Constitutionality

In the book “We the People”, Lynne Cheney states that, “It's about checks and balance. That’s why congress makes the laws so the President cannot have too much power. It's total unconstitutional!” This displays that executive orders give the president too much power. Ever since the birth of this country, the purpose was to have a system of checks and balances. We achieve this by limiting the power of the executive branch. The President’s ability given to him by executive order is unjust. For…

in the supreme court in cases like Texas v. Johnson where Johnson burnt an American flag or Roth v. United States where a California obscenity law was challenged by Alberts and in Reno v. ACLU where Attorney General Janet Reno challenged the constitutionality of its provisions, in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District a group of students were banned for wearing a black armband and in another school in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier the principal removed papers from…

throughout our country's civil rights era, for initiating and supporting lawsuits against segregated school systems as a part of its fight for racial equality. The most prominent of these cases is Brown v. Board of Education. The case challenged the constitutionality of the government run public schooling system. Although going out and starting a lawsuit against all your opponents can sometimes be successful, another promising tactic is lobbying. Lobbying…

must be hired or accepted (LaNoue). Employers and schools must consider race or gender when hiring to make sure that both genders and all races have equal opportunities (Hanmer). However, this system is surrounded by controversy considering its constitutionality and relevance in today’s society. The policy of affirmative action is outdated, unjust, and unnecessary to create diversity in America today (Affirmative). The goals of affirmative action involve compensation…

from the previous president’s cabinet, which Jefferson refused to do, despite differences in political party judicial review – established by Marshall in Marbury v. Madison, it is the belief that the Supreme Court has the right to judge the constitutionality of a situation, not any other branch. Impressment – the forceful enlistment of a person for service as a sailor; the British captured and impressed many American sailors to serve the king, where many died, leaving their families behind…

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear 5 1/2 hours of oral argument on the lawsuit brought by 26 states, including Indiana, that challenges the constitutionality of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Many people have asked why I oppose the new federal health care law, and I have gone out of my way to speak to those who support the new federal program and explain my decision to join the multistate lawsuit. First, I agree the nation's health care system is unsustainable…

The Supreme Court decision in the Lochner case ushered in what is often referred to as the Lochner Era, which occurred between the years 1905 and 1937. During this time period, the doctrine of laissez-faire constitutionalism reigned within the Supreme Court. While many justices came and went during this era, the ideology of the majority of the Court remained the same. Lochner is viewed by some as a symbol of a conservative judiciary 's resistance to change. Despite the fact that support by…

Romer v. Evans is a case brought to the Supreme Court by Richard G. Evans (Respondent), a gay employee of the mayor of Denver against then Governor Roy Romers, The Attorney General of Colorado, and the State of Colorado (Petitioner). The case was centered around an amendment to the state constitution that prohibited “the state of Colorado… at any level of state or local government from adopting or enforcing any law or policy which provides that homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientation,…

towards juvenile crime and delinquency started to shift resulting in tougher laws. By the 1900s, laws were passed allowing a number for juvenile offenders to be tried as adults. From 1960 through 1980 “Youth advocates successfully challenge the constitutionality of juvenile court proceedings nationwide, but liberalization wave ebbs as youth crime skyrockets (Katel…

Constitution only Congress has the power to declare war, where as the President has the power to set up an army; let the conflict begin. During the course of the Obama administration, President Obama and Congress have consistently butted heads over the Constitutionality of his decisions to send troops around the world, without Congressional approval. Obamas willingness to bypass Congress has brought up a string of problems, some of which spectators view as unsolvable. In 2011 President Obama…