Constitutional Law Research

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Take a moment to recall some of the patriotic symbols that help embody the spirit of our nation: the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, or even the national anthem. Among others promoting the civic duties and democratic virtues prized by our American society, nothing has caused as much controversy as the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. At the start of a new school day, every classroom of a government run school would be ringing with the chorus of America’s youth delivering the pledge in an almost autonomous way. The reason why this is such a big deal is due to the fact that to some, including myself, believe the words “under God” suggests a breach of the first amendment. As of late, our country has been in the

Chapter one of the textbook, Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System by J. Scott Harr, Karen M. Hess, Christine Orthmann, and Jonathon Kingsbury discuses a historical overview of the United States, or better known as the U.S. Constitution. To elaborate, the textbook educates the reader on why the U.S. Constitution was created, as well as what its main purpose is. Most people know that the U.S. Constitution was not necessarily an original thought by the United States. In fact, it was greatly influenced by the English document known as the Magna Carat (Harr, Hess, Orthmann, & Kingsbury, 2015, p. 13). In addition, the U.S. Constitution was fashioned, mainly, as a binding document to prevent any one person from having complete power in the United

We say the pledge to show that we care for our country. By taking it out of school systems, you should feel guilty. By taking it out of school systems, you might as well spit on all the people that have fought for your freedom, to go to school and not have to hide in a bomb shelter. Look around and see all of our wounded warriors, if you want to take the pledge out of the school system go talk to some them and get their opinion, More than likely they will say it is wrong because it is. "Pledge of Allegiance, you're taking two minutes of your time in the morning. Your schedule is so busy that you

The beginning of the United States constitution was the preamble. The preamble states a brief summery of the contents of what the constitution will hold. Before the constitution was thought upon, there was something called the articles of confederation. This document served as the first constitution for the newly independent country. The Articles of Confederation stated that each state could do as they pleased inside their state lines. The people took advantage of this newly found freedom. They decided in each state to have their own language, currency, and prices for imported and out ported goods. This, however, did not work for when a merchant came to sell goods, in a different state, he would sell

One of the most debated and polarizing issues in modern day America is the issues surrounding the second amendment. The issue of gun control has been raging on in the American political scene for years and, talk about the issue has only grown. The debate has always been brought to the limelight after major shootings throughout the United States, most recently with the horrible attack at the nightclub in Orlando, Florida. According to the crowd sourced website, Mass Shooting Tracker, there have over 370 mass shootings that have taken place this year itself. The tracker considers all acts of violence where four or more people are wounded or killed. The second amendment has been put into place over 200 years ago to give the people the right to bear arms. While people argue the exact interpretation of the second amendment, the ability to own a gun in America must be respected. There are many pros and cons to owning guns in America, but we can all agree that drastic steps must be taken to end the violence that guns have strangled America with.

There are a great deal of different reasons behind the Founding Generations motivations to at the constitutional convention of 1787. All of the delegates came to talk with their own agenda for their state. Other historians say that they all was greedy (Roche 1967). John Roche believed that the delegates were mainly democrats (Roche 1967). He talks about how they built the framework for what democracy is today (Roche 1967). 12 states sent representatives to the constitutional convention and I choose three out of those. New Hampshire, New York, and Southern Carolina is the three I choose and they all played their part in the ratification of the constitution.

While the pledge of allegiance may very well have plenty of value as a voluntary exercise; to require students to either participate or sacrifice their education, as well as face potential legal consequences as a direct

On January 24, 2017 the class was assigned a To-From memorandum regarding the Supreme Court Justices and the purpose and duties of the Supreme Court. Currently there are eight Justices for the United States Supreme Court. The eight Justices are as follows: John G. Roberts, Jr.; Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Jr.; Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

responded by forming committees in the House and Senate to study and debate the issue.

Guns have always been a major problem in the United States of America. The Second Amendment to the Constitution gives us the right to “bear arms,” which makes everyone feel they need to have a gun, and that can lead to dangerous situations for people in the US. It is very easy to get yourself a gun. It costs less than an iPhone to get. The problem I am trying to get at is that there are inevitably going to be  gun-use violations, and people can use the Second Amendment to get guns way too easily. My essay will deal with how we can create laws and practices to regulate guns, how we can stop guns from getting into the wrong hands, and also how we can prevent mass shootings.

The political climate was uneasy during the constitutional convention. This was caused by Edmund Davis’ reign as governor, with reign being the perfect word. That is because under the constitution of 1869 the Texas state government was very centralized letting Davis try his best to take control of the government and not let it go. Creating some sort of corrupt government which in peoples opinion was “a corrupt, extravagant administration that eventually turned to state police and militia to maintain” (Champagne, 81) Davis’ administration influenced the new constitution so that what happened couldn’t take place again. This included provisions to limit the power of the state government by diffusing power of the executive branch, limiting governor’s

Against the Death Penalty: An Annotated Bibliography While the Death Penalty has been historically used as a deterrent of crime, it is barbarity, is economically costly, and racially bias in the United States of America. With this research paper, I will explain how the death penalty should be abolish from our judicial system. Death Penalty Information Center. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org./ This is a website that gives lots of information about the death penalty from the history, current inmates and trials that could lead to death row.

Abortion rights are one of the most heatedly debates in society. There are many arguments for and against abortion. Each woman has the right to an abortion and the right to have a child. Women have the resources, rights, and respect to make reproductive health decisions that are best for themselves. (“Women’s”) We live in a free country and women should continue to have the choice to do whatever with their body, concerning women’s rights, health issues, and religious reasons.

In essence, Montesquieu states that the three organs of government – the executive, legislature and judiciary – should each have a discrete and defined area of power and that there should be a clear demarcation of functions between them: this is true ‘separation of powers’.