Within the United States Constitution is The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment which essentially prohibits “unreasonable discrimination.” It states that every person should be treated equally regardless of condition or circumstances within the jurisdiction of each state. The Equal Protection Clause is written in such a manner to protect people from unlawfully being classified with discriminatory classifications. The court will deem a classification constitutional if it contains “rational
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Introduction The Equal Protection Clause can be argued to be one of the most important rights a citizen has in the United States. It is one of the techniques someone can use to combat discrimination by a law‚ action‚ or procedure. However‚ an equal protection challenge can be just that‚ a challenge. This clause is much more complex than perceived. When brought before the court‚ it is decided on what level of scrutiny it will be examined. As equal protection is part of a list of rights for free citizens
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The equal protection clause was put in place to protect Americans who were being treated unfairly and to help prevent more people from being mistreated. All throughout history people have been treated unequally due to their differences. Time after time citizens have been denied their rights and this clause was put in place to help reduce the amount of people being affected by unequal treatment. The equal protection clause provides those in the American political system with comparable opportunities
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job‚ to open a bank account etc. However‚ the contract is not simple and straightforward. There are many hidden dangers that we are not conscious. We must be careful of the hidden clause in contract in order to protect the benefit of us. At the first glance‚ you may feel eased since there are a lot of tedious clauses in contract to protect you if the service does not get delivered in time with good quality as promised‚ if another pay does not pay you on time. You may feel that the contracts are
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The legend of Santa Claus has been told for centuries and is still told to this day. Every year‚ many children make Christmas lists and send them to Santa. If they are good‚ they will get presents‚ but if they are bad‚ they will get a bundle of coal in their stocking. Santa is usually visualized as a happy‚ white-bearded man‚ with a red stocking cap‚ and a red suit with white cuffs and black boots. In other cultures‚ he is referred to as St. Nicholas‚ Sinterklauss‚ and Father Christmas. Santa Claus
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***Constitutional Federalism is the division of governing power between the Federal government and the States. The U. S. Constitution enumerates the powers of the Federal government and spe-cifically reserves to the States or the people the powers it does not expressly delegate to the Federal government. Ac-cordingly‚ the Federal government is a government of enu-merated‚ or limited‚ powers‚ and a specified power must authorize each of its acts. Federal supremacy- Although under our Federalist
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Introduction The inception of the Commerce Clause has led over the years the Supreme Court to explore the limitations of the power of the federal government. The interpretation of the Commerce Clause in cases like the United States v. Lopez‚ United States v. Morrison et. al. and Gonzales v. Raich provide examples of the limits of the federal government. This case discussion first touches on the Supreme Court’s position regarding the Commerce Clause before the Lopez and Morrison cases. Afterwards
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Commerce Clause and Health Care The Commerce Clause was merely placed in our Constitution to ensure that states couldn’t establish laws or regulations that would hinder with trade and economic commerce‚ in result gave Congress the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations‚ and among the several States‚ and with the Indian Tribes.” To me‚ the Commerce Clause was once legitimate in the sense that the economic activity was mainly trade based and to prevent the intense rivalry among states‚
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right to life‚ liberty‚ or property without due process of law. The states cannot deny any citizen the right to equal protection of the law. The Fourteenth Amendment is made of of 3 clauses: The Citizenship Clause‚ which granted citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the United States The Due Process Clause‚ which declared that no state can deny any citizen the right to life‚ liberty‚ and property without
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If children gain the ability to doubt Santa‚ and doubt what their parents said about him‚ one would believe that they would start doubting other ‘truths’ their parents have preached. In Mertens’ article she notes a connection between Santa and the trash man because children never see either of them: the trash man comes when they’re in school‚ and Santa comes when they’re in bed. Mertens says that there is proof of both of their existences‚ though‚ and children can put this evidence
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