A) The US Constitution is fundamental law of the United States, and in the present, it is composed of seven articles and twenty seven amendments. The three things I like most about the US constitution are the 1st Amendment, the 10th Amendment, and separation of power. The 1st Amendment are composed of two clause which are establishment clause and free exercise clause. It provides a freedom of speech, assembly, religion and press. Those basic rights are given to people, and it shouldn’t threaten by
legal systems of the United Kingdom and the United States share a number of obvious resemblances which stem from the history of the countries. Today, throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland the primary legal system in place is still a Common Law system however the system in Scotland is a combination of both common law and civil law . A common law system will acquire the majority of its laws through past cases with inferior courts being bound by higher courts, in civil law systems there is no
explained: “The fundamental law which determines the manner in which the public authority is to be exercised is what forms the constitution of the state.” Extrapolating this concept to the international political process, the bulk of the most important norms which regulate political activity and relationships in the global polity could be called an international constitution. However, an international or global constitution cannot be gained by simply scaling up a typical state constitution. The term ‘constitutional
The United States of America believes in democracy demonstrated by freedom of land and people. The word democracy means the citizens rule (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). A democracy is created when the people of that country are the overseers of the government demonstrated through elections and representation. Sometimes the democracy in particular the freedom of speech promotes an overflow of complaints from some citizens of America. However, this is the pros and cons of democracy and its wavering balance
consideration, one would presume that the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Jamaica would not be similar at all. After all, the United States Constitution was ratified in 1787, whereas the Jamaican Constitution was not ratified until 1962, the year Jamaica gained its independence. At first glance, Jamaica's constitution appears to be most similar to that of England, because they both establish a parliament and share the same chief of state (Queen Elizabeth II). These similarities
the basic requirements in South Africa constitution. Human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms. Is the result of the transition from apartheid to democracy. Then, in 1994 elections, a new constitution was written in consultation with the public as well as elected public representatives. The major reasons why South African has the highest/better country that goes by its constitution is that the final constitution that was established honors several principles
Roles and Functions of Law ETH/321 September 29,2014 Roles and Functions of Law Today I will cover several topics. I will be discussing the comparison and contrast of the federal court structure with the state of Illinois court structure, the roles of law and courts in today’s business environment and the concept of judicial review. I will also explain how laws and regulations affect the childcare industry. The differences between federal and state courts are defined mainly by jurisdiction
other Nations with a codified constitution, the UK has no single constitutional document- this means, she has no single constitutional document but whose main sources are, Acts of Parliament, Judicial decisions and Constitutional conventions. This essay looks at the features of the UK’s constitution, what a written constitution entails and whether or not it would be desirable for UK to embrace codification being the only European state with an unwritten constitution. There has never been a ‘constitutional
Due Process, have been denied the Right to their Fundamental Rights, have no access to Equal Protection, have also been targeted as Enemy Combatants and have no right to run their own mining operations. Their mining operations were the sole purpose of them coming to the United States and becoming citizens, which was agreed upon by the Government. These issues at hand are also major issues which fall under many Domestic issues within the United States, “which are directly related to all issues
Unit 1 Speech 2: What are the fundamental characteristics of a constitutional government? · In what ways does constitutional government mean limited government? · Describe at least three provisions of the Constitution that provide a means of preventing the abuse or misuse of government power. Explain how these provisions work in our system of government today. The fundamental characteristics of a constitutional government contain of a written document which establishes the rules, rights, and