Law of the United States

frame. I don’t think it is a question of convention or morality, I think that the only question that should be asked is “Do you want to die on your own terms?” In only four states…

today. The ability to collect and store what we are doing is growing every day. Governments are misusing the technology by tracking us and not telling us. Many nations of the world and the United Nations have passed laws and resolutions protecting the right to privacy to its citizens. It’s time for the United Stated to follow. Privacy should mean that no one can hear our calls or see what’s going on in our house through webcams. The government shouldn’t be able to watch us through cameras on…

The Jim Crow Laws and How They Were Overturned Not long after the American Civil war (1861-1865), the Jim Crow Laws were passed. The Jim Crow Laws refer to any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States between the end of the Reconstruction period (1877) and the beginning of the Civil Rights movement (1950s). These laws were generally created for whites to avoid all contact possible with blacks by separating them in all public facilities, but also denied blacks…

holds in each. In the United States, microlevel elections are held within certain districts, many of which have been drawn asymmetrically in favor of the party in power. Whereas in the macro level election, that being the presidential election, the outcome is not decided based upon the votes of the majority, rather by the electoral votes won by each candidate. Despite the differences in the micro and macro level elections, citizens have begun to take greater notice in the laws that govern…

known as the greatest south Carolinian in the united states history. john c. Calhoun was an American stateman he also was a political leader. He was known as the greatest south Carolinian in united states history because of what he accomplished and what he was known for doing. One accomplishments led him to be a part of the court of united states and vice president. He was the first American to ever sever all 3 terms in the united states court of laws. After serving all 3 terms he was…

Question 1 Jurisdiction is referred as the power or an authority to decide various legal cases. It is like an invisible line existing in an area where laws are enforced. There are three different types of jurisdiction. This includes federal jurisdiction, state and local jurisdiction. Question 2 It is a fact that a local police officer usually has a very broad authority although very limited jurisdiction. On the other hand, federal police normally have broad jurisdiction though very limited…

from both the federal and state governments could threaten that very premise. Three strikes sentencing laws seek to break a cycle of recidivism from career criminals, but ensnare minorities and the poor at a disproportionate rate when compared to those not in need and whites in the United States. In order to understand the how these laws affect minorities and the poor it is important to first understand the history behind why governments pass such harsh sentencing laws. Equally important are the…

If we are going back in history, even before the United States of America was a country; we are all aware that we were colonies at the beginning. The New America was formed of thirteen colonies to be exact. Back then, acquiring or owning a weapon was a necessity in order to survive an everyday hostile environment because self-defense was a right and a duty as citizens of this country. Only twelve out of the thirteen colonies required a gun ownership except Pennsylvania required gun ownership.…

Under customary international law, states use force in anticipatory self-defense in order to avoid impending attacks. The established doctrine arises from an incident known as the Caroline incident. In 1837, the United States and the Great Britain were at peace and Canada was under British occupation rule, Canadians were engaged in an armed rebellion against the British. The Caroline…

Construction of Race in the United States Race is, according to Merriam-webster.com (2015), “a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics”. The perceptions regarding race have changed and developed over a period of time (Winant, 2000). In the past, the concepts regarding race were viewed from a biological construction standpoint and had constantly contained specific aspects such as geographical location, heredity, and physical features (Winant, 2000;…