Supreme Court of the United States

I appreciated your discussion of the Supreme Court. The Judicial branch often is a terrifying display of near sovereign power. In 1803, William Marbury was commissioned to Justice of the Peace in Washington D.C by President Adams. However, when President Madison took office, the commission documents were undelivered. Marbury petitioned the court to force Madison to deliver his commission. The Supreme Court contended Madison’s refusal to deliver said documents was illegal, yet they refused to…

ratified until 1788 by the necessary nine states. The Constitution was written in secret, behind doors guarded by sentries. Before the Constitution was written, America used the Articles of Confederation. This government did not work which lead to the creation of the Constitution. The Legislative Branch is made up of two…

When cases are reviewed by the Supreme Court they only examine cases that constitute a constitutional issue in society. The authors Corbin and John try to examine the constitutionality of employment and salary discrimination in the workforce. The goal of this study was to analyze court cases in relationship with the United States Constitution. There were two crucial Supreme Court cases that concerned these issues known as Young V. United Parcel Service, Inc. and Blackman V. Florida…

California K-12 public schools would be the Public School System. As stated in Governing States and Localities “The largest form of bureaucracy in the United States is a fundamental part of virtually every community: public school” (324). According to California’s constitution “The Public School System shall include all kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, technical schools, and state colleges, established in accordance with law and, in addition, the school districts and…

unmarried pregnant woman from Texas. In 1970, under Texas law, it was unacceptable for her to have an abortion (Napikoski).Texas law stated that it was a felony to abort the fetus unless “on medical advice for saving the life of the mother” (Barnett). The state of Texas violated Roe’s Fourteenth Amendment by denying her due process, as well as her Ninth Amendment by not respecting the privacy of her own body. The Roe v Wade decision to make abortion legal was monumental for most women because it…

Chief Justice John Roberts The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. The modern Supreme court is As envisioned in Article 3 of the…

strong effort to undermine this movement. In 1906, a Democratic Congressman named Henry Hunt introduced the first euthanasia bill in United States history into the General Assembly of Ohio , however this bill quickly failed to pass, setting a trend that lasted eighty-eight years, until the Death with Dignity Act was passed in Oregon in 1994 . As the first state to permit some terminally ill patients to determine the time of their own death, Oregon re-opened a historically one-sided debate on…

There is no doubt that each performs its own functions and each branch match up with each other for presenting an integrated legal system. In Article1, Section1, the Constitution points out the legislative powers in the Congress of the United States. As the name implies, the legislative branch sets up the laws and it is regarded as law-making system. In most people’s views, the legislative branch is a very important part in the government because it represents the citizens. The duty of the…

Rodgers states, “ Section 505 of the Communication Decency Act responds to a problem known as ‘signal bleed’”(Rodgers, 2000, p.499). Playboy decided to challenge Section 505 declaring it was unconstitutional in United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc., because it went against the First Amendment. Soon after, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) began to enforce Section 505 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A year after the district court invalidated Section 505, the court…

The Executive Branch The President, the Vice President, and the Cabinet comprise the Executive branch of the government. The President acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for executing and implementing the laws written by Congress and appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet. The Vice President is also part of the Executive Branch, ready to step into the role of President should the need arise. The Cabinet and…