United States v. Morrison

and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons”. To my housemate, Tara, she didn’t even know what the fourteenth amendment was, but when asked how she defined equality she said “fairness”. To my mom the fourteenth amendment was having “the same rights regardless of sex or race”. Listing the variety of different meanings of the fourteenth amendment and/or equality takes a great part in cases that have happened recently for example, Fisher v. University of…

Explain the rationale for the internment of Japanese-American civilians in camps during World War II. Research and discuss the arguments in the Korematsu v. the United States case that went up through the high courts. (See the text, p. 696.) In 1941 the United States was on a slow recovery from the worst economic catastrophe in the nation’s history, The Great Depression. Additionally, European nations were once again engaged in a deadly war over expansion, power, and natural resources that…

argue that states’ rights hold more importance over the power of the federal government, an “overall trend in American history shows the increase of dominance of local over national politics.” The dominance of the federal government is beneficial for American society because it is more efficient, more democratic, and…

The Affordable Care Act decision could have been an expansion of the powers of the federal government under the Commerce Clause. Instead, Roberts sought to redefine the penalty as a tax, so to avoid defining it as a power under Congress power to regulate interstate commerce. Although I agree with Roberts reasoning so as not to uphold the law under the commerce clause, I also find the redefining of the individual mandate as a problematic precedent. However, I believe the greatest issues with the…

that is of interest to the case, is questioned. State v. Echols, 382 S.W.3d 266, 280 (Tenn. 2012) (citing Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444 (1966)). The Miranda rights present that a suspect “has the right to remain silent, that anything he says can be used against him in a court of law, that he has the right to the presence of an attorney, and that if he cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed for him prior to any…

The United States has given us a set of rules and rights that protect and serve the people of its country. The citizens of the United States are born with rights that some of us may or may not know, but the government and police are sworn to protect these rights with the upmost respect. The 1966 Miranda v. Arizona court case was one, if not, the most influential verdicts in this country. Our Fifth Amendment, which protects citizens from self-incrimination in the courts, supports the Miranda…

test. The Brandenburg test, established in Brandenburg v. Ohio, requires that speech be “directed to and producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite and produce such action” before it can be Constitutionally abridged (Brandenburg, 981). The Brandenburg test established the modern interpretation of limitations on First Amendment principals. Previously, the clear and present danger test, as established in Schenck v. United States, was the prevailing test to determine if speech…

on American society until the atomic bomb” thereby setting the country on the road that would lead to oil shocks, drive-in movie theaters, and even rock 'n ' roll. Not only did the novel focus on Henry Ford’s invention changing the face of the United States, but also on the Wright brothers and their invention of the airplane. Their dauntless proof to the world of the capability to break scientific boundaries with what they called their machine. The Wright Brothers publicly demonstrated (tragedy…

Population Growth Population growth rate on Earth is increasing exponentially; in fact, it is believed that the population will increase to more than 9 billion people by the middle of the century (United States Census Bureau, 2016). This is an unimaginable increase from the two and a half billion souls Earth had just in 1950 alone (Population Institute, 2016). The impact has raised serious concerns for the planet and it sustainability. The population increases in both developed countries and…

Babies Having Babies. Teenage pregnancy is a worldwide problem. While this is true, Megan Comlossy states that there are more teenage pregnancies in the United States than in any other industrialized country (1). According to Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, teenage pregnancy is defined as women aging from 13-19 who give birth (1). Teen pregnancy can be caused by numerous factors. Some of these factors are one’s family background, cultural influence, and…