MMC 3200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Communications Act Of 1934, Federal Communications Commission, Overbreadth Doctrine
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Constitutions are considered the most important source of our law (because the people have an unusual voice in the approval and change of a constitution) *the u. s constitution is the supreme law of the land; any law or constitution that conflicts with it is unenforceable. There are (cid:373)a(cid:374)y co(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)s: federal co(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374), state co(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)s, city charters etc. All these documents accomplish the same ends: they provide the plan for the establishment and organization of govt. , they outline duties, responsibilities, and powers of the various levels of govt. , and they (usually) guarantee basic rights to the people. Legislative bodies may enact statutes rather easily by a majority of vote; it is more difficulty to adopt or change a constitution; state constitutions are approved/changed directly by the vote of the people. Congress decides which method of ratification or approval is to be used. Constitutions tend to be short and infrequently amended.
