Constitution Act

Concord embarked on a revolution with a broad consensus of political ideals...the town people had steadily moved toward a republican philosophy” (Gross 135-154). With the new ideas in minds, many people from the town of Concord resisted the new constitution. They afraid that the idea of established government resemble the British policies that the colonists had fought so hard against. Furthermore, new problems raised among the town of Concord. The problem of town dwellers versus outlivers had…

United States continues to wear a black eye with racism that continues to follow our government with the history of civil unrest and discord relationship that has been established with a majority of citizens that reside in the poorest economic areas in America. These project areas usually house the poor racial minorities that reside in federal subsidizing housing communities that have been forced upon them due to the racial indifferences between social and ethnic groups that govern our…

it has been blown out of proportion. India, which has been facing minority revolts in Kashmir, West Bengal and elsewhere, should have resisted the temptation to display in the India-EU statement its heavy-handed dissatisfaction with Nepal 's new constitution, in solidarity with a small section of the Nepali population. But Indian politicians and diplomats are not always in their wisest. At the same time, if Nepal 's diplomacy was proactive, it could have prevented the unflattering portrayal of…

Multiculturalism is a debated topic in Canada and around the world due to rising issues of identity and rights for minority groups. Will Kymlicka is a Canadian scholar who “focuses on issues of democracy and diversity, and in particular on models of citizenship and social justice within multicultural societies.” Kymlicka proposes that states should protect minority and cultural rights, attempts to categorize minorities into two groups, identifies that culture is a synonym to a nation and states…

discussed the Quakers and their wish to abolish slavery. The Bill of Rights was created because of the American Revolution in order to protect the colonist that is why when the United States won the revolution they made sure to include it in The Constitution. Thus, the colonists had the right to push for a…

Laurence Kwock AP United States History January 8, 2017 America is known as the land of equal opportunity. Many immigrants flock to the land which promises them a new life, in which they can prosper and develop a safe future. The Constitution grants many rights to its citizens, as shown in its bill of rights. However, not all immigrants who come to America experience the same things. Although immigrants faced opposing forces such as a language barrier and discrimination, they were…

The French Revolution: A Redefinition of the Form of Government and Politics. During the period of the years 1789-1799, French citizens lived a time of political and social changes unprecedented in history. The French Revolution proved to be a pivotal period in the history of the world where politics, government, and society in general evolved into a model of a democratic system, also serving as a fundamental base for human beings to recognize their rights and duties. Although many changes…

The prompt for King’s letter goal is to compare and contrast Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Handbook of Epictetus. One section of King’s letter dealt with the issue of just and unjust laws and how direct action would effect the outcome. King and Epictetus had two different ways of dealing with unjust laws and the effect of them on an individual person. Their thoughts are similar but not similar enough that one could come to the conclusion that they would both agree. Even though they would not…

The issue of equality based on race has given people a plagued view of America since its existence, and this issue of race does not stop when it comes to college admission. In 2003, a case known as Grutter v. Bollinger came in front of the Supreme Court and challenged the constitutional protection or lack of on an affirmative action plan adopted by an university. Grutter deals with the role the state plays in including a minority group into a larger part of the schools student body for…

The first article that the government modeled by is the Constitution. The constitution had “determined to create a strong national government and address the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, which allowed the states too much power.” In many ways the people realized that the balance between federal government and the states do not exist. People start to see that the Constitution favors the federal government rather than the states. With the federal government…