The United States Of America

The United States criminal justice system have been known to be one of the most injustice system in the world. Criminal justice is known as the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of criminal proceedings and punishment (Dictionary.com). One of the most heartbreaking things that happen in the United States every year is innocent people being condemned for crimes that

In the book Just Mercy: A story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, there are several topics discussed regarding the American Justice system. One of those many topics discussed is regarding how a person’s race, social status and income, may influence the outcome of a court trail. In present day America, many years after the era of Jim crow and segregation the Justice system still seems to be more lenient towards white Americans, especially those with high income and a good standing in society. The American justice system has become unjust in the trials deemed to be fair, due to an evident prejudice against minorities, their social status and whether or not they receive a well off or poor income.

Injustice is generated upon dishonesty and guilt, to feel more superior than the other person. People can come to a point where they don't feel secure with what

The Southern States of America was made up of the following, Georgia with Atlanta as the Capital of the new union, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky. Although, Kentucky wasn’t a sure bet at this point, there was still a lot of work to do in that state.

Following numerous events in the 1850’s and early 1860’s, eleven of the southern states of the United States of America would make a fateful decision to succeed from the Nation. They would in turn create their own independent country, the Confederate States of America. This action and its ramifications echoed throughout the world during the Era and the effects are still felt today. A civil war would ensue, lasting from April of 1861 until May of 1865. During this conflict approximately 700,000 people would lose their lives and the end would come with the Confederate States of America surrendering at Appomattox Courthouse.

In the United States of America, slavery has been abolished formally on December 6, 1865 through the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution has also established the fundamental law, method of governing, and rights of individuals. However, what if I told you that there is a certain group of people who are unjustifiably stopped, searched, and arrested by law enforcement, governed by a different set of laws which are more strict, in addition to the justice system that further dictates their lives after release and all this because of their race and ethnicity. This was the reality of the five black and hispanic teens in the Central Park jogger case, the people of color who cannot afford a prominent attorney, the people

The journey of how the United States of America became the United States of America is a very complex one. With America declaring separation from the Great English Empire, to the organization of becoming a free, sovereign nation and lastly, the migration and colonization of the now, western United States, including the great state of Nevada, has many components. The Declaration of Independence initiated the process of becoming a country of its own. This Document pushed the separation from England and showed the world that America was now its own nation. The United States Constitution laid out the blue print of how the United States would work. This was after a failed attempt of the Articles of Confederation. After the Constitution was created, the process of migrating west began in order to colonize the western region of the United States. Nevada had a big role in this because we helped President Abraham Lincoln gain a second term. The first chapters of the story of the Untied States of America were a dangerous, difficult and long one, but because of this, the people that live in this country today have the freedom of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Recently, the “justice system” has been questionable in their decision on certain cases or trials. For example, some people could have do the same crime but have different sentences or punishments. That is unfair, it makes no sense for them to have different punishments but committed the same crime. People are judged and viewed in a different way even though they did the same thing, one person can get more hate than another. That is how it was in the books that we read this semester. People could have good points to not be guilty but the justice system isn’t fair making them guilty. The idea of the justice system is unfair as we know throughout stories and books that we read, it has been shown many times that the decision isn’t fair whether they committed the crime or not but they will be judged.

During the 1800s, the United States of America underwent some drastic changes. President Jefferson introduced a simple idea of expansion with the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition; President Madison allowed the country to slip into the war of 1812 after complications with the impressment of American seaman by British navy in the Great War during Jefferson’s time. After the war, an “Era of Good Feelings” promoted national unity and Marshall’s supreme court decided many cases that promoted power of the national government over the states. The Monroe Doctrine told European powers that they must not interfere with events in the Western Hemisphere, and the creation of the national bank also took place during this time.

“Justice” is a term that should not only prefer to different portions of distribution, but also to the institutional conditions to develop individual capabilities, as well as cooperative communication. Under this conception of justice, many people in the U.S. consider disciplinary justice as an appropriate approach to sustain social order. However, it seems like there are more chances that the minorities are targets of the inequality in justice system, especially in socio-economic and political problems.

The United States of America was founded on the basic principles and ideals that gave citizens a voice in the dictation of their country. The “We the People” mindset has been a clear example of the American citizen’s right to the ballot. This right was originally only given to white men. Not everyone was entitled to enfranchisement. Some citizens had to fight for their right to vote. Passed in 1870, just five years after the War Between the States, the 15th Amendment was passed, granting African American men the right to vote. While this was a huge step towards equality at the ballot box, a large portion of the population was still missing basic equalities. Women still were not granted the right to vote, and had no say in any political

The United States of America, throughout the early and mid 1800s, was going through a rapid transition of social and economical changes. Immediate changes to its democracy continued to be a constant work in progress as well. The early and mid 1800s was also around the same time when the Market Revolution and the idea of westward expansion -- also known as the Manifest Destiny -- sparked an interest to many working Americans. After a few decades of winning independence from British sovereignty, America had already had its fair share of progress and of great leaders. But to be a leader who ideally understood the voices and needs of the so-called “common man”, a term that was coined during this era to describe the average American citizen, was a part of an ideology that was new movement of its own.

The word justice is something that often brings and stirs up feelings of utopian and idealistic behaviors and conceptions. Unfortunately often times when your shooting for a utopia you end up getting a dystopia. Society's expectations of justice don’t reflect the reality of what the justice system really is. The picture that I have drawn depicts this differentiation in the expectations and reality of the justice system. One might wonder what the justice system and justice would look like if it had met its expectations? Well, that’s what I had to ask myself while creating my definition of justice. If justice had set out to do what it is defined to do number one treating people fairly and number two giving people what they deserve, then justice

In this essay, we have looked at the different types of injustices in the world today. Despite the fact that we believe that we are no longer

Pellegrino and Thomasma explain that a secularly defined justice cannot encompass this principle (Pellegrino and Thomasma, 56). This is because, even though American culture and society had a foundation of religious views and beliefs, that base is fading, as is any unification of the morals of individuals. Those with the secular view, see the vulnerable as unfortunate, but do not see the situation as unjust; those people would believe that because they had nothing to do with the unfortunate events of the