Yes‚ they do. Jurisdiction is defined as “the authority of the court to hear certain cases” (Fuller 287). There are specific types of jurisdictions that deal in different cases. Subject-matter jurisdiction deals with the “nature of a case” (287). Geographic jurisdiction deals with the “location of the offense” and hierarchical jurisdiction deals with “where the case is located in the system” (287-288). All three jurisdictions play a role in both cases of the United States v Smiley and the Loughner
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The Geographic Grid Ptolemy‚ a Roman mathematician‚ created the geographic grid. This grid is a system of invisible lines that span the globe. The grid has been used for over 2‚000 years as a reference for finding the location of a fixed position on Earth. There are certain components that make up the grid. Meridians run vertically and come together at the north and south poles. The center meridian‚ the Prime Meridian‚ divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. Parallels run horizontally
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Geographic Luck Why is it that Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world? According to UCLA biologist Jared Diamond‚ some countries grew faster than others because of geographic luck. It sounds like a simple theory‚ but there is a lot more to it. The lucky countries‚ like Spain‚ were lucky enough to have natural resources‚ indigenous plants‚ and animals that could be domesticated. With all of this at their fingertips‚ they were able to stop hunting and gathering and start farming. Farming
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Quality of life ties into geographic luck‚ which had a lot to do with the shaping the cultures of Eurasia‚ South America‚ and Africa. Geographic luck might have been benefit or a detriment to the natives who inhabited the land. It largely depends on what geographic hand you are dealt. Factors which go into making up an area’s geographic luck are climate and how the natives dealt with the weather. Moreover‚ the indigenous people of the continents must have a stable food source so they can get their
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The Homestead Strike was a very violent‚ but important event to the people of the American Business Industry. The violent act of a desperate businessman‚ in attempt to retain peace‚ killed many men. The infamous story of the Pinkertons changed the ways of American business agreements. The Homestead Strike changed the traditional American business environment by creating new laws and the awareness of the need for peace in business world. The Carnegie Steel Company was a successful factory‚ which
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strictly under its control‚ America was having an identity crisis as to whether they had to follow the exact ruling of Britain. The colonies struggled to define exactly who they were and how supportive they were of each other. With the Declaration Act in 1766‚ colonies were defining exactly where they stood with Britain‚ more independent than the motherland had hoped‚ and how the colonies would work together‚ unified for the same cause. The colonies all agreed that representatives of the people are
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multiple acts to attempt to strengthen control over the colonies. This eventually led to the colonies revolting and gaining freedom from the British power. The first act that parliament enforced was known as the Sugar Act. The Sugar Act cut the taxes of molasses and multiple other products. This tax on molasses affected the New England colonies because they would distill the molasses to make rum. This distilling process was bringing in good amounts of money to the colonies. The Sugar Act was supposed
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enforced the Sugar Act‚ this act raised the tax on molasses. Colonists started to smuggle in goods from other countries in an attempt to avoid paying high priced taxes‚ but the British Empire felt that they should be the only suppliers of the colonists and enforced their authority. The British Empire forced colonists to “buy a revenue stamp” (OpenStax‚ Chp. 5 pg. 131) for any piece of paper that was a legal document by creating the Stamp Act in 1765. Along with this act the Quartering Act went into place
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On March 22‚ 1765 a law called The Stamp Act was imposed by the British Parliament. The Stamp Act was an act of the British Parliament that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a tax on newspapers and legal or commercial documents. The Stamp Act was made because money needed to be raised for military defenses‚ for the British troops that were staying in the colonies‚ and the British wanted governmental authority over the colonies. This made the colonists very infuriated
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NAFTA • What was the primary goal of American foreign policy in the nineteenth century? the maintenance of security based on geographic isolationism • The so-called traditional era of U.S. foreign policy came to an end with World War I. • ____________ means to try to cut off contacts with the outside‚ to be a self-sufficient fortress. Isolationism • Which of the following terms
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