and taken for granted. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided equal rights to all people and enabled all races the equality they deserve. This act was signed into law on August 6‚ 1965‚ by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War‚ including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. After the U.S. Civil War ‚ the 15th Amendment prohibited states from denying a male citizen the right to vote based on race‚ color or
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Cons of the 1964 Civil Rights Act When faced with pointing out the cons of the 1964 Civil Rights Act‚ one may feel there aren’t many if any. Or maybe that it’s a justified contradiction to the first amendment‚ which from the U.S. Constitution reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted by Congress to address the high amount of racial discrimination in voting. It was an evil which had been perpetuated in many different parts of the United States through unremitting defiance of the Constitution. In Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act‚ it contains the coverage formula that helps determine which states and local governments are subject to the pre-clearance under Section 5 of the Act. Section 5 of the Act contains the pre-clearance requirement
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The Abortion Act 1967‚ the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 a) The 1967 Act : (1) HC vol 750 cols 85‚ 92‚ 239‚ 385‚ 1159 1292‚ 1313 (2) HL vol 285 cols 509‚ 1394 The 2008 Act: (1) HC vol 481 cols 324‚ 373 (2) HL vol 698 cols 847‚863 b) Sections 1 and 5 of the Abortion Act 1967 have been s.37(1) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c.37). c) The amendments in The 1990 Act were the reduction
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The Right to Know Bill requires that it is vital before any law enforcement activity that police officers present the civilian with their identity and reason for the activity. This ensures searches and seizures by police officials are reasonable. Although there is Supreme Court precedent in the Illinois v Rodriguez case to oppose increased protections of people’s rights under the Fourth Amendment‚ the Right to Know Act should be passed into law because it would make the community safer for LGBT groups
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Scarcity refers to a situation in which human desires for goods‚ services‚ and resources exceed the available supply. This means that everything is limited and there will never be enough to fulfill all of our wants. In particular‚ resources such as land‚ labor‚ and raw materials are necessary but finite. As a result‚ every society must make choices about how to allocate its resources. In most cases‚ there is simply not enough money to do everything‚ so we must prioritize and use our resources in
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1. Explain the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and discuss the major provisions of this legislation. Jim Crow laws were in effect from the 1800’s through the 1960’s. They required that African Americans and whites use separate schools‚ public places‚ transportation‚ restrooms‚ and drinking fountains. In some places‚ African American hospital patients were even kept separate from whites. African American public spaces such as stores‚ churches‚ movie theaters‚ and schools had separate areas for each
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The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 applies to the Indian tribes of the United States and makes many‚ but not all‚ of the guarantees of the Bill of Rights applicable within the tribes. “No Indian tribe in exercising powers of self-government shall - 1. make or enforce any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion‚ or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press‚ or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for a redress of grievances; 2. violate the right of the people
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Civil Rights Act” Abstract Cultural Impacts of the Civil Rights Act Until the eighteenth century Civil Rights and Liberty’s were taken advantage of as a American. Observation in our judicial system cited within the paper suggest that our civil rights in America has improved and continue to evolve to this day. Cultural Impacts of American Civil Rights laws In recent years‚ a great deal has gone into fair treatment of all. As history serves‚ there was a great civil rights activist
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In recognition of the need for transparency in public affairs‚ the Indian Parliament enacted the Right to Information Act in 2005. It is a path breaking legislation empowering people and promoting transparency. While right to information is implicitly guaranteed by the Constitution‚ the Act sets out the practical regime for citizens to secure access to information on all matters of governance. In the words of the Prime Minister52 “We live in an age of information‚ in which the free flow of information
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