Law of the United States

business all over the world, but perhaps there are no two places quite as disparate as their offices in the United

History Massachusetts has been a state of immigrants since the 1620 establishment of the Bay State colony by the Pilgrims (“U.S. Immigration Since 1965” n.d). The United States is created on the foundation of immigrants, but the US only began embracing immigrants after 1965. Prior to that, the first restrictive immigration law was enacted in 1790. In the later 1800’s, the United States immigration laws oppressed the Chinese, who were migrating to the United States as their country was facing starvation

Court The United States Supreme Court has interpreted the constitutional guarantees contained in amendments to the constitution. Among these Guaranteed rights are the freedoms of religion, speech, and press, along with the right of protection against illegal search and seizure, equal protection under the law, and the right to counsel. These rights all contained in the first amendment to the constitution are arguably the most important rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States. However

UCC and International Law Because the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) generally regulates commerce or trade on a national basis, one may not realize that it also has an impact on international commerce. However, this assumption would ignore the critical role that American laws and policies play in the arena of international trade. These roles are both formal and informal. In other words, American law has direct and indirect effects on international commerce. In order to understand the impact of

founders of the United States intended for all citizens to experience a just government through the Constitution. The Constitution established a balanced state and federal government, taxes that created federal revenue, and three branches of government that provided a just government for the United States. The Founding Fathers achieved a just government with the balance of the state and federal government. The state government is a more direct representation of the citizens, so the states were seen as

Articles of Confederation, ratified on March 1, 1781, created the structure for the confederation of the 13 colonies that fought in the American Revolution. It set up a federal government with very limited powers, and it gave most of the power to the 13 states. Within a short period of time, the Constitution of 1787 was ratified to solve the problems that the Articles of Confederation did not address. The Articles of Confederation had major problems, caused by the fear of a distant national government,

's premier law enforcement agency today. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has come a long way since its establishment over 100 years ago. The establishment of the Bureau was more of a political achievement rather than a functional one. It was not well suited to enforce federal law in the United States, as it lacked the professionalism it needed to be effective. As time passed, however, much needed changes were made to the FBI to improve its function as a law enforcement

EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW In school especially, as well as throughout our daily lives, we learn in America to live by the idea of freedom and equality for all. We do not allow race, class, or creed to determine a person’s stature in the community. It may seem as if this is the standard of society, but these ideas of equality have been fought over since the beginning of written history, and even in America today, prejudice still exists. To address these and similar problems, the founding fathers

Illegal immigration is a common topic to every country in the world. Illegal immigrants pose many threats to the United States, taking jobs, creating terrorism, threatening national security, and continuing to enter the U.S. illegally. It’s also said that illegal immigrants are beneficial to the United States, working for a low pay, taking jobs no one desires, and expanding and creating jobs. Some people believe immigrants entering the U.S. illegally shouldn 't be given full citizenship because

The rule of law means that the government nor the people are above the law. It also states that the government and its officials cannot force laws that are unjust or unfair. With this idea being enforced in the United States, no one is deemed inferior or more important than anyone else. Therefore, everyone is subjected to punishment that best fits their crime no matter their rank or status in society. With this unique idea, it is certain that everyone will get the justice that they deserve. To further