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Freedom of the Press and Its Appropriateness

In four pages this report examines whether or not the First Amendment goes too far in determining what is appropriate regarding th...

In Support of Gun Control Legislation

stress and arming robots with shotguns (Hanchette PG). And while these things did occur in Waco and Ruby Ridge, they prompted gun ...

Capital Punishment and the U.S. Constitution

In five pages this paper discusses the 5th and 8th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution with regards to capital punishment. Five s...

Congressional Bill on Repeat Child Sex Offenders

In five pages this paper discusses the life imprisonment advocated for offenders who have repeatedly sexually abused children as d...

Past History of NEA

different media contributed to the "culture wars", photography--perhaps because of its relationship to reality--played a pivotal r...

4th Amendment Rights and the Practice of Search and Seizure

In ten pages this paper discusses the rights guaranteed by the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in terms of search and seizu...

Eudora Welty's Timeless 'Path'

In a paper consisting of five pages the theme of former slaves after the passage of the thirteenth amendment is considered within ...

Paging Device Information and the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

issues have come up in recent times due to advances in technology and a rapidly changing society in a general sense. One example...

Education, the Separation of Church and State and the 2002 US Supreme Court Case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

The controversy over this program surrounded the fact that in the 1999 to 2000 school year some 82% of the private...

History of the Civil Rights Movement in America

the Union. It was Lincoln who had endorsed the Reconstruction plan, but Congress was far more cautious. Congress determined that...

Illinois v. Robert S. Lidster and Search and Seizure

At issue in this decision is the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Under most interpretations our governments right to search our home...

Wording of the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution

to practice his or her religion but also notes that the state will never have an official religion. This has been the subject of m...

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...

Reflections on the First Amendment

burned an American flag, so although he did not literally speak, his act is still a form of protest. The facts are these: during t...

The Role of the U.S. Constitution in Business Regulation

attempted to do via court action (Lester, 2008). Before it opened the club, Barnett "filed a civil rights lawsuit in U.S. Distri...

Case Study; Freedom of Speech and Satire Criticizing a Company

attentions to flaws, such as unfairness, stupidity and existing vices. The first amendment has been found to protect the use of sa...

Legal Issues & IEPs

an IEP. First of all, the IEP must include statements that offer an overview of the students current level of academic achievement...

The Eleventh Amendment

the Revolution" (Orth, 1987, p. 7). The case that started the furor, as mentioned, was Chisholm v. Georgia, which was heard by th...

First Amendment & Tort Law, UK & US

law began with the injustices incurred by the public due to the Industrial Revolution (France, Woeller and Mandel, 2005). Until 19...

Colorado’s Amendment 36 - Why It Failed

of the states nine electoral votes and Kerry the other four (Saffron, 2005). As the system is structured now, all nine went to Bus...

Plea Bargaining

This 12-page paper deals with the effect of plea bargaining on the criminal justice system. It argues that the relatively new pra...

The First Amendment

Klan can exist in the same nation and put out their own particular beliefs. People can agree or not agree with the government and ...

Three Ways in Which the U.S. Constitution Has Influenced the American Criminal Justice System

terrorist acts? The practice of electronic surveillance was certainly nothing new. Two months prior to the attacks on the World ...

A History of Women's Suffrage

he should remember the ladies (Adams, 2003). Of course, the term "ladies" would be discarded down the road as being derogatory. To...

ADA And Fourth Amendment Rights

Section 504 was enacted in 1973, its full implications are only now being realized. This is particularly true of those components...

Should Washington D.C. Become a State?

feel that they have enough representation as they live in districts with specific representatives who are numerous and carry elect...

In Custody Search and Seizure Searches

is most typically the police who conduct search and seizure but it is the courts which decide exactly in which contexts search and...

Examining the American Constitution's Victims' Rights Amendment Proposal

and pardon or commutation decisions; To be notified of a proposed pardon and to be heard on the proposal; To be notified of esc...

Theodore Roosevelt's 'The Roosevelt Corollary'

In fourteen pages this paper examines the Monroe Doctrine's amendment known as Theodore Roosevelt's 'corollary.' Twelve sources a...

8th Amendment Controversy

rights under the Eighth Amendment have been violated, there is a window of protection within the scope of this amendment that affo...