Articles related to "Constitutional"

Follow the guidelines set forth in Rule 11 to ensure you have used proper legal Bluebook style when citing a federal or state constitution.

Although the Constitution has been amended numerous times through a lengthy process, many proposed amendments never made it beyond the House of Representatives.

About a month before the election, the issue of Question 1 has been hotly debated. Why is this so and what is at stake?

On January 7, 2009, a U.S. Federal Judge began the process of examining the legal rights of over 600 detainees being held in Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

It is through distinguished cases that date back to the 1700's and more recent ones that an individuals rights have been preserved at all costs.

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki promised that the country will have a new constitution come next year during the Kenyatta Day celebrations.

The U.S. Constitution does not give Americans rights. It was created and modified to prevent government from infringing rights.

One of the oldest philosophies of health maintenance is that of constitutional typing: a person's diet should conform to his or her underlying temperament and biology.

Though it takes on a number of variations, the battle over same sex marriage at a state level focuses essentially on two constitutional issues: liberty and equality.

A criminal defendant has many protections from the power of government to take away his life, liberty or property. These protections are found in the US Constitution.

The economic recession hit California particularly hard, and state government is unable to fix the problem. Is a new constitution the only way to save the Golden State?

Following the defeat of Napoleon, Louis XVIII returned to France. For 10 years the king tried to balance his power with the ideals of the French Revolution.

On June 2, the Philippine House of Representatives passed a resolution seeking to convene Congress into a constituent assembly to amend the Philippine Constitution.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to explicitly limit the federal government, but there was concern that naming specific rights would exclude others.

An illogical compromise over representation was reached to enable the "slave" states to be be part of United States.

While taxes on "undesirable" items such as cigarettes and alcohol - and now, potentially soda - may seem reasonable, they also raise important questions.

The decision announced Nov. 13, 2009 by Attorney General Eric Holder to try 9/11 conspirators in New York is controversial, but strongly grounded in the Constitution.

George Washington is remembered for leading the United States to victory in the American Revolution and as the first President of the United States.

Washington assumes that Congress has the authority to directly regulate the doctor patient relationship. Is there validity to that assumption?

A business advocacy group says that California's governing law is broken and needs a convention to fix it. Some argue that a convention may lead to unwanted changes.

On the fourth Wednesday of September each year, students gather to pray around a flagpole.

Most people do not realize that the well-known thirteenth amendment - that which ended slavery in America - was not the first "Thirteenth" amendment proposed.

Both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution came out of an English tradition of limited representative government mirrored in colonial governments.

Abraham Lincoln issued The Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 freeing many slaves. Its scope was limited and the 13th Amendment was needed to complete the job.

Among the difficulties proponents had when seeking constitutional ratification was the lack of an express limit on federal power. The Tenth Amendment was to remedy this.

The US Constitution was designed to serve generations of Americans. An important feature is the built in amendment process. It was made difficult, but not impossible.

In the federal judicial system and in every state there is a process to contest criminal convictions or sentences. This is the appellate process.

The life and times of the first President of the United States of America.

Health may be an issue but should age be a factor in how Americans choose a President? How should this apply to the Constitutional restriction of 35 years of age?

HR 875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, would violate states' Tenth Amendment rights by transferring state food control to the new Food Safety Administration.

In the early days of the American Republic, there was a significant need to improve the nation's transportation network.

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton both contributed to the development of the United States' socio-economic system, but one prevailed in influencing this progression

The Legislative Assembly was one of the early ruling bodies during the French Revolution. Lasting less than a year, it collapsed under a constitutional crisis.

James Madison and Alexander Hamilton stressed that an additional convention of states must be called to revise the Articles of Confederation.

On Halloween of 2006, 18 year old Nikki Catsouras took her father's Porsche without permission. Her joyride ended in her death when she struck a toll booth at 100 mph.

A Christian group wants to give Bibles to Beverly high school and middle school students. The plan worried high school Principal Sean Gallagher enough to send a warning.

The life and times of Dr Pridi Banomyong, one of the greatest and wrongly-maligned political leaders of Thailand.

From March, 1781 to March, 1789 the United States operated under the Articles of Confederation. Amending the Articles required unanimous consent.

An unexpectedly slim majority voted in favour of the Thai junta's new constitution. What will be the impact of this charter and the implications of the small majority?

Results of the war included the establishment of the traditions used today by the U.S. government.

The House of Representatives and Senate have different age and citizenship requirements, lengths of term, modes of election, and responsibilities.

Abraham Lincoln's victory in the 1860 presidential election ensured that the divisions between North and South could not be resolved.

James Madison a member of the Democratic-Republican party, though his war-time presidency demonstrated a certain degree of bipartisanship.

America's third president was a follower of the European philosophy of enlightenment, and a staunch believer in states rights.

The Constitution's Article VI covers three items: outstanding debt, prohibition of religious tests for office, and federal law's power over state law.

Did the U. S. Constitution claim that Africans were only three/fifths human? No, the three/fifths compromise decided representation, not the humanity of individuals.

The response of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts

The 2008 Election season offers fertile ground for civic education, providing a living laboratory for understanding the US Constitution.

James Madison was informed by the history and experience of his time when he wrote the Bill of Rights, but modern debate about religious liberty is little changed.

Plea bargains are an essential part of the criminal justice system, and provide an efficient way to resolve criminal court cases.