Equal Protection Clause

After reading Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, one may ask, how does this book fit into a course addressing genus, genius, and gender? For one, this course focuses on the female geniuses of literature and how they fall into the genus, which is driven by the male gender. In this respect, the narrator in Housekeeping is a young girl, Ruth, who happens to be the genius in this story. She tells us, in quite detail, the story of how her family came to reside in the town of Fingerbone, and the…

The commerce clause, Article 1 Section 8, of the Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states. One would say that because of the fact that these laws are intrastate then commerce may not regulate; but that idea is struck down by the modern approach of the commerce clause. The modern approach to the commerce clause is commerce power that allows Congress to regulate and protect the channels of interstate…

This matter involves a class action lawsuit filed against Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation. The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2007, is brought as a class action on behalf of all persons and entities that paid for inpatient and hospital-based outpatient healthcare services from Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation at Highland Park Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital and Evanston Hospital. (Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation changed its name to NorthShore…

Wolff wrote this scene not as a specific event, but as a scene that would occur every time he, Dwight, his mother and Pearl went to shooting competitions in other towns. His mother would do quite well, and Dwight would lose, blaming his losses on uncontrollable factors like the gun he was using. He felt intimidated by Toby’s mother and pulled into a tavern parking lot and went inside to drink, Toby’s mother followed later, and Toby and Pearl were left in the car. This isolation left Pearl and…

clinic performing late-term abortions which violate the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (PBABA), pro-choice advocacy organizations (PCAO) are challenging the legality of the ban based on their view that Congress is exceeding its authority under the Commerce Clause. The PBABA itself states “Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or…

Exam 1 Essay: the Commerce Clause Since it was first established in the Constitution, the commerce clause found in Article I, Section 8 has “permit[ted] Congress ‘[t]o regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes’” (Miller and Jentz 33). The real meaning of this, however, has over time, and through numerous cases changed. The one part which importance has probably changed the most, is the effects doctrine. According to Roger LeRoy Miller and…

to have two independent clauses pairing with one dependent clause. For example, “I go to work full time, and I go to school full time because I want to be successful” In this case, “I go to work full time, and I go to school full time” is a compound sentence, and “I go to school full time because I want to be successful” is a complex sentence. In the other hand, the compound-complex sentence is the sentence that has an adjective clause. Other examples of adjective clause, “The house which I…

the balance of power between branches of government will lose sight of the intent that federalism protects liberty and avoids tyranny. He proposes an alternate form of federalism in terms of empowerment with the courts enforcing the Constitutions protection of individual civil rights and liberties. He suggests in Reconceptualizing federalism (2013) five foundations; (1) Congress may regulate activity that reasonably has an effect on commerce with foreign nations, Indian tribes, and among…

Gibbons since he had the exclusive rights to operate the route. Since the route crossed state lines, Gibbons claimed he had the right to operate on the route pursuant to a 1793 act of Congress regulating coastal commerce. Based on the commerce clause, the Supreme Court overturned the lower court ruling, allowing Gibbons to operate his ferry service on the same route as Ogden. In addition, Alex McBride states: “Gibbons v. Ogden set the stage for future expansion of congressional power over…

I have done my study from India and I personally think my parents played an important part in my personal and academic life. Whether it’s their involvement from beginning of my study or help me to come out of personal problems. I have start working with children from January 2013 as volunteer. The first thing came in my mind that How as a practitioner I can encourage parents to involve in their child’s learning and development? Are there any barriers? If there is any then how to eliminate them,…