Constitutionality

According to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” Oppression and cruelty by the bad can potentially take many forms, and it is vital that the people are conscious of them. This is why the concept of political correctness should be considered. Political correctness is defined as the belief that language and practices that could offend political sensibilities should be eliminated. In…

The African American Civil Rights Movement has expanded immensely throughout the ages and has been shaped by society and in turn, been shaped by it. The civil rights movement shifted immensely after Martin Luther King Jr.´s horrific assassination. Over the course of the past 50 years, more activists began to rise up to oppression and change followed with it. Many milestones were set and new goals have been established. There are still many more obstacles that need to be faced but every…

THE DEATH PENALTY 3 The Death Penalty and Its Justification under the Constitution One of the biggest topics up for political discussion today is the death penalty. For years people have tried to argue whether or not the death penalty is actually justified under the United States Constitution. One side argues that it clearly does go against the Constitution on the basis of the Eight…

Religion has played integral role in shaping American society since its founding, almost two-hundred and fifty years ago. From the Declaration of Independence, which acknowledged “the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God,” to George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, which established “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer” in recognition of “the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God… and humbly to implore His protection and favor,” many of America’s founding…

Order Number 3 established a 25-block restriction zone in Downtown Seattle, justified by city’s obligation to maintain order and protect the delegates and citizens from violent protestors. Order Number 3 was supposed to create a zone where delegates could go to and from the conference safely, without the threat of violence protestors, who threatened their safety and the continuance of the WTO conference. The police said the threat of violence, although only done by a small percentage of…

on the case, believed that “science is a magnificent force, but it is not a teacher of morals” (Bryan’s Undelivered Closing Speech). In the end, the teacher was convicted of breaking the law, and the Tennessee Supreme Court approved the law’s constitutionality. The religious elements during this time brought forth questions of the differences between religion and science. It opened the floor to questions about what the accepted curriculum for science should be in…

The US President has many powers, but he also has limitations on those powers. One of the primary realms where these powers are exercised is in the control of the federal bureaucracy. However, this control is not absolute, and important limitations shape the extent of presidential authority. Additionally, implementing public policies often relies on the discretion of federal bureaucrats, which brings both benefits and challenges to governance. The powers vested in the President by the…

It is the goal of this department to promulgate transparency and accountability through effective and efficient management of department personnel and its policies and procedures. Moreover, in the wake of recent controversial shootings, the department and its personnel are under the public’s polemic. It is in these challenging times that we, as an organization must stand for what is right and just. It is incumbent upon the leaders of this department to set the example and stand for what we…

decision snowballed into a considerable amount of similar legislation and, most notably, the Civil Rights Acts signed by Lendon B. Johnson which prohibited “discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin.” The constitutionality of affirmative action was upheld by the Regents of the University of California v Bakke ruling in 1978 which solidified the guarantee that businesses and institutions would be prohibited from extending opportunities of anything but equal…

constitution also to ensure to not violate our rights. This leads me into “congress and the separation of powers” the author stated congress creates laws: the supreme court interprets those laws in the context of legal disputes and rules on their constitutionality. Congress can change the courts' size, structure, and jurisdiction. To further explain this, I remember I was writing a paragraph about the three branches function which is legislative creates laws executive executes the laws and the…