If you’ve read it, you may have noticed that the U.S. Constitution, in designating how representatives were to be apportioned by population, excluded “untaxed” Indians, and counted each black slave as three fifths of a person. That’s in the first couple paragraphs, by the way. Fortunately it was changed when the 14th amendment was ratified.
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Also, what is the essential parts of a typical constitution?
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A constitution is the supreme law of a free country. It is the system by which a government of a country functions. Constitution of India was adopted in the in the constituent assembly on 26th November 1949. It is document that contains set of instructions and policies that a government in power of India must [...]
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Why quest for a new constitution may yet prove exercise in futility
By John Nyaosi
The seismic and nightmarish convulsions Kenya went through in January and February this year may probably have been avoided had Kenyans collectively a couple of years earlier acceded to the enactment of a new constitution. The post-election chaos that [...]
I need to know when US Constitution was first drafted, how was it supposed to protect the interests of the states since the states gave up a significant part of their sovereignty?
Some people just never say die. “America’s Heritage” is another futile attempt to link Christianity and the U.S. Constitution. Written by Gary DeMar, the book was published by Coral Ridge Ministries in 2002.
A Christian Constitution?
The fundamental question is posed in the Introduction, “America’s Christian Heritage: Fact or Fiction?” The foregone conclusion is “fact,” and the [...]
What articles in the Constitution provided a government structure with checks and balances?
P.S. Referring to the United State Constitution
The constitution grants specific powers to congress, and anything not granted to congress is left up to the individual states. Meaning unless the constitution says the congress can make the law, they can’t. So why are people allowing the government to assert this law. Furthermore, why don’t people stand up to the [...]
Indian Constitution – A Bold Experiment
Our constitution is not a novel formation of the constituent assembly, the various parts of the constitution has been derived from the working constitutions of other nations. As we know the fundamental rights enshrined in Part 3 and our federal structure of governance with a strong centralizing tendency has [...]
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