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    Often the UK constitution is asserted to be the most unique in the world, as its sources are a piece of historical significance as they come from great British heritage. From the case of Jackson and others v Her Majesty’s Attorney General, Lord Steyn stated that ‘We do not in the UK have an uncontrolled constitution’. In general terms a person may judge the UK constitution to be uncontrolled due to it being unwritten, as it is derived from a wide range of sources. Which vary from common law to international

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    Kimberly McCauley A00250630 Optional Essay Assignment Our Constitution in the Making While composing the Constitution of the United States; our forefathers had many agreements, and disagreements on the ways that are government would operate. They held a very important meeting to ratify a failing constitution; that consisted of many debates, and compromises. The heated discussions were so great on certain issues that some problems were left out altogether to delay an internal southern conflict

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    The United States Constitution is a document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed, sets limits on what the government can and cannot do, as well as defines the natural rights, liberties, and freedoms of American citizens. It is arguably, the most important document ever crafted in American history and the one document that affects every single citizen within the United States every single day. It is thanks to this document that the United States

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    The Constitution of the United States of America, the key element in which America was stabilized as a national government and guaranteed basic rights for its citizens. The Constitution was a replacement for the Articles of Confederation, which had many issues but the the main issue was the the lack of a strong federal government. The federal government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak to enforce their laws which meant they had no power over the states. After the constitution became

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    In 1787 the four founding fathers of the United States wrote the constitution . The constitution was written to let the people of the U.S know how the states would be governed and also to stop the government from having too much power. The constitution is divided into three branches : the Legislative branch, Executive branch and the Judicial branch. All the branches are based on the idea of separation of power in which each branch has a specific power and responsibility and don’t rely on

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    INTRODUCTION The Constitution of the United States was signed on the 17th of September in 1787. The delegates who signed the document were the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The Convention was presided over by George Washington. It was the Constitution of the United States that established the national government and certain basic fundamental laws apart from guaranteeing some basic rights to the citizens of the United States. The first Constitution of the United States was the

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    Articles, but an entirely new draft called the Constitution of the United States. Since then, this document has not only been referred to as the “supreme law”, but as the cornerstone and foundation of the United States government. Time after time in American history, its guidelines and effectiveness have proven that the Constitution is not a document to be disregarded. Therefore,

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    today, we have many rights that are guaranteed to us by the Constitution. In the setting of the book 1984 written by George Orwell most if not all of an individual’s rights have been taken away by the government. Without the rights that we are guaranteed by the Constitution, the people cannot have individual freedom or any freedom at all. The lack of freedom also makes a functional democracy impossible. In the Constitution of the United States there are twenty-seven amendments that guarantee the people

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    There are fifty states in United States. Each state has constitutions, laws and government. There are some similarities and differences between the states. Although Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States, the question is Texas is the strongest state. There will be three areas that will be discussed, the constitution, the style of government and the immigration laws of both states. The first topic is the constitution, in order to understand the each state, a focus on the beginning

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    Chapter 1 The United States Constitution is a lot more than a bunch of words we don’t really understand, I mean let’s be real…what do half of these words even mean? Impeachment…judicial review…popular sovereignty…okay Thomas Jefferson, stop messing with our minds! Well, how about I let you know what they mean. Impeachment is when someone gets accused or charged from doing something bad. Judicial review is when the court gets to decide when a law is unconstitutional, which means that it does not

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