Document 1 relates to Document 2 not necessarily through the content,
as #1 discusses the punishment for anyone who opposes the U.S.
Government through actions, and #2 discusses the fate of alien enemies
in the U.S., but through their idea, and the motive for writing such
laws. Both appear to be extreme precautions and safety measures, in an
attempt to eliminate threats and prevent disasters, to the extent that
even First Amendment rights are taken away. Both documents highlight
how such events would take place, detailing certain things such as who
is involved, what the crimes and the intents are, and the role of the
court, as well as what rights those who are convicted have. The two
documents also represent how the 3 branches of the US government are
almost acting
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together, while they are supposed to be separate, and both laws violate the Bill of Rights. Document 1 relates to Document 3 in a different way, as Document 3 directly challenges the statements declared in #1. Document 1 declares that any one person or group of people, who meet up and simply write or speak against the government, can be punished by the law.
However,
Document 3 deems such actions as unconstitutional, arguing that the
unification of the 3 branches of government to create such a law is
exactly what will turn the U.S. Government into a monarchy, and that
such a law infringes on the rights granted to individuals through the
First Amendment.
Document 2 does not directly relate to Document 3 directly, as they
both discuss different things, but the ideas bear resemblance to the
relation between Documents 1 and 3. Document 2 again is a breach of
the rights granted to those living within the United States, such as
how individuals can be apprehended simply for their ethnicity, rather
than for their actions. Document 3, although being a challenge to the
laws declared in Document 1, highlights the idea that the 3 branches
of government cannot consolidate to declare such laws and to oppose
the rights granted to individuals by the Bill of Rights, ideas that
also apply to Document 2.
Documents 1 and 2 both relate to Document 4 in a similar manner. Both
#1 and #2 detail laws that are deemed unconstitutional, infringing
on the Bill of Rights in order to protect America. They both also appear to be the products of the 3 branches of government working together and combining their power. Document 4 highlights these unconstitutional actions, calling them out and declaring that they are not what the US was founded upon. Document 3 and Document 4 relate in the sense that they both deem the Alien and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional and a violation of human rights. They are structured similarly in their statements against these acts, as they both declare their loyalty to the union, yet acknowledge that they do not support such actions as they are unconstitutional. They both mention that such acts occured when the 3 branches of government came together and combined their powers, and both documents relate their fears of the development of a monarchy.
A third way that our constitution guards against tyranny is with checks and balances. Checks and balances are ways for one of the three branches to stop one of the other branches from doing something that isn’t right. For one example of many, in Doc C, it says that the Legislative branch can can veto the president (executive branch) after he (or she) votes on a law. This protects against tyranny because if one of the branches does something bad, the other branches have ways to stop
The constitution guarded against tyranny using federalism. [Federalism is the system where the states and central government share power.] [Document A was written by James
In America the Amendment 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives the American people the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Most notably Amendment 1 is known for and most often cited as giving the Freedom of Speech. Even before this amendment was ratified people in the U.S. were protesting, as in the Boston Tea Party. Protesting has been a way to effect change in America. A question to ask is this: is there a right way or wrong way to protest.
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The U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution have similarities and differences. First, both constitutions consist of a Bill of Rights. This is a formal summary of the rights and liberties considered essential to a people or group of people. The individual rights provide a variety of restraints on political power to protect people against unwarranted intrusions and abuses. Also, in both constitutions it outlines and talks about the powers of government in each separate department. Both talk about suffrage, taxation and revenue, along with general provisions, and modes of amending the c...
The United States of America is one of the most powerful nation-states in the world today. The framers of the American Constitution spent a great deal of time and effort into making sure this power wasn’t too centralized in one aspect of the government. They created three branches of government to help maintain a checks and balance system. In this paper I will discuss these three branches, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial, for both the state and federal level.
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The First Amendment is what we chose because it covers good areas (topics) that are occurring in the world on a daily basis. Many people like the items that The First Amendment covers, and some people don't like them. Either way there are many other amendments that have been ratified by the two-thirds of the House and Senate. There are ten amendments in the constitution, but there are 17 other amendments that aren't in the constitution. Therefore, in total there are 27 amendments.
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...our privacy in our homes, effects, paper, and activities, which is needed for an individual in their every day lives. It helps the law to put an end to criminal activities and to bring an end to the war on drugs and human smuggling, and many other serious crimes that happen every day in the United States. It also helps society to have peace of mind, knowing that they have the right to privacy in their own home, as long as the law is abided and the judicial system upholds the constitution, this right will always be aiding the fair and just side of the law side of the law. Society has the right to be protected from all criminal behavior, ever since the constitution was first created society has had this right, but the means used to restrict and control this criminal activity must be lawful and constitutional, and the fourth amendment helps us to guarantee this right!