The federal court system is made up of 3 layers: the district courts‚ the circuit courts. These are the first layer of appeal. The final layer is appeal in the federal courts. There are 94 district courts‚ 13 circuit courts‚ and one Supreme Court throughout the country. The Supreme Court is the only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution; Article III mentions the Supreme Court. District courts were created by acts of congress. All the judges and justices are picked by the president
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The Federal Constitution is the supreme law of the Federation and any law passed after Merdeka Day which is inconsistent with this Constitution shall‚ to the extent of the inconsistency‚ be void. The validity of any law made by parliament or the Legislature of any State shall not be questioned on the ground that it makes provision with respect to any matter with respect to which parliament or‚ as the case may be‚ the Legislature of the State has no power to make laws‚ except in proceedings for a
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Tennington‚ Inc. is a consulting firm and has ten employees. These employees travel on consulting jobs in seven states. Tennington has an employment record of hiring only white males.2. Novo Films‚ Inc. is making a film about Africa and needs to employ approximately one hundred extras for this picture. To hire these extras‚ Novo advertises in all major newspapers in Southern California. The ad states that only African Americans need apply. In depth it is a bit different. If Tennington‚ Inc is approached
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Since the internet has become so important in today’s society‚ people have been debating whether or not it should be monitored. No one likes being watched‚ but what if that monitoring prevented a murder or a terrorist attack? I believe that the state and federal government should be able to monitor the internet because it is a public place where people should have nothing to hide‚ the constitution has no provisions protecting internet privacy‚ and because monitoring the web can prevent crimes before
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Irina Platt · Page 4: Irina’s actions speak louder than her words. (Irina looks down‚ impassive) - page 4. This shows that she does not agree with what Sir Peter and Cuddeford‚ yet she does not say anything as it is an argument of some sort between the two men and she doesn’t want to get involved. · In the first two scenes‚ Irina speaks in one-word answers and short sentences. This effect creates a sense of mystery to her character on her attitudes. · In the third scene (page 11)‚ we see Irina’s
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Even though suspending habeas corpus during the period of War on Terror is acceptable and is the Presidents way of protecting and preserving the United States Constitution during the War on Terror were civil liberties violated‚ and should habeas corpus been suspended. Detaining individuals for a suspected crime and not giving them their day in court is in violation of the Constitution. Habeas corpus was implemented in the Constitution to ensure that individual would not be unlawfully imprisoned.
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not deemed capital crimes were punishable by means of public whippings‚ maiming‚ or being shamed. Historically‚ there have been two types of prisons or penitentiary systems in the United States. The Pennsylvania and the New York penitentiary systems form the basis are penitentiary systems in the United States. Although the two share some of the same principles‚ they differ in many respects and it is not surprising that supporters of each type believe strongly that his or her preferred system is
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The state is a self-governing body that is independent‚ has a permanent population as well as a defined territory and is self-supporting. It acquires the power to create and modify legislation. Therefore a state has sovereignty over its territory; this indicates that is has considerable economical‚ political‚ social and legal power. The state however also has an obligation to address the needs of the individuals of the state as well as the community‚ yet; on the other hand legislation is introduced
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Constitutional Debate Over State vs Federal Supremacy Politics is power. As one of the United State founding fathers James Madison said‚ “The Essence of Government is power; and power‚ lodged as it must be in human hands‚ will ever be liable to abuse”(Library Of Congress‚ 2006). The Constitution is set up in a way to help manage the ultimate balance of power between the Federal Government and the states. It is written in a way to protect the states from abuse from the Federal Government but
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SELECTION: - MEANING OF SELECTION: Selection is the process of picking up individuals (out of the pool of job applicants) with requisite qualifications and competence to fill jobs in the organization. (Knowledge‚ skills and abilities as identified in the job describe). DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION: Recruitment | Selection | 1. Recruitment refers to the process of identifying and encouraging prospective employees to apply for jobs.2. Recruitment is said to be positive in
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