Class-size amendment

religion blurs. Hobby Lobby v. Burwell reflected the difficulty the Supreme Court faced while attempting to clarify a document written so long ago, specifically the First Amendment. Under the amendment, persons have the right to practice their religions freely, commonly known as the Free Exercise Clause (US Constitution. Amendment. I). Hobby Lobby hoped to extend that right to private corporations. Although the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, the decision imposed on the rights given to

⅗ Compromise: Agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention stipulating that each slave was to be counted as ⅗ of a person for purposes of determining population for representation in US House of Representatives A can of worms -- thanks America! --essentially what allowed Southern colonies(→states) agree to ratifying Constitution; acknowledged the existence of slaves and counted them in the population to increase representation; used as an argument for the continuance of slavery in America;

United States of America. These rights are known as our civil rights. Civil Rights are enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. According to Wikipedia, “Civil and Political Rights are a class of rights that protect individual’s freedom from infringement by government, social organizations and private individuals.” (Wikipedia) It is also describes how far we have come, with equality for all people no matter what sex, age, religion, or race

“You’re a woman, how could you not vote for Hillary Clinton?” “I’m African American so I have to vote for Barack Obama.” “I need to vote for George W. Bush because he is the Republican candidate and I’m a registered Republican.” “It is my religious obligation to vote for John F. Kennedy.” “I’m from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, so I must vote for John Adams!” Since the United States gained its independence from Britain in 1776, citizens have misused one of the greatest powers granted to them by the

As life began in the new world many people that have traveled wanted to live in a new atmosphere. People sought out wealth, fortune, freedom and wanted to express their ideas and beliefs as they could have not in their own countries. The new world gave these settlers an opportunity to start their new lives and way of life. One aspect of their new lives was how they wanted to be ruled and their political ideas. Political transitions have occurred throughout the beginning of the settlement of the new

ISSUE: Does having members who opt out of a union continue to pay agency fees violate the First Amendment to the Constitution? Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association 136 S. Ct. 1083, 194 L. Ed. 2d 255 The issue at hand is whether or not it is a violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution to require non-union members to pay agency fees. Agency fees are used to pay for representing employees and negotiating contracts, in addition to lobbying activities to support collective bargaining

different. One central court case that created a spark of bringing evolution to public schools was the infamous Scopes trial of 1925 in which science teacher John Scopes challenged Tennessee state law and taught evolution in his high school science class. Tennessee state legislature had passed a bill, known as the Butler Act just months before, banning the teaching of evolution. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) represented Scopes after his arrest in a case that riveted public attention. Although

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads that: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” According to Nelson Lund, “Modern debates about the Second Amendment have focused on whether it protects a private right of individuals to keep and bear arms, or a right that can be exercised only through militia organizations like the National Guard,” however, this question did not come

The 14th Amendment in the United States Constitution forbids states from denying any person life, liberty and property without due process of the law. It further states that any person, within a state’s jurisdiction, cannot be denied equal protection of its laws. This amendment protects all people. Chief Justice Clarence Thomas, in a 2002 ruling, stated reasons why school choice should be protected under the 14th Amendment. Justice Thomas wrote in defense of school choice, “Whatever the textual

familiar nowadays. Police Militarization has appeared to have gone too far in local and state police officers. To combat the war on drugs in 1971 President Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs causing a dramatic increase in federal agencies both in size and presence. It wasn’t until 1997 when the 1033 program launched causing billions of dollars of military surplus equipment to be available to local and state law enforcement. Now in 2015 some lawmakers are attempting to stop the program, such as Democratic