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    As mentioned before, getting a federal law passed takes more steps than a state or local law. A member of Congress must first introduce the bill. After the bill is introduced to Congress it is then referred to a committee or multiple committees. The committee that the bill is referred to depends on what committee has jurisdiction over the primary issue of the bill (Steps in Making a Bill a Law: The Federal Legislative Process). Sometimes the bill is referred to a subcommittee first. According to

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    The Marshall Trilogy is a term used to describe the three federal court cases that are the basis of federal Indian Law. John Marshall was the Chief of Justice during this time and he played a significant role in these cases. John Marshall and other justices believed that Native American tribes should be allowed to retain their independent “nations” status, and only the Federal Government would have the power to relate with them. In 1823, in the case of Johnson v. M'Instosh, the argument was between

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    In the United States today, there are numerous of laws and regulations which put in place to control the use of guns and other firearms. Gun-control laws, bills, and acts manage the dealership, ownership and utilization of guns and different types of firearms. The following is milestone in gun control process in the United States. In 1934, United States President Franklin Roosevelt, signed the National Firearm Act. The main idea of this law was to increase the taxation on guns to lower the rate of

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    Should the state or federal government put laws in school to prevent bullying? “With ignorance comes fear, from fear comes bigotry. Education is the key to acceptance”. Kathleen Patel. Bullying can take place in or out of school and in person or through other means of communication. Bullying can be verbal or physical, and when physical, it can be directed against a person, a person’s property, or be used to intimidate, rather than inflict damage to the person or his or her property. Verbal bullying

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    enforcing local, state and federal laws in accordance to Louisiana State Police policies and regulations. I patrol local, state, and federal roads and highways conducting traffic stops and administering roadside interviews and interrogations. My areas of focus include impaired drivers, stolen vehicles, drug and human trafficking, and many other crimes in progress. I issue traffic citations to drivers of personal and commercial vehicle sin accordance to local, state and federal law.   ·       Functioned

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    citizens a common law right to privacy against publications (Murray, 1997). The common law right to privacy has evolved through time, and the United States had reacted differently to specific information privacy concerns. Dimov (2013) reported, interestingly, that on the federal level, the United States sustained a sectorial method towards data protection legislation in which certain industries are protected and others are not (p. 4). The following are three federal data protection laws indicated as of

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    issues, gun-controls laws and bills was established. Gun-control laws and bills manages the dealership, ownership and utilization of guns and different types of firearms. In the United States today, there are numerous of laws and regulations which put in place to control the use of guns and other firearms. The following is milestone in gun control process in the United States. In 1934, United States President Franklin Roosevelt, signed the National Firearm Act. The main idea of this law was to increase

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    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) enforces federal laws, those created by Congress which apply to everyone nationwide. One area of law which they enforce is cyber terrorism, which involves crimes of terrorism that occur electronically. These crimes occur against individuals, businesses, organizations, and against the government itself. Cyberterrorism is the use of the Internet to conduct violent acts that result in or threaten the loss of life or significant bodily harm in order to achieve

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    Should there be federal gun control laws? This question has been debated for centuries in America, especially after the recent tragic shootings in Las Vegas and Texas. Our country has been devastated by 52,900 incidents in 2017 that involved a firearm alone (GVA). I feel that the U.S should tighten our gun control laws due to the following reasons: significantly lowering suicide rates, reduction in violent gun-related crime, and it has been proven successful in numerous other countries. Every day

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    When an infringement on a constitutionally protected activity is claimed, this Court relies on the State Constitution and “‘advert[s] to federal law only as an aid to our analysis.’” In re Hamel, 137 N.H. 488, 490 (1993) (quoting State v. Gravel, 135 N.H. 172, 176 (1991)). Furthermore, this Court is not bound to adopt the federal analyses. State v. Ball, 124 N.H. 226, 233 (1983). This Court has the power to interpret the New Hampshire Constitution as more protective of individual rights than the

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