Balanced Budget Amendment

Midterm 1. Decide as an appellate judge based on the law that you have learned whether the police had a legitimate exigency based on the 4th Amendment and whether the trial judge should have suppressed the marijuana cigarette as evidence. In King v. State the trial judge should NOT suppressed the marijuana blunt as evidence. In this situation the police had "probable cause," meaning there was reasonable basis for the officers to believe that a crime may have been committed when they heard "Some…

exclusionary rules outline legitimate way of collecting evidence and forbidden evidence in violation of the Constitution. The purpose of the exclusionary rules is to "discourage police from circumventing protection housed within the Fourth and Fifth Amendment…

of Books Case Study: Island Trees School District v. Pico In March of 1982, the Supreme Court case of Island Trees School District v. Pico, five students, including the high school senior Steven Pico, fought in Washington D.C. for their first amendment right. The outcome of this case would forever change school districts rules and regulations across the nation. During the school year of 1975-1976, the Island Trees School District No.26 in New York banned the sum 11 novels from its school’s…

INTRODUCTION: This case involves two unknown male Hispanic’s gaining enter into the MailBox Planet building located at 530 S. Lake Ave. Once inside the business, one of the suspects cut the lock that was on the inner gate (separates main office from mailbox area). The suspect entered the main office area and stole approximately 12-15 packages. The suspect left the scene, traveling in an unknown direction. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The incident occurred at 530 S. Lake Ave. (MailBox Planet). MailBox…

2 In the case of Schenck v.s. U.S., we see that the civil liberty that should have been protected was the first amendment. In the case of Korematsu v.s. United States, we see a civil rights case, but this case should have been covered by a civil liberty, the 14th amendment. As a result, I believe it’s only fair to say that civil liberties take precedence over civil rights in terms of importance. Civil rights issues may have more gravitas when…

Aaron Hanson Mrs Sharifian American Government 14 September 2017 Civil Liberties V Civil Rights With the creation of the constitution, checks and balances, and more importantly the initial ten amendments, came the proposal of civil liberties and civil rights. Although they may seem similar, they have been given different names for many reasons. Civil liberties are like civil rights in that they define the things people should be able to do and have and are primarily focused on the rights of the…

Red White Blue Burning the fifty stars, thirteen red and white stripes has become a political expression of some Americans dissatisfaction of the government systems. Burning the flag is a controversial issue for some American people. Many believe the American flag is a symbol of freedom, liberty, and human rights. Others believe the American flag has become a negative symbol of hate and division between American people. Each opinion has its reasons as people like to express from their…

We the People by Thomas Patterson, is a person’s individual protection from government actions also known as government infringement. (Patterson 93) These civil liberties stem from the Bill of Rights which was ratified in 1791 with the first ten amendments in which the government is obligated to protect. (Patterson 94) On the other hand, civil rights note whether members of society regardless of their race,…

Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, it states that it “protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms.” It is a highly emotional issue, and when you deal with issues that people have sensitive emotions on, it is always hard to compromise. Mallory Simon, CNN reporter, editor, and author of “Gun Debate: Where Is the Middle Ground?”, which was written in January of 2013. In her article, she stated very…

supported the doctrine “separate but equal.” The 14th Amendment guarantees citizens “equal protection under the law.” In 1890, Louisiana passed a law declaring that people of color and white…