Double jeopardy

Supreme court deals with matters of the state and is the highest court in state. Circuit court, resides over cases where parties are dissatisfied. Lastly, district court, jurisdiction over cases that involve civil and criminal actions. What is “double jeopardy”? Retrial of a person who was acquired in a previous trial for the same crime. How many Supreme Court justices are there, who are they, and how do they tend to decide politically? There are 8 supreme court justice. Anthony Kennedy,…

“The Guns and Soul of America,” David Brooks, Oct. 6, 2017 The piece “The Guns and Soul of America” by David Brooks, questions the seemingly obvious belief: that as there is an increase in violent deaths and mass shootings involving privately owned firearms, there should also be an increase in stricter gun laws, and a downturn in popular opinion regarding gun ownership. Instead, in his column, Brooks writes to prove that the opposite is the case - that as the instances of mass shootings occur,…

Milestone Two: Rough Draft Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel takes place in Gilead, located in New England in the United States, where the republic’s democracy has been overthrown and replaced by a totalitarian theocracy. In order to procreate, the plummet of live births in Gilead leads to the implementation of divorced and fertile women serving as surrogates for childless couples. The Handmaid’s Tale tells the story of Offred’s life prior to the change in government and follows her as she…

When I was driving along in my car back to home and listening to the ABC News radio station, suddenly I was shocked with the worst news ever: “Alcoholic drinks usually contain an excessive amount of calories without nutritional value. For example, 12 ounces of beer contain about 160 calories and a glass of wine or spirit drinks have around 300 calories. Consequently, drinking alcohol may cause obesity or gain weight.” Although I am not an alcoholic, drinking wine is in my diet plan. Furthermore,…

Chief Justice John Roberts The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. The modern Supreme court is As envisioned in Article 3 of the…

Leadership Skills and Implementations The idea of leadership¬—and plugging myself into the equation—has always been a precarious matter. I have experienced vast work situations and I have also been in positions of authority, yet, I have never felt like a leader. Before starting this course I believed that to be a leader is one who enjoys and thrives on office politics; I thoroughly lack this “quality.” To me, leadership sounded like an adjective for one who manipulates others to either do…

study, the author examines the lived experiences of five Black women leaders in higher education (presidents, vice presidents, and deans). Five themes emerged from findings of this study: predestined for success, sponsorship from the unexpected, double jeopardy of race and gender, learn how to play the game, and pay it forward. Predestined for success is a theme that is commonly found in the research of Black women in all professional areas. Black women are expected to overcome adversity, and…

Within the past century, many changes have taken place in the Russian criminal justice system. The former socialist republic system during the 1920's, the communist era, was manipulated and dominated by a harsh communist party. Prison life at the time was under socialist regime and it was based on punishment and hard labor. The justice system was founded on the concept of gaining profit from the hard labor of convicted prisoners and the primary goal was to cause prisoners "hardship and suffering…

When talking about gender socialization it is referred to as learning about gender norms and social expectations related to gender. For example, woman is treated differently in the work environment because they always have to prove themselves and they always have to prove they can do the same work as a male but when and if they mess up it is thought of like it is bound to happen. In our culture woman are portrayed as these delicate beings that can only take care of a family, clean, and pleasure…

There is a huge debate about gun control and there most likely will be until a compromise is reached. Gun control consists of the government taking away or altering the rules for the guns of the citizens. Some suggestions for gun control are complete removal, extreme background checks, and altering the laws so it is nearly impossible to possess or trade firearms. Gun control laws should be altered and be re-voted to only affect the modifications, use, and the background checks to possess…