. They are as follows: No person is allowed in our ranks who can not declare an unqualified allegiance to the Constitution of the United States. No person is allowed in this Movement who can not pledge themselves to the protection, preservation, and advancement of the White Race. No one is allowed in this movement who ...
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