Legislator

The author Brent Staples begins his editorial “A Broader Definition of Merit: The Trouble with College Entry Exams” from the New York Times by giving a hypothetical story which introduces the topic of college entry exams. Staple’s purpose for his editorial is to argue his problems with college entry exams which may influence the reader to think a different way. His argument relies on both logic and emotions. Staples’s intended audience is people associated with college which he writes to in a…

The quick look on the congress by top officials who've time and again dismissed the legislators as a band of United States backed conspirators became visible via many as a provocation. Status next to a display case maintaining the founding charter, El Aissami said global powers are another time trying to dominate and control Venezuela.…

of health insurance systems. While the East German system of national health service lay in a state of complete disarray, West Germany’s comprehensive and compulsory health insurance scheme ranked as one of the world’s best healthcare systems. Legislators planned to transform the East German system into a social-insurance plan modeled on that of West Germany, but many details remained uncertain as the 16 million citizens of the former East Germany entered the West German healthcare system on…

During the second wave of feminism women experience several changes and there were specific people, books, and laws that contributed to those changes. For example, people such as Betty Friedan, founders of NOW (National Organization of Women), Jane Roe, and Margaret Sanger; books such as “The Feminine Mystique”. And laws such as The Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act. Before we further more explain what was previously listed it is good…

The first change was to how senators were elected (Schultz, 2013). They proposed senators be elected by the people not by state legislators. This would, after years, become the Seventeenth Amendment. Progressives supported the creation of professional corps administration, where if you wanted a government job you had to go through competitive examinations. More reforms included the…

Articles of Confederation which quotes “no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years,” also in James Madison’s Virginia Plan, the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 called for legislators “to be incapable of reelection.. after the expiration of their term of service, and to be subject to recall.” Moreover, the Federalist Papers also noted pros and cons about term limits. Federalist No. 62 claimed that experience within a term is…

Down the hospital hallway there is a 45 year old man with a terminal disease expected to die within a month. To live an additional few months longer, he needs cash quick for a treatment. He owns an asset with substantial value, but he can only use it after death. How convenient for him. In 1911, the Supreme Court made it legal to sell this asset, to anyone who is willing to buy it (Grigsby v Russell… np). A life insurance policy is not commonly thought of an asset to be used while you are…

Zero tolerance policies are becoming more present in schools, especially after 9/11 and recent school shootings like Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook. Ultimately, they do not work very well, and are more harmful than good. This is not just a recent problem, as zero tolerance policies have been a part of many schools for decades. Originally started to combat weapons, they are now applied to a whole spectrum of offences including cheating, bullying, drugs, alcohol, and weapons. They state that anyone…

our own personal views aside and listen openly to our patients, provide them accurate information, and if we are able to provide the care they need or request to refer them to a professional that can. Another agreement against the current bills in legislator is all of the safeguards in the bill cease the moment the prescription is received. It is argued…

Natural law is the belief that law, and morality are intertwined. There are several notable theorists whom believe that natural law should be applied to our legal system and to the law-making bodies. St. Thomas Aquinas and lon Fuller both represent ancient and modern natural law respectively and both believe that natural law should be applicable to our society. On the other hand, legal positivism is the belief that law, and morality are two separate entities. Some notable theorists that believe…