One day a black man was walking through his neighborhood after a long day of work. This man was approached by two uniformed police officers who demanded that he stop. As the man halts he asked the officers “is there a problem officer” one officer replied by saying “we need to search you are there any drugs or weapons we need to know about”. The man states “No, but can you tell me why I’m being searched”. The officer continues to search the man and finds nothing. After the search, the man is free…
The United States finally began to awaken and increase the number of investigations into the corrupt election process. In 1888, Massachusetts became the first state to adopt the Australian ballot; all other states did the same by 1891, representing a considerable maturation in elections throughout the United States’ history (Lepore). Presently, the “Australian ballot” has developed into an important cog in the United States’ democratic process. Besides its secrecy, the ballot has developed…
Goldilocks has admitted to having committed the act of murder and burglary, however, she asserts affirmative defenses that would exonerate her actions from criminal liability. Affirmative dense brings to light danger for the defense because once admitting the act the defendants have the burden to, “start matters off by putting in some evidence in support of their justification or excuse defenses” (Samaha, 2011). In addition, the burden of production will shift to the defense and it is now the…
United States of America consists of the most diverse and complex societies in the world, with equally extensive legal system. Its legal system is ostensibly different from other countries, for its peculiarity, and in that reason, US legal system is heavily critiqued, commended, and condemned both at home and abroad. Seemingly, the Constrained Court View versus the Dynamic Court view is the most prevalent debate surrounding American judiciary system. This controversy is a deep-rooted argument…
The Environmental Protection Agency defines frackings as “A well stimulation process used to maximize the extraction of underground resources; including oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, and even water”(Environmental Protection Agency). This process, employed to release natural gas involves drilling deep into the ground and shooting a high pressure water solution into rock formations in order to release the gas inside. Although the history of fracking can be traced back to the 1940’s, it…
Immigration to the United States is a complex demographic that has brought about changes in its population growth and cultural diversity. Within its economic, social, and political aspects of immigration which has caused controversy, is it difficult not to attribute the country’s upward mobility to a large part of its immigrant population. Here are some interesting numbers in an article by Zeigler that states “the nation’s immigrant population (legal and illegal) hit a record 41.3 million in…