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The Sometimes Contradictory Ideology of Thomas Jefferson

This paper assesses Jefferson's contributions and how they corresponded with his views on slavery and indigenous rights. There ar...

Securing Black Rights in Milwaukee

Abolitionists like Sherman Booth and Ezekiel Gillespie fought alongside other abolitionists to abolish slavery and secure the blac...

U.S. and the Rights of States

about. The issue of state power versus central power has been significant throughout American history, but was most significant d...

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War by Eric Foner

free laborer was entitled to work and prosper to the best of his abilities, while the South was mired in a false sense of aristocr...

The Societal Costs of Counterterrorism

ACLU (2002, 3) contends, however, that no evidence exists that: "statutory gaps facilitated the September...

Inspiring Governments: John Locke

states, in his Second Treatise of Government, Chapter XI, the following: "THE great end of mens entering into society, being the e...

Video Surveillance and Stun Guns Should Not Be Used by Police

injury and even death. In some way, the police have a false sense of security in using these devices. Stun guns are thought to b...

Human Rights And The Use Of International Legal Institutions

upon this perpetual effort has been marred by those whose self-proposed mission is to make sure only certain people are privileged...

Civil Rights and Media Reportage in a Post-9/11 World

they be prohibited from flying? Yet, arguably, profiling is a good method to use because most terrorists are from a handful of cou...

The Erosion of Due Process

of his or her "property". Included in the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment is a requirement that all states provide equal p...

Argument in Favor of Affirmative Action

This paper consists of eight pages and considers what Affirmative Action is, the need for its creation, and why it is a program th...

Shelter Poverty by Michael Stone

In two and a half pages this text is examined from the author's standpoint that shelter that is affordable should be the right of ...

Twenty First Century and Private Ownership of Firearms

In twenty pages this report discusses how the 'right to bear arms' is no longer relevant in the twenty first century world and pri...

'Right' Brain and Society

be few planners, analysts, accountants, or mathematicians. Tasks would not be completed in a timely manner. Right-brained ...

Ancient Rome and Law

developed. The next period of time was the Republic. This lasted between 509 -27 BC. This republic was formed after Tarquinius S...

Terrorism and The First Amendment

the correlation between terrorist activities and what has been described as "hate speeches."1 In order for terrorist behaviors to...

Civilian Recording and Constitutionality

This research paper investigates literature that pertains to the constitutionality and the violation of First Amendment rights tha...

French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and Women's Condition Changes

The same situation followed women for much of the next two centuries. It persists today in even the most developed nations; still...

Criminology and Biology

as pariahs. Although the film is science fiction, this along with other fictitious works demonstrates the problem of human nature ...

The Patriot Act Needed Protection of Constitutional Degradation?

The Patriot Act, H.R. 3162 ENR, is one of the most controversial laws ever imposed on Americans. Passed by the House...

Does the Human Rights Act Protect Civil Liberties?

in law. Article 8 may be seen as balanced with Article 29 which is the right of expression. Article 8 states that "Everyone has th...

Burning the Flag - A Constitutional Right

rants in which nothing is resolved and people become progressively angrier. In order to address the issue, taking a strictly legal...

The Societal Aftermath of 9-11

paper properly! Domestic acts of terrorism have...

Religion in the United States

impartial form of government: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendme...

Government Secret Keeping

parents or circumstances are right to understand the potential for such a child and the social soil may be described as the type o...

Pain Management and Long Term Care Residents' Rights

old signs of questionable care still apply, however. Unexplained injury or falls, the occurrence of pressure sores, and evidence ...

A Privacy Issue

policy of individual rights. However, those rights, it would seem, are the very ones that are being used against the United States...

Great Britain's Jury Trial System

In a paper consisting of five pages the desire of the present government to abolish the system of jury trial in Great Britain is e...

Sovereignty and Human Rights

In five pages the issue of sovereignty is examined in terms of when intervention by external forces is acceptable, which becomes n...

Supreme Court Case of the State of Florida v. J.L.

In one page this Supreme Court case is examined in terms of the 14th Amendment and state sovereign rights regarding citizen protec...