Judiciary

Gideon v. Wainright determined the constitutional right of counsel for the indigent. An indigent is a person without a sufficient income to afford a lawyer for defense in a criminal case. If the court finds a person an indigent, the court must appoint a public defender or other attorney to represent them (Hill). Indiana continues to rely heavily on the inherent authority of the courts to provide the mandated services. It is one of the few states that a willing employee of the judge may…

Part B: Article Selected: "The Truth about Canadian Judicial Activism" To begin the article, Anand states that the topic of judicial activism over the years has generated great debate. In recent years, many have denied that there is such a thing called judicial activism, for example retired Supreme Court Justice John Minister John Mayor once said: “there is no such thing as judicial activism in Canada”. As a result, many feel that the debate has allowed excessive judicial defense, resulting…

ranked 117th out of 175 countries of the world catalogued in the report. Consequently, the government funding which are allocated f0r Pakistan’s development are misused by the public officials. In addition to the failure in curbing corruption, the judiciary has failed to protect the basic right of liberty of speech. Contempt of court cases have been levelled against the politicians and media personals who criticized the judge’s for misappropriation. Malik Riaz was jailed because of the accused…

government leads to the second issue with the Articles of Confederation which is lack of central leadership which was caused by allowing the states to have power. With the lack of central leadership led to issue of no system in the judiciary court. So the entire judiciary branch would rely on each states which allows each state to completely ignore the laws of the congress. So if there was an issue the…

Heinous sexual crimes against women and children have persisted in our country and have caused a moral panic within society. Social and political forces in the 1990s were increasingly advocating for victim’s rights, child welfare and the women’s movement. Along with the media these movements caused legislators to become fixated on “sexual predators” (Jenkins in Wayne). In response legislators “extended the government’s physical control over sex offenders, both by means of significantly enhanced…

then used as the main evidence against them in unfair proceedings. Also, Amnesty International stated that, torture and other ill-treatments, and unfair trials continued, some resulting in the death penalty. A human rights group urged the Iranian judiciary to quash a death sentence of 22- year old Zainab Sekaavand, who was accused of murdering her husband, who she said had repeatedly abused her. “This is an extremely disturbing case,” said Phillip Luther, research and advocacy director for the…

forth in Kilbourn. Additionally from Kilbourn, these inquiries must not invade other areas of government and Congress is not a law-enforcing agency. The situation with Hill is similar to the situation in United States v. Nixon, however it was the judiciary (a district court) that subpoenaed the tapes, not a committee. So while the committee’s purpose was not vague, it violated the precedents in Kilbourn by not having a legislative purpose and invading areas reserved to other branches of…

The Constitution attacks the rights of the people. In a speech, given by Patrick Henry, to the Virginia Ratification Congress on June, 7 1788, Patrick Henry strongly opposes the ratification of the new constitution. He considers the constitution to be an attack on liberty, because it strengthens the national, or central, government. Henry fears that the government, especially the President, will turn tyrannical, and become a dictatorship because of its absolute powers specifically, the power to…

Article Abstract Two: Guilty on All Counts Guilty on All Counts, written by Elizabeth Hull discusses the death penalty and the randomness and inconsistencies of the punishment. The author outlines in the article the many flaws of execution in the United States. There are many arguments about the logistics of this sentence and whether it is a cruel or unusual punishment. First, the article explains how the death penalty is gravely flawed. The death penalty has no consistency, and it seems like a…

American Government In Comparison The United States is thought to be the foundation of modern democracy. As a “constitutional federal republic”,the United States does not stand-alone. Various "democracies" are constitutional republics, and have long traditions of a democratic culture, laws, and barriers. The selection role of the head of government is one singularity between the United States and some of the other major democracies. There are many forms of democracy, implemented and modified…