Constitution Essays

INTRODUCTION The study of constitutionalism occupies a significant place in the sphere of comparative politics and it is universally accepted to be a necessity for any given society as it limits arbitrariness inherent in government and ensures that its powers contained in the constitution are to be used for the …

Freedom of speech has always been in the news headlines as a major controversial issue. The debate on whether or not speech should be censored is the huge question that is currently being discussed. There are two sides to this argument; those who believe that people should have limitless rights …

The Second Amendment or Amendment II of the Constitution of the United States of America is the part of the Bill of Rights that protects and recognizes the right to keep and bear arms from violation by the federal government. This is also considered as one of the most contentious …

            The first amendment of the U.S constitution pertains to the freedom of an individual to choose his Religion; he has the right to express and the press is given the right to deliver information. This states that the congress is not to make any law prohibiting the exercise of …

QUESTIONS Historical connection in historical document and discussed issues; Two things document says about life in the United States at the time it was produced. The historical document, is Martin Luther King Jr’s famous speech, I Had A Dream. In 1862 and 1863, the United States President, Abraham Lincoln issued …

INTRODUCTION: On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region [SAR] of the People’s Republic of China as was provided in Sino –British Joint declaration of 1984. Under the provision of Joint declaration, Beijing was to enact the Basic Law of Hong Kong (Hong Kong’s new constitution] , …

            The American government has become one of the most democratic countries of late. This has greatly been influenced by some constitutional amendment made in the 20th century. Some of these amendments were very vital and seriously influence the democracy of the government. Just to mention but a few the …

The word “miracle” was used by both George Washington and James Madison in their letters to describe the results of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. In fact, this was the sentiment of most of the delegates They were so absorbed in the heated debates over the form which the Constitution …

Abstract The Iroquois influence thesis on the American constitution which paved the way for the controversial theory of the Iroquois Confederacy and Great Law of Peace was pioneered by Donald Grinde Jr. and Bruce E. Johansen during the 1970s.  The influence thesis has been very controversial due to certain criticisms …

Robert A. Dahl in his book “How Democratic is the American Constitution” points out several ‘undemocratic elements in the Framers’ Constitution’ and uses them as justification to question the democratic intents of the fathers of the Constitution. In essence, what Dahl does most of the time is that he uses …