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    HIS/115 Mr. Randy Shuler Constitution Paper University of Phoenix 3/29/15 America is glorified as a land of freedom. As a country we have certain rights and Privileges gained simply by the fact that we are American citizens. We are also fortunate that these rights are protected through what is called the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These Documents protect our truths and rights as a citizen. This wasn’t always so. There had to be a Time before the Constitution and in that time it was

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    available, etc.). Be sure to integrate what you find with what you are learning in your text and other readings and supplement it with additional research. ALSO, as September 17th is Constitution Day, I want you to reflect on this and comment on it in your forums for this week. The preamble of the US Constitution directs the Federal Government to "promote the general welfare"...."secure the blessings of liberty". ..and protect "ourselves and our posterity". When thinking about our obligation to

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    Texas Constitution and the United States Constitution have many similarities and differences. For example, they both have a Bill of Rights and both work hard to be sure to protect the rights of their citizens. They both deal with the privacy of their citizens but the Texas constitution is very verbose while the U.S. Constitution is very brief and to the point. The Texas Constitution also outlines strict laws regarding the states spending requirements. Both the Texas and the U.S. Constitution have

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    Constitutions have been around for many years. The first ones on record go back as far as the fifteenth century. There are many uses for them, though often enough are used to outline laws and basic rights of the people under that government. Two very different, yet very alike constitutions are the Iroquois and the United States Constitutions. They have many differences, but just as many similarities. Often constitutions follow along the same lines, but the Iroquois and U.S. Constitutions were

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    The word constitution means fundamental law, law determining the fundamental political principles of a government. The U.S Constitution is the fundamental law for the United States, which means the Texas Constitution the fundamental law for the state of Texas. Most constitutions for the states are back up by the U.S Constitution, which means the two constitutions have similarities and differences. First, Texas constitution was written in 1827 and was rewritten six times until the Texas constitution

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    Sample Constitution Article 1: Name The name of the organization shall be __________, hereinafter referred to as __________. Article 2: Mission This section outlines why the club exists. This is where the mandate of the club is introduced detailing what purpose the club shall serve. Article 3: Membership This section describes who can be a member of the club. It is the clause of the Club Committee looks at to determine whether the club is limited or unlimited. There are two mandatory

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    Constitutions are ordinances set forth by a legislative body to establish the foundations of a government. The United States of America wrote their constitution to set the rules in place for the branches of government, their separate powers, and the limitations of the federal government. Since the United States operates under a federalist government, each state is responsible for establishing their own governments. There arise the states’ constitutions. There are inevitable differences between the

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    Iroquois and United States Constitution Each constitution has its own laws and rules, constitutions have been around for years. Every government needs a constitution to survive, or it would be chaos. No one would have rules or laws to follow, which would be madness. Even though the Iroquois Constitution helped build the United States (U.S.) Constitution, it does not mean that they are identical. Both of these constitutions have some alikes and differences. The Iroquois Constitution is written in a very

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    Iroquois and United States constitutions have very analogous ideas, but also have very distinct differences as well. The Great Law of Peace (Iroquois constitution) dates back from the fifteenth century and were created by the Iroquois confederacy. Columbus didn’t arrive in America until 1492 and even then it took them a long period of time to establish themselves in the new country. Meaning the Iroquois constitution initially came to existence before the United States constitution came into place. When

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    one of the only three regions which establish an uncodified constitution, which means its content is not written in a single document called the constitution. However, it has long been criticized that the constitution is ambiguous and uncertain. The main criteria of deciding to choose a codified or uncodified constitution is that which one would make the British constitution more effective. In this essay, I will focus on the constitution convention part and royal prerogative power part and discuss

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