United States Constitution

would you do? Would these moments make you second guess yourself about not carrying?These types of situations show that guns are appropriate in times of need. An article states that gun control is unconstitutional.Joseph Sobran on the other hand explains that even though it states nothing of owning a firearm in the constitution, it does say that we the people have the right to life,liberty, and property. Therefore…

try to expand it for more tax money. They will use eminent domain to give that business more land for expansion. In the article “Eminent Domain: Being Abused,” Ken Lenhart, a store owner, tried to buy Bailey’s store through eminent domain when it states,” He could have negotiated…but…convinced the City of Mesa to try to buy Bailey’s land through eminent domain and then sell it to him.” This shows how the government is abusing the power of eminent domain. They use it for their own economical…

After a conversation in class that we had about the different types of polls and quizzes that pertained to the field I left that class more intrigued to see how I would fair. Particularly with the (I Side With) quiz. So that Friday night after I was able to get home and sit down, I polled up the web site and sat there for two hours if not a little bit longer answering all of the question in depth as possibly. From all of that came the not so suspiring results that were kind of a suspires for me…

Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”(US Const. amend. II) The meaning of this amendment to the United States Constitution has been heavily debated topic for decades. For me, the meaning of the Second Amendment was never controversial because I grew up in a household where my family held in high regard the rights granted to us by the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. However, I never…

counter terrorism? Does the government have the right to ensure safety even if some actions go against the constitution? For the last four years the government has seemed to take any measures necessary to counter terrorism. Terrorism is a very serious matter, which endangers everyone. Although terror rates have gone down 4% since 2015 these organizations are very much needed. The United States has the right to look over its citizens and ensure safety throughout the country. The government…

The Constitution is an extremely important document to our country. As such, over the years we have made changes (amendments) to it in order to keep up with society’s changes. At the time when the Constitution was signed and enacted, many people were not included in the statements of this agreement. The 14th Amendment ratified it so citizens were considered as “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” which includes formed slaves (“14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution”, 2015).…

weren’t people that helped fight for civil liberties and civil rights? One might say that white men would still be the only ones with opportunities in the United States because women and slaves would still be treated as property forced to do things they didn’t want to do. Americans have achieved goals expressed by the United States Constitution in some ways like fighting for civil rights, and civil liberties, yet there is still a long way to go in order for everyone to have equal opportunities…

quote, and is, is the Treaty of Waitangi a Māori Magna Carta or Mega-Fraud. The Manga Carta 1215 (1297) The phrase Māori Magna Carta or Mega-Fraud is an interesting phrase. The Magna Carta is a fundamental constitutional document not only to the United Kingdom but also to New Zealand and many other countries that…

During the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, two diverse constitutional revolutions occurred in the Middle East. Constitutionalism refers to parliamentary representation, constitutional government reform, and a method to challenge the absolute power of the monarch. This also includes the separation of powers or check and balances. The insurgency in the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran possessed various similarities and differences. Despite their questionable success, two…

the Constitution. Civil liberties are freedoms of a citizen granted by the U.S. Constitution without arbitrary government abridgement. Arbitrary meaning based solely on the government’s whim if an unpopular message was said or even implied. They are important because those freedoms protect the people from an oppressive government and other oppressive citizens. These rights include the freedom of assembly, petition, press, religion, speech and civil rights. The rights separate the United States…