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When the federal government was first created, the intent of the Founders was to have a national government share power throughout the branches of government. However, some say federalism is dead. Many believe that the federal system is ineffective and inefficient in the way it deals with the nation’s issues. However, in the United States, the federal system is a necessary system because of the diversity of opinions, the concept of laboratory of democracy, and protection against tyranny.…

On March 10, 1992, Alfonso Lopez Jr. brought a .38-caliber handgun and five bullets to Edison High School in San Antonio, TX. He was arrested under Texas law but the next day, state charges were dropped after he was charged by a federal grand jury for violating the Gun- Free School Zones Act of 1990. He was convicted and sentenced to 6 months in prison and 2 years of supervision. Lopez’s lawyer, John R. Carter, a federal public defender, argued that the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) is…

Understanding the way that Congress and Lobbyists work together is imperative to understanding the way that the government is structured, and understanding how the government functions in America. Lobbyists are organizations or individuals who attempt to influence the passage, defeat, or content of the legislation and the government’s administrative decisions. Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of…

As can be seen in recent protests against the inauguration of President Donald Trump, American citizens believe that public civil disobedience demonstrations can influence the way that others view an issue/government official. Peaceful resistance may positively impact our free society; however, if it becomes harmful to other people or their property this creates a negative and even dangerous impact on our communities. The people of the United States of America are able to peacefully protest…

for example, advanced education and qualification for state political posts; U.S. Senate. In Article One of the Constitution, the ability to set up a "uniform control of naturalization" is conceded expressly to Congress; U.S. law allows different citizenship. A citizen of another nation naturalized as a U.S. native may hold their past citizenship, however they should reject loyalty to the next nation. A U.S. citizen holds U.S. citizenship…

Becky Hussing Julio R. Firpo, M.A. AMH2020-US History, 1877 to Present 2 February 2016 Reflection Paper 1- Manifest Destiny Within the following are my analysis of both McKinley’s Philippines speech and Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden”. I have provided my interpretations of both sources as well as my opinions of their meanings and effect on us as a nation and society. Both sources provided for this assignment provided an insight to the social and political agenda’s to capitalize…

Trying not to squirm too much in his chair, or show the governor any outward signs of his unease. Commander Brayzack took a second to organize his thoughts as to what exactly he was and wasn't going to say to the governor about experiment TN-48 and Project C.P.R.B. The A.F. and the pentagon had already ordered him to slam a lid the case. He knew the ability for Washington to play the sickness off as an abnormality of nature was a card he was sure the military wanted to keep in their…

document. Some of the shared principles in constitutional democracy are; rule of law, separation of powers, representative government, checks and balances, individual rights, freedom of religion, federalism and civilian control of the military. In the U.S. Constitution, many all of these are prevalent and they can all be found in the document. In the “Democratic Constitution”, regarding freedom of religion it states; “Every person is entitled to freedom of conscience, faith, opinion, religion…

We are the heirs of the first revolution, or change. Americans have fought for their freedom and intend to keep it. Kennedy’s speech offers the correct amount of support. We all need to work together instead of fighting; our country had gone through a revolution and we need to continue to respect the freedom that was given to us from this revolution. “Let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house”, says that we the people need to remain strong…

The 2007 High Court decision in Thomas v Mowbray examined the scope of the Commonwealth’s power to make laws in respect of defence pursuant to s 51(vi) of the Constitution and its capacity to support legislation on the subject of terrorism. This essay will argue that, as a result of the decision in Thomas, the defence power has the potential to undermine fundamental human rights and civil liberties that are unrelated, or at least disproportionate, to defending the threat of terrorism. Section…