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- 551: Pornography
- ... local pornographic outlets. Television advertisements are shown also, but not as often as on the radio. Pornography is so socially acceptable in today's society, that it is protected by the same amendment to the constitution that allows Pro-Life groups to protest abortion, the first amendment to the constitution. For years, the first amendment has been quoted to support pornography, as well as everything from freedom to protest abortion, to freedom of holding Nazi views. The first amendment was drafted, not to protect boring ...
- 552: Development of The Civil War
- Development of The Civil War After the Constitution was adopted by all of the States in 1789, uniting the States into one nation, differences between the States had been worked out through compromises. By 1861 these differences between the Northern States (which included ... any reason. Some of those Northerners loudly disagreed with the South's laws and beliefs concerning slavery. Yet slavery had been a part of the Southern way of life for well over 200 years. The Constitution of the United States guaranteed the right to own property and protected against seizure of property. A slave was property. The people of the Southern States did not like the northern people telling them that ...
- 553: Seneca Indians: Allies and Enemies
- ... be thrown out by impeachment from his tribe's headwoman. Many historians say that the democratic organization of the Iroquois League could have been used as a model for the makers of the United States Constitution. Today's members of the Seneca live at the Tonawanda, Allegany, and Cattaraugas reserves in New York, and at the Six Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario. THESIS PAGE The Seneca Indians. Who were they and ... things running. The Seneca was the tribe that was the most intensely studied by the white people. It is also believed that their democratic ways were an influence on the writers of the United States Constitution. Many of the famous Indians came from the Seneca tribe. Some were Red Jacket, Ely S. Parker and Cornplanter. There were also many others from their league tribes, the Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and later ...
- 554: Tradition and World War 1
- ... her security and force was Germany. The rule of General de Gaulle was a time of tradition and a time of variation. He first came to power in 1958 with the intention to revise the constitution and end the 4th Republic. He often spoke of an independent force and attempted to establish France as a major world power. His reign lasted until April 1969 when he resigned after losing the referendum ... At the time of the German invasion of 1945 – 1949, a 4-year government ruled by Petain was established. This produced much change in France, as the old parliament was voted out and a new constitution was drawn up. This was also a time of hardship from French citizens as around 5% of the population became prisoners of war. The tradition of this time was clearly referred to by the motto ...
- 555: Censorship In Mass Media
- ... the united states have the "natural right" to speak as they choose as well as to watch whatever they want. The forefathers of this country granted us many rights that are documented within the US Constitution. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are both guaranteed to all citizens in the first ten amendments to the Constitution-the Bill of Rights. Censorship is a direct violation of these amendments, which includes the natural rights of free thought and expression. After all, that is why the united states was created, to escape the ...
- 556: The World's Longest War
- ... are so easily inflamed, and there is so much history of religious persecution, that we are much better off with this self restraint. Furthermore the separation of church and state is spelled out in our constitution and is practiced in most countries of the world, even in the former USSR and China. In democracies it is legal for a political party to yearn for religious domination, but in all democratic countries ... before returning to Asia. They destroyed the civilized culture which had developed there and returned the area to the third world, where it remains. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson sent Stephen Decatur with the USS Constitution to suppress the Moslem Barbary pirates of North Africa. He succeeded, although we were not exactly a superpower at the time. In the 19th century Britain incorporated Egypt into it's empire and in 1917 ...
- 557: Divorce in the United States
- ... there could be no divorce; 2) the English view that divorce was a legislative matter; and 3) the Protestant view that marriage and divorce were secular matters to be handled by the civil authorities. The Constitution of the United States did nothing to limit the rights of the states to enact their own laws governing marriage and divorce. Despite several efforts to amend the Constitution, to allow Congress to pass federal legislation on divorce, to this day the states retain separate laws. Because divorce laws vary from state to state, the "migratory divorce" developed: couples would move temporarily to a ...
- 558: Common Sense
- ... afraid to trust, and always obliged to check? Such a power could not be the gift of a wise people, neither can any power, which needs checking, be from God; yet the provision, which the constitution makes, supposes such a power to exist." (70) Hereditary succession, as approved by the British constitution, is one of the greater evils of the British government. Through hereditary succession, kings and lords of inferior intelligence and moral standing can assume positions that they are in no way qualified for. "Mankind being ...
- 559: The Need for an Official Language
- ... know how to answer the questions in English. Moreover, they will not be able to vote because they don't know how to fill out the ballot which is in English. However, according to the Constitution, everyone in the country should have equal rights. So, should we ignore the spirit of the Constitution? For the good of the whole society, we definitely need to have an official language. However, we cannot ignore the rights of those who don't speak English. They are also part of our society ...
- 560: The Bill of Rights
- ... expressed grave reservations before sentencing Isom and Douglas Rucks (convicted of selling 3.5 grams of cocaine in a separate but similar case). Judge Cauthorn called the sentences "Draconian." Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. OTHER RIGHTS RETAINED BY THE PEOPLE: This amendment is so weak today that I will ask not what infringements ... law can you appeal to a court to find you not guilty of violating because the law denies a right retained by you? Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. POWERS RESERVED TO THE STATES OR THE PEOPLE: This amendment is also weak, although it is not so ...
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