...“Britain should adopt a codified constitution”, Discuss. (40 mark) Intro A constitution is a set of rules/principles, which aim to set the duties and powers of government. There are two different types of constitutions, codified (written) and uncodified (unwritten), which the UK is an example of an uncodified and the U.S.A a codified. Codified and Uncodified Constitutions An uncodified constitution is a constitution made from principles that are not formatted into one single document and unlike codified is not authoritative and also not entrenched. A codified constitution is where the principles or rules are collected within a single document. Codified constitutions have three key features, the first is that the document itself is authoritative in the sense it constitutes a ‘higher’ form of law. The other key feature is that It binds all political institutions. And the final key feature is that they are said to be entrenched which means they are difficult to abolish or amend. UK for a Codified Constitution Some people argue that if the UK adopted a codified constitution is a good thing. If it was to be adopted it would significantly change the UK because it would affect: the power of the government and people’s rights and freedom. One of the biggest arguments for adopting a codified constitution is the fact it would make all rules/principles a lot clearer as they would all be in 1 single document and more clearly written meaning it would create less confusion...
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...Ap Government Immigration Intro: Recently, immigration has been a controversial topic because people have different opinions about people’s ability to come to the United States legally. While some states believe that immigrants should be able to come legally and provide them with resources, others do not. Federalism is a division of different powers between the federal and state governments. The Federal Dream Act said students from high school are qualified for the benefits for money to go to college. Most states believe that students that are immigrants should not have the ability to go to college. Most immigrants in different states have to pay taxes. The bill said students that are undocumented have been able to enroll in any of Alabama’s public colleges and universities. According to the Constitution, the federal government has the authority to make decisions regarding citizenship, yet recently the state governments have been passing policies which have been either helping or negatively impacting immigrants. Founding Documents: According to the Founding Documents the federal government has the authority to make decisions regarding immigration. Though some states do not approve the citizenship of immigrants, the decision is really up to the federal government. In Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, “...the Congress shall have the power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization”(Constitution). In other words, The Naturalization is that no state or shall...
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...First-Year Seminar (GEC 101) (choose 1, 2 credit hours, 1st semester on campus) GEP 101 First Year Foundations UHC 110 Freshman Honors Seminar Written Communication & Info Literacy (GEC 102) ENG 110* Writing I (#) Oral Communication (GEC 103) COM 115 Fundamentals in Public Speaking (#) GEC 104 3 3 NATURAL WORLD at least 1 course from each box, 7-9 total credit hours 2 different course codes, at least 1 with a lab Life Sciences (3-4 credit hours) BIO 100* Biological Sciences for Educators (lab) BIO 101 Biology in Your World BIO 111* Understanding Bio Sys Through Inq. (lab only) BIO 121* General Biology I (lab) BMS 100 Concepts & Issues in the Life Sciences BMS 105 Concepts & Lab in the Life Sciences (lab) BMS 110* Intro to Biomedical Sciences (lab) BMS 111* Intro to Lab in Biomedical Sci (lab only) GLG 115 Life of the Past Physical Sciences (3-5 credit hours) AST 113 Modern Astronomy AST 114 Survey of Astronomy AST 115 Basic Astronomy (lab) CHM 107 Chemistry for the Citizen CHM 108* Chemistry for the Citizen Lab CHM 116* Fundamentals of Chemistry CHM 117* Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab GLG 110 Principles of Geology (lab) GLG 171 Environmental Geology GRY 135 Principles of Weather & Climate (lab) GRY 142 Introductory Physical Geography (lab) PHY 100 Survey of Physics (lab) PHY 101* Physics by Inquiry for Educators (lab) PHY 123* Introduction to Physics I (lab) PHY 203* Foundations of Physics I (lab) 4(3-3) 3(3-0) 1(0-2) 4(3-3) 4(4-0) 4(3-2) 4(3-2) 1(0-2) 3(3-0) 3(3-0) 4(4-0) 4(3-2)...
