HERE:__1____ 1. On a sheet of paper‚ apply the general overview of court structure in the United States (Figure 1.2) to your local community. a. Within my community we have a Trial court that is capable of handling both minor violations (Misdemeanor crimes‚ DWI‚ Bail hearings) and a Higher court system which deals with capital offenses and has the ability to convict‚ sentence and reprimand defendants. 2. On a sheet of paper‚ apply the list of actors in the courthouse (Table 1.1) to your
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States of America our overall crime rate will be reduced dramatically. If our crime rate is lowered‚ less people’s lives will be taken away. These days in America‚ people think they could do whatever they want‚ such as committing crimes‚ felonies‚ misdemeanors and they will not be penalized harshly for their actions. Most of the time they will find away around it and do very little jail time‚ plead insanity‚ or even get away with it. By having corporal punishment in America‚ people will think twice
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In colonial America‚ the citizens did not know exactly what they wanted for their government. The colonists knew they didn’t want their lives to be like they had been in England. They were open to ideas; they did not know what would work and what wouldn’t. The colonists knew that trial and error was the best idea at the time. The democratic and undemocratic features of colonial America were very apparent in that democracy as it was a work in progress. Although they were working out the issues
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President and Vice President‚ and civil officers may be impeached. 5.What are the Constitutional reasons for impeachment? You may be impeached for treason or a misdemeanor. 6.Explain the role of each of the following in impeachment cases: The House-The House has the power to bring charges. The Senate- The Senate has the power to try- to judge‚ and to sit as a court in impeachment cases
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positive effects of owning/using weapons out weight negative possible objectives. Secondly since guns were introduced into the world people debated about if curtain should be allowed to own them‚ for example people who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime are not legally allowed to own a firearm. Consequently the issue of gun rights has caused state officials to run extensive background checks on people to increase the restriction on what you need to own a firearm. The uses of symbols are so
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Ethics Creature Welfare is the position that animals should be treated humanely. This includes proper housing‚ nutrition‚ disease prevention and treatment‚ responsible care‚ proper handling‚ and humane euthanasia. Creature Rights is the position that creatures should not be exploited. Some believe that creatures should not be used for food‚ clothing‚ entertainment‚ medical research‚ or product testing. This includes the use of animals in zoos‚ circuses‚ rodeos‚ and even as pets. They believe
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in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean Water Act‚ Migratory Bird Treaty Act‚ National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and many more. Economical – Economical Recovery Support: Many important industries in the economy were harmed by the
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foster care and its issues and successes. To be able to understand foster care one must be able to understand the process. It begins with the child’s biological parents. A child can be withdrawn for abuse or neglect‚ or the child can have a minor misdemeanor(s) against them and can be placed in foster care rather than juvenile detention. A call by the Child Welfare Services is then made to the foster families in the counties and surrounding counties. Then call includes the child’s age‚ sex and‚ sometimes
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The personal constitution protects privacy‚ the right of every citizen to be free from irrational government interference in their persons‚ homes‚ businesses and property - whether through police detain citizens on the street‚ arrests or searches of homes and business. Lawmakers and courts have put in place legal safeguards to ensure that law enforcement officials interfere with the rights of individuals under the Fourth Amendment only in limited circumstances‚ and through specific methods. In the
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satisfaction of destruction. Pyromaniacs are individuals who have psychological issues that play a factor in their fire setting hobby. Arson is split up into stages of brutality. In certain circumstances‚ and in certain states‚ arson may only amount to a misdemeanor. Although felony charges are a possibility. Arson charges may lead to a lengthy prison sentence‚ fines that range from a few thousand dollars to $50‚000 dollars‚ there may also be restitution to be paid back to the people that lost their property’s
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