Magistrate

It was the tribune’s job to make sure that the people were treated fairly and just. The Senate Senators went to the Senate to discuss important government issues. Senators were retired magistrates and knew a so much about the government of Rome. It was the job of the senate to give advice to the two consuls to make decisions which would affect Rome. When Rome had an Emperor the senate still gave advice on governing Rome and the Empire. When…

#2 –– Distinguish between partisan and nonpartisan elections of judges. Is one type of election better than another? Why or why not? Partisan elections simply refer to a public voting for specific offices. Each candidate typically represents a specific party, primarily Republican or Democrat. Partisan elections for judges are identical to partisan elections for any other office. Voters cast their choice using a secret ballot and the judge that receives the majority of votes occupies the desired…

belief in the literal interpretation of scripture, caused colonists living in British North America to view anyone living outside the religious and social boundaries as potential minions of Satan. This notion perhaps best explains why in 1692 the remote location of Salem Village in Massachusetts became the focal point for a series of witchcraft accusations that would reverberate across all of colonial New England. In a manner complicit with the writings of Cotton Mather, Salem Village’s…

Few theoretical fields can compare with the amount of internal conflict that plagues postcolonial theory: a semmingly constant stream of debates centring on internal rather than external elements. One such debate can be located between the ‘first wave’ and ‘second wave’ critics of the theory, who are often engaged with one another in a rather antagonistic manner. A simple explanation of the stances of each wave can be stated as such: first wave criticism challenges the colonial status quo,…

Navarun Atraya, 20131778 1. Why does plato insist that philosophers must be kings? Discuss it in the context of the Socrates’ death. (10 points) Plato considered that knowledge is absolute power and that only the “best” should rule. Political rule should be the rule of knowledge. Plato’s definition of a philosopher-king was a king who would have a grasp of the true and enduring, would not fear death, would be fair-minded, gentle and sociable, brave, temperate, and would work to preserve the…

of the A. Because of the way Hester took pride and effort into making the A on her chest visible and pretty, Pringle also says "Like the elaborate embroidery she has worked into the letter, this claim serves to disassociate the symbol from the magistrates and to link it more directly to herself." This is what Hester is known for, her humble beauty with her A. No one can take that away from her. Hester makes her A beautiful. Embracing it, making it a part of her. Being confident with something…

Magistrates were themselves unpaid officials who were drawn from the ranks of the wealthy, and were expected to defend the English law as amateurs. As a result, many magistrates were easily corrupted. In London, Horace Walpole believed that ‘the greatest criminals of this town are the officers of justice’. (McDonald Lynn Page 126 )Though magistrates were extremely powerful men, many found their duties extremely burdensome and…

hearing, the victim, Mrs. Timmerman, cited her spousal privilege not to testify against her husband. The State then presented Mrs. Timmerman’s statements made previously to the police and to a sexual assault nurse. Because of these statements, the magistrate bound Mr. Timmerman over for trial, Mr. Timmerman then filed a motion to void this stating that his confrontation rights under the federal and state constitutions were violated because he was unable to cross-examine Mrs. Timmerman…

for a case - Mohammed Haddara faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in the committal hearing (a hearing in the local court before the charge is heard in the district court or Supreme Court) over drug possession and vehicle thefts . Identify the court the case would be heard in. Outline the jurisdiction of this court – criminal, civil, original and appellate – This court has been heard in the Melbourne Magistrates court as a committal hearing. The Magistrates court of Victoria is the lowest court…

Francisco Pizarro was born in 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. He died in 1541. Pizarro represented the country of Spain. He explored from 1510-1541. Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador. His goal was to explore, conquer, and accumulate wealth in the New World for Spain. Pizarro came from a poor family. He didn’t receive a good education, and he never learned to read or write. He began working at a young age as a swineherd. This is someone who raises and takes care of pigs. As a teenager Pizarro…