Constitutionality

Annotated Bibliography 1. Kopel, David B.(2013, Feb. 2) "The Great Gun Control War of the 20th Century." Retrieved from: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm? This article demonstrates history on gun control and how firearm has influenced individuals. The article has a good and bad reactions to many who believe and disbelieve in gun control. This source is credible since it indicates history/truths and is significant to my point since it has to do with gun control and how it sways…

The United Methodist Church was formed on April 23, 1968, when Bishop Reuben H. Mueller, representing The Evangelical United Brethren Church, and Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke of The Methodist Church joined hands at the constituting General Conference in Dallas, Texas. The new denomination was born with the words, “Lord of the Church, we are united in Thee, in Thy Church and now in the United Methodist Church.” The United Methodist Church shares a common history with other Methodist and Wesleyan bodies.…

The first big battleground for the 50s of civil rights was over education. The Civil Rights Movement was not only bordered by the South’s issues, but also bordered by only racial inequality. Segregation was much larger than southern states. One of the infamous key cases in higher education is George McLaurin v. Oklahoma. McLaurin wanted to pursue getting his doctorate in education at University of Oklahoma, but due to its segregated policies, it did not offer any facilities for black students.…

Japanese Jailed On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii shaking America physically and mentally. The enemy crippled a major part or the Pacific Fleet. Before the attack Curtis B Munson released the Munson report. He was assessing the “danger” of Japanese descendants in America. He claimed there would be no armed uprising of the Japanese. He also said there was no problem with them. But after Japan bombed us our citizens were put into concentration camps even after Munson…

28. How does sexual harassment have to do with the 1964 Civil Rights Act? Through interpretation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act during the late 1970s, the courts decided that sexual harassment was a form of discrimination. The courts recognized two forms of sexual harassment: “quid pro quo” harassment (implied threat wherein submission is “continued employment”), and “hostile environment” (offensive/intimidating employment conditions). After much debate, the courts ruled that sexual…

Provisions The PPACA aims to make coverage more accessible and in order to do this it does the following: Creates an Individual Mandate. Enforces an individual mandate requiring most U.S. citizens and legal residents to have health insurance coverage or pay a penalty. Establishes American Health Benefit Exchanges. In order to make coverage more available and affordable, PPACA creates new objects called American Health Benefit Exchanges through which individuals who normally do not have access to…

The stereotypes of black individuals in today’s society is mostly that they are lazy, uneducated, loud, and overly aggressive, not everyone believes this, but enough do. Media chooses to highlight the stereotype that blacks are more dangerous, by making it seem as if they are involved in a higher number of crimes than they actually are involved. Media outlets are able to do this by covering crimes that involve black people at a higher rate than they cover crimes that blacks are not involved.…

Question Presented: Should the Supreme Court uphold the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, banning partial-birth abortion procedure in all circumstances? Is it, or is it not ever medically necessary, and furthermore against ethical moralities? What court’s decision should be upheld? Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 constitutional? Short Answer: Yes, the Supreme Court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 as constitutional. This banned partial-birth abortion…

Immigration Reform can go either way, by helping immigrants and asylum seekers or placing further restrictions on their lives by ever more punitive laws. One part of the act would make it more difficult for those fleeing persecution to find asylum here. Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino, CA chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Committee on Migration wrote on April 25 to the House and Senate conferees on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, emphasizing that the Real ID…

Discrimination based on sexual orientation has occurred in the US military since its formation. “Soldiers in the continental army were ‘drummed out of the service’ for engaging in same-sex relations” (Rimmerman). There were many gay members of the military who served throughout history and during World War I and World War II, but many were kicked out at the discretion of their commanding officer due to their sexuality. When President Bill Clinton took office after winning the 1992 election he…