Essays on Amendment Process

Constitutions define principles guarding a society or suggest a political goal that a society envisions to achieve. Constitutions are more than a platform where structure; authority and responsibility of government institutions are defined (Krasner 87). They also portray essential political, economic and power relations by the culture, values and interest of the group that created it. Also, the events of the period in which the document was written contributed enormously to its content. Definition of the relationship between those in government and the citizens is also available in the Constitution and the limit of their practices clearly defined. This ...

Restorative justice demonstrates a shift in perspective in terms of law and justice. Traditional criminal justice systems have in the past focused on identifying a crime, the person who committed the crime, and the ideal punishment that the offender should be subjected to. However, it is important to understand that the punishment of an offender either through jail term or subjecting them to other capital punishments such the death penalty does not help solve the problem that faces the persons affected by the crime.

In the light of this, restorative justice works to obtain a long term solution to the injuries ...

The United States constitution has an amendment process that has been included in the Bill of Rights. The amendment allows Americans to make changes to the September 17, 1789 United States Constitution, that was ratified and made law (Zink 450). The amendment process has made it possible for the constitution to change moderately, than to be overhauled, and it has been changed to adhere to the current times and changes. The Second Amendment to the US constitution is part of the Bill of Rights that guarantees all American citizens the right to keep and bear arms. This amendment gives ...

1. Federal vs. State Level The clearest difference between the United States (US) federal constitution and the Arizona state constitution is their jurisdictional operation. The federal constitution operates throughout the US, while the Arizona state constitution operates only within Arizona. Provisions under the federal constitution operate at the national level; no state constitution within the US may impede or contradict any of the provisions therein. On the other hand, the Arizona state constitution addresses matters specific to Arizona, although the provisions therein are in compliance with the federal constitution. One could not claim that the Arizona state constitution, ...

An amendment refers to a change that can be added to the Constitution or a change to an older version. Amendments are made due to the changing society and or when some parts of the government overstep its boundaries. The constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by a majority vote of two thirds by the congress in both houses of the senate and representatives or by a constitutional convention called for by two thirds of the state legislatures, though none of the 27 amendments to the constitution have been proposed by constitutional convention. This amendment is proposed in the ...

Arizona Statehood and Constitution

Introduction Arizona is a state found in the South western side of the United States of America. The capital and larges city of Arizona is Phoenix. Arizona was state number 48 to be admitted to the Union of the American States. However, unlike many other states, several events were recorded during the process of statehood of Arizona. This paper gives an overview of events in Arizona in both the Preterritorial and territorial periods. A number of events took place and they played a great role that resulted to the statehood of the region.

The Preterritorial Period

The preterritorial period goes down in ...