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...Bill of Rights & Amendments Paper Intro The United States is a country that was founded on the principle of freedom; it took the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution to guarantee citizens freedom. The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments in the constitution; a document that outlines how the new American government would be created and operated. The Constitution was ratified in 1788 which was the start of protecting the interests of each citizen, two years later the Bill of Rights was proposed by congress and went into effect in 1791. It was designed to prevent the government from taking total power over citizens and to provide them with legal defenses. This essay will discuss the understanding of how amendments become apart of the constitution and how it adopted the Bill of Rights. As well as the changes in society that led to amendments XIII-XV that became part of the constitution. The effects of the Bill of Rights to this country have been beneficial; they lay down the blueprint for freedom by allowing citizens a voice. The failure of the Articles of Confederation was what led to the Constitution; The Articles had a weak national government with no president, or judicial branch. Hence, this led to the Constitution, which showed the three branches of government legislative, executive and judicial; it describes the power of each branch. It was set up by our forefathers in order to change it if necessary. It tells the relationship of the federal...
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...Title: Common Sense Themes Thesis: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense manipulated and motivated the Americans to stand against English rule in a way so unprecedented that it will change America forever. I. Intro: A. Thesis: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense manipulated and motivated the Americans to stand against English rule in a way so unprecedented that it will change America forever. II. How was Common Sense different? A. It basically rebelled against England, which had previously been looked upon as the main way to run America. Americans realized the scam like way of this government well as the English Constitution which protected the monarchy. B. It wanted Americans to leave the British system and...
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...Intro to Law and Family Code As stated in our Constitution, Family is the basic unit of the society and with that, it should be protected and guarded by Law. Before such a term “family” is called as one, Marriage happens. Marriage therefore is by all means, creates and gives importance to Family life. It happens for a reason and that is to build up unity between two parties - it is by which Marriage that Family is being fulfilled. What happened in the Movie was that marriage was visible and one proof would be that they call each other husband and wife and that they have a child. And unfortunately, the marriage faltered due to some cases happened in the movie. It was presumably concluded that the wife really killed her husband which resulted her to be imprisoned to a more or less 6 years. She was deprived of seeing her son and the like. The truth was that her husband didn’t really die at that point where both of them had their lone moments at the beach. The husband did very well on his plans and schemed very carefully of what should be done and that is pretending that he’s lost and was killed by his wife. He was successful with his plans while the wife suffered from physical and mental encumbrances. The catch would be that if the woman caught her husband alive, she could file a petition for legal separation using the following grounds as stated in and written on the Philippine Constitution: • Final judgment sentencing the respondent to imprisonment of more than six...
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...Intro to Philosophy Wendy Broussard-Murray Aiuonline Intro to Philosophy Mere Assertion – A belief that what you think is true just because you want it to be, but you have nothing solid to prove it to be correct. It is basically ones opinion. Example: Brenden did not steal the IPod because he is not a thief. Circular Reasoning – (begging the question) A question that is never really answered or proved. Example: Perry Marshall claims, “DNA is not merely a molecule with a pattern; it is a code… and an information storage mechanism. All codes are created by a conscious mind; there is no natural process known to science that creates coded information. Therefore, DNA is designed by a mind.” (Perry, 2014) Ad Hominem – The attack on a person’s character distracting you from the real issue. Example: Don’t believe what Larry says about raising children. He is the head of pro-abortion campaign. Red Herring – During a disagreement, one person goes on a tangent, bring up a different side of the disagreement that distracts everyone from what is really going on, usually not going back to the original disagreement. Example: A person is reading a book and is lead to believe a specific character is guilty, when in fact the person is innocent. Pseudo-questions – A question that has no real answer because it makes no sense. Example: “Do you support the right to possess a hand gun as set forth by our constitution?” (Gracyk, 2012) False Cause – It is assumed that there is a...
