Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

first Ten Amendments written into the constitution. These amendments were designed to make a list of certain unalienable that the United States Government was not allowed to infringe upon. Many deemed these unnecessary, but the newly freed Colonists were terrified of large national Governments and were hell bent on keeping their newly acquired freedoms safe. After much back and forth between the federalists and anti-federalists they finally agreed to add a bill of rights to the constitution.…

Communism was created with the intent to eliminate private power. The definition of Communism states, “A system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed” (2017) Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communism. Some of the countries that still current use Communism include Russia, China, Cuba, and Korea. There are many others, but these are some of the most popular and most discussed today. Though at the time it was created Communism seemed like a…

The United States Constitution affords defendants the right to a trial by an impartial jury through the Sixth Amendment (Hall, 2015). The selection of the jury is a precursor stage for all jury trials, in this stage, the counsel for the defense as well as the counsel for the prosecution have the right to request the dismissal of a potential juror commonly referred to as voir dire. In the instance where there is a specific reason, a potential juror is to be dismissed it is called a challenge for…

against the King of England at the time, King George III and those complaints helped shape the U.S. Constitution and American life. One of the many injustices mentioned by Jefferson was that the King had “dissolved Representative…

When it comes to federal and state courts their sentencing methods are different in away because federal courts deal with all federal crimes and the sentencing as well as the trial takes place in a federal court close to where the actual crime happen. Now in a federal court the judge uses a manual known as “The Federal Sentencing Guidelines” (avvo.com. n.d.). This helps them to calculate the penalties for a serious offense sentence. Unfortunately, this sentencing guideline cannot be used…

protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme court listened to his appeal and in a 5-4 ruling, they said that his actions were protected under the First Amendment. I think that this decision was one of activism because even though they used the definite meaning of the First Amendment, and stated that his right to burn the flag was constitutional, they had to look at the situation as a whole and see whether the action was appropriate or not. Even though there was a State law in place to protect…

The United States of America is a nation that prides itself on the concept of freedom, and the backbone of this freedom is the Bill of Rights. Written by former president and founding father James Madison, the Bill of Rights was created in order to ensure and protect each citizen’s individual liberty. While today we recognize twenty-seven amendments, the Bill of Rights is comprised of the original ten constitutional amendments. While some of these ten amendments are more relevant and…

Emma Raabe Mrs. Roger American Government 3 March 2017 Each year the United States Supreme Court is requested to take on nearly seven-thousand court cases, but are only able to accept approximately eighty. This statistic is an evident indication of how important the Supreme Court truly is. As the head of the judicial branch, this major court not only makes the final decisions on high level cases, but also has to answer to those who oppose the decisions that they have agreed upon. Also because…

BLAW 371 October 16, 2017 Instructor Steve Russell Obergefell v. Hodges Case Study Obergefell v. Hodges Analysis Facts and History Obergefell v. Hodges is the merging of six lower-court cases from four different states, which are Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In these states, marriage is defined as the union of two people which is naturally formed by a man and a woman. In Michigan, the case DeBoer v. Snyder, it involved with a female couple, DeBoer and Rowse, and the adoption of…

John Adams John Adams was born in 1735 and died at the age of 90. He was married to Abigail Smith and their son, Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States of America. He was a graduate of Harvard College and a prominent attorney in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the second president of the United States of America. Before becoming president, he had served as Vice-President under George Washington. John Adams was influential in stirring up the revolt against Britain rule in…