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This 3-page paper discusses the similarities and differences between the U.S. Constitution and California Constitution. Topics that are compared include speech, religion and the right to bear arms.
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These two documents share many of the same characteristics - for one thing, they both define the powers of the branches of
government (which are similar in both instances - Executive, Legislative and Judicial) and they define the rights of citizens. However, where they differ is that while the U.S. Constitution is
more general about the rights of its citizens, the constitution of California provides specific rules and regulations when it comes to enactment of some of the rights.
Lets take, for example, the "free speech" guarantees of both Constitutions. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to the freedom of
speech (as well as the right to meet peacefully in terms of demonstrations). The California Constitutions Article I, Sections 2 and 3 also guarantee this right.
However, the Californias article goes a couple of steps beyond what the U.S. Constitution offers. The California Constitution, for example, notes that speech freedoms apply to
all forms of informational and demonstration activities as well - and these would include (but dont exclude) rallies, marches, passing out leaflets or petitions), as long as all of those
activities are done in a "reasonable time, place and manner," as the instructions point out. The freedom of speech, as stated in the California Constitution, also is stated in a
way that communication should be "meaningful and effective." Basically, the California Constitution puts a great deal of emphasis, as well, on the
"conduct" of free speech, requiring discretion. For example, a First Amendment permit for marches or rallies tends to focus on specific standards for how this permit will be issued or
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