Constitution states as follows: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." ... But in several Supreme Court Cases, the judges have ruled in favor of a certain decision by stating that people of the United States have a "Right to Privacy." How do these judges make the conclusion that there is a right to pri...

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United State has been practicing death penalty since it is established. ... In the United States Constitution, the Eighth Amendment states, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual." ... There has always been movement going on which aim to abolish death penalty in the United States history. ... One significant feature of judicial system in the United States is the independence of state court system from federal bureaucracy. Ninety-nine percent of criminal cases in the United States are settled in state courts. ...

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The "Free Exercise" Clause of the United States Constitution The Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution of the United States of America states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." ... United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1878), the Supreme Court found that the federal law prohibiting polygamy was constitutional. ...

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On the front of the Supreme Court building it states, "Equal Justice Under Law". ... Many important historical decisions have been made by the court system of the United States. ... The United States has a dual court system, one state, and one federal. ... Federal question cases are cases which have jurisdiction by the constitution(in Article III and the 11th Amendment). Federal courts hear all cases under the constitution, the laws of the United States, treaties, and laws involving citizens of different states(called diversity cases). ...

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The question presented was does the Constitution cover a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion? ... According to the Fourteenth Amendment , " All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the Unites States and of the State wherein they reside." ... The Supreme Court exhibited their power that they could alter the decisiveness which impacted the lives of the citizens of the United States. ... Texas" argument " urges that, apart from the Fourteenth Amendment, life begins at conception a...

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The founders of the United States government tried to protect our liberty by assuring a free press, to gather and publish information without being under control or power of another, in the First Amendment to the Constitution. ... This is a basic belief in the freedom of expression and is to be protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. ... At the center of the debate is the First Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees our right to read, speak, write, and communicate freely. ...

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Prior to the 1967 United States Supreme Court case of Loving v. ... Dismissing Monks' appeal in 1942, the United States Supreme Court refused to reopen the issue. ... The United States has a long history of the existence of anti-miscegenation laws that forbid interracial marriage. ... Constitution forbids states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ... Virginia, 1967, was a landmark civil rights decision of the United States Supreme Court which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. ...

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Explain how judges are selected in the Federal and in state systems across the United States. ... United States of America is a federal republic with a division of powers (legislative, executive and judiciary) between the federal authorities and the state authorities. ... There is a hierarchy of courts in United States. ... Encyclopedia Britannica states: " The Supreme Court is a final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. ... United States federal judges work in the Supreme Court, courts of appeal and the district courts. ...

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The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern part of the United States and the Southern part of the United States over several issues. Reconstruction was the period of U.S. history from 1865 through 1877, during which the states that had seceded during the Civil War were reorganized under federal control and later restored to the Union. ... After the Civil War, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were added to the Constitution. ... Because the railroad provided "separate but equal" facilities for blacks, the Court decided that the equal protection clause of ...

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School sponsored prayer in public schools should not be allowed because it violates the United States Constitution.? ... The definition of a public school is an elementary or secondary school in the United States supported by public funds. ... Based on the precedent of the United States Supreme Court case Wallace v. ... Any such recognition of a religious establishment violates the United States Constitution because the doctrine of the first amendment enforces the separation of church and state. ... Numerous amounts of times religion has been introduced into public schools and again it viol...

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The fluidity of the Constitution's construction is one of its' greatest strengths. ... The early years of American social reform put a lot of tension on the nation and through the nation, the constitution was tested. With the reconstruction amendments (13-15) the Constitution was able to adapt for the freedom of African-Americans, giving precedence for the incorporation of women. ... This is the greatest attribute of democracy, because the Constitution ties together the American people, and the elasticity of the constitution allows for it to withstand even the hardest of national str...

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The Supreme Court ruled that "when a commission has been signed by the president, the appointment is made; and that the commission is complete, when the seal of the United States has been affixed to it by the [secretary of state]." ... Marshall further maintains that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. ... VI, which states, "This constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; ... shall be the supreme Law of the Land." ... Clearly, Congress could not take on the states' rights advocates and the state legislatures. ... He does not ...

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In 1819, the court case of McCulloch vs Maryland, the state of Maryland decided that the Second National Bank of the United States were to be taxed by them. ... The states could not tax the federal government because it went against the constitution. ... The court had the power over the constitution and the laws of the states, therefore the states cannot control them (the government) and tax the bank. ... This case was important because the United States economy became increasingly more business and industry based. ... John Marshall's decisions with the Supreme Court established a body of...

