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    Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) was created by the United States Congress with the Passing of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act(FISA) of 1978. The main purpose of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is to provide jurisdictive guidance of intelligence activities in a secure, classified setting. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is make of Federal judges that are selected by the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice. (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court,…

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    Robert Jackson Influences

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    lawyer, and later became one of the greatest Solicitor Generals. Narrowly missing the appointment of Chief Justice, Jackson was the final associate justice appointed by President Roosevelt. Jackson welcomed the role of a Supreme Court Justice, and developed a practical view of the constitution. Jackson’s main influence to the court came from the Nuremburg trials, in which he was the chief United States prosecutor. After his time abroad came to an end, Jackson used his knowledge from Nuremburg…

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    Confucianism In Vietnam

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    administration of justice and criminal investigation and prosecution are all things Vietnam’s court system has in common with the United States courts system. The Vietnamese court system is organized as followed: district people’s court, the provincial people’s court and the supreme people’s court, which is indubitably similar to the United States court structure: United states district courts, United States court of appeal and the most powerful court; the Supreme court of the united States. In…

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    Prime Minster of Canada and the President of the United States Many people think that President of the United States has more power than Prime Minster of Canada. However, when we look at the constitution of both countries, we can see that Prime Minister of Canada has more power in his or her country than President of United States does. When we want to compare and differentiate the power of both Prime Minster of Canada and President of United States, we need to look at their system of…

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    The United States Constitution’s 11th amendment also states that an officer must show that they had probable cause in order to have lawsuits brought against them dismissed. In situations involving police use of excessive force the 11th amendment; protections have had multiple successes due to death caused by a police officer. A majority of cases heard regarding probable cause often lead to a dismissal of charges, but the penalty is usually in monetary form as an end result of a lawsuit. The…

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    say on how the United States would be right now. The background of the court is about as important as what happened during the years that it took place. The name Warren court refers to the Supreme Court from years 1953 to 1969. The chief justice at the time was Earl Warren, who was known as the most outstanding 20th century leader of American politics and law. In 1953, Warren was appointed by President Eisenhower into the Supreme Court when Fred M. Vinson (previous chief justice) died. With his…

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    varies from Justice to Justice, depending on their method of constitutional interpretation and the variables within a specific case. When examining the role of…

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    The United States Supreme Court is the uppermost federal court on the earth that offers lifetime tenure to a selected few. Justices John G. Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor are currently serving out their lifetime tenures and shaping the landscape of America with their decisions with various cases. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Chief Justice John G. Roberts born on January 25, 1955 attended Harvard College and soon Harvard Law. At Harvard, Roberts became the managing editor of…

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    Question 1: The criminal justice system consists of 3 main components, which are: the police, the courts, and the prison systems. The following is an explanation of how each works and contributes to the United States criminal justice system. The Police Looking at the police on the state level, this can include a wide variety of state level policing forces such as a highway patrol or even fish and game. The police responsibilities in the United States criminal justice system holds a plethora of…

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    The Constitution says very little about presidential power. Why is this so? How has this helped or hurt presidents over the course of American history? Your answer should include some discussion of notable presidents who changed the office. The United States Constitution says very little about presidential power due to the Founders’ conception of the Office. As the Founders of the Constitution thought that the office of the president should be much more limited than what we consider today to be…

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