Chief Justice of the United States

against the British creditors. Two years later, he won a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates where he was a leader of the Federalist Party. Even though John Marshall held numerous positions, he is most noted for being the most influential Chief Justice of the…

being extended to blacks by way of voting as well as emancipation being left to the slave master, in some states, soon turned…

external control.” And, three, it must have “controlling influence” (“Sovereignty”). The path toward tribal sovereignty for Native American nations has been and continues to be a rough one. From the beginnings of colonialism to the founding of the United States and onto the present day, there have been both positive and negative alterations made to the idea of Native American tribal sovereignty. Before Europeans landed in what would later be known as North America, the indigenous tribes had…

The United States formed a separation of power which is associated with a system of check and balance. The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch of government, he enforce the laws that is writing by congress. This branch of government is very big so the president get help from the vice president who is second in line to become the president should the need arise. If both of them are incapable the speaker of the house will take over and become president. The West…

I. Name: Sillasse Bryan v. United States II. Legal Citation: 524 U.S. 184 (1998) III. Statement of Facts: On trial was Mr. Sillasse Bryan for a conviction of “willfully” dealing guns without a federal license. The Firearms Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) was added to the Criminal Code to prohibit anyone from "willfully" dealing firearms without a federal license. If proven guilty of conviction, a fine or imprisonment may be imposed against anyone who "willfully" violates certain requirements of…

of the United States’ government. From making court case decisions to checking the powers of the Judicial and Executive Branches, these justices are important in a way that not many others are. Their interpretation of the Constitution is considered the supreme law of the United States. Every action of the Supreme Court will have an everlasting impression on our country, so it is important that we, as U.S. citizens, are aware of the importance of our future president’s Supreme Court Justices…

by the necessary nine states. The Constitution was written in secret, behind doors guarded by sentries. Before the Constitution was written, America used the Articles of Confederation. This government did not work which lead to the creation of the Constitution. The Legislative Branch is made up of two…

BLAW 371 October 16, 2017 Instructor Steve Russell Obergefell v. Hodges Case Study Obergefell v. Hodges Analysis Facts and History Obergefell v. Hodges is the merging of six lower-court cases from four different states, which are Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In these states, marriage is defined as the union of two people which is naturally formed by a man and a woman. In Michigan, the case DeBoer v. Snyder, it involved with a female couple, DeBoer and Rowse, and the adoption of…

was the safest option for the United States. Little did he know, this decision would outrage Japanese-Americans. The attacks on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7th, 1941, when the Japanese military attacked a United States naval base in Hawaii. As a result of the attacks, over 2,400 Americans were killed, and twenty of America’s naval ships were damaged. Immediately following the attacks, the United States formally declared war on Japan, marking the United States’ involvement in World War…

changed by these events and in some cases is the voice used by the people to get their voice heard on a national level. In the 1945 the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed 80,000 people. In the early 1950s many people were very painfully aware of the threat of a nuclear bomb being dropped on the United States. This threat led to many people building bomb shelters and many American cities staged regular air-raid drills. As a precautionary…