Introduction Despite being an advanced developed democracy, the United States has become the most politically divided and dysfunctional country. The divisions are evident and touch upon a range of social, economic, cultural, religious, and historical aspects. Upon examination of the phenomenon, it comes to a status quo that has been...
Introduction Constitutional carry law refers to state laws that advocate for the freedom to carry a firearm either openly or concealed. The law does not prohibit citizens from openly carrying a firearm in public spaces as no state permit is required. Under constitutional carry law, there are no background checks,...
The U.S. Supreme Court has made many landmark decisions in its history which ensured civil liberties for the citizens of the country. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights is an essential part of the United States democracy, and it has been protected by the Supreme Court on numerous...
The article about liberty and security provides information about personal security and freedom of speech. The main topic discussed in the paper presented by Haynes (2015) is phone recording. The USA Freedom Act sets an unpredicted future that might change quickly and sometimes carry negative consequences. The bill has split...
Currently, many factors are limiting the freedoms of representatives of the LGBTQ community. However, the scale of these difficulties is incomparable to the situation more than 40 years ago, when the manifestation of homosexuality led to a 20-year sentence in all US states. The prerequisites for significant changes in the...
The Constitution of the United States represents the fundamental law of the country’s federal system of government and remains the Western world’s landmark. From the text of the document itself, it becomes apparent that there is a need to determine the Constitution’s meaning through the use of various methods of...
The case was between Oliver Brown, Mrs. Sadie Emanuel, and Mrs. Richard Lawton. They were appellants against the board of education of Topeka, Shawnee County in Kansas, the appellee. The case’s location was Monroe School, where it was argued on 6th December 1952, reargued on 7th December 1953, and decided...
The First Amendment is all about promoting the freedom of words and having no limits to different opinions. The initial cause for its creation was to establish a dialogue between the government and the population. Although people are supposed to speak their minds freely, some kinds of speech get less...
Introduction The history of the United States describes how its people continue to enjoy the provisions of the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Americans are allowed to purchase and own guns for security and self-defense purposes. The Founding Fathers of the country foresaw a scenario whereby more people would be...
Introduction It is important to note that firearm possession and Georgia’s “campus carry” law are elements of a critical right of every American citizen to bear and keep arms. No law should infringe one’s right to have a firearm at his or her disposal regardless of circumstances and conditions. Therefore,...
Introduction Governments need laws and guidelines that ensure the effective running of the nation through a particular authoritative order. The constitution is the governmental body that provides guiding principles and practices of a country by determining various powers and roles of the government that ensure rights to all citizens. Constitutional...
Introduction The United States Constitution provides U.S. citizens with a range of vital rights and protections. The document provides various levels and branches of government with power to act on certain statutes through policy and enforcing. However, as a document written centuries ago with amendments being added historically, the Constitution...
For a better understanding of what people and the state can and cannot do in relation to each other, special rules have been created. Their study is necessary for a better understanding of what is happening in the country. This paper analyzes the commonality and differences of the Bill of...
Case: Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 381 U.S. 479 Facts: The appellant is represented by the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut and its executive director Griswold. Appellee is the State of Connecticut responsible for the law making contraceptives illegal (Griswold et al. v. Connecticut, 1965). The appellants were accused of providing married...
Introduction This work will be devoted to comparing the Bill of Rights to the US Constitution, adopted in 1791, and the Constitution of the State of Florida, namely Article One, which declares the rights of a citizen of the State. It is important to note that both documents have quite...
The Bill of Rights has set the foundation for ensuring every citizens’ safety, agency, and dignity. The constitution of each state shares principal ideas with the Bill of Rights, as the Constitution of Florid exemplifies. Although the Constitution of Florida does not mirror the Bill of Rights exactly, it still...
Introduction Every democratic country is governed by a constitution that binds everyone, including the government. A constitution is grounded on precedents that act as the legal foundation from which a particular organization or body is governed. In the U.S. constitution, the bill of rights is contained in the first ten...
In the US, the ability to create legislation resides with Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The first step in creating a law is to have an idea for a law. The idea can come from anyone, including ordinary citizens. Once drafted, the bill is introduced...
People tend to use scopes of probable cause and reasonable suspicion interchangeably. However, they cover separate but related contexts which should not be misused. According to the United States’ Supreme Court, reasonable suspicion involves a situation where a prudent law enforcement agent relies on common sense beyond a conjectural hunch...