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...Amendment Essay Jake Russell AJS/503 Intro to Graduate Study in Criminal Justice April 11 2015 Many law enforcement officers have been accused of illegal searches and seizing property for evidence illegally with no probable cause. That is unconstitutional according to the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment protectects the right of the people to be secure in their homes, cars, any personal belongings, and no warrant can be issued without probable cause. That means an officer can't just infiltrate your home because he thinks some drugs are inside. Him/Her will need sufficient reason based on facts known to believe a crime has been committed or that certain property is connected with some illegal activity. In an New York Times article Newark, New Jersey has had several instances of unlawful practices and illegal stops and searches by police officers. To deal with these problems a proposal to have officers wear cameras and also make some changes to individual department policies on search and seizures has been made. The justice department revealed a document stating that seventyfive percent of people stopped was without probable cause, and the majority people stopped by the police were minorities. Even the property seized unjustified such as drugs and firearms was gone unreported. The fourth amendment was created just for this issue. Some officers take too much authori...
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...to the American Revolution, the idea of revolution within the thirteen colonies was distributed. There were those who supported the revolution, those who were against it, and those who were indifferent. Paine thought out “Common Sense” and was thoroughly written and expressed. Paine was able to sway the colonists to agree that rebelling against the British was a necessary in order to establish a government that was for the people. In the intro Payne says "a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at fist a formidable outcry in defense of custom.” This debate is not one of showing treacheries or even purposes behind rebellion yet it provokes its reader to think deeply. Throughout “Common Sense”, Paine contends one hypothetical position that could impact those faithful to the King himself; on the off chance that the British constitution is an arrangement of a monarchy where the king's power is checked and balanced, is the constitution really being enforced? The British Constitution is contradictory. Paine says, “There is something exceedingly ridiculous in the composition of monarchy; it first excludes a man from the means of information, yet empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgment is required.” If the monarchy did not work well for the subjects of Britain, how and why would it be a good idea for it to work for the settlements? Moreover, why did the colonists have to settle for it? They were ruled from...
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...Healthcare a Right or a Privilege Cheryl Alcala Intro to Ethics and Social Responsibility Noel Sauer September 17th 2012 Should healthcare be a right or a privilege? In today's society it is becoming more of a privilege than a right. I believe that this is not the way things should be. Our government did not originally intend for it to be this way. I believe that our fore fathers wanted everyone to have the same rights. Was healthcare in the constitution? No, but I do believe that if our forefathers were alive today things would be much different. The issue at hand is healthcare and should it be a right or a privilege. The problem that this presents is this. Do we allow healthcare for everyone or do we chose who has the right to healthcare? Healthcare should be allowed for everyone in the united states. I feel that everyone has the right to be healthy. Other countries have implemented free healthcare and I feel the pros out weigh the cons. With free healthcare you are promoting a healthier society not to mention possibly increasing ones life expectancy. In retrospect your allowing people the chance to live longer healthier lives. Our government it is my belief wants to control who gets healthcare and who doesn't. I feel that this is their way of controlling our population, and continuing to remain in control of our lives. Why is it fair for a wealthy person to receive full medical and dental benefits yet a person of low income status cannot? Do you...
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...Writing an Outline | An outline is a “blueprint” or “plan” for your paper. It helps you to organize your thoughts and arguments. A good outline can make conducting research and then writing the paper very efficient. Your outline page must include your: * Paper Title * Thesis statement * Major points/arguments indicated by Roman numerals (i.e., I, II, III, IV, V, etc.) * Support for your major points, indicated by capital Arabic numerals (i.e., A, B, C, D, E, etc.) Roman numeral I should be your “Introduction”. In the introduction portion of your paper, you’ll want to tell your reader what your paper is about and then tell what your paper hopes to prove (your thesis). So an Introduction gives an overview of the topic and your thesis statement. The final Roman numeral should be your “Conclusion”. In the conclusion, you summarize what you have told your reader. Following are 3 sample outlines, from actual student papers. YOUR outline can be MORE detailed, or might be LESS detailed. Remember that a good outline makes writing easier and more efficient. Sample Outline #1 Title: Frederick Douglass Thesis: Frederick Douglass played a crucial role in securing the abolition of slavery and equality of African-American rights through his actions, ideas, and efforts as a lecturer, author/publisher, and politician. I. Introduction A. Thesis B. Roles/Arguments II. Douglass as Lecturer A. History as slave and acquisition...
