Strict scrutiny

Her Imperial Highness Catherine II was Russia’s longest reigning Empress, having risen from minor German nobility to ruler of the Russian Empire. Centuries after her eventful rule, Catherine II is commonly known as Catherine the Great. In Russia’s history, only three monarchs have been awarded this title; the most famous being Peter the Great, the father of Catherine’s predecessor, Empress Elizabeth. For Peter, being awarded the title of “Great” was based on his combat prowess combined with…

Freedom of speech protection is guaranteed by the First Amendment. However, there always seems to be tests that come along and challenge the boundaries of this guarantee and to what degree in which they are protected. The case I will use for this paper is “considered the seminal opinion in this area of constitutional law” by University of San Diego School of Law Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues and referred to as a “landmark case” by Thomas L. Tedford and Dale A. Herbeck. The case of Tinker…

Although Baldesar Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier influenced behaviour toward courtly women in a positive way during the Renaissance, his arguments in favour of women’s independence were insufficient for some women, particularly Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. During her reign in Scotland, Mary faced many barriers that subjected her to criticism and placed her in Elizabeth I’s shadow for much of history. In her poetry, Mary reacts to the obstacles she faced as a woman, as a queen, and as a…

Independent expenditures may convolute the true messages of candidates either purposely or not. For instance, the illusory truth effect finds that individual’s rate repeated statements as probably truer than a new statement (Begg, Anas & Farinacci, 1992). In other words, repeated statements are more likely to be believed than statements that are new to an individual. The implications of the illusory truth effect in politics are that those who have more money to advertise their views will likely…

being discriminated against so they are not deported. In the court case, Frontiero v. Richardson, Sharon Frontiero filed a suit saying she was discriminated against based on her sex (1). With the argument of race or gender you are under very strict scrutiny and in the end are compelled and it is necessary to reach a goal. Donald Trump believes his influence can get all of the undocumented immigrants out of the United States. Trump treats immigrants like companies abuse citizens with the…

the story, the way she is talked about makes her resemble a character from a book rather than a real person, an entity analyzed from a distance, without anyone being able to completely engage in her world. The town inhabitants kept her under close scrutiny but never attempted to understand her more than on an extremely superficial level, and their opinions on her would always sway in a common direction. Their limited understanding of her made them behave like sheep, as they always share a common…

agree that this is the case Since 1979, there has been a global shift in the provision of public services, from solely public sector, to a greater involvement of the private sector. Until just over thirty years ago, the public sector was to abide by strict rules and codes of conduct with regards to management, known as Public Administration. However, it was recognised by some that this traditional, possibly out-dated style, proved particularly ineffective and inefficient and so from the mid to…

Track 9: Nasty Girl Vanity 6, Vanity 6 Prince continued his crusade unabated. Hunkering down in his basement studio, he cloistered himself in his music with Calvinist dedication. In his sleepless recording frenzies, the workaholic often outlasted three shifts of engineers. He started appearing less in public and stopped talking to the press. The media silence made his mystery to the public all the more magnetic. At the same time, he built a structure around him that would support his sacred…

caught by the professional athletes and businessmen who have often been involved with the sport for years. Organizations like the NFL and NBA are so huge that it is only an amount of time before the victim is caught due to the professionalism and scrutiny that the sport falls under. The athletes are experienced and are not naive enough to get scammed by their organization. However, when an organization the size of the NFL is run on the sports of semi pro athletes who often do not even pursue…

A constitution is “the fundamental law of the land, supreme as a legal matter over any other nonconstitutional law.” Its main function is to maintain and regulate the most basic matters regarding the organization and operation of society and government, but also, after the addition in 1982, to guarantee the rights and freedoms of Canadian citizens. The Constitution is the ultimate form of law in Canada, but it is far from flawless. It is often criticized for its lack of accommodation of the…