Essays Tagged: "state legislatures"

Explain the impact of the Articles of the Confederation on the Constitutional Convention of 1787. How were the imperfections of the Articles ‘corrected’ with the new constitution?

Confederation provided for the basic structure of American government from 1781. The articles bound states together, but this tie was so weak that central government was impossible. "A national govern ... c and foreign affairs. The Articles themselves were drafted at the beginning of the war, but all 13 states had to sign before they could be ratified."1 At last ratified in 1781, "the articles granted ...

(7 pages) 524 3 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Abortion should be kept out of the Criminal Code

ular law until the 19th century. During that century, first the EnglishParliament and then American state legislatures prohibited induced abortion to protectwomen from surgical procedures that were at ... e in Jan 1991. 5In the case of Campbell v. Attorney-General of Ontario (1987) the allegations inthe statement of claim that the effect of the stay was to deny s.7 and s,15 rights to unbornchildren abo ...

(5 pages) 94 0 4.3 Jan/1994

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Jury Nullification and Its Effects on Black America

made in the way that the criminal justice system deals with Blacks during the history of the United States. Blacks have not always been afforded a right to trial, not to mention a fair one. Additional ... achieved through various court decisions, and other improvements have been made through federal and state legislatures. Despite these facts, the development of the legal system with regard to race see ...

(15 pages) 254 1 4.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Prohibition Era of 1920-1933 how it came along and how it was abolished.(The 18th Amendment)

ided to get rid of the bars (saloons) , once and for all. As early as 1916, a total of 23 out of 48 states had already passed antisaloon laws.The movement was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption ... e.When the House of Representatives accepted it a few months later, the debate took only a day. The state legislatures ratified it in short order and by January of 1919, two months after those decisio ...

(2 pages) 80 0 4.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

The History of the Bill of Rights.

hey demanded a "bill of rights" that would spell out the immunities of individual citizens. Several state conventions in their formal ratification of the Constitution asked for such amendments; others ... nding that the amendments would be offered. On September 25, 1789, the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met argum ...

(4 pages) 96 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Governors and Legislatures Contending Powers.

Legislatures Contending Powers by Alan Rosenthal addresses the American Governor and his roll with state legislatures. The book examines the powers of governors and how each state differs in the amou ... s it's chief executive. Rosenthal also adresses the evolving relationship between governors and the state legislators that they share power with. Finally the book adresses the different functions of g ...

(12 pages) 86 1 4.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Abortion Should Be Kept Out of The Criminal Code

ular law until the 19th century. Duringthat century, first the English Parliament and then American state legislaturesprohibited induced abortion to protect women from surgical procedures that wereat ... e in Jan 1991. 5In the case of Campbell v. Attorney-General of Ontario (1987) theallegations in the statement of claim that the effect of the stay was to denys.7 and s,15 rights to unborn children abo ...

(5 pages) 51 1 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Reality behind Abortion

Modern medical techniques have made induced abortions simpler and less dangerous. But in the United States, the debate over abortion has led to legal battles in the courts, in the Congress of the Unit ... nd ethical issues surrounding abortion, and the history of the regulation of abortion in the United States.Induced abortions are performed using one of several methods. The safest and most appropriate ...

(12 pages) 133 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Abortion To be Excluded in Criminal Code

lar law until the 19th century. During that century, first the English Parliament and then American state legislatures prohibited induced abortion to protect women from surgical procedures that were a ... n 1991. In the case of Campbell v. Attorney-General of Ontario (1987) the allegations in the statement of claim that the effect of the stay was to deny s.7 and s,15 rights to unborn children ab ...

(6 pages) 56 0 3.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Gun Control

g things simple so that people can purchase them for the purpose of protection.The second amendment states that U.S. citizens have the right to bear arms. In an essay I read by Elizabeth Swasey, I fou ...

