Outline of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines I. PREAMBLE A. The Constitution is ordained and promulgated by the sovereign Filipino people, with the implored aid of God. B. Purposes of creating the Constitution i. To build a just and humane society ii. To establish a government that: a) embodies our ideals and aspirations; b) promotes the common good; c) conserves and develops our patrimony; d) and secures the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace. II. Article I: National Territory A. Section 1: The National Territory is …show more content…
promote and protect the youth’s physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being; 2. inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism; 3. and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs. viii. Section 14: Women a) The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building. b) The State shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. ix. Section 15: Health a) The State shall: 1. protect and promote the right to health of the people; 2. and instill health consciousness among them. x. Section 16: Ecology a) The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. xi. Section 17: The State shall give priority to Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture, and Sports for nationalism and development. xii. Section 18: The State affirms labor as a primary economic force. xiii. Section 19: The State shall develop a self-reliant and independent national economy effectively controlled by Filipinos. xiv. Section 20: The Private Sector a) The State: 1. recognizes the indispensable role of the private sector;
The people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, had to establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote Welfare, and protect the Blessing of Liberty to
2. That member governments shall respect and promote the right of the child to participate fully in cultural and artistic life and shall encourage the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activity.
The Equal rights Amendment was proposed to set equality for every citizen no matter the sex. The amendment has three sections. The first one states “equality of rights under the law should not be denied by the U.S on the account of one's sex.” Section two says that “congress has the power to enforce this law.” Last but not least, section three says the amendment will take effect two years after ratification.
The Declaration of Independence is the document that created the great nation that we now call the United States of America. Although all four of the keys ideals are important, the unalienable rights ideal is by far the most important because without life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the other three key ideals would not have meaning. Equality is a right to be protected. Consent of the governed is needed to protect these unalienable rights. Finally, if the people feel that their unalienable rights are not being protected, they can alter or abolish government.
1. What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence as stated in the introductory paragraph?
What could be more important than the equality of rights for all American citizens? Women have tried without success for 80 years to be acknowledged as equals in our Constitution through an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Currently there is nothing in the United States Constitution that guarantees a woman the same rights as a man. The only equality women have with men is the right to vote. In order to protect women’s rights on the same level as men, I am in favor of an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution today.
-- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
a. Jefferson states that the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable.
The next section suggests the basic human rights that the founding fathers believed every government should allow their subjects. "…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…."(Jefferson 428) Giving the citizens these basic rights would allow everyone the chance to achieve above their born status, and to strive for whatever might give them happiness.
(b) to promote the sharing of the responsibility for environmental planning between the different levels of government in the State, and
That ensures that the decisions being made by all and any levels of government are made with the people’s best interest in mind.
In 1921, women were granted suffrage, but suffragists were still hungry for more. Knowing that the right to vote would not eliminate sex discrimination in America, Alice Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment to step closer to equality. After half a century of struggle, women in America are still fighting for rights that men were given to when they were born. Even though women are just as intelligent, capable and hardworking as men, if not more, they are not considered an equal under the U.S. Constitution. Can you believe that today, in the 21st century, we still degrade women and treat them as inferiors to men? Can you believe that just because you are a woman, you are less than equal to the male population? Look around you, all those boys and girls are not equal to each other under our “just” country’s laws. As it is long overdue, the Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified because there is no other amendment that talks about sex discrimination, it would eliminate any inequality in regards to sex, and it would make the judicial stance on sex discrimination cases much clearer.
b. State laws may not violate the U.S. Constitution and all state courts must uphold (through
i. Preserve the power, independence, and sovereignty of the states and ensure that the central government would not encroach on the liberty of the people.
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” is a phrase nearly every American knows as being the three unalienable rights that cannot be revoked by the government. These self-evident truths first appeared in the Declaration of Independence, a document written to rid the United States from its torrid oppressors. Liberty, however, is the most important of the three, seeing as if American did not have it, residents would simply be slaves to their government and could not be truly free-thinking citizens.