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- 481: Ghana
- ... transferred from private ownership to government control. The Gold Coast became a British colony and the new government was known as the British Colony of Sierra Leone. In 1850, there was movement to establish a constitution. In 1851, an assembly convened to establish a legislative body of 84 members, as a result of mass rioting. In 1853, a Supreme Court was established to maintain justice and to ensure that the citizens ... the laws of Britain. In 1895, municipal governments were established for the larger towns of; Accra, Cape Coast and Sekondi. In 1954, after many years as a British Colony, the Gold Coast wrote a second Constitution giving over the power of running the country to native Africans, citizens of the region. The only exception was External Accord, Defense and Police, which were still primarily white government positions, representing white people's ...
- 482: The Hypocrisy of the Media
- ... as adults in Texas provides strong journalistic justification for confronting any drug use in Bush’s past. He uses James Madison’s writing in the Federalist Papers to support his position, specifically, “one of the Constitution’s safeguards against oppressive measures is that Congress can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as on the great mass of society.” He reasons ... justice supposes all men innocent until proven guilty and cannot be forced by government to testify against themselves. Why would Mr. Taylor assume that Mr. Bush should potentially incriminate himself to the media, when our Constitution does not require even the guilty to testify against themselves in a court of law. It’s the responsibility of the government to prosecute and juries to convict beyond a reasonable doubt, not the media ...
- 483: A Time To Step Down
- A Time to Step Down When the President of the United States is sworn into office on his inaugural day in January, he is sworn to faithfully execute the supreme laws of the land, our constitution. We elect a new President every four years to run our nation, represent the country, and uphold the constitution of the United States. The President of the United States is the most powerful man in the world and therefore we place trust in him. When the people find out that their elected President lies ...
- 484: How America Should React To Ho
- ... three homosexual couples asked the court to recognize their right to get married and the court did. However, the state government refused to legalize this marriage. Consequently, a new amendment was introduced to the state Constitution. At the same time, majority of the states are not even considering this option and homosexuality itself is still illegal there. Still, not only authorities try to determine the position they should take towards homosexuals ... and with our bodies we are free to do whatever we please. Therefore, there is no point to call it illegal. Moreover, discrimination against people of different sexual orientation will be a violation of the constitution, which guarantees common rights for everybody. Thus, despite our own preference we have neither moral nor legal right to discriminate against them. As for disapproval of different religions of homosexuality, everyone should have the "freedom ...
- 485: Censorship...Who gives a F**k!!!
- ... with the power to examine literature, mail, etc. and remove or prohibit anything considered obscene, objectionable, etc.-to subject to censorship. What a censor edits, might violate the First Amendment. The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America states 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; or ... only" label on it to a person under the age of eighteen." The law was passed but was never put into effect because the State Court declared it Unconstitutional, violating the First Amendment to The Constitution of the United States. That is just an example of why restricting the sale of controversial music or video will never work! Pro-censorship groups are lobbying for legislation to attempt to censor music right ...
- 486: Gay Marriage
- ... and woman, not a man and a man or a woman and a woman. However, this argument is not a very strong one. As a United States citizen, everyone is guaranteed certain rights in the Constitution, marriage being one of them. Marriage is “a fundamental constitutional right, or a broader right of privacy or of intimate association” (Price, 1). This means that those who wish to share their lives in an ... rights, they do not believe that they should be able to marry. Their reasons for preventing same-sex marriages, however, do not hold up to close scrutiny. Marriage is a right, as stated in the Constitution. Children of gay parents turn out no differently than those of straight parents and are loved just as equally. Also, gay marriage has been shown to actually improve a society rather than cause its decline ...
- 487: Hear No Evil: Music Censorship
- ... back”. This helps with gaining support. His purpose is to inform people about free speech and to convince them to oppose censorship. Zappa opens his testimony with the restating of the First Amendment of the Constitution. He does this to show his audience that he is knowledgeable in the laws of free speech and to build his credibility. He also uses the First Amendment as a logical appeal that can not be denounced. Who can say that the Constitution is wrong? It is there in black and white, “Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech” (P.C.H. 52), and can not be disputed. Zappa also makes a factual statement about ...
- 488: The Political Career of Richard Nixon
- ... The president-to-be met his running mate at the airport with the words "Dick, you're my boy." The Republicans won by a landslide. The only duties listed for the vice-president in the Constitution are to preside over the Senate and to vote if there is a tie. Eisenhower, however, groomed his vice-president for active duty. Nixon regularly attended Cabinet meetings and meetings of the National Security Council ... retained control of both houses of Congress. In June 1970 Nixon signed into law a bill lowering the voting age in federal elections from 21 to 18. In mid-1971 the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, extending the franchise to citizens 18 years of age in all elections, was ratified. In his January 1971 State of the Union message to Congress, Nixon outlined six sweeping proposals. He again called for the ...
- 489: History Of Asia
- ... in small groups. Millions of Chinese were cut off from family and the old familiar. The transformation of these individuals was said to have cleansed them and gave them a new sense of liberation. The Constitution of 1954 gave more power to the central organs and less to non-Communist. It discontinued the six regional bureaus. Congress transferred public opinion to those in charge. Communist Party controlled the government its official ... was called “ capital roamer.” Deng was given the task of repairing the damages done during the Cultural Revolution. His first step was to strengthen and stabilize China. In1978 Congress moved to go back to the Constitution of 1954, by doing so Deng secured the Communist rule. This provision gave citizen the rights to speak out free, discuss their views, hold debates and write big character posters. Citizens individual right’s to ...
- 490: Amen: Does Prayer Play An Important Role In Our Lives Today?
- ... ruled that state-mandated class prayers were unconstitutional in Engel vs. Vitale in 1962 (Buckley 70). How could this trail have such a huge impact on our nation and ultimately alter how we perceive our constitution? The fact that prayer was practiced for nearly 200 years alone establishes it by example as a valid and very important practice in our school system. And with the emergence of private schools becoming more ... to apply this rule by encouraging organized, daily classroom displays of religion and ultimately prayer in schools. By making this into a law it would simply be an act to help solidify our forefather's constitution that has successfully led us where we are today with simply, precise guidelines. America is called the land of the free and home to millions of people. These people have many different cultures and traditions ...
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