Constitutionality

Public shaming was used in Colonial America, as a way to teach the offender an honorable lesson. Each offender was heavily affected by the punishment of shaming. Shaming brought upon a feeling for the offender, that everyone in society was judging them because of what they did. Shaming also caused moral criticism from the community which negatively affected the offender. The offender felt ridiculed by the community and like they didn’t belong anymore. Colonial towns had little change in the…

to sign or veto the proposed bill. If the bill becomes a law, the citizens then have the right to challenge the law if they believe it to be unconstitutional. If the bill gets challenged, the Judicial Branch reviews the law to determine its constitutionality. The Welfare Program is complex in nature and understanding the roles of the government allows knowledge in the steps it takes to change a law (Taft 354). In relation to my proposed change, the states have the power to determine Welfare…

Net Investment Income Tax The Net Investment Income Tax, also known as the Medicare Contribution Tax, is a 3.8% tax on net investment income of individuals, estates, and trusts further detailed in Code Section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code. Taxpayers subject to the 3.8% surtax must pay this tax in addition to the Medicare tax on earned income. Individuals who are nonresident aliens, dual-resident, or dual status are not subject to the Net Investment Income Tax. Origin The Net Investment…

After the dramatic and horrible acts committed on September 11, 2001, the world was in shock. The magnitude of the terrorist attacks were nothing to be overlooked. The United States knew they had to find a way to keep the people calm and in a safe place. Forty-five days after the terrorist attacks on the nation, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, acronym for the “ Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The acts…

Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night shows a first hand experience of the atrocity that was the Holocaust. The Holocaust is the only name that comes to mind when most Americans hear the word “genocide”. These people show ignorance to the mistreatment of Americans that occurred in their own country. The internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World 2 was a clear example of racial discrimination. Although the death toll was no where near comparable to that of the Holocaust, it was still an unfair…

a type of executive action issued by the President of the United States to manage and govern actions, practices, and policies of various departments and agencies that are found under the executive branch of the United States government. The constitutionality of his actions have been widely questioned as Obama deployed DACA despite the fact that Congress affirmatively rejected the program in a normal legislative process on several occasions. The criteria for the DACA program can be described as…

war of 1812, a second bank of the United States would be formed in 1816 and be given the same responsibilities as the first bank. The bank would struggle with poor management and deposit ratios, and would eventually face arguments against the constitutionality of the bank (Second Bank). The second bank was given the ability to regulate currency, and was very cautious with its fiscal policy (Pearson). On February 11, 1818, the legislature of Maryland passed “an act to impose a tax on all banks or…

preventing one from committing horrendous offenses. One may believe the principle of whether the punishment was unnecessary will fall under deterrence and its significance to society. Many individuals remain in the standpoint on the Death penalty’s constitutionality, and how it does not violate the eighth amendment clause. On the contrary, however, capital punishment is in violation of the constitution due to an individual’s life being exterminated through force. Inmates who are facing death row…

States is established upon the national grounds of federalism encased by the influence of the Founding Fathers of America. In fact, each branch within the federal government is designed to have a definitive form of representation under the law of constitutionality. Nevertheless, complexity is highly evident between the executive and the legislative bodies due to a clash of different ideologies within the federal infrastructure (Sidlow and Henschen 268) yet; the congressional and the presidential…

connection to this crime due to the victim’s age and severity of the crime is what struck a nerve with the public as well as with legislators. The nerve that was struck is what propelled Megan’s Law; however, one must look at the validity and constitutionality of this law and determine if the manner in which Megan’s Law was instilled correct and if it serves the public in which it aims to…