Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

According to research from Laura Flanders, “men make more money than women doing the same job, even though, in 2015 women held 70% of jobs” (Flanders np); however, one could argue that in recent years female labor force participation is not as high as male labor participation and that is why women do not make as much as men (Associated Press NP). Yet, during WWI and WWII, women were the ones that were in the factories making guns and bombs, they were also tending to the farms (Macdonald 16).…

Desegregation Debacle: The Unintended Consequences of Brown v. Board of Education In the aftermath of the civil war, reform and subsequent legislation were implemented in an attempt to improve equality for blacks. However, these actions failed to leave a lasting improvement in civil rights for African Americans. After the Plessy v. Fergusson decision in 1896, any previous gains were negated when the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of separating peoples by their races provided they…

probable cause. (Lyman p. 88) The search warrant is a very important factor when it comes to a cop being allowed to search in a criminal investigation. It gives police permission to search businesses, homes, computers, and a vehicle of a suspect. Lyman states, that other suspects could be arrested if they are around during a crime scene. with a search warrant cops can seize drugs, stolen property, and etc. The warrant is only valid for the person it is for to be searched…

Congress, and the Constitution. I worked on the case Fisher v. University of Texas, rooting back to 1977 when Texas legislation made a law that required the University of Texas give admission to all high school seniors who positioned in the top ten percent of their class. When discovering the lack of diversity in the their college 's undergraduates and state populace, the University of Texas chose to change its previously unbiased racial acceptances . The new approach allowed all in-state…

dealings with people who have criticized them for not considering those who may be offended by the content presented. The fact is, as long as it stands an artist who wants to express an idea or emotion is free to do whatever they want under the First Amendment. The argument of…

African Americans did not receive the same rights as citizens did. As a result of the court 's verdict, people from the north completely disagreed with the court 's decision thus leading Abraham Lincoln to win the elections in 1860. Most of the free states voted for him because they felt that Lincoln would take the first steps to abolish slavery. However, those living in the south feared Lincoln 's plan. The southern economy relied on slavery, and abolishing slavery would devastate their income.…

used the speech to celebrate himself and his efforts in the war, which was nearly over. He didn’t. Instead he tried to motivate his people to try to rebuild the nation and not focus on who was wrong or who “lost.” In the second paragraph, Lincoln states, “all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil-war. All dreaded it,” and later in that paragraph he also said, “Both parties…

Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights with no hesitations. In 1955, Ernesto Miranda was convicted to serve a term of thirty years in the Arizona State Prison Farm for the raping and assault of 18-year-old Rebecca Ann Johnson. During his arrest Miranda was taken into custody and was never told that he had the right to an attorney, the right to remain silent, and that anything he said could and would be used against him in a court of law. Because of this, the Fifth and Sixth Amendments were enforced…

Brooke herbst Lincoln The year was 1865, it was January and about two month after Abraham Lincoln had been reelected as the president of the United states; the Civil war had been going on for 4 years. It was a difficult time to be president, yet Lincoln took it in strides. He was loved by everyone and could have easily taken the fastest less opposed path to peace, but he had other plans. He planned to abolish slavery and end the war. All of the above described about the 16th president 's life…

In his article, Pilgrim later states, “Unfortunately for blacks, the Supreme Court helped undermine the Constitutional protections of blacks with the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) case, which legitimized Jim Crow laws and the Jim Crow way of life.” Even though these laws were clearly in breach of the 14th amendment, Congress passed the “Separate but Equal” doctrine, allowing states to divide public facilities and to make sure whites were not “contaminated”…