Law of the United States

Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico? Boom! Shots fired as the U.S went to war with Mexico in 1846. After a fight on disputed land, and constant struggle between the two nations, the U.S finally decided to declare war on Mexico. So, did the United States have a good reason to go to war with Mexico? The United States was not justified, or proved right in going to war with Mexico, because Mexico was only defending its borders, the U.S was robbing Mexico of its land,…

young adults to join us on the roads. At 17, we allow them to fly thousands of feet in the air by themselves. At 18, the United States of America signes your imaginary adult permission slip. You are now able to: vote, smoke cigarettes, buy lottery tickets, join the armed services, check into a hotel by yourself, make your own doctor's appointments, and so much more. But in all 50 states you cannot be caught with a single drop of alcohol in your system while you are under the age of 21 without…

every 18 black women will also be incarcerated in their lifetime (Mauer, 79). These are higher than any other race in the United States. This is not from a…

control laws are enacted, restraints on personal protection and use will come into play. “According to the National Rifle Association (NRA), guns are used for self-defense 2.5 million times a year. The police cannot protect everyone all of the time. 61% of men and 56% of women surveyed by Pew Research said that stricter gun laws would make it more difficult for people to protect their homes and families.” (“Should More Gun…”) As mentioned in the article’s statement above, harsher gun control…

The conflict over black equality has been an issue since the Civil War. After the Civil War, equality was slowed by many court cases and state laws. “Separate but Equal” was a term used to demonstrate that white and black people were to be separated, but have the same facilities available. Unfortunately, this was not always the case. The struggle to achieve equality was made difficult by the legislation of racism in the Plessy v. Ferguson case. Homer Plessy lived in Louisiana and had pale skin.…

As you read this title you may have wondered what this paper will be about. It’s about the war between the United States and Mexico. If you figured that out on your own congratulations, you’re not an idiot. Although you might know which countries fought this war and where it was fought and can probably guess the outcome of the war there may be things that you don’t know about this war. Things you may not know is the causes of the war, and what years did this take place in. Just these 2…

investments from other countries. Political sectionalism is the support of a particular part of the United States of specific political interests. Economic nationalism and political sectionalism can be seen in Andrew Jackson’s actions in the South Carolina nullification crisis, the Bank War, and the Indian Removal. Andrew Jackson argued that the legitimization for state invalidation of government laws was misinformed, unlawful, and treasonous to the nation. The north started to become…

Under United States constitution, the democratic system should decide for gay marriage law. In Chief Justice Roberts’s dissenting opinion, he has delineated the supreme court’s position for gay marriage law. Therefore, he insisted that states government should reserve their states’ power for the gay marriage law. Due to the belief of social policy and fairness, many same-sex couples had appeal for the nationwide same-sex marriage legal approval. Unfortunately, they are bewildered on United…

Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s started the political turmoil that would eventually spread throughout Latin America. Cuba served as one of the wealthiest, most prominent, and most educated societies of Latin America. The close proximity of the United States, its huge investments in the Cuba, and the most powerful dictator of the Caribbean in control, Cuba appeared to be an unlikely country where rebellion would occur Batista sought to abide by the principles of populism in order to build…

History and Laws Due to the fact people were turned down and away from schools because they needed that extra help laws were put into place to provide a good quality of education for those students. Before the 1970s, there were millions of children with disabilities who were refused enrollment in public schools. This was not something just in the United States, but it also occurred in other countries as well. One would be surprised to know that the laws for special education are…