Bush v. Gore

If I had the opportunity to change the Constitution of the United States of America, I would change the Electoral College system. Like many other Americans, I feel that the Electoral College system is not effective. It caries a notion of the state versus the people, electors oversee a large part of the country and is change the answer to this issue? I believe that times have changed and we need to reform the electoral system all while not changing the constitution. The Constitution of the United

nominated her to the U.S. Supreme Court. She received unanimous Senate approval, and made history as the first woman justice to serve on the nation's highest court. O'Connor was a key swing vote in many important cases, including the upholding of Roe v. Wade. She retired in 2006 after serving for 24 years. Early Life and Career Born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas, Sandra Day O'Connor spent part of her youth on her family's Arizona ranch. O'Connor was adept at riding and assisted with ranch duties

Are United States elections democratic? Democracy a universally recognized phenomenon refers to a government deriving its power from the people and being answerable to them (Fox 2008). President Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg Address, 1863) said about democracy "...is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not vanish from this earth ‘ (Fox 2008). The foundations of democracy in America are found within, “The Declaration of Independence of 1776” and “The Constitution of

and actual political action that it barely qualifies as a democracy at all. The president is selected by the electoral college not the popular vote, as we saw during the 2016 election of Donald Trump, and in the controversial election ruling in Bush v Gore. The intention of the electoral college, as opposed to the popular vote, is that in theory it gives both rural and highly populated areas a more equitable voice in elections,

Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), the only substantive protection from discrimination for United States citizens was the 14th Amendment, which states, “equal protection of the laws.” Seminal cases under this law include, Brown v. Board of Education, and more recently, Bush v. Gore (Cornell University Law School, 2016). Despite the 14th Amendment, discrimination based on race, sex, and age went uncontested as it was often difficult to prove and no specific protections existed. Hence, as part of the Civil

On March 15, 1933 Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York to Nathan and Celia Bader (Bio.com). Throughout her life, she faced much discrimination. She grew up in a time in America where women and other minorities weren’t always thought of as equals. For example, during her hearing before the Committee On the Judiciary United States Senate, Ginsburg talked about a sign she saw in Pennsylvania that had said “No Jews or dogs” when she was a teenager. Also during her hearing, she talked about

Sandra Day O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas March 26, 1930. She lived a pioneer like life on a ranch called The Lazy B in Arizona with her parents. This helped her grow an independent spirit of a hard working woman. As she grew up, her family could see her potential and her intelligence. They encouraged her to be well educated and sent her off to live with her grandmother to get an adequate education. O’Connor later attended Stanford University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in

Matthew Schrock Dr Bruce Rockwood Law 331 Sec 01 “Constitution and Levinson Ideal” After the United States gained Independence on July 4th 1776, there was a need for a new rule on law and basic rights. The foundation of our country needed an official document to be established and written for future generations and for concrete reference. The original idea regarding the document, was thought necessary to be drafted from the Articles of Confederation, but later this idea was deterred

Through Gramsci’s work, he has put forth the foundation of how dominance over people have developed and how power is continuously held. Education and religion are used to influence the culture of the masses. Setting the tone of the dominant class, it controls systems that are developed and deems what is right or wrong. From these concepts, dominant classes are able to develop their own education, economy, political and media systems. Now that the framework of Gramsci’s work has been laid out, it

and unusual punishment inflicted” (n.d). However, Florida, Arizona, Delaware, and seven more states that may not give back voting rights even after sentences of felons are done, are outliers within the US. To emphasize, there are cases like Atkins v. Virginia, in which the court ruled that executing people with the mental disorder because it violates the eighth amendment as it says cruel and unusual punishment is prohibited and requires that the punishment should be relative to the crime (Karlan