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    There are a number of constitutional amendment(s) that are typically the focus of a number of issues with corrections and correctional policies and practices. One of the amendment(s) that is the focus of this is the Eighth Amendment which means that no one can be the subject of cruel and unusual punishment. This means that everyone should be treated equally and should not be beaten or tortured by the guards, must always be given food and water, and treated humane at all times which means that no

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    state of California. o However, this is actually appropriate because as seen back in Chapter 1, the process of policy making is supposed to start and end with the people in the end. A Tale of Three Elections • As expected and seen with informal amendments to the Constitution, the way elections are practiced have greatly changed as time has gone on. • There are three specific elections that generalize very well the changes that have occurred over the years: • The 1800

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    Should there be a constitutional amendment prohibiting flag burning? 1) Describe the issue. Who, what, when, where, why, etc. Some people believe that burning the flag is extremely unpatriotic and disrespectful, while others believe it is an expression of free speech, which is protected under the First Amendment in the United States constitution. In 2006, a flag burning amendment was formally proposed in congress and failed to pass by just one vote. The closeness of this vote is a clear indication

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    paper seeks to investigate the benefits and hindrance of the procedure of constitutional amendment in Australia and to determine if a new system would be more effective. This paper will explore the processes of each nation’s constitution along with analysing the impacts on the involvement of the people, legislature,

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    congress must vote in favor of the amendment and a ratification done by either the legislatures of three-quarters of several states or by conventions of ratification in three-fourths of states. The current requirement is that thirty-eight states are a necessity to ratify an amendment. Alternatively, a state can propose an amendment at a convention called by two-thirds of the state legislature and later on three-quarters of the legislatures of the state ratifies the amendment (Vile 14-15). The founders

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    Fight for the Constitutional Amendment to Protect the American Flag Free speech and the First Amendment rights do not give people lisence to desecrate a symbol of pride and freedom. It is not all right to protect those who let it burn, lighting up the sky with their hatred. It definitely is not acceptable to insult the men and women who fight every day to protect this nation by burning the symbol of their labors. Therefore, it is crucial that the Supreme Court pass the amendment to the Constitution

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    The Proposal of Constitutional Amendment known as PEC 55 will limit basic human rights and it can affect the most vulnerable citizens, causing a retrograde step for the country. This austerity measure establishes that growth in annual public spending will be limited to the previous year’s inflation rate, freezing federal expenditures for the next 20 years. This proposal is inserted in a context of Brazilian political and economic crisis, which reached its peak in 2016. First and most important, if

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    When it comes to The Constitutional Amendments there is a lot of opinions. Most of the time the Amendments are argued is when the government is trying to change them, and when americans are fighting for our rights. The eighth amendment states “ Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed , nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” This amendment for most people would include the death penalty. The death penalty is a very controversial topic so I will state my opinion in

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    large-the US has very little universal gun control laws throughout the nation. This great controversy is based on the Constitutional right of the Second Amendment, stating, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Though this is a Constitutional right, unlike many other Amendments, understanding they were written in

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    Into parliament. In Bangladesh there had been a provision, which expired in 2000, to reserve 10% of seats for women in parliament. This expiry resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of female legislators. A constitutional amendment in 2001 extended women‟s reserved seats from 30 to 45 for a period of 10 years. Prior to this, the reserved seats of 30 enacted in 1978 were about the only route for women into parliament. In 1996, 11 or 3.6% of the seats in the first post the post system was won

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