Precedent

dealing with how Truman changed the foreign policy decision making process and its significance for the preceding four decades. Most importantly the foreign policy which was enacted whilst in his time in office and how it changed U.S. Foreign Policy precedent, leaving a legacy spanning four decades in U.S. Foreign Policy. Prior to the twentieth century the U.S. had the policy of isolationism, attempts by Woodrow Wilson after the First World War to establish collective security and…

Prometheus was known to be the creator of mankind and the one to provide mankind with the gift of fire. Prometheus also went by the name Promitheas. He was one of the Titans and son to Lapetus and Clymene. Prometheus had three brothers Epimetheus, Atlas, and Menoetius. During the war of Titanomachy, a battle between the Titans and the Olympian Gods, Prometheus decided to side with Zeus instead of helping his people. Because of this he was not punished with the rest of the Titans and wasn't sent…

To better explain his reasons, Socrates argues that a man cannot seek a greater good than being able to “discuss human excellence” and that “an unexamined life is not worth living” (qtd. in Perry 52). He also marks a precedent by stating that “virtue does not come from wealth, but wealth and every other good, whether public or private, which men have, come from virtue” (qtd. in Perry 52). Socratic philosophy is then based on the concept that in order to live a good life…

Argument In the case of Swidler and Berlin v. United States, the government issued a subpoena to obtain the handwritten notes of attorney Hamilton that had been written during a meeting with his client, Vincent Foster. A few days later the client, Foster, committed suicide. The argument of the United States government was that because the client was deceased they could legally obtain the notes disregarding the attorney – client privilege. The Court ultimately decided that the notes could not…

My first case study is on Karen Ann Quinlan, one of the first cases of euthanasia that had significantly impacted the legal debate in the United States on the right to die. Karen Ann Quinlan in April of 1975 slipped into a coma after she consumed diazepam, dextropropoxyphene, and alcohol while on a crash diet and became the center of a national debate on the definition of life and the right to die. On September 12th 1975 Karen’s father and guardian filled a suit when the doctors denied his…

FACTS: Petitioner was charged in Florida with breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor; this offense is a felony in Florida. The petitioner asked the trial court to appoint counsel, but the court denied the request. The petitioner was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison. The petitioner then filed in the Florida Supreme Court for habeas corpus arguing that the refusal of the trial court to appoint counsel denied him of constitutional rights, but was denied the…

His triumph, ceaselessly setting up the right of the underprivileged to advocate in criminal act cases in America, was one of the milestone cases of the Warren Court. The book, Gideon’s Trumpet has been penned down by the author in order to call to mind the old times behind the Gideon v. Wainwright court case and the ways in which it made such an everlasting impact on the laws of the United States. This exceptional book scrutinizes the case Gideon v. Wainwright, the milestone 1963 Supreme…

The reign of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, in the third century BCE is known for its unprecedented unity of Chinese lands and for the establishment of the Chinese imperial system. While the 221 BCE unification of the Warring States into a single Chinese state may seem like the natural progression of events in hindsight, it and the subsequent unity in the Qin dynasty was not an inevitable outcome and required active effort to accomplish. Qin Shi Huangdi had to take many measures beyond…

Judicial review Def: This is the power of the court to rule on the constitutionality of laws. This power was established in the case of Marbury vs. Madison Sig: This allows the court to declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional, this gives the court more power Appellate courts Def: These courts are responsible for hearing and reviewing appeals that have been tried in other or lower-level courts Sig: They will determine if a trial or lower court correctly applied the law. Jurisdiction…

It’s very simple to desire the best for the public while maintaining profitability as a business. However, TLC has set a precedent in the past. Look to their actions regarding Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Upon discovering Honey Boo Boo’s mother’s relationship with a sex offender, TLC immediately cancelled the television show, asking no questions [5]. However, the show had failed…