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- 351: Geography of Mauritania
- ... But most are not used much except for protecting the president and preventing riots. [1] Government and Social Conditions. Mauritania has been one party military regime since a coup d'etat in 1978. The 1960 constitution was suspended and replaced by a provisional constitution made in 1980 by the military committee for National Salvation. This constitution was abandoned in 1981. In February 1980 Islamic principles were adopted as the basis for the legal system. Despite the official abolition of slavery in July 1980, it was reported by London based anti ...
- 352: Seperate And Unequal, Frederic
- ... it would be safe to say that America was for the white males. Because they were the only people who had any say in the rules that governed peoples lives. Even from day one, the Constitution of the United States of America contradicts the way that things were and the way they would continue for some time. The first amendment grants freedom of religion, speech, and assembly. It states “ Congress shall ... church to attend or allowed to voice their own opinions; both conditions violate the 1st amendment. The 9th amendment also states something contradictory to the way life actually was, it says: “The enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” (Primis, 96) This means no person can deny any other person his or her rights given in the Constitution of the United States of America. Evidently the forefathers who founded our government did not consider white women or blacks to be members of our country. But each state sure decided to recognize them ...
- 353: Plato versus 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 ...
- 354: Manifest Destiny
- ... was the United States’ destiny to take over all of North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Most of the public was in favor of territorial expansion, though some politicians felt it contradicted the constitution. Strict constructionists were against territorial expansion, while loose constructionists felt expansion was the United States’ destiny. Strict constructionists centered their platform around the fact that the constitution never directly states that the federal government has the right to acquire land. Those that view the constitution liberally, or loose constructionists, counter that stand by claiming the right of expansion falls under the government’s implied powers. Loose constructionists and strict constructionists are the main divisive factor for the United States ...
- 355: George Washington
- ... deliberations. In addition, the probability that Washington would be the first president may have eased the task of designing that office. Washington's attendance at the Constitutional Convention and his support for ratification of the Constitution were critically important for its success in the state conventions that met in 1787 and 1788. First Administration Elected president in 1788 and again in 1792, Washington presided over the formation and initial operation of ... the administrations of his three immediate successorsâ€"John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. He also made several decisions of far-reaching importance. He instituted the cabinet, although no such body was envisioned by the Constitution. He remained socially aloof from Congress, thus avoiding the development of court and opposition factions. By appointing Alexander Hamilton secretary of the treasury and Thomas Jefferson secretary of state, he brought the two ablest and ... Washington as a boy had refused to lie in order to avoid punishment for cutting down his father's cherry tree. Washington long served as a symbol of American identity along with the flag, the Constitution, and the Fourth of July. The age of debunking biographies of American personages in the 1920s included a multivolume denigration of Washington by American author Rupert Hughes, which helped to distort Americans' understanding of ...
- 356: Frederic Douglass
- ... from the Declaration of Independence: "The history of the present King of Great Britian is a history of repeated injuries and ununsurpations, all having direct object the establishment of Tyranny over these states." When the Constitution was written the first ten amendments were a bill of rights. The amendement the was most powerful was the ninth. "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." This amendment means that any rights that were not mentioned in the constitution are still held by the people. This includes any god given rights that all human beings are given. All of these rights to freedom and liberty that are clearly spelled out hold a lot ...
- 357: Privacy and the Internet
- ... a federal right of personal privacy from government interference not spelled out in any statue enacted by Congress, but in Supreme Court and other federal rulings. This has been called a 'penumbra right' of the Constitution" (175). Neither the Constitution nor the Bill of Rights explicitly states that United States citizens have any right of privacy, but the Supreme Court has recognized the right of privacy as implied by the Bill of Rights. Some examples ... they are not obligated to provide the service just as we are not obligated to accept it. In addition, there are certain laws like the ECPA that offer some rights and others implied by the constitution. My strong feeling is that the information superhighway is a relatively new medium, therefore, society should question everything it can about it, including privacy and how it will be affected. Though, I also agree ...
- 358: Internet Censorship
- ... call has gone out for restriction and censorship of the Internet. This rally has been met with mixed results. People who support freedom of speech on the Internet quote from the first amendment of the Constitution. In addition, many groups are in favor of restricting the Internet, similarly to how television is regulated in the United States. In favor of this regulation are groups emphasizing values and some foreign governments. In ... Wiesenthal Center recently submitted a list of Internet sites which negatively depict Latinos, Jews, Gays, and African Americans (Jones, 18). Though such ideas may seem disgusting to many people, free speech is protected in the Constitution, and a child with "proper" values would not be drawn to this type of site in the first place. People, not the computers that simply relay the information are to blame for situations such as ... an expert witness from the government (which for the most part favors censorship), said that chances are slim of somebody coming across indecent material (Robischon, 57). The largest argument against regulation comes directly from the Constitution. Citizens are assured of their rights to free speech and freedom of the press, and proponents believe this should also apply to the Internet. From the viewpoint of proponents of free speech, the Internet ...
- 359: 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 ... January 10, Alabama on Jan 11, Georgia on January 19, Louisiana on January 26, and Texas on February 1. On February 4 delegates from all these states met in Montgomery, Alabama where they drafted a constitution for the Confederate States of America. This outraged the North and what was led to the Civil War. The existence of slavery was the central element of the conflict between the North and South. ...
- 360: Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government
- ... government's place. It should be left up to the users to decide what is broadcast. Most importantly, censorship of the Internet impairs the expression of ideas and infringes against the First Amendment of the Constitution. First of all, censoring the Internet as a whole is not possible, so why even try? Cyberspace is the most decentralized form of communication today making policing the Internet a virtually futile task. Unlike television ... importantly censorship "refers to the suppression of information, ideas, or artistic expression by anyone whether government officials, church authorities, private pressure groups, or speakers, writers, and artists themselves"(Censorship 1). The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America guarantees the right to express oneself, essentially the freedom of speech. If we lose our First Amendment rights what will follow? I thoroughly follow the belief, as stated in ... groups may exist on the Internet, and yes, children may be exposed to this, but the government forbidding the viewing of this information by anyone is a direct violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution. A concerned reader should e-mail his Congressperson, expressing his views, join Internet discussions on this topic, or become more aware of the danger of Internet censorship faced by the citizens of this country ...
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