Equality before the law

progress was made, many measures were taken to ensure that they would not be. The 14th and 15th Amendments were two big steps taken towards racial equality in America. Both amendments passed during…

these laws and rules create order to protect mankind from the dangers of the world, ourselves, and others. The rights of man are the rights of the individuals, the inalienable rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness among others. The society portrayed in Ayn Rand’s Anthem only creates rules for the purpose of protecting the rights of men, the safety of the group, or in other words to maintain order in the society. The City fails to recognize the rights of men and even creates laws…

Joseph Stalin. Alluding to the biblical story of The Ten Commandments, whose inscriptions were the law of God; the animals, once they take charge of the farm, they write their own commandments (the Seven Commandments), which are laws they should respect. The most striking one at the beginning is “All animals are equal”. However, it gradually becomes clear that certain animals do not abide by the laws initially inscribed. By the end of the novella, this quote is modified, "All animals are equal,…

Both sides wanted equality for all minority groups, however each side had different methods and efforts hampered by respective causes. Presidents of this period of civil rights movements, namely Kennedy and Johnson, pressed for civil rights in the form of a national law, however their efforts were made difficult as Kennedy was assassinated before his act was put into fruition and dissenting opinions from Congress made it hard for Johnson to sign the act into law immediately. Civil rights…

efforts to eradicate racism, racism still lingers in our society today However, the type of racism we have today is an improvement of what we had during the 1920’s. Although the United States is not perfect in providing equality for all races, the US has made great progress to promote equality for all since the 1920’s, such as the removal of segregation and the Civil Rights Act to guarantee greater freedoms for all races. In the 1920’s, the nation enjoyed a time of prosperity due to…

in getting laws passed for equality among the sexes, modern third wave feminism is tarnishing all their work and sacrifices by misleading young women with a hateful doctrine and propaganda.…

minor courts and they have to be addressed by the Supreme Court for an ultimate decision that needs to be implemented. Since the legalization of Marriage Equality by the Supreme Court on June 26 of 2015 by the different grassroots…

America has been struggling for racial equality for many years, even today we struggle. Throughout history there has been lots of evidence of America’s failing for racial equality. Today it is better than it used to be, but there are still lasting effects from the struggles before. America has failed in its quest for racial equality by denying the rights of African-Americans throughout history, and not treating them equally. Starting from the beginning, the first piece of evidence would be the…

of the Whig Party in 1834, which formed his views on slavery that it was not a moral wrong but a barrier to development. With his unique tactics of war and his insistence that America could be saved, Lincoln became a president no one had ever seen before. Overall, Abraham Lincoln reunified America and sheltered African Americans from slavery and inequality, all in ways no other president has ever achieved. Therefore, making Lincoln…

Electoral College. Before the 23rd amendment people who lived in the District of Columbia were not able to vote because they didn’t live in a state. Even though the District has the right to vote for president and vice president, they still don’t have the right to vote for members of the House of Representatives or Senate to Congress. With this amendment there comes many pros to it cons. Before the 23rd amendment people in the District of Columbia really didn’t have any equality because they…