The Act Of The United States

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Confederation, also known as the Constitution Act of 1867, served as a political purpose and alliance in which made it particularly difficult for European settlers to coexist with preindustrial societies; hence, the years after confederation resulted in confusion about how Canadian government policies would address and affect Aboriginal populations. In contrast to the spiritual and traditional lives of the Aboriginal people, the new European settlers sought to conquer nature and shed traditional values in order to contrive industrialization in Canada; hence, post-confederation policies were largely based on the upper Canadian model. Furthermore, the failure of European settlers to coexist with the Aboriginal populations led to several attempts at civilizing the indigenous people; in other words, the federal government attempted to solve the Indian problem by assuming complete dominance over the Aboriginal populations of Canada. Having said that, the Canadian government’s harsh, prejudiced and paternalistic view of the indigenous people began a cycle of social, physical and spiritual destruction in which fundamentally resulted to economic, social, health and gender inequality. With that being said, the following paper will examine the long, and often bitter series of cultural encounters and exchanges that took place after confederation, such as the brutality of residential schools, health inequality and the Oka crisis dispute.

1789 - The Constitution's Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Section 2) sets the Constitution above all forms of law in the United States.

The stamp act congress was a meeting of representatives from many of the colonies, the congress was formed to protest the newly passed Stamp Act in 1765. It adopted a declaration of rights as well as sent letters of complaints to the king and parliament; the first sign of colonial unity and organized resistance.

The U.S. Congress passes an act that grants a pension to all wives of veterans who served in the American Civil War. On April 10, 1890, Friederike (Miko) Ruesse fills out an application to receive a widow’s pension. Her late husband, Johann Voss, had served during the war. Rike goes to Nashville, the county seat of Washington County, to see an attorney. Filling out a form, she swears to the following:

I believe that the American government should always protect the life of human beings. The government should eliminate access to abortions and artificial contraceptives and defund abortion services through organizations like Planned Parenthood. However, I don’t think that Planned Parenthood should be defunded because it provides other positive health services for women like breast exams. As for abortions, my Christian faith provides me with an opportunity to believe that life begins at conception and ends at a natural death. A baby’s heart starts beating at 18 days after conception, so why does the baby not have the same rights that a living person may have. Some may say that, “Well, an unborn baby is not born yet, so the baby has no voice

It’s time for a change, America! We must break free from the British. It is time to stop allowing the British to use us based on what is best for crown and parliament. Americans are fed up with the all the taxes imposed on us. It's time to break free from the ways of the British and develop American ways. It’s time to fight for our freedoms and build American they way we want it. We must break away from the all of the taxes the British have imposed so that we can have financial prosperity. We must start doing things for ourselves and we don’t need the British telling us how to live our lives. Americans need a voice. In other words, it is time for a change, we must stop the British from suppressing our political, economical, and religious

While there are many amendments to the U.S. Constitution that have impacted our society and nation, I believe that the 19th amendment to the Constitution is one of the most important events in our history. The 19th amendment states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” (1) There are several reasons why I find this amendment to be important, and I will discuss each point. Women have been fighting in our armed forces since the civil war. Women helped colonize the United States. Women are the backbone of our society.

establish” (Criminal Courts, 94). While the supreme court has the highest power in the country, it

Article III of the U.S. Constitution grants the U.S. Supreme Court its judicial powers. Back in the day, the court used to take all cases with its primary function being to correct legal errors from lower courts; however, because of the ever increasing case loads, congress granted the Supreme Court the power to decide which cases to take. To begin with, the Supreme Court will only take cases involving substantial questions of federal law and intercircuit conflicts among federal appellate courts. All cases that show up are inspected/screened by the clerk of the court to check for procedural correctness. About one-fourth of the docket is eliminated by the clerks and is never seen by the justices. Cases usually come as either a writ for certification or as a petition for certiorari. The former is for when a lower court needs to clarify an issue, and the latter is for when a case in a lower court is being petitioned to get reviewed by the Supreme Court. In order for a case to go through, at least four of the nine judges must agree to see it. Otherwise, the case can be simply denied. Today less than one percent (around 80 cases) of the courts docket is given consideration per year. Once a case is granted, the justices hear oral arguments from the petitioner and the respondent. Following the oral arguments, the justices meet to consider each case. If they like the case than they put it in the discuss list, and if not, the case is placed in a dead list (Banks and O 'Brien 162). An

Perhaps the most deadly flaw in human nature is its insatiable desire for power. The acquisition and maintenance of power has been the subject of human thought ever since the dawn of its existence. From Caesar's overthrow of the Roman Republic in the first century to Hitler’s Third Reich in the twentieth century, history has repeatedly proven man’s incessant hunger for power. In an attempt to curve this weakness of man, the authors of the United States Constitution included a Bill of Rights in 1789 that limited the power of the United States government over its citizens. This document, as remarkable as it is, has proven unable to restrain those in power from overstepping their bounds. Leaders within the United States government have time, and time again, compromised on the laws this document instilled by dismissing their encroaches as acts to ensure national security of or general welfare, but for the purpose of increasing their dominion over those they obligated to

In the 1700s when the United States had detached itself from British rule it was then seen as a plutocracy. The U.S established as a democracy; a government of the people and by the people. However, this establishment was in favor of the rich, educated, and powerful and anyone who was categorized or known as elites and it has remained in favor of these people ever since. Yes we can say we have witnessed variations and seen a semi-democratic rise in the past two centuries, but we have remained a plutocracy hidden behind the word that people use to cover its true identity, democracy. Those like the framers, the public opinion role, interest groups, and money all portray our hidden plutocracy.

Indigenous Australians developed trust issues during colonisation. When the settlers invaded, life would never be the same for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people. Land that had been theirs for roughly 40,000 years was stripped from the Indigenous Australians and all rights were taken away. Most settlers were extremely racist and wanted the Indigenous Australians gone. One settler from Hunter Valley went as far as comparing the Aborigines to apes (Wilson-Miller, 2011). The 1905 Act in Western Australia was then drawn up to provide the Aborigines care and protection. The 1905 Act with its long list of rules and regulations did everything but provide care and protection. Aborigines were carefully watched and everything they did was monitored.

When the United States Constitution was established, the founding fathers devised the core of the court system that is present in today’s society. The state and federal government each have a version of a Supreme Court which is typically led by a Chief Justice. The states level Supreme Court Justice governs the issues that pertains to the citizens within the respective state. These individuals will also take part in hearings or proceedings that impact of law of the state and hear constitutional cases with regards to the state. On the federal side, a Supreme Court Chief Justice will operates more on a national

Abortions should be illegal because they are murder. The definition of Abortion is “a medical procured used to terminate a pregnancy and results in the death of the fetus, or embryo” (Webster, n.d.). The definition of murder is” the crime of deliberate killing of a human” (Webster, n.d.). So there for getting an abortion is logically murder. Science has proven that the life of a human begins at conception, so when a surgeon performs an abortion it should be considered murder! If everyone else who commits murder goes to jail, then why should not the doctors who perform the life ending procedure? Or the mother that ok’s the procedure? They are doing the same thing as the person on the street who just shot and killed someone. They are both ending a human life and both should face the same consequences.