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The Supreme Court Essays and Term Papers
The Emancipation Proclamationwas issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1,
1863, during the American Civil War, declaring all "slaves within any State, or
designated part of a State... then... in rebellion,... shall be then,
thenceforward, and forever free." The states affected were enumerated in the
proclamation; ...
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Abortion, The Pope And Peter SAbortion is one of the most controversial issues today. It has become a question of not only ethics, but morals. In the 1973 case of Roe v Wade the Supreme Court ruled that a woman has the right to terminate a pregnancy by abortion within the first six months of the pregnancy. However, ...
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TLO Vs. New Jersey: When Is The Constitution Invalid??
In the case of New Jersey vs. TLO, I rule in favor of the petitioner,
the state of New Jersey. In this case, I found no reason in the claims made by
TLO and her defense. They claimed that the search conducted by school officials
was unconstitutional. These officials were searching her purse ...
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The Death Penalty: Why We Should Have Capital Punishment??
Putting to death people judged to have committed certain extremely heinous crimes is a practice of ancient standing, but in the United States in the latter half of the twentieth century, it has become a very controversial issue. Changing views on this difficult issue led the Supreme Court to ...
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Leonard Peltier EssayThe existence of martyrs has a profound effect on the people who know them, and on those who feel them to be symbols of grand injustices. A martyr is all it may take to radicalize a movement and to push otherwise peaceful people into violence. A martyr in the making is a man named Leonard Peltier. ...
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FlagburningThe first amendment says it's all right to express one's opinions as long as that opinion doesn't do any harm to others. Flag Burning, as the Supreme Court declared it, is protected underneath the first amendment whether you or I like it or not. That is a fact. If the majority believes it's unjust ...
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Both Sides Of The Abortion Debate
During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and
war as one of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United
States. It discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions and law
come together. Abortion poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that
faces many ...
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The Drinking Age: An 18-Year-Olds RightEver since the end of prohibition in 1933 the United States
government has placed the issue of MLDA (minimum legal drinking age)
sensitively in the hands of the states, letting each decide for itself what
the minimum age should be. At that time all agreed that the minimum legal
drinking age ...
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Was Jimmy Hoffa A Hero Or A Criminal??
Another organizer was Jimmy Hoffa, in his short 62 years in this
world has caused a change that will live in the minds of many people
forever. But there is one question that bothers many people, was Jimmy
Hoffa a hero or a criminal? Hoffa was born James Riddle Hoffa, the second
of the four ...
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Franklin Rooseveltwas 32nd president of the US 1933-45, a Democrat. He served as governor of New York 1929-33. Becoming president during the Great Depression, he launched the New Deal economic and social reform program, which made him popular with the people. After the outbreak of World War II he introduced ...
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Multicultural EducationThe Debate Over in America America has long been called "The Melting Pot" due to the fact that it is made up of a varied mix of races, cultures, and ethnicities. As more and more immigrants come to America searching for a better life, the population naturally becomes more diverse. This has, in ...
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The Town Of El Dorado SpringsPicking research projects, sometimes for me, is an agonizing problem
that eventually turns into an enlightening experience; what was to be my
American Humanities research project was just such an experience. I had
preliminarily thought I'd look into cultural myths. While researching myths, I
ran ...
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Women's SuffrageThe movement began in 1848 when a group of women met in
Seneca Falls New York. These women issued what became known as the Declaration
of Sentiments and Resolution s, and 11 pt. document outlining the demand for
equal rights. Al of the articles of the Declaration passed except for the right
to ...
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Quick Look At Gun ControlGun control has been a controversial issue for years. A vast
majority of citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced
it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Many innocent people feel
they have the right to bear arms for protection, or even for the ...
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Term Limits For LegislatorsWhen the Constitution of the United States was adopted in 1789, it was
without direction regarding . At the time,
professional politicians were unheard of, and the idea of someone serving for
more than one or two terms was unlikely. So the Constitution did not formally
address the issue of term ...
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Why The Death Penalty Is Dead WrongMost people argue that the death penalty is not a form of cruel and
unusual punishment. However, this is extremely inaccurate. Electric chair
victims can take up to 14 minutes to die, maintaining full consciousness as
their flesh begins to scorch and burn off. During lethal injection, "even ...
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An Essay On Abortion. Both Sides Of The Issue Are Stated.
During the past quarter century, abortion has joined race and war as
one of the most debatable subject of controversy in the United States. It
discusses human interaction where ethics, emotions and law come together.
Abortion poses a moral, social and medical dilemma that faces many
individuals ...
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Robert Kennedyserved as attorney general of the United States from 1961 to 1964 and as a U.S. senator from New York from 1965 to 1968. He was assasinated in Los Angeles in June 1668, whil campaigning for the Democratic nomination for President. In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan, a Jordanian-born Arab, was convicted of ...
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Anger & Renewal In Indian CountryNow I believe the rising anger and determination by native peoples
towards land claims and equal rights has created a situation which must be
addressed immediately.
Man has come a long way in time, as he has learned to master the powers
of fire, and to hunt and fish for food. All of this was ...
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Indian Removal ActIndian Removal (Zinn Chapter 7)
Once the white men decided that they wanted lands belonging to the
Native Americans (Indians), the United States Government did everything
in its power to help the white men acquire Indian land. The US
Government did everything from turning a blind eye to ...
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