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    The decisions made by Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall have had a major influence on today’s Judiciary System. One of his major decisions was in the case Marbury v. Madison‚ in which he set the precedent of judicial review. Another major decision is in the case McCulloch v. Maryland‚ in this case Marshall ruled that Congress possesses certain implied powers. Other major decisions made by Marshall were in the cases Dartmouth College v. Woodward‚ Gibbons v. Ogden‚ in which Marshall defined

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    Federalism in the United States has had several different concepts throughout our history. Dual federalism ran until around the Great Depression of the 1930s. Dual federalism has very distinct and rather clear lines of power for the national government as well as the state or local level of government. At times‚ it is referred to as “layered cake”. The national level very distinct and rule over much smaller‚ local‚ or state governments. There is a balance of power between the two‚ each maintains

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    Marbury v. Madison is one of the most important Supreme Court cases in the history of the United States. This case set many precedents in relation to the way the Supreme Court operates and its function within the three branches of government. In essence‚ this case established the norm of judicial review‚ or the practice of the Supreme Court being the deciding voice in whether a law is constitutional‚ and it caused the relationship between the three branches of government to become a closer one.

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    When the United States first came to be‚ leaders from each colonies came together to make a set of rules. These set of rules are called The Constitution. It took many people to make the rules and they had to change it many times. They even had a convention to try to better the rules. The outcome of all of this an Introduction and seven articles that the people of the United States had to follow. One of the Articles was the first article. This outlined the law making authority the legislative branch

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    In the United States‚ the people don’t always get the original story. Censorship is the act of suppressing unacceptable or unmoral parts. Media is censored all over the world for many reasons. Sometimes it is unmoral or is not the "right" religion. Other reasons media is censored is that it is offensive to a race or culture and that it puts the wrong ideas into people’s heads. Media censorship has always played a big role in American movies‚ music‚ books‚ and technology. First‚ let me give you an

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    the main founding documents of the United States of America. It consists of Ten Amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments were added to protect basic God given rights from government interference. James Madison is credited with being the main author of the Bill of Rights. ( http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/history-bill-of-rights.html). In 1787 the first made US Constitution was presented in Philadelphia and was ratified by the states. The Bill of rights is actually part

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    Constitution of Rome and the United States HIST 2022. [Section .07] November 2‚ 2011 The United States government was somewhat based on the beliefs of the Romans although very different. Like the majority of other countries‚ The U.S. has three main bodies which include the judicial branch‚ the legislative branch and the executive branch. The governments of Rome and the United States of America differ in many different ways and have changed and will continue to change throughout the

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    the Juvenile Court decide? - court agreed that searches by school officials do not violate the Fourth Amendment as long as the official has “ reasonable grounds to believe that a student possesses evidence of illegal activity or activity that would interfere with school discipline 11. When T.L.O. appealed the case to the New Jersey Supreme Court‚ what was decided? - 12. Where did the state of New Jersey appeal the case to? - Juvenile court RESULTS: 13. Who did the Supreme Court rule in favor

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    Case Study: United States v. Salerno 481 U.S. 739 (1987) Using your text and the internet‚ in narrative format with a minimum of 500 words‚ outline the case of United States v. Salerno‚ 481 U.S. 739 (1987). Give the facts‚ issue‚ and court holding of the case. In the case of United States v. Salerno‚ Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno was arrested on charges of numerous RICO violations‚ and detained without bail. This case determined that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 did not violated the Due Process clause

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    against racism and inspiring the Civil Rights Movement. The three Supreme Court cases that influenced the Civil Rights movement‚ by supporting ideas of freedom; Dred Scott v. Sanford‚ Plessy v. Ferguson‚ Brown v. Board of Education. One case that had a major impact on the Civil Rights Movement was the Dred Scott v. Sanford case. In this case‚ "a slave named Dred Scott and his wife‚ Harriet‚ sued for their freedom in a St. Louis city court‚" (Dred Scott v. Ferguson). The final judgement made was not in

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