United States Constitution

élections The Supreme Court of the United States (first abbreviated as Scotus in 1879)[1] was established pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution in 1789 as the highest federal court in the United States. It has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law, plus original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. In the legal system of the United States, the Supreme Court is the final interpreter

found a job as a journalist at Ramparts. In his text “The World Outside”, Adam Hochschild tells what he saw and what he experienced in the United States. He denounced fundamental problems in America as the denial of participation in the Kyoto Protocol or the behavior of the U.S in front of the Vietnam War. I will first talk about the disillusion about the United states, to then talk about a nation of enlightenment. First of all, the author denounces the political problems in the U.S. as the fight against

dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1797, first President of the United States (1789–1797),[ “First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, military officer under George Washington Presidence. John Adams [pic] October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826, American statesman, diplomat and political theorist, second President of the United States (1797–1801) "People and nations are forged in the

Arguing for an end to the policy, which is rooted in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, immigration hard-liners describe a wave of migrants like Ms. Vasquez stepping across the border in the advanced stages of pregnancy to have what are dismissively called “anchor babies.” The reality at this stretch of the border is more complex, with hospitals reporting some immigrants arriving to give birth in the United States but many of them frequent border crossers with valid visas who have crossed the

people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America’s founding documents, the Cato Institute is pleased to publish this pocket edition of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. This preface has been prepared by Roger Pilon, director of Cato’s Center for Constitutional Studies. For more information about the Cato Institute, please see the end of this publication. W‡‡‡±bIL∞« rN≠ oOI∫¢ vK´ ÊUJ±

You will write an essay discussing the following statement: "The American constitution more efficient than the British constitution, because it consists in one single, identifiable document". The American constitution is made up of twenty-seven amendments, including the ten first ones called the Bill of Rights, but it still remains a single, identifiable document. On the contrary, the British constitution is a group of texts for instance the Magna Carta, the Habeas Corpus, the Bill of Rights

– 1787 The first constitution of the United States was called “The Articles of Confederation.” It had many problems, including: * Every state had its own currency and monetary policy * Every state pursued its own foreign policy * Federal taxes could not be imposed on states, so taxes were voluntary * Every state had its own judicial system * Every state had its own militia; there was no real common defense policy * To change the Articles all states had to agree *

neighbourly government". At that time, Bill Clinton was the president of the United States. He was president of the United States from 1993 to 2001, he belongs to the democratic party and he was just reelected in November of 1996. This text deals with the loss of power of the centralized power in the United States. Indeed, the United States are a federation since 1787. At the beginning, there were 13 colonies, nowadays, it counts 50 states and the federal capital is Washington. The federal government consists

Religious History of the United States • The United States has its origins in religious controversy • First major settlement in the 1620s by religious dissidents called Puritans • The Puritans arrived in the ‘New World’ with a strong sense of historical mission and quickly established a social and cultural life centred around the Church (a theocracy) • John Winthrop “A Modell of Christian Charity” : “wee must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us

L'élection présidentielle aux USA : Les textes : la constitution américaine : Article. II. Section. 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows: Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives