United States Constitution

reasoning for abortions comes from individuals theological beliefs. “It is not your child, but it is a child of God” (Source J) The simple fact of the matter is, this is a reason as to why theology is not incorporated into our laws. Even though the constitution guarantees us freedom religion, everyone has different religious beliefs, and we can not force everyone to follow the guidelines of them…

protect the act. Witte Jr furthers to ask if polygamy is the new same sex marriage. In “ The case against polygamy” Witte Jr states that while recognition of same sex marriage does not make legalization inevitable(2) Witte Jr argues that in the hebrew bible more than two dozen polygamist among the heroes of faith(2). But the greeks were the first to state that polygamy is a form of domestic tyranny.. Augustine wrote about polygamy but argued that polygamy was a thing for the biblical…

Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown,St.Kitts, Nevis on January 11,1755, yet some speculate he was born in 1757 because it was the year used by Hamilton’s family and himself . He was raised in squalor. Alexander’s father left him when he was ten, and his mother died when Alexander was twelve. Alexander and his brother, James, went to live with their cousin, who killed himself few months later. By 14, Alexander was in charge of a trading charter. When he was 17, a hurricane destroyed his…

why Johnson would do this, "Johnson was giving rights to white immigrants, why was this not done to African Americans?"9 Later, the fourteenth amendment was passed making African Americans full citizens. Rights given to you as a citizen of the United States and that cannot be taken away by means of race. A committee member of the South Carolina Convention of people said " the same laws that govern over white men, shall govern black men."10 It was only the Radical Reconstruction Plan that was…

statement towards those who use legislature as control (boycotts, marches, etc.), not allowing injustice to pervade your life, especially that which is genuinely limiting your ability to pursue that which has been granted to your through the United States Constitution. Recently there has been some debate on what constitutes "violence", in the aims of portraying riots as protests [2]. I feel it is within my scope to say that property damage can be considered a violent act [3], due to the fact…

In the book, “Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution”, McPherson elaborates on the trials of Abraham Lincoln to keep the Union together despite the growing division between the northern and southern states. The book discusses the legacy of the Civil war in relation to politics, economics, and post-war relations. McPherson presents the question: was the civil war revolutionary? In order to address the question, he defines revolution as “the overthrow of the existing social and…

There is a significant difference between social norms and human morals, that some people may not recognize. With social norms in our society, that society being The United States, we have questionless behaviors in which we conduct ourselves. Those acceptable actions are things such as, shaking someone’s hand when you first meet them or holding the door open for the person behind you. These established attitudes we have are identical in some places and contrasting in others, however, in this…

of the convention meetings, the delegates of America were discussing the ratification of the new United States Constitution. There were two warring sides of this debate: The Federalists and The Anti-Federalists. The Federalist party believed in the constitution and they did not think that The Bill of Rights were necessary; it was led by Hamilton. “Both Hamilton and Madison argued that the Constitution didn't need a Bill of Rights, that it would create a "parchment barrier" that limited the…

till the age of eighteen is reached. The mother of this fetus has more rights then the fetus itself does, should we be compromising the mother’s rights in order to save this unborn human with no rights yet? I believe not. The Fourteenth Amendment states that the government cannot deny any person, within its jurisdiction, the equal protection of the laws. This statement is protecting the…

attempting to ratify the constitution, one of the biggest anti-federalist arguments was that there was no document in the Constitution like the Magna Carta. The founders compromised by creating the Bill of Rights, which are liberties that the government cannot take from the individual. The Fifth Amendment states “Nor shall any persons be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law” , which is derived from Clause 39 of the Magna Carta. Many state constitutions also include…