2003 - 1) For this week’s assignment I am going to discuss one federal and one state rule of evidence or statute and what affects they may have on both the prosecution and defense of sexual assault cases. Federal and State rules of evidence statues can affect both the prosecution’s ability to try a sexual assault case successfully‚ and a defender’s ability to defend their client successfully. The Federal Rules of Evidence › ARTICLE IV. RELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS › Rule 412. Sex-Offense
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STATE VERSUS FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ the foreign-born population in the United States tripled in the past four decades and currently totals about 37 million‚ or nearly 12 percent of the total population. What authority do states have with respect to immigration matters? For decades‚ the power to regulate immigration has been considered a federal power. However‚ in recent years Congress added a new provision that allows local law enforcement to
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Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve System Monetary policy is the Federal Reserves’ way of influencing the amount of currency and credit that is in circulation in the United States economy. When the currency and credit rates are altered‚ the interest rates and performance of the U.S. economy are affected. There are three goals of monetary policy; promote maximum employment‚ stable prices‚ and moderate long-term interest rates. The Federal Reserves’ goal is to implement effective monetary policies
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Weeks vs United States By: Daven Baker Historic Background the U.S. Supreme Court used the common law rule and permitted States and federal courts to admit evidence gained by an illegal search to convict an accused offender Common law – judges decided whether evidence that had little to do with a case could be admitted Fremont Weeks was arrested at his business‚ where officers searched the site without a warrant Evidence collected from the illegal search was used to convict Weeks of transporting
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COURT CASE: ALA vs. CIPA (may be United States vs ALA) Argued March 5‚ 2003 Decided June 23‚ 2003 CASE SUMMARY: In this case the American Library Association (ALA) challenged in court the constitutionality of the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) enacted in 2000‚ saying that it violated the First Amendment. In this lawsuit ALA sued to overturn the requirement that libraries restrict patrons’ access to computer information‚ that if Internet filters were not installed‚ federal funding and computer
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party affiliation of your delegates reflects the feelings of people in your state accurately? Why or why not? I feel that it does not reflect the state accurately. If we the people actually knew what all we were voting for or knew why we should choose them then we would have a better voting sense and a sense of knowledge. * c) Federalism‚ the distribution of power between the federal government and the states‚ was originally implemented to keep both in check. It is another of the Constitution’s
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com/1992-06-26/entertainment/26030685_1_fbi-agents-aim-leonard-peltier on March 25‚ 2013 Garcia Alma M‚ 2012. Contested Images: Women of Color in Popular Culture.AltaMira Press‚ Set 16‚ 2012. Michael Apted (1992). Thunderheart [Motion picture]. United States: TriStar Pictures.retrieved at http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/bibliog/fictionalfilm.htm on March 25‚ 2013 Pack Sam‚ 2001. The Best of Both Worlds: Otherness‚ Appropriation‚ and Identityin Thunderheart.Wicazo SA Review‚ Volume 16‚ Number 2‚ Fall 2001
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the evolution of health policy include the access and quality of care‚ and financing care. How healthcare is delivered and who has access to care‚ and how will we offer affordable care through a universal health plan are all important things to focus on as healthcare continues to evolve of the years. Health care policy in the United States is now driven primarily by financing and health insurance mechanisms‚ particularly the federal Medicare program and the federal and state Medicaid programs (Williams
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Policy Making Process in the United States By: Africa L. Graham American Government Dr. Errol Palmer August 4‚ 2007 The United States Policy Making Process Public policy refers to the actions taken by government and its decisions that are intended to solve problems and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the United States. At the federal level‚ public policies are enacted to regulate different industries and business‚ that will protect citizens at home
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The Monetary and Fiscal Policies‚ although controlled by two different organizations‚ are the ways that our economy is kept under control. Fiscal Policy is defined as the use of government spending and revenue collection to influence the economy. Monetary policy however is the regulation of the money supply and interest rates by a central bank‚ such as the Federal Reserve Board in the U.S.‚ in order to control inflation and stabilize currency. Although these two policies are meant to help stabilize
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