(3 pages) 59 1 3.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

A Debate Forbids Silence - an essay about discrimination in the GLBT community.

deral law affords to married heterosexual couples; these same rights, and hundreds more coming from state legislatures, are not given to homosexual couples simply because they are homosexual. Heterose ... individuals need the same basic rights that heterosexual couples enjoy.In almost half of the United States and in many cities and towns across the United States, homosexual people are still not protec ...

(8 pages) 104 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

What were the main issues of debate and controversy in the creation of the federal constitution of 1787 and how were they resolved?

revising the articles of Confederation' . It had been intended to bring delegates from all thirteen states in order to clarify in constitutional form many issues but above all to ensure and strengthen ... constitutional form many issues but above all to ensure and strengthen the union of these thirteen states. However such a task would prove very difficult as a result of the many centrifugal forces, w ...

(7 pages) 78 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Court cases dealing with judicial review and the 2nd amendment

Printz v. United StatesArgued-1996, Decided-1997Necessary and Proper clause, article 1The Brady Handgun Violence Prev ... s were constitutional, and the Supreme Court gave cetiorari and merged the case with Mack v. United States. Using the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I as justification, can Congress temporaril ... s handgun applicant background-checks? No. The Court gave its decision due to an old principle that state legislatures are not subject to federal direction. The Court stated that while Congress requir ...

(4 pages) 84 0 4.5 Feb/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Capital Punishment: A View Against

Capital punishment is defined as the obligation of the death penalty by the state. In 1972, the United States Supreme Court voided all federal and state laws calling for the de ... imposing the sentence of death."(Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153) There are now roughly thirty-eight state legislatures, and the Federal government that have enacted death penalty statutes patterned af ... the death penalty, and we also have one of the highest crime rates. During the 1980s, death penalty states averaged an annual rate of 7.5 criminal homicides per 100,000, while states that had abolishe ...

(4 pages) 60 0 4.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Product Liability

s. In addition, there have been fierce battles for "reform" of products liability law in the United States Congress, and numerous state legislatures have attempted to rewrite common law by enacting st ... bility. At the same time, products liability laws are continuing to be developed outside the United States many countries in Europe, as well as Japan now have products liability laws.Product liability ...

(11 pages) 353 0 4.8 Feb/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Abortion and Cancer

Quietly and with little notice from the press, state legislatures have started requiring that women be informed of the cancer risk associated with ... east cancer, while having an abortion may increase it.In September 1995, Louisiana became the first state to require that women considering elective abortion receive information about the association ... t least 24 hours before an abortion is scheduled, the woman must be given a booklet prepared by the state. While acknowledging that "several studies have found no overall increase in the risk of devel ...

(3 pages) 10 0 1.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Abortion

.Modern medical techniques have made induced abortions simpler andless dangerous. But in the United States, the debate over abortion has ledto legal battles in the courts, in the Congress of the Unite ... sters are morecomplicated procedures, which present greater risks to a woman's health.In the United States, a pregnant woman's risk of death from afirst-term abortion is less than 1 in 100,000. The ri ...

(10 pages) 88 2 3.7 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

State Redistricting

Every ten years, state legislatures re-draw their boundaries. They do this after the census has been evaluated to mak ... ted to make sure that congressional seats are apportioned in a "fair" way amongst the people of the state.There are four basic goals that, for the most part, should be achieved when creating a redistr ... major streets or other well-defined boundaries, (4) the census block cannot be split. Although each state does usually set their own specific goals, they all tend to be very similar, with just minor d ...

(6 pages) 30 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Court Case On The Second Amendment

econd Amendment to the Constitution: The People v. Zerillo The Second Amendment to the Constitution states that " A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right o ... ep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."� In others words, if one is protecting his or her state, or the owned property that is located in his or her state, then the right to bear an arm is g ...

(4 pages) 25 0 5.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Capital Punishment Is Murder

ital Punishment Capital punishment is defined as the imposition of the death penalty by the state. In 1972, the United States Supreme Court voided all federal and state laws calling for the de ... ng the sentence of death."(Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153) There are now roughly thirty-eight state legislatures, and the Federal government that have enacted death penalty statutes patterned af ...

(4 pages) 19 0 3.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law