The Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court On September 25‚ 1789‚ the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most frequently advanced against it. The first two proposed amendments‚ which concerned the number of constituents for each Representative and the compensation of Congressmen‚ were not ratified. Articles 3 to 12‚ however‚ ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures‚ constitute the first
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Court History and Purpose Paper Valerie Wilson Court History and Purpose Paper A court is a place where justice is administered. It is a tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases‚ and a session of a judicial assembly. The courts are here to settle disputes between parties. The purpose for the courts is to hear the defendant’s cases and either rule to dismiss or sentence the defendant to some type of punishment. The defendant is given a chance to plead guilty
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construction of courts for youths who are between 11 – 18 years (juvenile court system). These courts are referred as peer courts or teen courts. More of concern any youth charged with an offense has the opportunity to undergo the hearing and sentencing proceedings of juvenile courts and should agree to a sentencing forum with a jury of the youth’s peers. The peer courts are under the supervision of a judge‚ youth defendants‚ and volunteers who play a variety of roles in the
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Language Barriers and Lack of Interpreters in the Court Systems Tonya Barrett CJA/394 March 30‚ 2015 Mike Magee The following paper will discuss the current language barriers and lack of interpreter availability in the court systems today. The court administrator is responsible for addressing this problem and improving the situation. Therefore‚ this paper will also cover the efforts that the court administrator has made to correct the issue
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Law Opinion Paper Lisa Bryant CJS/220 The Court System August 25‚ 2013 Darren Brodsky Creation of the United States laws is a very intense process. The law begins as an idea that has been brought to attention. The idea then has to be sponsor as a bill‚ and assigned to a committee for studying. If the bill has been released it will be added to the calendar to be voted on. If the bill passes by the majority votes it will then be passed to the Senate. The bill then will be passed by both
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United States is based on fair and equal treatment of individuals by the court system. An inmate loses many rights and privileges as an inmate‚ but the constitutional protections afforded by the Fifth and Eighth Amendments’ rights of due process and equal protection are not forfeited (Carlton & Garrett‚ 2008). Without access to the court system an inmate would be left no options to contest any sanction or punishment while incarcerated. The rights of inmates have been expanded by court decisions
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Supreme Court The Federal Court System contains three levels of courts: first‚ U.S district courts and various courts of limited jurisdiction (trial courts of general jurisdiction). Second‚ U.S courts of appeals (intermediate courts of appeals). Finally‚ the highest level of the three level federal court system is the United State Supreme Court. Today‚ the United State Supreme Court is located in Washington D.C. The United State Supreme Court was established through by the Constitution
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Aristotle‚ he was born in 384 BCE at Stagirus‚ a Greek colony that is now extinct near the seaport on the coast of Thrace. He was the son of Phaestis and Nichomachus‚ who was a court physician to the King Amyntas of Macedonia. Many people claim this is where Aristotle got influenced to become part of the Macedamian Court system‚ although is has not yet been proving plenty of experts agree this is where it all began. While he was around the age of 7 his father and mother died and he became under the
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Adversarial vs. Inquisitorial Court Systems There are many differences as well as similarities between the adversarial and inquisitorial court systems. In an adversarial court‚ the judge tries to remain impartial. In an inquisitorial court the judge plays the role as a fact finder to ascertain the truth. The adversarial system is a contest between two opposing sides. In the adversarial system‚ the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The adversaries are the Prosecutor and
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An appellate court is a court that takes initial trial decisions into review upon the outcome being seen as unconstitutional by either the defendant or the government. Congressional act of 1789 Created a supreme court‚ appoint 6 justices and establish a lower federal court system. Various acts of congress have changed the number of seats in the supreme court over the years. the lowest amounts between 5-6 and the highest 10. In fact after the civil war the seats were fixed to nine‚ that’s 1 chief
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