Introduction The Fourth Amendment upholds the US peoples’ right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects (Cornell University Law School, n.d). The law enforcing officers, therefore, is forbidden from searching or taking anything from the citizens without significant justification. The amendment further classifies irrational searches and seizures...
Introduction The issue of same-sex marriage has plagued many countries across the world. In the United States, there has been a lot of resistance to the proposal that a bill is passed to allow gay marriage. The opposition to gay marriage is usually fueled by a religious bias that stipulates...
Introduction Established in 1789, The Supreme Court is the highest in the United States. It is composed of Chief Justice and associate justices. The President of the United States nominates the judges and subsequently appoints them after vetting by the Senate. Article II of the American Constitution created the U.S....
The end of the major world wars forced nations to go back to their drawing boards and restructure their institutions to ensure they had the power to protect their citizens and boundaries. The end of these wars marked the beginning of wider democratic spaces not only internationally but also within...
Introduction Stop-and-frisk is a policy that is common in many nations across the world. In some of countries, the act is constitutional, while in others, it is unconstitutional. Frisking is defined as a search that is conducted on a person (Ritchie & Mogul, 2007). Stopping is an act of preventing...
The legislation came into power in 2002 and launched foremost transforms to the guideline of financial performance and corporate governance. This Act was passed by President Bush. It was named after its creators Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley. It also places various time limits for compliance. It was...
The question of Same-Sex marriage involves legal and constitutional issues and social problems. Obtaining recognition for gay couples is only one of a series of powerfully contested questions that have arisen since the U.S. gay rights movement rose to importance in the heated political debate of the 1980s. Some critics...
Introduction From the enactment of the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment guarantees every law-abiding adult the right to keep and bear arms. Through numerous court cases, the Second Amendment has long been the subject of many debates. In a decision, the Supreme Court overturned the 32-year-old ban on handguns...
In the foundation of the constitutional system of the new state, the creators of the Constitution put three main political and legal principles – separation of powers, federalism, and judicial constitutional supervision. Within a few years, the confederation of independent states was transformed into a federation thanks to the adoption...
Judicial Review is a power conferred to a court to review a section of regulation, statute, treaty, or constitution in a bid to check if it is constitutionality and consistent with the parent statute, treaty, or constitution. The power and role of the Supreme Court to exercise judicial review is...
Children are a very special part of any given society. They induce fundamental intuition to nature as well as protect. As such, there is a need for children to grow safe, happy, and healthy (Lawrence, 2004). In the midst of the welfare systems and structures, are the community and family....
The United Kingdom is considered a constitutional monarchy, although the constitution is not codified. It consists of laws, precedents, and legislative customs, which are used to form state organs and regulate their cooperation and communication with citizens. There is an opinion that Britain does not need a document which would...
Separation of powers is defined as the thought that a government will perform at its best when its powers are not given to one authority implying that they are given to more than one branch. The United States was the first nation to formalize separation of powers among the branches...
Abstract This paper defines what is bill of rights as the fundamental rights and freedoms which should be provided to everyone to preserve human dignity. It limits the government of any state from interfering with people’s enjoyment in their lives when exercising its powers. It also ensures that during the...
The US Supreme Court is the highest court on the land charged with the responsibility of interpreting important questions about the constitution. It is made up of the chief justice and eight associate justices. The president is given the power to nominate the judges and such appointments are made with...
It is important that the study of the Constitution should be an essential part not only of the education of the American youth, but of all Americans, and especially those who have become naturalized citizens of this great nation. While all of us cannot be trained in the technicalities of...
The Equal Protection Clause Why are the principles of both majority rule and minority rights important in a democracy? For democracy to flourish, both the principles of majority rule and minority rule must be observed. Democracy means the side with the majority votes must be declared the winner in an...
Introduction Aristotle, Cicero, and other philosophers examined owning arms by people. Thomas Jefferson declared that people should have a gun to protect themselves. Today, all US citizens have the right to bear and keep arms. Citizens who want to protect themselves from dangerous situations especially value the identified right. The...
Before the year 1791, the American constitution guaranteed American citizens with limited civil liberties. To provide such guarantees, the proposal for the first amendment was presented to the state for approval in the year 1789 (Hudson, 2002). It was not until the year 1791 that the amendment was adopted. Through...
