Illinois Constitution

with the constitution or not. In reality, the responsibility of the judicial system is far from that generalized perspective, and this is where the great debate begins. When interpreting the constitution, there are two distantly polar ways of reading it. There are originalists (Scalia and Bork) who contend that it is important to uncover the framers’ intent when applying the constitution to today’s issues, while the living constitutionalists (Tribe, Dworkin, and Brennan) read the constitution in…

is to call forth that the Constitution is a document of Law by virtue of our agreement, the people, to be governed. It also lays out and identifies primary principals to be considered when establishing any laws we must live by. The first three words also make clear that America is to be a nation formed and led by its people. It establishes clearly that we the People ordained and established this Constitution to protect us. The preamble identifies how this new constitution is different and…

The United States Constitution sets up the structure for the American democracy and has survived through every historical event and crisis America has faced. Its critics argue it has become outdated inapplicable in the current political climate. Although the Constitution does not specifically address many contemporary challenges unforeseen by the founding fathers, it is still relevant today. The Constitution was intended to be interpreted for future concerns. There are parts that need to be…

government, the relationship between the two government is chaotic. In this paper, I am going to discuss further details about why federal government was considered weak under the Articles of Confederation and the changes that were written into the Constitution of the United States that solves the interrelationship problem between the federal and states under the Articles of…

the Arizona Constitution and the relevant provision which states simply that “the people have the power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution through the process of initiative and referendum,” the main revisions which offer stark contrasts to the original version as presented by Justice Ginsburg are the omissions of the “coordinate nature” language regarding the electorate of Arizona and the placement of the practice of initiative under the article of the state constitution…

For the criminal court observation, I viewed the Avondale Lockhart vs. United States case. My expectations of a full courtroom were precise. It took place at the United States Supreme Court on November 3, 2015 at approximately 10 a.m. The courtroom comprised of the eight Supreme Court Justices (John G. Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan), the defendant and his attorney Edward S. Zas, Esq.,…

It is abundantly clear that, since it joined in January 1973, the UK’s main challenger of legal sovereignty is the EU. As epitomised by the Factortame case of 1990 and, more recently, the 2008 Coleman case, European Law ultimately takes primacy over UK law. In terms of sovereignty however, this is directly counteracted with the UK’s ability to withdraw membership at any time and restore its own sovereignty (as recognised in 1972 during negotiations regarding the European Community). It is…

basic civic rights were needed to make the US grow. Yet, the creation of a new constitution, a new government during those four months between May and September of 1787 truly produced a miracle. Miracle at Philadelphia, written by Catherine Drinker Bowen, narrates the events at the Constitutional Convention. Alexander Hamilton was an essential character that played a pivotal role in the creation/ramification of the constitution and the formation of the convention. Without Hamilton’s drive to…

Amending the Federal Constitution is not as easy as it may seem to be. The framers of the constitution have made it the formal amending process very difficult. These individuals believed that they would be allowing a future revolution to occur if they were to make their document too rigid or even if they wrote it so that it could not be revised to suit future time. The framers wanted to create a firm basis for the exercise of governmental power. At the 1787 convention, George Mason noted that…

How Not to Read the Constitution? The Constitution was created to outline the new government of the United States. It also outlines the rights to every citizen of the United States. It was created in 1787 after the previous attempt at outlining the government the “Articles of Federation” deteriorated. The articles of federation were too specific and did not achieve what the framers set out to achieve. The constitution was created in order to achieve the rights and style of government but with…