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    State. Additionally, when the decision was handed down in the most recent immigration federalism dispute in United States v. Arizona, the Supreme Court found that “The Supremacy Clause gives Congress the power to preempt state law…Intent can be inferred from a framework of regulation ‘so pervasive...that Congress left no room for the States to supplement it’ or where a ‘federal interest is so dominant that the federal system will be assumed to preclude enforcement of state laws on the same…

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    SW1 Abuse of Presidential Power The abuse of presidential powers have been getting worse and worse over the years. Some say that what the president does is constitutional, some say it’s not. Really, it’s all on how the Constitution is interpreted. For example, the Watergate Scandal that Nixon pulled, or even Obama having open borders and not deporting illegal immigrants. Presidents are destroying and re-writing what Presidents in the past worked so hard to accomplish. The Constitution was…

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    head of the government, the president supposed to run the government, make laws, and function as the head of the political party. Commander-in-chief means the president role as the top officer of the country’s military establishment. Although the congress has the power to declare war but the president has the practical ability to wage war and this means that both branches, the executive and the legislative, check each other on this issue. Chief administrator means…

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    Human Rights Essay Nelson Mandela once wrote that “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.” Throughout history, many individuals have sacrificed so much to fight against oppression and defend human rights. Cesar Chavez and Nelson Mandela were two leaders who fought for human rights and triumphed. Cesar Chavez nonviolently advocated for immigrant farm workers rights. Notably, he called for a national boycott of California table grape growers and he brought awareness of pesticides dangerous…

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    provinces, and of the City of Buenos Aires (Capital City). They are considered by the Constitution as constituencies of a single state, and by simple plurality of votes. The number of representatives is determined after each census (currently 257), and Congress can increase but not decrease the basis indicated for each deputy (33,000 inhabitants). Deputies hold office for a term of four years and may be re-elected (with no term-limits), but the House is renewed by halves every two years. In…

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    is aerospace, scientific and research companies, construction, real estate, manufacturing, and touring. Rohrabacher is in his 13th term as a Representative, he is the most assertive spokesman for the human rights, around the world. In the 110th congress he defended the attempt to boycott the Olympics in 2008 by emphasizing the human rights violation in China’s litany. He is also dedicated to the to securing the borders and a loyal opponent to grant an official pardon for illegal immigrants. One…

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    Bills are presented to Congress more often than you think, but only ten percent actually become laws. It’s not an easy process to pass a bill and there are quite a few steps. All laws in the United States begin as bills. Anyone can draft a bill but only a member of Congress can introduce legislation in Congress. The member who introduces the legislation is called the bills’ “Sponsor”. The first action a committee takes on a bill is to place it on the committee calendar. The bill goes to the full…

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    Senator Hugo Black of Alabama, wrote the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that was signed into law in June 1938 ("Fair Labor Standards Act," n.d.). FLSA was created to “put a ceiling over hours and a floor under wages" by limiting long work hours to a 40 hour work week, a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour, and restricting most child labor. The FLSA affects the wages, overtime pay, and child labor standards that affect both full time and part time employees. These standards are closely monitored…

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    James McCulloch v. State of Maryland 17 U.S. 316 Supreme Court of the United States Certiorari to the Maryland Court of Appeals Decided March 6, 1819 Facts and Procedural History: In 1816, Congress established the Second Bank of the United States, which became active in Maryland. In 1818, the Maryland legislature passed an Act to tax any bank not chartered by the Legislature of Maryland, thus taxing the U.S. Bank. The law provided for private remedies against the bank operators. One of these…

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    On September 1, 2017, Governor Greg Abbott signed the HB 1935 bill into law. The HB 1935 allows Texans 18 and older to openly carry Bowie and double-edged knives, daggers, swords dirk, spears and or knives 5 ½ inches or longer. An attorney named Stephen Halbrook, noted that the history of the Bowie knives was practically used by hunters for cutting small trees and to skin and process animals. The HB 1935 law came into effect, because of events that occurred 150 years ago, after the civil war;…

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