Second Amendment to the United States Constitution

and Legislative Tactics The United States Congress was initiated in 1789 as a separate entity from the judicial and executive branches of government under America’s Constitution (Congress of the United States, 2014). Furthermore, it is comprised of two houses (the Senate and the House of Representatives), this division of houses is known as bicameralism and is a consequence of the Connecticut Compromise, which was an attempt to balance the voting advantages of states with large populations…

tenth amendment was created to affirm an understanding for the citizens at the time the Constitution was created (CRS Annotated Constitution. (n.d.). It was a creation so the people of the states could have powers not given by the United States (CRS Annotated Constitution. (n.d.). The tenth amendment states, “The powers not delegated to the United Sates by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people (CRS Annotated Constitution.…

the United States Constitution On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed and The United States of America declared itself a separate and independent nation. On June 21, 1788 the United States Constitution was made official, replacing the Articles of Confederation. Since its ratification, the Constitution has been amended several times in order to better apply to current times and situations the Founding Fathers could not have predicted. Despite all the changes the Constitution…

unconstitutional for the state of Hawaii to deny same-sex couples the right to marry (Baehr v. Lewin, 1993). In this instance, the Hawaii Supreme Court relied on a perspective of equal protection, rather than due process, to justify their decision in this matter. Shortly thereafter, the case is remanded to the trial court, to allow the state time and an opportunity to establish its reasons as to why they can deny same-sex couples marriage licenses, which the state delayed until 1996…

of the Bill of Rights Once independence had been declared, in 1776, the American states immediately began writing state constitutions and state bill of rights. In 1791, the Bill of Rights, containing 10 amendments, was ratified into the constitution. The purpose of these documents was to state the liberties that people had and that the government could not infringe on. James Madison wrote these amendments to prohibit specific government powers and protect the liberties of the Americans.…

The 7th amendment was introduced as part of the Bill of Right in September 5, 1789 to be put into the constitution. This amendment was ratified on December 15, 1791. This amendment was put into the constitution due to previous conditions. These previous conditions were terrible and brought on by King George the 3rd. During King Georges rule he got rid of trials by jury in the Colonies. This made colonists highly upset, which would be one of the leading causes of the American Revolution. When the…

Texas Constitution: Differences and Amendments During any regular or special session, a member of the Texas legislature can propose an amendment to the state constitution. This proposal must be approved by two-thirds of the members of each house of Texas and the Amendment will be voted upon by qualified, registered voters. A brief description, or explanatory statement of the proposed amendment is then prepared by the Secretary of State and approved by the Attorney General. It will then be…

research on ("United States Constitution") the constitution is described as the supreme law of United States of America that came to power in 1789.Containing seven major articles which make up the whole constitution, the first three wholly revolves around division of powers. Major issues like distinction of powers are discussed in the first three articles hence makes up the federal government. Articles four, five and six edge out towards defining the rights and responsibilities of state…

the United States today, they would be appalled by the state our country is in. When the United States was formed, it was created as a country with checks and balances between branches of government, with very little government, and personal liberty. However, the country today ignores these ideas outlined throughout Constitution in numerous fashions. The result is a nation completely unlike that envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Ergo, they would be horrified by the state the United States was…

Justice for Japanese Americans Hirabayashi v. United States (1943) and Korematsu v. United States (1944) are two landmark cases in the history of the United States that addressed the issue of internment of Japanese American during the Second World War. These cases were brought to the U.S. Supreme Court on the premise that the American government violated the Fifth Amendment rights of the defendants due to their ancestry. The main concern that contributed to these lawsuits was whether strong war…