The United States Constitution Essays and Term Papers

The Corruption Of Power

The United States Constitution reads: ".congress shall make no law respecting...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press;..." (1st Amendment, 1791). The declaration gives one reason to believe that they are free in a country such as this, with ...

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Censorship: Gradual Loss Of Freedoms Promised In The Constitution

I object to the gradual loss of the freedoms promised in the Constitution. This last outrage, the loss of part of our Freedom of speech and assembly, contained within the telecomm act of 96 is just another step along the road to complete police state takeover. We are being treated like ...

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Santeria

When one thinks of , images of black magic, sorcery, and barbarism come to mind. Media portrayal, such as the newspaper headline "Blood Cults Spread through U.S.", have served only to enforce these negative misconceptions often linked to . As a result of it, people outside of the culture view it ...

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Prohibiting Speech That Offends

Racism, sexism and homophobia is growing on college campuses around the country. In response, many universities have adopted policies that address bigotry by placing restrictions on speech. The alternative to such restrictions, many administrators argue, is to allow bigots to run rampant and to ...

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Computer Forensics

When people think of forensics they think of CSI, Criminal Minds and other great shows. Detectives dusting for finger prints and looking for clues is always shown to be the main way to solve cases as shown by the media and shows. Little do people know that there is a lot more to solving cases than ...

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Civil War

The civil war was between the north and the south and the south should have won because we would have all been better off!At several points during the Civil War in the United States, the conflict could have turned either way. However, the Union enjoyed several advantages over the Confederacy that ...

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Ireland Or United Kingdom?

If you dislike extreme temperatures and you take kindly to wind and rain, you will find Ireland a pleasant place. The rain has made the land so green, it is often called the Emerald Isle. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean west of the larger island of Great Britain. Unfortunately, there have ...

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Martin Luther King ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech

Martin Luther King ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech "I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. The speech, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington ...

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In Cold Blood - Death Penalty

Capital Punishment has been part of the criminal justice system since the earliest of times. The Babylonian Hammurabi Code(ca. 1700 B.C.) decreed death for crimes as minor as the fraudulent sale of beer(Flanders 3). Egyptians could be put to death for disclosing the location of sacred burial ...

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The Writing Of The Constitution

On July 2, 1776, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson finished the final draft of their Declaration of Independence. Two days later, on July 4, delegates from the Continental Congress passed the declaration unanimously. The declaration contained ...

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In Cold Blood: Death Penalty

Capital Punishment has been part of the criminal justice system since the earliest of times. The Babylonian Hammurabi Code(ca. 1700 B.C.) decreed death for crimes as minor as the fraudulent sale of beer(Flanders 3). Egyptians could be put to death for disclosing the location of sacred ...

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Airport Security - Counter Terrorism

Airport Security - Counter Terrorism We live in a country with many landmarks and places of interests for terrorists to attack. From the Golden Gate Bridge in California to the statue of liberty in New York City. Major cities filled with millions of people are targets every single day. ...

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Who Will Tell The People by William Greider

1) It may appear that the governing elites would be the "winner," since their agenda is the most heard. However, since the pubic is missing from the process of self-government everyone loses. "Elite decision makers are unable to advance coherent governing agendas for the nation, however, since ...

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Criminal Justice System

The Criminal Justice system is intimidating, but that doesn't mean that a criminal defendant doesn't have rights. During each stage of the Criminal Justice system, there are important rights that the government must uphold. The United States Constitution is the most important document concerning ...

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Cross-Cultural Ethics

An old Vietnamese proverb states, "The law of the Emperor stops at the village gate." This saying illustrates the principle that rules tend to lose their power as they get further away from their source. The distance needs to be measured both in miles and cultural norms. Different cultures and ...

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Random Drug Testing

1298 Columbia Avenue Kingston, Alabama Dear Editor: I would like to respond to your recent article concerning random drug testing. I believe that random drug tests violate a student’s constitutional right to privacy and should not be a mandatory part of the school system. A person should be ...

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Lower Drinking Age

The consumption of alcohol throughout history has been one of the main cultural pastimes of the human race. Although in today's society alcohol still maintains that cultural characteristic, the irresponsible actions of a few impact the lives and rights of others who are responsible about their ...

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Information Warfare

As we entered the third wave, we traded in our pens and notebooks, for keyboards and CPU’s. A simple wire connected from a phoneline to a modem to your CPU, brings the whole world into your hands. And you into the worlds hand as well. Political realism is defined as doing what is ...

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Is The Unites States Political System A Legitimate Democracy?

? In any system, which claims to be democratic, a question of its legitimacy remains. A truly democratic political system has certain characteristics, which prove its legitimacy with their existence. One essential characteristic of a legitimate democracy is that it allows people to freely make ...

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Adult Punishments For Children

A teen is baby-sitting her six-year-old brother. She tells him that he can't eat ice cream for dinner. He then throws a temper tantrum and continues to ask for the ice cream. After repeatedly denying his request, he is utterly disgusted with his sister. There is a gun hidden in the closet of ...

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