Minimum wage is the lowest wage permitted by law or by special agreement. Minimum wage is different in every state, and the debate is whether or not minors should be paid minimum wage. One side states that minors should not be paid minimum wage, meaning that people who are under the age of 18 should not be paid the minimum wage their state allows. Then the other side says minors should be paid minimum wage. Each side makes valid points, and both have cons to it as well. For example in Illinois…
who have stepped up to demands right for themselves and others are likely to get put in jail this shows they knew that they were going to go to jail but standing up for them self if worth it. They also got put in jail for not paying taxes that is not fair because they did nothing truly wrong in the text…
Democracy, or a democratic government is a system of government in which all the people of a state are involved in making decisions about its affairs usually by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or a similar assembly. It is one of the most prevalent types of administrations with a high number of contributors. Democratic governments incorporate free and fair elections, protect human rights, and allow citizens to share their opinions and to get involved with political activities…
used for investment or business purposes. In is important to note that the term like-kind exchange is not as restrictive as some many initially believe. Specifically, a Forbes article explains the broadness of Section 1031 like-kind property when it states, "most exchanges must merely be of “like-kind”–an enigmatic phrase that doesn’t mean what you think it means. You can exchange an apartment building for raw land, or a ranch for a strip mall. The rules are surprisingly liberal." This statement…
Silvia found that not all judges are completely fair from her social network site, “over the past several months, my Twitter and Facebook newsfeeds have overflowed with posts about race and the justice system following grand jury rulings to not indict in the cases involving police killings of unarmed…
Currently, the largest union in the United States is the National Education Association (NEA). Created in 1887, this dynamic union merged with the American Teachers Association in 1966. Those represented by the NEA include the entire gamut of public school educators from students studying to be teachers…
The right to a fair trial is a part of the due process clause. Including evidence that is inadmissible to court or concealing evidence can result in an unjust conviction. It is imperative that prosecutors include all evidence including “exculpatory evidence, (which is evidence that exonerates the defendant of guilt) under Brady v. Maryland” (Cassel, 2004) and disregard evidence that is prohibited. Former United States Circuit judge Alex Kozinski declares, “there are…
In the United States’ past, many groups have been victims of discrimination; Native Americans, African American, women, and many other peoples have felt the sharp pain of intense hate and oppression. Naturally, they have struggled to alleviate those constant, stabbing pains. Fortunately over time, the oppressed have made many successful attempts at teaching the oppressors the error of their way, and their efforts have led to Congress instituting legal restrictions against discrimination. The…
Roosevelt, but he died before he got to apply the law. It was now up to Harry S Truman, and if he wanted to make it a law. The “Fair Deal” was a sreies of laws and orders mainly to solve a few problems at the time. Harry S Truman stated to a large audience of people that, “We must embark on a bold new program for making benefits of our scietific advances and industrail prgress…
non-competitive election. The evidence I will use is Michael McDonald’s Drawing the Line on District Competition and Re-Drawing the Line on District Competition. Some other evidence will come from Competitiveness of Legislative Elections in the United States: Impact of Redistricting Reform and Nonpartisan Elections by NYC.gov. To begin lets explain what redistricting is. The placement of the district lines determines which voters vote for which representative. “Changing the lines will change…