Does Britain need a written constitution? When questioning Britain's current constitution it is first necessary to define what a constitution is and more importantly what the British constitution consists of. A constitution is broadly described as, a set of rules that seek to establish the...

In 1798, there was a young Republican publicist named Benjamin Franklin Bache, the editor of the Philadelphia Aurora, who was known as "Lightning Rod, Junior" because he was the grandson of Benjamin Franklin and was known for his shocking phraseology. Impetuous, harsh, narrow-minded and d...

One of the greatest ideas our forefathers had when they wrote the constitution was the Electoral College. There was much debate and deliberation over how a president should be elected into office. The founding fathers had many different aspects to consider when making their decisions, including ho...

The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in May 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. Almost immediately, delegates unanimously agreed on replacing the Articles with a new document that created a stronger central government. However, the representatives could agree on little else af...

The confederation settlement in Canada was proclaimed in 1867 and for the next 100 years Quebec was politically quiet, showing no signs of agitation toward the constitutional guidelines. During this period Quebec nationalism remained very defensive in character, with the primary effort of Quebec pol...

Geography Regions of Interest In my research of the different settlement regions of the U.S. and Canada, I decided to look at the political side of five separate regions (states). The reason I have chosen the states of California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas is that I have personally...

Geography Regions of Interest In my research of the different settlement regions of the U.S. and Canada, I decided to look at the political side of five separate regions (states). The reason I have chosen the states of California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas is that I have person...

A military trial would mean swifter justice , but with fewer rights. A military trial of someone charged of terrorism would involved lawyers , juiors and a judge , but same to a average courtroom would stop it. Even people of the idea say it would mea...

No more tears, Grandparents The California Supreme Court ruled in favor of grandparents' visitation rights in a recent case involving a 9 year old girl Emily, whose mother, Butler, and Father, Charles Harris, separated before she was born and the custodial mother restricted the grandparent&apo...

The Whiskey Rebellion The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 helped bring about the demise of the aristocratic Federalist Government in favor of the democratic Republican Government, concerned with the needs of all of its citizens. The new country of the United States of America suffered many growing pa...