Only seven states ratified the 27th Amendment in the 18th century, and after the seventh did so, it took the eighth state almost 81 years to ratify it, and another 105 years in addition for the ninth state. Only due to one student, Gregory Watson of the University of Texas at Austin, and his valiant letter-writing campaign, did this amendment even get resurfaced attention, let alone a serious look at ratification. Over 202 years after its proposition, the amendment became a part of the United States Constitution. Even with this amendment in place, it does not address the larger issue of congressional pay itself. While the prohibition of immediate pay raises does help the problem on a smaller level, it does not do
They stressed that the newly created form of central government did not threaten the states’ rights. The Anti-Federalists touted the “spirit of ‘76” (Schultz, page 15) in favor of a weaker central government, preservation of states’ rights, strong individual liberties and at the very least a robust bill of rights to protect individual liberties. Ratification stalled as Anti-Federalists from larger states such as Massachusetts, New York and Virginia refused to ratify until a bill of rights for citizens was guaranteed, and Federalists, eager to see the Constitution enacted, resisted lengthy amendments to the Constitution for fear of having to begin writing the entire framework over
If people demand the extension of marriage to include same sex unions in a state arguing it is unconstitutional, but the court deems it as constitutional, then a statute is in place for future cases to be based on. Once a statute is in place, it becomes more difficult to upturn the initial ruling. Also, because of religious ties, there are a large number of people who are against same sex marriage. As a result, a vote to change marriage laws in a state must come at a time when the majority of votes will not be against it. If the majority of people vote against same sex marriage, then it shows that is not an important issue and future votes may not be called for due to the large number of people against it.
Round the number of years to the nearest hundredth. 67) A certain radioactive isotope has a half-life of approximately 1400 years. How many years to the nearest year would be required for a given amount of this isotope to decay to35% of that amount? 68) An artifact is discovered at a certain site. If it has 74% of the carbon-14 it originally contained, what is the approximate age of the artifact to the nearest year?
The Membership of the League had a poor start. First, the idea of the League came from Woodrow Wilson. But the USA refused to join. This left Britain and France, but they weren't strong enough to carry out the duties of the League after WW1. It was often the cases of self interest that these two nations resorted too.
How about the U.S constitution, what factors were held to point out? What went on with the Articles of Confederation? Both classes had disagreements with the Articles of Confederation. Federalists say that the articles were weak and ineffective because the state governments was too weak to apply laws and ordered for a national government instead. We Anti-federalists however believed that the Articles of Confederation was a good plan and that there should not be a government more powerful than the state governments.
This is the point in history where Alexander Hamilton’s rather aggressive support of the Constitution he was supposedly not entirely approving of and had no part in the drafting of, should give one pause for thought. He and two others began a covert, underhanded, and brilliant hard sell through publicly released anonymous essays, influencing public opinion through the media. As stated by Whitten (2010): The Federalist Papers were written and published during the years 1787 and 1788 in several New York State newspapers to persuade New York voters to ratify the proposed constitution. In total, the Federalist Papers consist of 85 essays outlining how this new government would operate and why this type of government was the best choice for the United States of America. All of the essays were signed "PUBLIUS" and the actual authors of some are under dispute, but the general consensus is that Alexander Hamilton wrote 52, James Madison wrote 28, and John Jay contributed the remaining five.
By the spring of 1776 reconciliation with Britain appeared to be impossible, and on May 10 the Continental Congress called on each colony to assume sovereignty. By May 15, the Virginia Convention passed a resolution to sever all ties with the mother country and called on the Continental Congress to declare complete independence. In 1787, delegates meeting in Philadelphia drafted a Constitution after bitter debate on a variety of issues. The discussion of a bill of rights was addressed on several occasions, but it failed to carry a single state. Federalists justified the absence of a declaration of rights by arguing that the Constitution established a federal system with specific powers delegated to the national government and other powers reserved to the states.
The author also states that the U.S. is unable to prevail in Iraq. I disagree with this as well because you can’t look at the issue as a whole but, rather look at it in different parts. I agree that the U.S. has failed in certain areas pertaining to the war but, it has also done well in others. In conclusion, I agree with the senator more so than the man from The New York Observer. The senator took a much calmer approach to the subject while still getting his opinion across.
Forty-nine years later that proposal was brought to Congress. Before Congress voted on the issue, then President Richard Nixon endorsed the amendment. Needing a two-thirds majority vote, both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate quickly and overwhelmingly approved the amendment and pushed for its ratification in the state legislatures. However, all the state legislatures were not successful in ratifying and the Equal Rights Amendment died on the floor. Each year since 1982 the Equal Rights Amendment has been reintroduced into Congress and each year it is ignored.