Constitution
The United States Constitution is based on the self-interest view of human nature. It was created to provide people with a large number of freedoms. hen the Founding Fathers sat down to write it, they carefully considered all the issues that they and their fellow countrymen had faced when they were still in England, before they came to America to have the freedoms they wanted (Billias, 2009). Because they knew what it was like to be oppressed, they also knew they could not operate the United States that way and have the people accept it. If they tried to turn the New orld into what they had just left behind, it would be of no benefit to anyone involved (Pritchett, 1959). ith that in mind, the Constitution was written to show that all men were created equal and that they had certain rights that were given to them simply because…...

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Works Cited

Billias, George (2009). American constitutionalism heard round the world, 1776-1989: a global perspective. New York: New York University Press. Print.

Maier, Pauline (2010). Ratification: the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788. New York: Simon & Schuster. Print.

Pritchett, C. Herman (1959). The American Constitution. New York: McGraw-Hill. Print.

Constitution for a Club
Rules and laws are a vital component of any civilized society. No human community can function effectively without them. All areas of life are governed by some sort of rule. In general society, for example, there are governmental laws in the form of the constitution and the law. There are also rules in the workplace and at school, as well as in less formal environments such as the family. The purpose of rules and laws is to help everybody understand what is necessary for the community as a whole to function effectively. Breaking laws on a regular basis, such as arriving late for work on a regular basis, creates a situation in which the order and effectiveness of that community is broken. It generally leads to punishment for the individual in order to restore order to the community. Whenever human beings are together and form a community…...

As a result, the ill of Rights was implemented into the Constitution, to address the concerns of anti-federalists. While at the same time, it gave the federalists a strong central government that could adjust with: the various changes. This is significant, because it shows how the Constitution is a working document that seeks to provide a balance between: personal freedoms and the need to protect the nation. In many ways, one could argue that this is what makes it such an admired document. As it is bridging the various political divides together, to create a form of government that will address both viewpoints.

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"Constitution of the United States-Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists." Net…...

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"The Constitution." Charters of Freedom. Last modified 2009,

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Male voters had to own property. Thus voting was still the province of land-holding elites rather than all the people under the rule of constitutional, national, and state law. The fact that Senators were appointed by the state legislature not only allocated more rights to the states as desired by Southerners, but also further filtered the popular voice, as expressed in the House of Representatives. The Electoral College system also filtered access to power via the voting box when it came to voting for the executive authority. "The large states got proportional strength in the number of delegates, the state legislatures got the right of selecting delegates, and the House the right to choose the president in the event no candidate received a majority of electoral votes." (NARA, 2004)
The Electoral College system again underlines the republican, or filtered rather than pure democratic system of governance, as a chief executive…...

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NARA. (November 28, 2004) "A More Perfect Union:

The Creation of the U.S. Constitution." Retrieved on 28 Nov 2004 at   version of "The U.S. Constitution: A History." Based on the Introduction by Roger a. Bruns to a More Perfect Union: The Creation of the United States Constitution. Washington, DC: Published for the National Archives and Records Administration by the National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1986. 33http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/print_friendly.html?page=constitution_history_content.html&title=NARA%20%7C%20The%20Constitution%20of%20the%20United%20States%3A%20A%20History.Web 

Welch, S., Gruhl, J., Comer, J., Rigdon, S., & Ambrosius, M. Understanding American Government. Sixth Edition, pp. 24-51.

Constitution
Collective Bargaining -- Labor relations Topic: constitution a national union Essay Question: What importance constitution a national union? How dictate internal government procedures union? Essay 250 words length APA format.

What is the importance of the constitution of a national union? How does it dictate the internal government and procedures of the union?

The constitution of a national union dictates the rules that member unions must follow if these branches are to become a part of the larger organization. It sets standards for membership both to protect individual members as well as to protect the reputation of the union itself. For example, a union constitution defines what type of worker it represents and the standards for membership for individual employees as well as for representative affiliate organizations. It also defines membership dues and other concerns that an employee would have upon becoming a member of the union (Constitution and by-laws, 2013, Providence…...

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Constitution and by-laws. (2013). Providence Teacher's Union: AFT. AFL-CIO. Retrieved from:

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Constitution / Democracy
For a fully-functioning democracy to work well as a government process, one must remember that the requirement of checks and balances must be in place, otherwise the threat of an oligarchy or -- at worst case scenario -- a tyranny can displace said democracy. The creation of the Bill of ights and the formation of the U.S. Constitution, then, is an inevitable process and the document that constitutes the Constitution itself is necessary for judicial process to continue as a branch of government. That is, the argument for a written Constitution is a sound basis for a functioning democracy. Of course, there are setbacks to this belief in the system, but overall the positives far outweigh the negatives.

