All in all the Declaration of Independence is the foundation, and the birth of the United States. The document explains what a fair, and real government should be run by. It preaches also on how that government should not be run by a dictator but by 3 branches a Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. This document will set how it brings on the American dream, and shows how people are free to do what they want to do, and become a unified nation through the “people”. The Declaration of Independence as mentioned in the introduction is the foundation, and birth of the United States.
There is a lot of founding principles in the United States of America but freedom, life, liberty and purist of happiness is my way of defining are founding principles. One of the founding principles is freedom. Freedom plays a big part in the United States of America. Thats mainly what were about.The First Amendment protects many of the freedoms that we use on a daily basis, such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to have assemble. The first ten amendments together outline the various basic freedoms that makes the United States Of America a great place to live.
One of the most important things the Pledge of Allegiance means to me, is that all Americans will be shown justice, and fight for it. We will be treated equally, and we will have liberty. To many people from other parts of the world, the United States of America is the perfect country, mainly because the citizens have freedoms and are shown justice. The Pledge of Allegiance is important, and it sums up what the U.S.A. is all about. What the Pledge of Allegiance says makes a proud American, and it should be the same for
In 1998, CNN News featured a story that was a bit unusual. Westboro Baptist Church, located in Topeka, Kansas, was brought into the media spotlight by public interest in something a bit unusual: Protesting a funeral. The congregation of Westboro Baptist gathered to picket the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a young man from Wyoming who was beaten to death by two other men because of his homosexuality. Since then, the church has become well known for all of their controversial protests around the united states. The church estimates that WBC has conducted over 30,000 pickets, in all 50 states, in over 500 cities and towns.
Facts: Petitioner, Batson, was indicted in Kentucky on charges of burglary and receipt of stolen goods. During trial of the matter, the judge conducted voir dire and excused certain jurors for cause. When it came time for peremptory challenges, the prosecutor used his to remove all of the black persons left on the venire, which left Batson, a black man, to be tried by an all-white jury. Defense counsel objected before the jury was sworn in, and the judge overruled the objection on the grounds that peremptory challenges could be against “anybody they want.” Petitioner was convicted on both counts. This case is a pure example of racial discrimination against African Americans in the legal system.
Johnson was charged with violating the Texas law that bans vandalizing valued objects. He was convicted and sentenced to one year in prison. He appealed to the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas, but he lost this appeal. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals then saw his case. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals was the highest court in Texas that would see criminal appeals.
The juvenile court did make the decision to transfer his case, therefore; Stanford would be trialed as an adult under a state statute permitting such action as to offenders who are either charged with a class A felony, capital crime or anyone over the age of sixteen and charged with a felony. ( (Death Penalty in America,)Legal Studies 485, Spring 2003. Stanford was convicted of murder, first degree sodomy, first degree robbery, and receiving stolen property. He was sentenced to death and forty five years in prison. Stanford appealed this sentencing on the notion that his eight amendments protectipon against cruel and unusual punishment had been violated.
The Declaration of Independence gave birth to what is known today as the United States of America. The document is symbolic of American democracy and one of the free charters of freedom. The words stated in the Declaration rallied support from colonists at home, and colonists living abroad. The effects of the Declaration of Independence today can be seen and felt within the United States of America and also among many foreign nations. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness The Declaration of Independence gave birth to many other freedoms in the United States of America that may never have even been intended.
Supreme Court Case Assignment CJA/354 Criminal Law Kelleana Strub July 2, 2012 Roy Quisenberry Concerning the U.S. Supreme Court cases the case of Miller v. Alabama has stuck out and peaked interested. This is the case of 14-year-old Evan Miller. On March 20, 2012 the State of Alabama convicted Miller on one count of aggravated murder. He was sentenced to life in prison with parole. Miller’s attorneys appealed with the argument that his conviction violated Evan’s fourteenth and eighth amendment rights.
The fact of the matter is that burning or desecrating the flag is protected by the first amendment, and is backed by two Supreme Court cases. The first case that upheld flag burning was Texas v. Johnson. Gregory Johnson had organized a communist protest march through the streets of Dallas during the Republican National Convention of 1984. During the march Johnson burned an American flag as the other members of the protest chanted “America the red, white, and blue we spit on you.” The Supreme Court granted Johnson’s case certiorari, after they ruled that his actions were expressive conduct. The second case that upheld flag burning was U.S. v. Eichman.