PPT-State Constitutions

State Constitutions Constitutional government in America began with colonial charters long before the United States Constitution Since 1776 the 50 states have had a total of 146 constitutions Only 19 states have kept their original documents and all of the states have added amendments. Chapter 2 Sec 2. “. We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” – Ben Franklin. Question of the Day…. 1. What problems could a basketball team with all five star players have? Does individual brilliance without teamwork win championships?. . Government. “All politics is local”.  . --. former . Speaker of the U.S. House Tip O'Neill.  . Justice William Brennan . called . states . “. laboratories of . democracy”. The . Tenth Amendment. 1824 - 1876. Capstone . P. roject. The Docket . Project . Origin and User Group. Collection . Contents. Collection Analysis. Planning. Development. Origin of the Collection. The project was funded by two $20,000 “TexTreasures” grants awarded. CONSTITUTIONS rict Constitution and By-Laws. Form Constitution and By-Laws, attached hereto as Exhibit A, as a recommended form BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the board of directors shall adopt certain ______________. 2006b. 1982 - 2004. Society - International. Constitutions & Rules. General Chapters. Other International Sources. U.S. Province. Provincial Chapters. Provincial Assemblies. Other Province Meetings and Groups. March 1, 1845 – resolution signed by U.S. Congress. Texas could be divided into 5 states. Pride in independence. Texas - 28. th. State. Texans. Most people were used to a U.S. Government. Constitutional Convention July 4, 1845. British Colonial Policies. “. We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.. ”. Benjamin Franklin is said to have spoken these words on July 4, 1776, as he and the other members of the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Those who heard him may have chuckled, but they also may have felt a shiver, for Franklin. ISS . September 16, 2016. LAST CALL…. If you did not turn in your . “Declaration of Independence” . questions yesterday, . turn them in NOW.. So the “13 united States” declared their independence…. The Pacific experience. Anna Dziedzic. PhD Candidate, Melbourne Law School. Constitution Transformation Network . Overview of research. Why are foreign . judges?. How . are they recruited and appointed, and . Introduction. This lecture discusses the methodology of comparative constitutional law. . Brief discussion of the idea of legal traditions and the concept of legal pluralism.. The concept of legal transplants is critically examined in the constitutional context. A distinction is drawn between the textual, namely, what the constitution sets out in pure legal terms and how the constitution applies in practice. . Unit One: What are the historical and philosophical . foundations of the American political system?. James Madison Legacy Project. Summer Institute. Columbia, South Carolina. June 2018. 2. . ON THE AGENDA…. The Case of Iceland. Thorvaldur. . Gylfason. Presentation at . the Electoral . Reform Society’s annual conference in London . 26 June 2012. Outline of long story. Crash. Background. Process. Substance. The Case of Iceland. Thorvaldur. . Gylfason. Presentation at . Handelshögskolan. Stockholm, 16 March 2012. outline. Crash. Background. Process. Substance. Method. Obstacles. yfirlit. Hrun. Forsaga.