what questions would you ask on the constitution to make a poll?
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When I give my regular talks on the Constitution the first question I ask is: "What 5 rights are protected by the 1st Amendment" I also ask "How many amendments are in the Constitution".  If you just read your copy you can come up with many more.  \n\nIn Liberty,\nEric H. Smith\nwww.erichsmith.com
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Yes. And if you doubt that answer, ask people the following questions:\n\n1. What 5 rights are guaranteed by the 1st amendment (Speech, religion, petition the government, assemble, and press).\n\n2. What does the 10th amendment say?\n\nI doubt most people could get one right, much less two.
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These are two different questions.  Look up electoral college and constitutional amendment in a civics book or online.  As for what Kentucky should do, let them do what they want - Nebraska and Maine have already taken similar actions.
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The constitution provides a legal foundation for our\nlaws and our cival discourse. Disputes and questions regarding\nall manner of civall and criminal conduct have a final\narbiture with the Supreme court and the federal and state courts.
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C. \n\nTechnically the answer could be argued for either, so if you picked A, and it's wrong, but can give a good argument, then you may get credit for it.  A good argument would say "The people of the nation elect a president because it is their votes that make the decision on who the state casts a vote for.  The people are a necessary part of the process of the way the electoral college is executed - de facto vs. de jure."\n\nIf the answer is A and you picked C, then I would argue the following. "The electoral college's electors actually are the only votes that matter when electing a president.  The chosen elector for a state could choose to go against who his state votes for, therefore, the electoral college system is responsible for electing a president. de jure vs. de facto. "
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First people will want to know if you are Welsh or Irish and whether you are a prophet or sorcerer.  Oh... and is it Britain or do you have a lot Gaul?\n\nAnswers to these particulars will be helpful before giving further consent to a Constitutional Republic.
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It would be better if you wrote one for them. Most tests are for 8th grade and above. Ask questions like: When was it signed, and by whom? Why is it important to you? What are the amendments in the Bill of Rights? Ask simple questions that require a bit of thought, but not much depth.
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Aside from the monumental task of amending the Constitution to do this (basically Amending the current Federal system out of existence), how do you propose governing each "region?"\n\nDifferent States have fifferent geographical, demographic, and geological bases, and one "set of laws" would not cover all.\n\nNot to mention, without states, "popular vote" would decide the Presidency, and no regions other than the former New York, California, and Texas would ever see a Presidental Candidate.\n\nBut if you guys who live in States want to give up your rights/responsibilities to govern yourselves, go ahead - we Commonwealths will just take over...
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well that really depens....if your saying a majority opinion in the case of law\n\nin order to change the us constitution, the majority opinion would be half the electoral votes and 2/3 the hourse.\n\n60 votes by the senate\n\nbasically, when one side has moer votes than the other side.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Constitution
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Start with the first amendment. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, assembly and petition.\nDo you belong to a religious minority? Write about how the bill of rights protects your freedom to worship the way you want.\nOr maybe you have an unpopular opinion. The first amendment protects your right to speak out.\n\nIf you have ever been in trouble with the law (or know someone who was), you can write about how the bill of rights protects people who are accused of a crime.\n\nI have been collecting signatures on a petition to bring the troops home recently, and it has been an interesting exercise in the first amendment. The right to question the government is the most fundamental of rights -- it underlies everything else.
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While a Constitution seems to be necessary, it is not sufficient by itself.  You need institutions that work too.
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Since the Electoral College is specifially provided for in the U.S. Constitution, if you don't like it your lawful choices are:\n\n1) propose and campaign for an amendment to the Constitution (2/3 vote in each house of Congress + majority vote in 3/4 of the state legislatures)\n\n2) whine\n\nNote that your alternative of having some sort of nationwide referendum (if I've read you correctly) is not one of the options.\n\n(Incidentally, I don't think you have a ghost of a chance of changing it anytime soon.  Too many of us believe in the FEDERAL system and don't want everything decided by a few big population centers.)\n\nAlmost forgot to answer the first question -- yes, the American people WERE allowed to vote for the Electoral College system, at least as much as for anything else in the Constitution, THROUGH their representatives (in each state) who voted to ratify the Constitution.  (That's called a representative --or, if I dare say it, 'republican' form of government, and it's the one we've had for over 200 years.)
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The Constitution of the United States
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I don't really understand the question.  As a citizen you have the rights of legal and political nature as guaranteed by the Constitution.
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I would form apolitical party whose intentions would be to bring a Constitutional Convention to the US\n\nThis would give the people the chance to correct the problems faced in our country and reinstate our freedoms.\n\nA re-writing of the Constitution is the best way that the American people have of ending the corruption(we could do away with lobbyist and special interest groups), and returning balance to the political system. The idea that one man in any country has as much power as the President is absurd\n                     "Power corrupts"\n\nIn my opinion we should have at least three figure heads acting as joint leaders, not only to check the power of the others but also because there are so many different ideas and perspectives in our country that there is no way that one man can encompass the whole spectrum, the American leadership should represent all of America not just the winning side.\n\nI also believe that we should place stricter regulations on the formation of laws, and that laws should be made out of absolute nessecity, not on a whim or because someone with money wants one, i also think that there should be no "pork" in any bill proposed for legislature (pork is when a bill is presented...lets say for education reform...but someone adds another section into the bill requesting...lets say amnesty for criminals...), one bill one subject.\n \nBut most importantly i believe we should hold a Constitutional Convention because it would give every person the opportunity to weigh in on the issues and we as Americans could again make some great achievements.......aside from destroying countries, and blowing shit up.........\n\nVOTE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION!!!\n\nPeace to all...now more than ever...
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It would depend on the question I think. Most of the questions on these pages are about how great George Bush is, or Clinton got a BJ. Any real problems are ignored, or reported to Yahoo from crying whiners. So I take on myself to find out the facts. I have only one vote, and I am going to use it for the good of our Country. Poverty and inflation isn't what I will be voting for.