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America's Constitution and Rights for Women

In twelve pages this paper argues that the US Constitution has never provided equality for women. Sixteen sources are cited in th...

2nd Amendment 'Right to Bear Arms' of the US Constitution

"The right to keep and bear arms originated in the common law right of self-defense."3 The Common Law was established to give men ...

U.S. Constitution, Civil Rights, and Slavery

that blacks, even if they were freed blacks, were not due citizenship and could never become citizens of the United States. As suc...

The American Presidency

of both the despotism that can be imposed by a monarch, as well as the "tyranny of a fixed popular majority" (Foner and Garraty). ...

The Cost Consequences of the New York Ban on Nurse Overtime

for example, a terrorist attack. iii. Where a nurse is involved in a ongoing medical or surgical procedure which takes the hours i...

Timothy McVeigh's Execution and Its Social and Legal Repercussions

suffering, and death upon fellow Americans. Evidence quickly developed to incriminate at least two individuals associated with th...

Needs of Society and the Constitution of the United Kingdom

many other modern democracy, including many of its former colonies. This may be seen as the first evolutionary step. Although the...

Illinois Supreme Court Case Chicago v. Morales

In one page this brief assesses the validity of the Gang Congregation Ordinance of Chicago that prohibits public loitering of stre...

Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Debate in Congress

on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)" (Stem Cell R...

Early American History

In three pages US history from 1776 until the end of the Civil War in 1865 is examined in a consideration of events including the ...

Constitution of Great Britain

In seven pages the British Constitution is examined in a consideration of how elements of an unwritten constitution have evolved w...

In Favor of Affirmative Action

that is a part of American life. Attorney Linda Wong explains that the whole debate over affirmative action comes down to the fal...

Analyzing the Bipartisan H.R. 2723 Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act

In a paper consisting of five pages the key supporters, opponents and flaws of the bill are considered. There is also a letter ad...

Florida's 2000 Senate Contest

In ten pages this paper examines the 2000 U.S. Senate race in Florida between Republican candidate Bill McCollum and Democratic ca...

Overview of the 8th Amendment

their offense against society" (Hamden 15), which leaves a fine line between Eighth Amendment violation and standard procedure. ...

U.S. Prohibition Movement from 1920 to 1933

per centum or more of alcohol by volume which are fit for use for beverage purposes" (Volstead Act of 1919, 1997, p. 1). Furtherm...

British Constitutions and Convention Importance

relations of the various state organs to one another an to the private citizen" (Hood et al, 1987; 5). If we assume this definitio...

Constitutional Protections Case Study

one where fear is in the air. Certainly, giving up a few rights is necessary. Of course, not everyone thinks so, and further, alth...

Gates and Jobs and Hewlett and Packard

he met his soon to be arch rivals, Bill Hewlett and David Packard. Bill attended MIT part time after a stint at Stanford ( "Agilen...

Constitution of the United States and its Structure

signers of the Constitution that everyone becomes involved with the political process; otherwise, to say that it was truly a democ...

Slavery Compromises and the Constitution of the United States

present, the convention achieved a consensus by avoiding certain controversial issues by reaching a compromise. There were differe...

Kennewick Man Controversy and the NAGPRA

from Indian lands (Clark, 1999). The act has caused a great deal of controversy in the field of archaeology and has in many ways c...

American Constitution's Many Strengths

exhibits to this day. When the framers of the Constitution of the United States met in Philadelphia in 1787 for the constit...

Japanese Women and Their Changing Status

In nineteen pages this research paper examines post Second World War changes in Japanese women's roles and the impact of the Japan...

Going from the Articles of Confederation to the U.S. Constitution

In five pages this argumentative essay favors the Constitution's granting of federal government powers to regulate states over the...

Constitutional Change and the Influence of Abraham Lincoln

critics considered Lincoln far too moderate, Lincoln clearly addressed the major issues of the day, working towards a free America...

US Constitution and its Origins

took awhile to get to the twentieth century. As we head into the twenty first, people continue to fight for the freedoms as did th...

Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment

In five pages this paper examines the women's suffrage debate both in support and opposition and how the movement eventually led t...

Amicus Curae Brief Filing, the 1st Amendment, and School Prayer

This report consists of twelve pages and considers issues pertaining to the Establishment Clause and the U.S. Constitution's 1st A...

4th Amendment Assessment

the grounds for getting writs of assistance for various kinds of raids and dragnet seizures. The goal was to suppress sedition an...