Judiciary

In law and rulings many things affect the outcome like criminal record, time period, and precedent amongst a few things but our main goal should always be justice. Procedure and process are key by all means but you may follow every step in a manual or recipe right and still produce an outcome unlike you are supposed to its human error our main goal should simply be that of justice. If we can simply take our time and be persistent the truth of every situation will make itself evident we shouldn’t…

The District Clerk’s office of Webb county, located inside the Justice Center in Laredo, Texas, is one of the most important offices within its local court systems due to its constant mission to provide the most organized and efficient clerical duties for every single court case. This office is basically the “support staff” for the District Courts at Law and County Courts at Law which their roles include gathering data, issuing processes (such as warrants), reporting to agencies such as the…

How did the constitution guard against tyranny, in the government, and in the states? The 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention were a distinguished body of men who represented a cross section of 18th-century American leadership. Almost all of them were well-educated men of means who were dominant in their communities and states, and many were also prominent in national affairs, met to write the new constitution, that would change the way that we lived forever. Led by the…

It is evident that institutions at the national and international level are crucial in society and provides mechanism of social order that governs the behavior amongst individuals in society. Institutions are a vital part of politics that cannot be overlooked. For John Locke and Jeremy Bentham, the world institution carries a broader meaning as it is rooted in norms, values, legislature, behavior, and society. In his work "Second Treatise of Government,” John Locke defines the state of nature…

In life finding balance is key to being well rounded in all aspects. When people often times talk about the justice system, they usually have nothing positive in response. What people don’t understand is that we the people make up our system. Within the last 200 years the method we choose to select judges has been a huge debate across the United States. Judges have many responsibilities that they uphold to help our justice system flow. The judges partake on the system is critical. They’re…

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial court in the country and the head of the judicial branch. The Supreme Court is responsible for being the final judge in all cases involving Congress and the Constitution and their decisions can have great impact on the country. These decisions or opinions have an important impact on country as they rule on what Congress can or cannot do and how the constitution applies to the country. The decisions of the Supreme Court have a profound impact on the…

Many years ago our founding fathers made a government without tyranny, they were smart to do this because they didn't want to have all the power in the hands of one person or group. Delegates (55) gathered in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention to frame a government without too much power in the hands of one person or a group. The Constitution was signed September 17, 1787. How did these framers protect us from tyranny ? They wanted to create a government without tyranny and they did…

The United States Government is one that is very unique. It remains based of the Constitution and that principles that were essential in the writing of it. Of these principles many are important and essential but there are three very important principles that are greater than the others. Without these the United States would not be the same it is today. These principles are Federalism, Popular Sovereignty, and Separation of Powers. Federalism was crucial in the Constitution and has remained the…

The Constitution of the United States divides the federal government into three branches to ensure a central government in which no individual or group gains too much control: Legislative – Makes laws (Congress) Executive – Carries out laws (President, Vice President, Cabinet) Judicial – Evaluates laws (Supreme Court and Other Courts) Each branch of government can change acts of the other branches as follows: The president can veto laws passed by Congress. Congress confirms or rejects the…

The United States constitution divides the federal government into three branches, Legislative, Judicial and Executive. The founders of the Constitution divided the governmental power between the states, the federal government, and between the three branches at the federal level in order to prevent tranny. The authority and responsibilities of the three branches are not well defined by the constitution. The founders intended for the federal government to have limited powers and the states to…