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The Constitution establishes the Supreme Court of the United States and grants Congress the authority to establish lower federal courts. The United States has two different courts systems-the federal courts and the state courts. ... Constitution or other federal law. ... The United States has 90 district courts. ... States also have special courts for certain types of cases. ...

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Introduction The Fourth Amendment is the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and shall not be violated. No Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or Affirmation, and particularly describ...

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The Constitution of the United States is the set of rules that the nation abides by, and in the same way protects from any form of discriminatory harm to individuals or groups of individuals. ... The necessary and proper clause of Article I Section 8 states that Congress has the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution for the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. ... The necessary and proper clause gave rights to the states that...

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To many this might means nothing, but a closer look at this issue and it relates to all of us because it infringes on our God given rights and the rights given to us by our founding fathers of the Constitution. ... The Supreme Court found that through the Bill of Rights as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment in the case of Roe v. ... Whether or not I personally believe with abortion is irrelevant, but I do believe that as citizens of the United States of America we all have rights. ...

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Freedom of Speech In the United States of America the First Amendment of the Constitution prohibits the Federal, State, and Local governments from depriving citizens the freedom of speech (Klotter 44). ... In the court case United States v. ... Johnson, the Supreme Court decided that Johnson's actions of burning a United States flag was a part of his message and not a restriction of conduct (Klotter 50). ... Although the Supreme Court reconsidered their decision in United States v. ... The First Amendment of the United States Constitution in regards to freedom of...

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One of the most important jobs that the judicial branch has is to protect individual rights granted by the state constitutions. ... My final definition of law is a body that governs social order in our society which has consequences set up for offenders, a forum in which people can go to seek out justice in an effort to maintain social order, and a means of regulating the laws through the United States Constitution....

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After establishing the magazine's content was protected under the Constitution 1st Amendment, the Supreme Court reversed the decision leaving the reverend empty-handed and a bruised public image. ... United States was the case that gave the "fire" phrase notoriety. ...

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The Federalist No. 51 was one of twenty-six articles written by James Madison from 1787 to 1788 in order to persuade the people of New York to ratify the Constitution. ... The "separation of powers" between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches is one solution that the Constitution provides. ... Under the Constitution, the authority of the people is divided into the federal and the state governments, and then further divided into separate departments at each level. ... It is even better that the proposed plan of government has modified the federal principle enough so that self-...

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In 1798, relations between the United States and France were strained almost to the breaking point by the publication of the X Y Z correspondence (Miller, J). ... This law also seemed contradictory to American tradition and to the Constitution. ... The Jeffersonians viewed the Alien and Sedition Acts as a significant threat to free speech which is guaranteed by the Constitution. Since Jeffersonians prefer a strict interpretation of the Constitution, this was important to them. ... Ultimately, all states were sent copies of the resolutions to evaluate ("Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions"...

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The specific law states that public schools begin each school day with "appropriate patriotic exercises" and that the Pledge would be sufficient to comply. The specific school policy states that "Each elementary school class [shall] recite the pledge of allegiance to the flag once each day." ... How clear is it if the Pledge to Allegiance is about God or about the Nations principals and constitution? ... Perhaps, this issue has been one of such importance in which no matter what the Supreme Court decides all politicians have united to stand up and defend the Pledge of the nation, and ...

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It also made the Constitution the supreme law of the land. In explaining himself, Marshall turned to Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 which provided that the Supreme Court would have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus to the officers of the United States (Gunther and Sullivan, 8). ... However, Marshall concluded that this act was in conflict with Article III, section 2 of the Constitution which states, "The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies of a civil nature, where a state is a party, in cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Co...

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Add in the constitution charter of right section 24(2) This provision gave our courts the power and also a duty to exclude unconstitutionally obtained evidence regardless of its probative value or reliability if, considering all the circumstances, its admission would bring disrepute upon the administration of justice. ... United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914) and Mapp v. ... "Next-to-automatic" because in United States v. ... Sheppard 468 U.S. 981 (1984) the Supreme Court of the United States recognized a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule. 8 (1989), 45 C.C.C. (3d) 296 at p. ...

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