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crime and if they feel that they have enough evidence to establish probable cause they will swear out a warrant for their arrest. Now if the police observe the actual crime they normally do not have time to secure a warrant so they will arrest them right on the spot based on probable cause. Even if they do not have probable cause they can still question them and if after questioning them probable cause develops they can arrest them. The police can also…

Thomas More visualized the Utopia as a perfect society. The United States of America has always tried to build a perfect country or society which is built by people. A perfect society depends on the system of government, resources, and the nature of humans. Utopia is a perfect society because they have a perfect government; they have enough resources which are distributed evenly among all the people. Also, the people living in Utopia choose to obey laws for peace which makes the society perfect.…

The United States is fundamentally run under the idea of human rights. The government of the United States is set up through a democratic system where the majority of the power held within the country lies in the votes and voices of the public. This idea of democracy was not always the bread and butter of United States government, but has been an improvement and adjustment of the beliefs of the people. Many british influences agree that the United States government is a reflection of the British…

Prior to the establishment of the Stuart dynasty, Queen Elizabeth I ruled from 1558 to 1603. Her rule was unique to her time period, as she ruled as a politique, separating the church and state, somewhat, to maintain, control, and grow her governance. Elizabeth utilized Parliament to ensure her hold on church leadership, while tolerating the practice of other religions, effectively subduing religious rebellions and constant changing that were popularizing in rules prior to hers, Edward VI…

The goal when writing the constitution was to help better American lives by creating a set of Ten Amendments that grant basic rights to all citizens. The Founding Fathers essentially took pieces out of other famous documents like those of The Magna Carta (1215), The English Bill of Rights (1689), and The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom (1786) to help conserve rights to everyone (Hardy 8). As time went on, it became clear that the amendments originally written were not clear and the…

and rights. However, the process of creating the Declaration of Independence was an extensive process. The development of America’s independence included division between the colonists, boycotts, violence, and much more. Furthermore, our founding fathers and soldiers fought through a long and difficult challenge to give us the…

the idea of individual rights it was Locke’s writings that established our rights in America. He believed that individual right’s included life, liberty, and property. Locke insisted, “that the government was originally formed for the purpose of protecting man's individual rights against the incursions of other individuals” (Sigler, 1998, para.1). Locke’s…

Imagine life without having any rights, with zero freedom, and people coming into your house without permission and not leaving. What would you do to rebel against this or would you just stand there and let this happen? In this evolution they stood there and let it happen. This is what began the French revolution, the American revolution, and the Glorious revolution of England. These revolutions caused high taxes, which was not making anyone happy and then there was this idea of enlightenment.…

colonist was continuing to develop as Americans. They had adopted a philosophy of John Locke which stated that everyone had natural rights. Colonist believed that everyone was born with the right to life, liberty, and property. They believed that the government was set in place to protect everyone's natural rights and if the government did not protect the people's rights it should loose the power to rule over the…

In 1642, when King Charles I entered the House of Commons seeking the arrest of the five Members alleged to have supported the Scottish invasion against his reign, he not only created Parliamentary history, but also laid the foundation of what is known today as ‘Parliamentary Privilege’. In response to King Charles I’s questions about the whereabouts of these Members, the Speaker William Lenthall famously remarked that “I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as the…