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Executive Power: Protection Versus Personal Rights

integral role in saving society from such fatal intrusion, with proponents contending it has, indeed, become imperative for govern...

"The Deal" at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention

in this way "allowed the creation of a strong national government while still providing an important role for the states" (Faraghe...

Due Process and the Definition and Delineation of Individual Rights

Due process has had a definitive impact on the delineation and definition of the rights of American citizens. Interestingly, howe...

The History of the 16th, 17th & 18th Amendments

party "bosses," as well as state political "machines," and, in the process, eradicate the undue influence of special interest grou...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Stevens' Philosophy

in a firm that specialized in antitrust lawsuits ("John Paul Stevens," 2006). In 1970, Stevens was appointed by President Nixon to...

'Arbitrary' Capital Punishment?

in todays society, the very foundation upon which it was originally created - to dissuade deviant social behavior - has continued ...

Texas and Wisconsin Judicial and Constitutional Structures

states and joining the Union. One of the features of the United States government is that individuals can disagree yet stil...

Canada's Monarchal Rule

large. John Hauber explains that while many Canadians feel a sense of loyalty to their queen, there have been changes in the past ...

IS EAVESDROPPING ON EXPATS CONSITUTIONAL?

Asian background, though they were American citizens (Anonymous, 2006). The lawsuit, filed in 2006 by the EFF and Asian L...

The Death Penalty and Mental Retardation

arguments about the death penalty run the gamut and include rhetoric embracing issues of constitutionality to morality to fairness...

The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Constitutional Amendments

respect to a typical traffic stop, is guaranteed by the fourth amendment and it is a Constitutional guarantee. Yet, the fourth ame...

Argumentative Essay on the Personal Decision of Abortion

involves a critical evaluation of values and desires, and to act in accordance with them after careful reflection. Valuing a pers...

Flu Shot

essentially quit their job if they did not want to take the flu shot, again indicating that there is no "mandatory" legal enforcem...

AGAINST GUN CONTROL

The firearm prohibition movement has been less than honest about many issues surrounding gun control, arguing that "there is every...

The Fourteenth Amendment

the objections of the womens movement, the amendment passed with the inclusion of the offensive and unjust focus on male voters. ...

Journalism: First Amendment And Freedom Of Speech

was able to see harmful speech as a bridge between issue and resolution by applying the hateful commentary as a social awaken, cla...

Relationship Between the U.S. Constitution’s First and Second Amendments and Political Issues of Protecting Information Sources, School Prayer, and Gun Control

the press and freedom of speech were considered closely related, but in recent years the print media has suggested this implies th...

Democracy in Europe

and perhaps within nations will act as springboards to the transfer of power to the centre in Europe" (Siedentop, 2001; p. 25), su...

The US Constitution of 1787

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 had to overcome three primary challenges. This four page paper lists one source. ...

Herring v. U.S. and the Exclusionary Rule

proceedings provides a means whereby any evidence that was obtained by law enforcement officers by violating the Fourth Amendment ...

2 Law Articles Addressing the Issue of Polygamy, Summaries

prohibitions against polygamy and bigamy. For example, in the Supreme Court case of Reynolds v. U.S. 1878, the Court held while a ...

Examining the Criminal Justice Process

justice process: pre-trial, trial, and appeals (Washington State Department of Corrections, 2011). These three phases play out in ...

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...

Censorship and Lord of the Flies

The classic book "Lord of the Flies" by William Gerald Golding was first published in 1959. Although...

Patriot Act Evaluation

This essay asserts that the Patriot Act is detrimental to American constitutional rights. Two pages in length, one source is cited...

Summry of Jefferson Davis' Speech on Property Rights

This 3 page paper gives a summary of the speech given to Congress by Jefferson Davis over property owning in relation to slaves. T...

How the Constitutional Convention Viewed the Power of the President

they wanted...namely a government which would stabilize the money and trade, keep order within the country and defend the nation a...

Pledge of Allegiance and the U.S. Supreme Court

lawsuit was filed in 2000, but failed to draw any media attention until a Ninth Circuit Court panel handed down a 2-1 ruling in Ju...

Workplace and Hidden Cameras

fit, even if that extends to protecting that which is his. However, while this seems logical, one has to wonder about the vast amo...

Why English Should Not Be the U.S. Official Language

supremacy of white, native-born citizens" (Diamond, 1996, p. 154). Because so many people speak English and it is the primary lan...