In Dahl's description of Madisonian democracy, the theory of a properly-functioning democracy hinges upon a number of hypotheses. All of the hypotheses are dependent on the first, that "if unrestrained by…...

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Dahl, Robert. "Madisonian Democracy."

Dahl, Robert. "Decision-Making in a Democracy."

Waldron, Jeremy. "A Right-Based Critique of Constitutional Right."

The U.S. Constitution also included many of those Magna Carta rights from the first state constitutions. Equally important in developing the rights delineated in the Bill of Rights was another 17th century English document, the 1689 English Bill of Rights, which limited power of the monarch, mandated free elections, gave the citizens the right to petition laws they deemed unjust, and created the concept of a system of checks and balances by instituting Parliamentary checks on the monarch's power and authority ("Origins and Foundations of American Government," Everyday Civics, Virginia Department of Education). "The clause in the English Bill of Rights prohibiting excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments was taken over, virtually word for word, in the Virginia Bill of Rights of 1776 and ultimately became the 8th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States" ("Bill of Rights," American Presidency, 2006)

The specific clauses of the 1689 English Bill…...

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Bill of Rights." American Presidency. Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. 2006.

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Magna Carta and American Law." The Baronial Order of Magna Charta. 2 Feb 2003.

Dec 2007.  http://www.magnacharta.com/articles/article04.htm

Constitution gave Congress the power of legislation. In fact, its major function is to make laws. Essentially, Congress converts public will into public policy by way of law. The Constitution provides some rules to which Congress must adhere throughout the legislative process however; over the years there have been additions and modifications to the procedure. Currently, there is debate over how to reform the legislative process.
The general legislative process is set forth in the Constitution. However, as with other aspects of government, the Framers purposely structured it in this manner so as to allow the American people an opportunity to fill in the details of the outline. One of the most important powers delegated to the House is the ability to raise revenue. The Constitution states that a bill must be approved in both chambers and then presented to the president. In the case of a presidential veto, Congress may…...

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References

Wilson, James Q. & Dilulio, John, J. (1998). American Government. Boston: Houghton Mifflin

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Constitution Debates
During the intellectual debate over the Constitution, the Anti-Federalist case against the Federalists' proposed system of checks and balances was made in a number of different ways. It is worth understanding the logic of the Anti-Federalists' arguments before we turn to the Federalist response to those arguments.

A first case made against checks and balances is an obvious one: that it diminishes direct accountability to the people on the part of the government itself. This is, of course, not only a case to be made against the system of checks and balances but a charge to be made against certain features of the Constitution overall: when we ask (for example) what was the intended purpose of the Electoral College, it is precisely this -- that by placing a symbolic entity between the great mass of the electorate and the executive authority that is elected, there might be some way of…...

The fact that arrested criminals are routinely read Miranda rights, informing them of their rights under the Fifth Amendment provides another example of a country concerned about justice.
The framers included the phrases "insure domestic tranquility," "provide for the common defense," "promote the general welfare," and "secure the blessings of liberty" to make sure that the Federal government had the power to exercise general police powers and engage in warfare.

Therefore, the powers to establish federal felonies and to declare war, which are granted to the Congress under Article I, 8, help further all of these goals. The power to declare felonies helps protect citizens, ensuring domestic tranquility, promoting the general welfare, providing for the common defense, and securing the blessings of liberty. A good example of those powers is the Violence Against Women Act, which helps make sure that American women have actual rights, not simply technical rights. Likewise, the…...

Constitution
The most important Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- and this is probably something that the great majority of Americans would agree with -- is the 1st Amendment (page D-20): it provides all citizens with freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right of people to gather peacefully to protest to the government if they feel their rights have been blocked in some way.

Why is Amendment I so important? First of all, the early colonists came here from England not to have a lot of open space and free land, or for a new adventure, but rather, many, if not most, of the first settlers left England because the Church of England was repressive. In other words, the Pilgrims left Europe for the New World because of religious persecution, and so, when the U.S. Constitution was being written in Philadelphia, an important item on the agenda…...

