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What is Constitution?

The Constitution stands as one of the most examined documents in American political and legal history, making it a central subject in history, political science, law, and civics courses. Students write about it because it raises enduring questions about the balance of power, the protection of individual rights, and the relationship between citizens and their government. Its origins in the turbulent period following the Articles of Confederation, the debates surrounding its ratification, and its ongoing interpretation through amendments and Supreme Court decisions give it layers of complexity that reward sustained academic attention.

The papers collected here approach the Constitution from several distinct angles. Some take a historical perspective, examining the political pressures of the mid-1780s that drove delegates toward a new framework, or asking whether the document represented a counter-revolution or a national salvation. Others focus on legal and structural analysis, tracing how amendments shape the broader legal system or how federal power is distributed through federalism. Case-focused essays use specific Supreme Court decisions and cases such as Ruiz v. Estelle to ground constitutional principles in concrete legal outcomes. A smaller number of papers place the Constitution in comparative or thematic contexts alongside topics like secular humanism or revolutionary America.

A strong essay on the Constitution requires a focused thesis that moves beyond description toward an interpretive claim about power, rights, or legitimacy. Evidence drawn from the text of amendments, congressional authority, and documented legal precedent carries the most weight in historical and legal arguments. The most common pitfall is treating the Constitution as a static document rather than one continuously reshaped by political conflict, court interpretation, and the evolving relationship between citizens and federal government.

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Information sharing and coordination between federal, state, and local governments in homeland security

There has been an inconsistent progress in the Homeland Security enterprise. The federal government is still pressing for an amnesty strategy to immigration policy, border security, as well as workplace enforcement…

Research Paper Doctorate

First Amendment protection and the Ward Churchill controversy

Freedom of Speech, or the right to express oneself, verbally and in writing, as one chooses, and how, when, to whom, and in what manner one chooses, is a guarantee of all American citizens, protected by the First…

Research Paper Doctorate

Enlightenment influence on the French and Haitian Revolutions

¶ … Enlightenment on the French and Haitian Revolutions

Research Paper Doctorate

Slavery's role in early American politics and sectional division

Slavery is a dark stain on America's past. The "peculiar institution" lasted far longer in the United States than it did elsewhere in the world, and became solidly entrenched in American politics, culture, and economics…

Paper Doctorate

The Bill of Rights as a chronicle of American heritage and values

Bill of Rights and Amendments to the U.S. Constitution: Chronicling U.S. history through legislation

Research Paper Doctorate

Radicalism and reason: Douglass and Walker on slavery and American freedom

¶ … Slave is the 4th of July and David Walkers "Appeal"

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Military experience and career transition to international law

¶ … obtaining a degree in jurisprudence and becoming a practicing international attorney are longtime dreams of mine. To attain this goal, I intend to begin studying law by next year.

Research Paper Doctorate

The U.S. occupation of post-World War II Japan and democratization

The recent change in the American foreign policy direction which has seen the replacement of its traditional anti-colonialist tilt by the neo-conservative belief of guided nation building evokes a lot of interest in the…

Paper Doctorate

Integration and desegregation of African-Americans and women in the military

This paper discusses the United States military's efforts to transform into an organization which is integrated and desegregated with regard to African Americans and women. It addresses the factors associated with the need or perceived need for transformation. It also addresses key forces that shaped the policies pursued in order to achieve these transformations as well as key policies enacted to affect the desired transformations. Finally, it reviews the current situation of both African Americans and women in the military and finds that while African Americans have been successfully integrated, there is still work to do to accomplish the same for women.

Essay High School

Habeas corpus suspension and constitutional rights in the war on terror

This paper examines the suspension of habeas corpus in the context of the so-called war on terror. It examines the history of habeas corpus as a legal concept from the Magna Carta onward, and more specifically examines its prior history in America: its mention in the suspension clause of the US Constitution, its actual suspension by President Lincoln during the US Civil War, and its role in war-on-terror jurisprudence in the Supreme Court's Boumediene decision. The essay ends up taking the stance that habeas suspension and the war on terror both entail a dangerous and unwarranted expansion of powers for the executive branch of the federal government.

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