1. Susan B. Anthony
(The Evolving Constitution page 6) As great as the document was it failed to go into detail about individual's rights. ... Everything seemed to be going down hill for the United States. ... The rights of the people and voting mostly pertain to the Bill of Rights, and the government goes along with the Constitution. ... Take for example a student's right to read whatever book they choose in English class, or his or her right to state their opinion about a certain issue in history class. ... The first amendment protects the student's right to read whatever he or she wishes, an...
Without law our society would be able to do whatever it wanted without recourse. ... My final definition of law is a body that governs social order in our society which has consequences set up for offenders, a forum in which people can go to seek out justice in an effort to maintain social order, and a means of regulating the laws through the United States Constitution....
You can't go to the store and buy whatever food you want, not because you do not have the funds, but simply because you are not allowed to. I think some people sound very spoiled here when they complain about their freedoms and really wish they could see the suffering some people out of this country go through every day. ...
When thinking of a symbol of the United States of America, the first item that wonders into my head is our flag. Ever since our nation has been established, the flag has represented the freedom that exists in our great land. It has flown in every battle of war that our soldiers have bravely fought...
Whatever our personal opinion may be, we can not denounce that alcohol has been embedded with every major civilized society from the Greeks to the Romans and even American society as it was stated in the book Opposing Viewpoints: Alcohol (Barbour 25-32). ... We have got to go back to our old-fashioned morals- and parents have got to stop blaming everybody else, especially teachers. ... Teens are going to make their own decisions about drinking and parents need to do whatever they can to maximize their children's input before hand. ...
He goes into detail about how he came into power and the occurrences that led to his impeachment. ... Rather it was a step taken reluctantly only when an otherwise divided party of radicals, as well as non radical Republicans agreed that the presidents activities threatened to overturn congressional reconstruction legislation." and in this essay I am going to evaluate the merits and shortcomings of the book. The author goes into an extensive reasoning, arguing why he thinks the impeachment was justified. ... It goes almost without saying that the demo...
Now a days if someone says something like bomb, or threatens another person they will get sued or go to jail for just saying something that maybe they did not even mean. ... This is a problem because people are so crazy now that they just go out and kill others just because they can. ... This amendment is very helpful because this means that even if people think you did something wrong they can not just go into your house and search or go into your personal records and do as they please with them. ... This is very good because this means that every person will be treated as an equal and wil...
It tells all the members how the structure of the organization is going to organized and it sets out the details for which members get power and how much power. Just to redefine power it's the ability to make one person do what the first person wants by whatever means possible. ... • Long Standing Traditions o If a constitution is set up that breaks with long standing tradition, the public, or members, etc. are not going to find these laws legitimate and disregard them. Example of Al Capone and the no liquor amendment - people disregarded this and al capone flourishe...
Another example is that if a state makes a law that people do not think is just or fair they will not let the state do unjust things to people so they will wind up going to war. ... A country could have gotten tired of waiting for the Americans to pay them back so they would go to war with them for the money. ... I would not want to do it because you have no freedom you have to answer to a higher power who are not Americans, they are freedom takers and they would not care about the people or the county they would worry about themselves and whatever country they were from. ...
After living by the articles of confederation for half a decade, the states knew the Articles were not going to cut it. ... Most of us go to college to be able to ultimately earn a much higher salary so we can a form of success. ... Many people would say that if you can't find a job in your field you are not successful, and going to school isn't worth it. ... While going to school to earn her Masters a job teaching a high school quire opened up and she got the position. ... If you are truly happy in whatever it is you are doing in your life it is my belief that you have achieved succ...
Groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA) have been calling for their rights back, not only because they want to be able own whatever firearms they want, but also because they want to make sure that their other rights cannot be taken away too. ... They could have had a different weapon instead so while Stromberg goes on to say "no gun, no death," (Stromberg 1) this is not necessarily true. ...
When Hymon was asked at trial why he fired, he stated that it was apparent to him from what he knew of the area at the time that Garner was going to get away because Hymon could not get to him, and because Hymon's partner could not get to him. ... As seen here, Tennessee statutes allowed police officers to use whatever force they felt necessary to catch a felon. ...
A question that might be asked upon this would be, does it mean that all people should have the ability to possess whatever arms they wish? ... Some of the people go as far as even declaring that heavy military equipment such as tanks and bazookas should be illegal. ... Many people have said to think that if the gun control legislation were to go through there would be a significant decline in gun related crimes and fatalities (www.Guncite.com). ...
Gun Control America's Right to Be Armed The debate over gun control has developed into a very complicated issue. Several different groups have suggested limiting the use of guns and others have proposed to supporting free gun use. On one side, people who use some form of gun control imply that guns are responsible for too many deaths and injuries in the United States. They propose that laws be passed to make guns more difficult or impossible for ordinary citizens to own. On the other side are those people who oppose all or nearly all forms of gun control. ...
THURGOOD MARSHALL During the 20th century I have read many books, newspaper articles and seen news broadcasts on two of the most famous Afro American Pioneers: Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall. Martin Luther King fought all his life for equal rights for Afro Americans, but Thurgood Marsha...
The Federal Government The Federal Government The three branches of the federal government provide a base for the way we live our lives. The process by which the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches operate is long, but necessary. Each branch has a duty to watch the others through a process of checks and balances mandated by the Constitution of the United States. The following will give a brief explanation of each branch and their duties. Judicial Branch Our Judicial branch of government is defined in Article III of the Constitution and by Congress. ...