" Both men's philosophies weighed heavily on the Constitution of the United States, although Jefferson's viewpoints were much more evident due to his proximity and availability to those who were creating such a document. hat is interesting to note, is that most of the signers of the Constitution were of the belief that the Constitution was not a perfect document. Jefferson believed that it was an imperfect writing, and in fact he wrote, "This constitution was formed when we were new and unexperienced in the science of government...no wonder then that time and trial have discovered very capital defects in it." (Jefferson 1979-page 28)
That such a document could have survived the test of time and governed a free nation as effectively as it has for over two hundred years shows that, while there may have indeed been defects contained therein, it was still a remarkable and inspired work.

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Mansfield, Harvey…...

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Mansfield, Harvey C. Jr., Ed. (1979) Selected Writings Jefferson, Wheeling, Illinois: Harlan Davidson, Inc.

Constitution
There were a variety of political and economic factors that made the ratification of the U.S. Constitution a difficult and lengthy process. Of these, one of the largest areas of contention centered around the debate between the Federalists and the Antifederalists. The Federals supported ratification because they believed it was necessary to have a strong central authority. ut the Antifderalists were concerned that the Constitution would give the president too much power, set up federal courts that would encroach on the more responsive local system, and create a Congress so small that it would make it difficult for representation of large constituencies. The Antifederalists feared that centralized power would be expanded and abused over time. Mistrust of government power stemmed from the colonial experience under ritish rule.

The Antifederalists refused to support the Constitution with the incorporate of a ill of Rights. They believed the Constitution specified only what the government…...

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That with the limitations articulated in the constitution that gives the people some declarative authority in how government is suppose to run then the common man would feel his or her best interest would be represented (Brandes 2009).
That is, in part, the reason why the language for the preamble was so carefully worded, to seem all-inclusive. This all inclusiveness though, also inherently, and at the time, did not include people of color or really speak to the rights of women. These foundational elements and principals of the appearance of equality has, hence, set the precedent not only for the formation of the nation, but for the nations identity as well (Amar 2011).

Certain provisions were made for amending the constitution with particular procedures that must be adhered to. In order to propose an amendment, two thirds of both houses of Congress must vote to propose the amendment of two thirds…...

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Amar, Akhil. America's Lived Constitution. The Yale Law Journal, 120.7 (2011):

1743-1783.

Brandes, Tamar. Rethinking Equality: National Identity and Language Rights in The United States. Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy, 23.4 (2009):

453-488.

Lewis felt that the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 law were in violation of the second amendment. This law prevented convicted felons from possessing firearms. However the court observed that since convicted felons weren't allowed a large number of their fundamental rights such as voting, holding office or serving on a jury. Therefore they felt that the firearm arm law did not violate the constitution as it was not based upon the constitution nor did they violate liberties set by the constitution.
Impact on people

The second amendment has had a lot of impact on the American public. It has divided them. There are some who actually doubt the value of the amendment. Some people are for gun control as they believe it to be the cause of rising crime. People believed that the second amendment isn't worth the fundamental rights. They believe that it has caused…...

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The Right to Keep and Bear Arms under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments:the Framers' Intent and Supreme Court Jurisprudence, Stephen P. Halbrook, 5 Journal on Firearms and Public Policy 7-28,1993

The right to bear arms: the development of the American experience, John Levin,1971

The Second Amendment and the Personal Right to Arms, William Van Alstyne, 1994

The Second Amendment, Political Liberty and the Right to Self-Preservation, Nelson Lund, 1987

It is difficult to answer any question that asks about how the founders felt about anything.  While there were many more people involved in the American Revolution, resulting in some disagreement about who was a founder, there is a list of 10 people that consistently get mentioned as founders or founding fathers.  However, these 10 people were not ideologically identical.  In fact, there was a substantial amount of disagreement among them about a number of topics, including the rule of the average person in democracy.  To get a better feel for their competing ideas, you can reference....

Constitutional law is one of the two most important types of law for anyone in the legal field to understand.  The United States legal system is derived from a combination of a common law tradition and constitutional law.  The common law tradition helps people understand the legal norms that are not expressly outlined in the Constitution or by legislation, while the Constitution places limits and guidelines on the rights and duties that can be governed by the law.  This is true with administrative law, which specifically addresses the laws related to various government agencies.  This is especially....

In turn-of-the-century America, there were some major civil rights advances for some groups, while other groups saw no advances in their civil rights and even saw advances that had been made begin to erode.  The time period was well after the end of the Reconstruction era and the beginning of Jim Crow laws, the rise of the suffragette movement, and a continued assault on rights for Native Americans.  There was also a significant increase in anti-Asian discrimination. Here are some suggested titles and thesis statements for an essay about civil rights in this era.

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