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Brutus XV discusses the judicial system. Brutus does not agree with the proposed judicial system that would exist under the Constitution because he thinks the judges would have far too much power. They would have the ability to interpret and explain the constitution, and there would be no power above the judges to correct their mistakes. The decisions of the court would be “final and irreversible.” He also argues that the Supreme Court would be too independent from the legislature. If the…

Landmark Court Case in the United States Obergefell V. Hodges What year was this case? (2 points) Argued April 28, 2015 - Decided June 26, 2015 Who made up the U.S. Supreme Court that heard this case and what was their political standing (i.e. conservative, liberal, swing vote?) (5 points) 1. (Chief Justice) John Roberts- Conservative 2. Clarence Thomas- Conservative 3. Antonin Scalia- Conservative 4. Anthony Kennedy- Swing, not really conservative or liberal but in the middle…

Two works, two audiences, one purpose. The Deceleration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, a political and official document created in 1776, expressed the founding principals that the United States was created upon. Jefferson, the author, openly attacks King George, the ruler of Great Britain, urging the American colonies to gain independence from his grasp. In similarity, “The Crisis” written by Thomas Paine, is much longer piece of literature. It length allowing the author to…

Political turmoil and reconstruction of the Republican Party was prominent throughout the Reagan Revolution. Although the “new age” conservative ideas gained immense support during the years of the Reagan Revolution, the foundation for the "reinvented conservative platform" were actually paved by previous iconic conservatives, Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon. President Reagan’s idea of the breaking the dependence of the citizens of the United States on the Government could be seen throughout…

Henry David Thoreau uses the idea of humanity and machines throughout his essay “Civil Disobedience.” At one point, he uses them together, asking whether the soldiers marching toward a war they know to be unjust are “men at all,” or instead “small moveable forts and magazines” (77). The defining characteristic of men, for Thoreau, is their conscience. When these soldiers suppressed their conscience, they in turn reduced their humanity. Conscience is the God-given faculty by which people can…

Don't you just love being able to debate a topic and ideas in group projects, being able to make your ideas and products better among discussion and deliberation. That is not the case in our very own senate. The filibuster that was once used a very useful tool to create further debating of a bill is now used to prevent the discussion of an idea all together. A creation that was once considered a rare procedure in the Senate has now being used as a standard procedure which is often used to delay…

Furthermore, the Article of Confederation was proposed in 1771, which was America’s first governing document. This Article of Confederation had failed because the national government and the Congress were not given enough power. The Article did not provide the central government with the powers it needed to rule and the Congress had no power to impose taxes,…

balance staying loyal to a political party and also your own political ideologies. This is an example of the dilemma our current president is facing with congress; republicans in government keeping blocking policies such as raising minimum wage, no to student loan reform and etc. passed by President Barack Obama, which is creating a gridlock in congress in which the president responded by saying “And as long as they insist on doing it, I’ll keep taking actions on my own (1).” Observing Franklin…

Confederation the states were more concerned with their own constitutions as opposed to a national governmental system. It left the government weak and ineffectual unable to enforce policy or even representation in Congress. David Ramsay served as President of the Confederation Congress in 1785-86. His only recourse for enforcing missing state representatives was to send letters. He knew that if America continued on its present course, that if would eventually destroy itself. Madison, a…

advancement in the workplace today have been won by unions and the efforts of labor organizations. John Lewis founded one of the biggest institutions that is at the forefront of the labor movement, the CIO (Committee for Industrial Organizations, now the Congress of Industrial Organizations.)…