Flag Desecration Amendment

government from becoming too powerful. Initially, these rights only applied to the federal government and not the states. After the American civil war, the thirteenth amendment played a role in freeing slaves, and the fourteenth amendment brought the way for naturalized citizens to have their rights granted. The fourteenth amendment, made clear that people who were born or naturalized, were provided three restrictions in the state; privileges and immunity, a person cannot be deprived of life,…

the in Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In all of the cases the federal district courts ruled in favor of the complainants (“Obergefell v. Hodges”, Oyez). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit consolidated all of the cases and reversed their rulings. They declared that the states’ refusal to issue and recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states did not violate the couples’ right to equal protection and due process found in the Fourteenth Amendment. The…

As a parent we always want to check on our kids from time to time, whether this means looking at their text messages, or even taking a peek at the social media pages. Image logging into your Facebook page, to look at your sixteen year old daughter’s timeline, everything seems to be normal, as you stroll down you see she has posted a selfie, and she has only one comment, that is from her gym teacher Mr. Williams and it says “This is sexy”. Your heart starts pounding and you can image the thoughts…

For centuries, censorship has been a prevailing issue in American society. Whether it be through propaganda—relentlessly altering the public’s view, or by banning books from schools in hopes of shielding America’s youth from reality; we have wrestled with what is socially acceptable to be publicizing and discussing, and what is far too taboo. The Catcher in the Rye, an American classic is one of the most notoriously challenged books in our education system for its explicit language and sexual…

Ashley Hudson Take Home Final Exam 12/5/2017 Part I- Court Cases The court case, Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of communities for a Great Oregon (1995), is a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (O'Leary, 2016). Stating it is unlawful to take or harm any endangered and/or threatened species from their natural habitats. Some debate took place regarding regulations that were placed previously about the northern spotted owl and red cockaded woodpecker. Plaintiffs…

Bless Me Ultima, Should it be banned or not? The Book Bless Me Ultima, By Rudolfo Anaya has been causing so much controversy all over the U.S. Students, teachers and parents all over schools have been wanting to take the book off of high school students having to read it because for them it is inappropriate, sexually explicit, too much profanity, and also shows a lot about religion. Although many students, parents, and teachers might have different perspectives of the this book some…

Roush Bryson Estes-Roush Mrs. Strong English III February 26, 2018 The Decay of the American Dream The American dream is a touchy subject, a subject that people would say is controversial. People think of the American dream in different ways whether their dream is the freedom of religion, or if they think the freedom class, there is always others that will think different. Those others would say that it is about the freedom of choosing where they want to work, what they want to do, or what…

have to do with the Separate but Equal Clause in the fourteenth amendment. Plessy v. Ferguson happened because of the Separate Car Act in 1890. This act allowed blacks and whites to travel on the same train but in different cars. In 1892, Homer Plessy, a man that is one eighth black bought a ticket and sat in the all white car. He was then arrested and he went to court. He argued that the act was a violation to the fourteenth amendment. Plessy lost twice in court and he appealed his case to…

1. This announcement has been made to warn Ford Kuga 1.6 owners that their cars could be a danger to their safety and that they should take their car to a dealer as soon as possible to sort out this problem. 2. 2.1. The National Consumer Commission is the regulator of consumer business interaction in South Africa. They ensure the economic welfare of consumers and they promote a fair market place for consumer products. 2.2. To ensure that consumers are receiving safe and good quality products…

The method of peaceful protest generally causes a positive influence in a free society. Peaceful protest is a conscientious plan for passionately disobeying the immoral laws of a society, which negate freedom, and as such upholds the First Amendment of the Constitution’s guard of religious freedom. Lacking harm and hopefully hate, peaceful protest also embodies respectful assertion to a society’s government, replacing coercing fear for popular support as a strategy for influence over law.…