Cjs 220 Week 2 Assignment

Week 2 Assignment: Law as a "Living Body"

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The U.S. Constitution provided the structure and framework for the American rule of law that was based from the structure of England. The U.S. Constitution, which was written and accepted in 1787, has influenced the American legal system giving the American people a structure to live by, law and order. Although all American laws are constitutional, when the Constitution was written in 1787 the American culture was very new and it only catered to the majority and nobody else that was brought to the United States. As time passed the comprehension of the Constitution was changed to integrate minorities like African Americans, women, Asian Americans and others to have the same rights as White Americans. The world has...