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...Sam LaMotte Intro to Ethics November 29th 2015 Should the death penalty be abolished or retained? Capital punishment, or the death penalty, has been using for thousands of years. In the last two centuries, as people have realized the importance of human rights, debates over capital punishment have never stopped. More and more people join the campaign against capital punishment, while the others defend it. However, either abolishing the death penalty or retaining it has inextricable problems. My opinion is that capital punishment will vanish from this planet someday in the future, but for a long span of time from now, to abolish it or not depends on the social situations of different countries. People, who are against capital punishment, and advocate replacing it with lifetime imprisonment, list five reasons why they condemn it. Right to life is the first punch. In The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the constitution states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”. Among all the human rights, right to life is the cornerstone and the carrier of all the other human rights. Deprivation of the right to life is equivalent to deprivation of all the rights, which is inhumane in modern society. On the other hand, capital punishment is a product of the old barbaric concept “an eye for an eye, a life for a life;” and it is actually vengeance killing. Nowadays, most societies do not agree with vengeance killing. Such a brute act does nothing but more...
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...Intro To Advertising Chapter 1: Intro To Advertising Advertising is a type of marketing communication which utilizes a range of tools In its earliest forms, advertising was intended to: a)Identify manufacturers and stores. b) Inform consumers of new products and services c)Promote and generate sales for products and services. The four key components of advertising are: Advertising strategy, creative idea, creative execution, and media planning and buying In advertising, a product can be services and ideas, as well as goods. (True) Marketing is: A mix of four important elements: product, price, place/distribution, and promotion In its economic role, advertising does all of the following except: Mirrors fashion and design trends In its societal role, does advertising help shape an image of ourselves? (Yes) The soft-sell technique of advertising assumes that: Consumers make decisions based on the image of the brand The key players in the practice of advertising are: The advertiser, the agency, the media, the supplier, and the target audience The emergence of consumer society enabled advertisers to charge a premium for their goods. (False) Does social responsibility mean that advertisers must sometimes stop producing a good or service? (No.) The “new” advertising means everything but: The “new” advertising is consistent with older forms of mass advertising Interactivity in advertising suggests that one-way communication may no longer work...
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...Unit 3 Alternate Assignment Brittany Clark Intro to Constitutional Law April 13, 2014 Unit 3 Alternate Assignment There are many different laws and rules that officers of the court and police officers have to follow so that people are not mistreated and that evidence in a court room is able to be used instead of being thrown out. “The Exclusionary Rule prevents the government from using most evidence gathered in violation of the United States Constitution” (Exclusionary Rule, n.d.). If the exclusionary rule wasn’t in place, officers could admit anything into evidence and could search houses without a warrant which isn’t fair to potential offenders. The exclusionary rule has a right to be used in a court room and in the criminal justice system. Potential criminals are people and have rights too and if those rights are violated by officers who feel they can take evidence without a warrant or without it being in plain view, and then they have the right to have that evidence thrown out of court. It is up to our public officials in the criminal justice system to uphold the law and do things the right way rather than bending the rules and letting potential criminal back on the streets to commit more crimes. If there were a case that had the crucial piece of evidence, such as a murder weapon, that was gained illegally, then it should be thrown out. That is what the law states. My opinion is this way because it is a violation of the 4th Amendment if this evidence...
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...participation possible for financing and operating public schools” (Brimley, Verstegen, & Garfield, 2012): state operation, state support, and foundation program approach or district power equalization. Billion of state and federal dollars are overseen by the Texas Education Agency. “Funds come from multiple sources, including state and federal coffers, grant organizations, the Permanent School Fund endowment, and others” (Texas Education Agency, 2007-2012, Intro section). In Texas under the education code, Title II is for public education has the rules for the superintended of the district to divide and present the budget for the fiscal year by July 1 or September (Cornell University Law School, 2001, Sec. 44.0011). However, the budgets and regulations are constantly changing because of bills that proposed and laws that pass. The Texas Education Legislation Status states that “more than 100 education-related bills were passed during the regular session of 83rd Texas Legislature” (Texas Education Agency, 2007-2012, Intro section). Many were effective by set dates, others vetoed and many effective immediately. Even though, the state divides the monies to the individual school districts, many districts feel that the monies are not equally divided. Many school districts in Texas felt this way and decided to do something about...
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