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    Assignment: 1.) Read the following document‚ “Another Race of White Men Come Amongst Us”: Native American Views as British Replace the French in the Lower Mississippi Valley‚ 1765 2.) Answer the following questions based on a reading of the above document and material from your textbook. -------------------------------------------- 1.) TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Is this a primary or a secondary source? -Primary 2.) DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT: When was this document created? -It was created shortly

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    Historical development of English Common Law Originally issued in the year 1215‚ the Magna Carta was first confirmed into law in 1225. This 1297 exemplar‚ some clauses of which are still statutes in England today‚ was issued by Edward I. National Archives‚ Washington‚ DC. English common law emerged from the changing and centralizing powers of the king during the Middle Ages. After the Norman Conquest in 1066‚ medieval kings began to consolidate power and establish new institutions of royal

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    Common law evolved over time as a judge made law (according to doctrine of precedent.) In common law the king was the head of the government. Common law was the law administered by the royal courts and as such a more standardised set of rules based on customary law was gradually enforced throughout the whole of England and countries derived from England. E.g. Australia‚ Canada New Zealand and the United States Common laws rules were too broad to deal with governing a society as complex as England

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    The US Laws and Guidelines Governing Fair and Equitable Business Practices BUSN115 September 21‚ 2013 Professor Neal McGregor The US Laws and Guidelines Governing Fair and Equitable Business Practices The United States became one of the most influential world powers virtually overnight. The system of functionality which maintains this growth and power is the refined codes of business practices which are the cornerstone for domestic and international business relations the world over. Due

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    things have to happen? These are all common questions that people all around the world are constantly asking themselves. There are many different myths‚ theories‚ and stories out there that people turn to for these answers. Some of the most common creation stories are from the Cheyenne people‚ the Caddo and Mayan tribes and the Greeks and Hebrews. Although these stories are somewhat similar‚ they are also different in many ways. One similarity between these creation stories are the archetypes found

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    Evaluate the Effectiveness of Law Reform in Dealing with Defences to Criminal Charges in the Criminal Justice System. Evaluate: Make a judgment based on criteria - Equality - Accessibility (Draft Bill and Report) - Enforceability (In the future - provocation bill) - Resource Efficiency (Time taken to establish the committee and the time the committee has taken) - Protection of Individual Rights - Meeting Society’s Needs / How Responsive (Fast response due to media outcry) - Rule of Law

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    only‚ the class readings and materials also need to be consulted. Introduction to History PowerPoint: Be able to define Primary and Secondary sources‚ as well as understand the strengths and weaknesses of each. Primary Sources- a fundamental or original document relating to a particular subject‚ experiment‚ time period or event. First hand record of an event. Strengths: perspective‚ graphic and can tell us about the social and economic conditions Weaknesses: bias‚ difficult to interpret and

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    States of America is one of the most frequently studied wars of any in American History. This terrible war put brothers from the North against brothers from the South and the result was both awful and catastrophic. When counting the dead and wounded on both sides‚ including the destruction of houses‚ farms‚ and the livelihood of people on both sides‚ the Civil War was the most terrible and bloodiest war in American History. There were many issues that sparked the beginning of the American Civil War

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    Assignment Common Law Common law is based on the bible‚ stare decisis and precedent. Basically what this means is that common law is recognized as law even if it is not actually written in the books. For example common law marriage is recognized when a couple lives together for so long even if they do not have an actual marriage license(Miller & Jentz‚ 2010). Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is the authority of the court to hear a case. For example federal court hears federal laws‚ where a state

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    “The US government has betrayed the internet. We need to take it back” By: Bruce Schneier ​The internet has changed drastically for the worst the past couple of years and it is time for a change. The NSA has taken over the privacy of our internet access‚ which is not appropriate. When the internet was invented this is not what the creators thought would happen. The computer engineering community needs to step in and take it back from the NSA. Companies that host our private data that we once trusted

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