Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

many states passed these laws, they could not be fully enforced by the government and, therefore, were not much help. Throughout the early 1900s, business owners challenged the labor laws through court proceedings. Some cases, such as the Lochner v. New York case of 1905, ended with the Supreme Court siding with the business owners because it was “a violation of the freedom of contract ( freedom to negotiate the terms of their employment) and the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states…

being taught. The argument was that separating the children was again the equal protection clause to the 14th Amendment (Brown V. Board of Education). On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court voted unanimously that the segregation of blacks and whites in school was unconstitutional. The Courts ruled that all children should receive the same quality of education. The courts put the individual states responsible to ensure that all children would receive equal education. This precedence would be a…

slavery and preserved the Union. In the 21st century where equality is essential and race should not matter, the act of abolishing slavery is enough to regard Lincoln as a hero. However, he also preserved our country and without his actions, the United States would not be the same country as it is today. These acts are the reason why he is considered as one of the greatest presidents in history, especially as they were accomplished during a civil war. While he did preserve the Union and abolish…

To Kill a Mocking Bird? Banned for exploring a racial theme (ALA.org). Lord of the Flies? Banned for its demoralizing theme and negativity (ALA.org). The Diary of Anne Frank? Banned for unfavorable and depressing content (ALA.org). The list of literary works of art that have been banned from schools and public libraries is endless. Majority of these books are banned in order to “protect” children from exposure to content deemed inappropriate and to shield children from the brutal realities of…

Flowers for Algernon introduces a grown man named Charlie Gordon, who has the mental capability of a child as a result of his mental disability. In this case, people in society do not treat Charlie respectfully as opposed to a person without a mental disability. Opposingly, today’s world is lacking those types of actions toward handicapped people. On the same hand, before the 1900s, society was not in favor of those with physical and mental disabilities, but the Americans with Disabilities Act…

Our first amendment right gives us the right to say what we want, and where we want, which Americans hold near and dear to them. First amendment rights seem to clash when it comes to students. The article argues that student speech should be treated differently depending on whether the speech occurs under school supervision. In the article, it talks about student speech under school supervision and student speech outside of the school. Outside of school students are fully…

is not what happened. Murray won right away – the University appealed and lost, and that was the end of the story for Murray v. Maryland. The problem lies within, because the battle was won in the state courts rather than the…

necessary to make such a stop. When a police officer believes he is dealing with an armed and dangerous individual he can conduct a search for weapons for the safety of himself and others. The purpose of the search is important, in Preston v. United States, 376 U. S. 364, 367 (1964) the reason for the search was for officer safety, making searches for officer safety and the safety of others permissible. The scope of the search must be kept to only looking in places weapons may be kept. The Mapp…

So why was the Electoral College not thrown out once people decided that the electors should not be independent voters? One explanation lies in small states. The Electoral College system favors small states in a very unfair way. Small states argue that without the Electoral College, large states would have more pull in the presidential election. While certainly in a popular vote system more votes would be generated from more populous areas, but why should those areas have…

11th, 1885 in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, attending school in nearby Moorestown. Alice Paul was an American suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the 1910s campaign for the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote. Along with Lucy Burns and others, she organized events such as the Woman…