United States Constitution

able to receive it. This shows how equality is achievable no matter what your gender is. Equality is able to be achieved as it is stated in the Constitution. Many people say that equality isn’t achievable even so, if the constitution guarantees it. People say the constitution doesn’t give equality to everyone because the first amendment doesn’t state who it specifies. This shows that equality isn’t achievable for everyone. Some people also say that equality isn’t able to be achieved…

Democracy – Representative democracy is the type of government the Untied States of America utilizes. In this form of government, people elect an official to represent them (people elect the electoral college then the electoral college elects the president), the other form is known as direct democracy where people directly elect their officials. This is significant in the United States because it is the principle that the United States follows. The electoral college would be the greatest example…

In a 1919 Supreme Court case, the Supreme Court ruled that Charles Schenck committed crimes against the United States. In a 9-0 vote, they ruled that he violated the “Espionage Act.”1 The Espionage Act forbade anything that could reduce morale or interfere with the draft. The researcher believes that although the Supreme Court violated the Espionage Act, the Supreme Court made the correct decision. In this paper, the researcher reached the conclusion that the Espionage Act violated the First…

In a number of countries, it is illegal to desecrate their flag. However, in the United States, it is not illegal to burn or desecrate the flag. In fact, burning the flag is the only legal way to dispose of a worn or tattered flag. Flag burning continues to be a controversial act that many…

In reference to the Constitution of the United States of America, the Fourth Amendment is set to protect the American citizen from unlawful searches and seizures (Samaha, 223). According to this statement and how such relates to the presence of Law Enforcement in our daily lives; officers must have probable cause if they intend to investigate an individual for a particular reason. Probable Cause states that the particular officer(s), must have factual evidence that a crime is being or is about…

enforcement officers in the scenario of a traffic stop, in an effort to protect and preserve civil rights granted by the Constitution. Violating the stipulations placed by the Forefathers outlined in our Bill of Rights undermines the values the United States was built on. Disregarding, ignoring or never learning about the laws that defend the people against mistreatment in the United States is how tyrannical figures dissolve them without reproach. Protecting Civil Rights Special interests…

The Articles of Confederation, which was the United States ' first constitution and served from 1781 to 1789, did a poor job as the foundation for the country and quickly dissatisfied many citizens. Americans believed that it was disjointed and poor in handling economic problems. More than anything, they realized in light of Shay 's Rebellion that it was powerless against such events. They concluded that the central government needed to be stronger, particularly in its ability to tax, if the…

The First Amendment allows for American citizens to be a voice within our own government. We can express our opinions on politics, elected officials, representatives, laws, and important decisions that make us a leading, successful nation. The United States government is run “by the people, and for the people”. In a way, the citizens work as a check and balance system if our government infringes on what we deem unacceptable, “[i]t is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from…

Confederation was written in 1777 and ratified in 1781, establishing the first central government of the United States of America. The Revolutionary War brought on the Articles of Confederation because of the colonies need for a centralized government in order to raise an army as well as the foreign diplomacy. The functions of this government were stated in the Articles and approved by each state. The Constitution was started on May 14, 1787 and signed on September 17, 1787 after the war had…

after the Articles of Confederation were implemented that the document had certain flaws that weakened the newly created United States. A new document, the Constitution, was drafted to replace the Articles. Many people supported the Constitution, but some disagreed with it. Both the Federalists and the anti-Federalists provided valuable insight into the creation of the Constitution. Some of the arguments presented by the anti-Federalists were that it lacked a Bill of Rights, which would…