"I believe the First Amendment, as it is presently written, permits the American people to do what they need to." (Clinton, Bill) -President Clinton The battle for religious freedom in public schools has recently been a major topic. Some fight for religious rights to be furthered, arguing that too much of God has been taken ... been a statistical increase in student pregnancy and violence in our schools since 1962.(Kussrow) Studies have shown that children involved in religious activity are less likely to do drugs. President Clinton himself said, "experience tells us they"re more likely to s...

• Word Count: 1733
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... the most comprehensive civil rights act in history. On July 7, 1964, following one of the longest debates in senate history, Johnson signed the bill into law. This comprehensive US legislation intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion and national origin. Specifically, the act prohibited discrimination ... the strong support for the Civil Rights Act, President Bush exorcised his right to veto it, because he felt many aspects of the bill established employment quotas. The country was in turmoil over racial and gender issues, and Bush had recently come under criticism ...

• Word Count: 1839
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... not believe this critical mass is yet realized. 5 Upon her confirmation, the National Association of Women Judges gave her a t-shirt that read, "I'm Ruth, not Sandra." 6 Ginsburg praises Presidents Carter and Clinton for their unprecedented number of appointments of women to federal benches. Yet she remembers that, as recently as 1968, a widely-used property textbook declared that "Land, like woman, was meant ... government should coordinate to achieve popular and fair solutions. She says that the "Supreme Court remains a vehicle for gradual, considered change, at least under the open-end...

• Word Count: 4693
• Approx Pages: 19

... opponents of abortion, three of the new justices were unwilling to overrule Roe v. Wade. (Hull & Hoffer, 2001). Another victory to pro-choice groups was the election of President Clinton in 1993. On January 22, the eve of Roe v. Wade's twenty-fifth anniversary, he signed executive orders overturning five of the restrictions on abortion established during the Reagan administration ... . Clinton's new administration pledged that it would follow a pro-choice policy. He stated his intentions were to promote policies that kept abortion safe while decreasing the need for abortion. These ... o...

• Word Count: 3262
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... make war. That process has hardly been curbed by the War Powers Resolution (1973) and more recent signs of congressional backbone. As a result, Presidents Bush (in the Persian Gulf) and Clinton (in Haiti and Bosnia) have tried to sidestep congressional approval by asserting United Nations authority for military actions beyond our borders. Fisher is emphatic: Such actions violate the letter and ... this isn't a violation of the Sixth Amendment, Mr. Hamdi, at the least, has certainly been deprived of liberty without due process of law. James Madison, the principal author of the Bill of Ri...

• Word Count: 2336
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... ;cautiously optimistic" of a win in the Senate, followed by the governor's signature, while Brown says, "I think we're going to stop the bill." In Illinois, a Senate Committee voted 8-5 late Thursday for a gay-marriage bill, but then delayed a full-floor vote. There may not be action on it for weeks. Brown scoffed. "If she had the votes, there would ... political action committee and spend $250,000 to defeat Republican lawmakers who vote for gay marriage in Illinois, crowing that it helped defeat four GOP state senators who supported the bill that passed in New York. Nine states, account...

• Word Count: 1098
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... online publication of any material deemed "obscene, lascivious, filthy or indecent." This legislation was attached to a larger and popular Telecommunications Reform Bill. The Senate and the House voted to approve the Telecommunications Reform Bill in February 1996. After President Clinton signed the bill the ACLU filed a suit claiming it violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights. Eight days later US District Court Judge Ronald ... however did not agree that the CDA violated the Fifth Amendment because it was too vague. With that loss, proponents of the CDA have vowed to bring new ...

• Word Count: 1060
• Approx Pages: 4

... online publication of any material deemed "obscene, lascivious, filthy or indecent." This legislation was attached to a larger and popular Telecommunications Reform Bill. The Senate and the House voted to approve the Telecommunications Reform Bill in February 1996. After President Clinton signed the bill the ACLU filed a suit claiming it violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights. Eight days later US District Court Judge Ronald ... however did not agree that the CDA violated the Fifth Amendment because it was too vague. With that loss, proponents of the CDA have vowed to bring new ...

• Word Count: 1060
• Approx Pages: 4

... authors discuss various faults in our democratic process. Jonathan Schell notes the difference between the impeachments of President Nixon and President Clinton as abuses of power in the office. Whereas Nixon was accused of using government forces to work for him, Clinton's crime was more self-disrespecting. In each case however, the bodies of the government became part of a trial. Charges are ... they failed to read ballots correctly. A third problem with the current democratic system involves how those we elect to hold office are motivated to make the decisions they do. If a bill that...

• Word Count: 1093
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... surprised. This is because our generation is very tolerant to all corners of society. Things that did come, as a shock however was the Sex scandal of the Clinton administration in the late nineties. Bill Clinton was ultimately acquitted of charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. The point is that what happened in the nineties would have shocked the fifties but instead it ... ...

• Word Count: 887
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... surprised. This is because our generation is very tolerant to all corners of society. Things that did come, as a shock however was the Sex scandal of the Clinton administration in the late nineties. Bill Clinton was ultimately acquitted of charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. The point is that what happened in the nineties would have shocked the fifties but instead it ... ...

• Word Count: 869
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... to be impeached; Were there revoked articles of confederation; First national constitution. Attempts have been made to impeach a number of presidents, but only Andrew Johnson (1868), Richard Nixon (1974), and Bill Clinton (1999) were in real danger of being removed from office. Johnson -fired Secretary of War, without Senates approval & was charged with a number of other violations, but he was acquitted of ... charging that Nixon had helped cover up Watergate, abused his powers, and failed to honor committee subpoenas & after it became evident that he would be removed from office, he re...

• Word Count: 1275
• Approx Pages: 5

Affirmative Action has been law since 1961 when President John F. Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to extinguish discrimination due to race, religion or national origin. Since that law came into existence, many changes have taken place to provide a broader scope of protection ... to create increased fairness in employment has influenced the way of life of every American far beyond employment. Affirmative action has been law since 1961, when President John F. Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to cease discrimination due to race, religion, or national or...

• Word Count: 1980
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . John Quincy Adams fought and won freedom for them. There is one man that did not do the right thing, President Martin Van Buren. Two words sum up his presidency, Bill Clinton. His only want and will to be in office, was to be in office. The only thing he was concerned about was his reputation, and not to be in office ... ...

• Word Count: 614
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... illusory, but the bloodshed and the resulting destruction of community decency are real."(Bedau) Along the same vein, an editorial in the February 2001 issue of The American Spectator (applauding Clinton's decision to stay the first federal execution in forty years) has this to say on the practice of capital punishment: The most compelling reason for ending state executions is that ... to take a more activist role. "Following the Pope's visit, Massachusetts bishops fiercely denounced legislation that would have restores the death penalty in their state. Bernard Cardinal Law testified ag...

• Word Count: 3235
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... entire purpose of dragging it out, disrespects the finality of the convictions. However, in late April, the U. S. Supreme Court upheld the 1996 Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. President Bill Clinton signed this act into law essentially to speed up the appeals process for death row cases by making it more difficult for federal courts to intervene, review and challenge decisions ... ...

• Word Count: 808
• Approx Pages: 3

... officially organized prayer is wrong in the school environment even when it is designated as voluntary. Mr. Gingrich raised so much controversy on this subject that he even had President Bill Clinton thinking about permitting moments of silence in the schools. They came to the conclusion however that such a statute is unnecessary since teachers already have the authority to ask their students ... ...

• Word Count: 1093
• Approx Pages: 4