that were tormenting them, and was a big shift from the amendment which guaranteed everyone the right to “keep and bear…
Case 8:4 Have Gun with Travel According to the 2nd amendment of the United States Constitution, the people have the right to bear arms and defend themselves. Defining morality means what is right, and what is considered for an individual who has the right to defend him/herself, then carrying a gun is both a moral and a legal right. There are many reasons why a person chooses to carry, and it's both a moral and a legal right. Some citizens are trying to protect themselves when getting off late…
Historiography body Prohibition ended on December 5th, 1933 with the Ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the American Constitution. It was the end of the progressive era and a time of transition from social activism and temperate political movements to F.D.R and the ?New Deal?. The academic discussion of the history of prohibition began in 1950 with The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition by Herbert Asbury. In this narrative historical work he positions…
The case of Lau v Nichols involved non-English-speaking students of Chinese ancestry in the San Francisco, CA school district. Of the 2,800 non-English-speaking students, about 1,800 did not receive specialized English language learning instruction (Summary of Lau v Nichols 1974). This prompted the students not receiving additional English instruction to file a class-action suit against the officials of the San Francisco School District (Summary of Lau v Nichols 1974). Both the district court…
more than a mere desire to avoid the discomfort and unpleasantness that always accompany an unpopular viewpoint.” This is now known as the Tinker Test and is used in court cases today to determine when a school’s actions violate student’s First Amendment…
It has been found that members of the Republican Party support the passing of an amendment that bans desecration of the flag much more than Democratic do (Carroll). In the poll done by USA Today, it found that when random citizens were asked whether they favored or opposed the idea to let the government make it illegal to burn the flag…
statute. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Johnson’s conviction, and held that flag burning was an expression of speech. Texas appealed to the Supreme Court (O’Brien 702). 3. Questions of the Court Is flag burning protected by the First Amendment? 4. Holding Yes. The decision was 5-4 in favor of Gregory Johnson 5. Opinions of the Court Justice Brennan delivered the Opinion of the Court. Gregory Johnson was prosecuted for burning…
actor’s motive, his intend message, or the likely effects of his conduct onlookers.” 2. There are some people who are very patriotic, and believe that someone who burns a symbolic figure should be punish. There are others who believe that the First Amendment gives any person the right to do whatever they please with their flag. The United States V. Eichman case exemplifies a dilemma with…
“We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves”, once said Barbara Jordan. Barbara Jordan was a leader in the civil rights movement and do to her experiences she has developed this opinion. During her time, African-Americans were fighting to have rights and be treated as people. Therefore, her opinion that everyone should be accepted has definitely been influenced by how she was treated and how throughout her life she had to fight for the right to be seen…
The editorial says “… what is the harm in insisting upon a modicum of respect for it?” to contrast about the flag meaning to most citizens in the United States. The editorial also talks about the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights to further express the Johnson’s action about the burning of the flag by saying his action were his freedom to do so. The Texas vs Johnson Majority Opinion and the editorial about the case similarly explains about the case…