Constitutionality

on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were subjected to harsh treatment back in the US Mainland. Internment camps were set up on the orders of FDR. Japanese Americans were forced into these camps regardless of citizenship which brought up the constitutionality of order 9066. The Supreme Court case Korematsu v. US started when Fred Korematsu decided not to leave his home and decided not to comply with the order, he was then arrested. During the case the Supreme court ruled that this was a…

Identifying the reasons why the United States of America’s founding framers established the unique governmental framework is just as important as recognizing them. In a time when the framers were actively trying to quell individual political ambitions and prevent the reintroduction of a tyranny, they turned to the separation of power and checks and balances. The idea was to separate powers across the political spectrum, which would then prevent any one branch from amassing a concentration of…

Shelby County v. Holder case The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. constitution extends citizenship and legal rights to all people. This amendment is what guarantees and protects people’s rights to due process of the law. The Fifteenth Amendment gives all citizens the right to vote and be protected against discrimination from the United States or any state, based on a person’s race, color, or if they were a former slave. Until 1965, there were steps put in place such as literacy tests that…

This Article is Brad J. Bushman’s opinion on why the Death Penalty should be “killed” off. Bushman believes the Death Penalty is “ deeply flawed” because of the process people go through for the Death Penalty. He states that the system is flawed mostly because it “models the behavior it seeks to prevent.” He disagrees with the fact that the government can kill people without punishment but people can not kill people without the same rights. He also states that it discriminates against poor…

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the delegates shared a commitment to an independent judiciary. People thought it would be good to have a co equal branch to serve alongside the legislative and executive branches.but delegates did not show up to philadelphia with a fully developed plan for the judicial branch. It has the ability to create courts, interpret the law,determining whether a specific law conforms to the Constitution,and applying the law to specific cases, typically ones that…

Regardless of the cuts (which may be reversed) made by the Obama Administration the reality is that the damage of the C.I.A. Detention and Interrogation Program is done. Hundreds have suffered under the program and the lasting psychological damage to many victims is severe and irreversible. Furthermore, the credibility of the C.I.A. to the American public and the U.S. government itself has been diminished because of their falsely reported information and excessive utilization of brutal…

What is abortion? According to Oxford dictionary, abortion is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.” (Oxford Dictionary) Over time the question has turned into one of the major political and social issues debated by the society. Many people support abortion, and some do not. No matter what side you are on, the individual well has a very passionate side about abortion. A few people are passionate about this topic anticipated…

Slavery is widely portrayed as the forefront cause of the debate on states’ rights, the lengthy division among northern and southern states, several deadly skirmishes before the Civil War and the entirety of the Civil War. When evaluating the timeframe between the initiation and conclusion of slavery in the United States, it is extremely important to acknowledge the disparities between the northern and southern states. Northern states were more concerned with abolishing slavery because of the…

After the event of 9/11 it catalyzed a nation wide awareness of national security. In the face of this devastation, a conversation began regarding the national security at the expense of privacy. As the years progressed this world of data mining and collection began to grow and extend beyond itself. With the fear of terrorism engrained into political topic, the encroachment of privacy became a concern for an average American. This world of interconnected compilation of information became a vast…

In light of recent laws passed by Texas legislature, Texas now requires voters to have a photo ID at voting polls. Valid forms would require voters to present a driver's license, passport, or military ID at the polls. Thought the Supreme Court has struck down other states’ bills that wanted to implement a law requiring a Photo ID in federal elections. “Photo ID bills were signed into law in seven states: Alabama, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. By…