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    Foreword -designed so that readers can study the past 1 - first task of historians is finding the evidence -facts and clues = documents‚ letters‚ memoirs‚ interviews‚ pictures‚ movies‚ novels‚ & poems 2 – Questions and compare the sources Historians look for answers beyond act and motive Historians collaborate w/ one another to seek help from specialist in other disciplines Each document is a witness from the past and open to interpretation in different ways Each book has a specific

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    what evidence will be reserved for the appeals court. Points earned on this question: 5 Question 2 (Worth 5 points) During a jury trial‚  each side in a criminal or civil case will present evidence to support their position  the prosecution presents evidence supporting the innocence of a defendant  respondents bring suit against individuals or groups to get compensation  a panel of judges will consider the evidence and make a bench decision Points earned on this question: 5 Question

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    America (the Episcopal Church) has more liberal views‚ In 2006‚ the US Supreme Court said that legislation in Oregon allowing doctors to help people to die was constitutional‚ which means that physician assisted suicide is inline with the basic rights on which America was founded. A retired bishop from the Episcopal Church‚ John Shelby Spong‚ said: "The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold aid in dying allows us to view and act on death as a dignified

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    Beer POL 201 10 April 2012 Reaction Paper #3 I think that the Supreme Court can be considered undemocratic because once they are elected‚ they are there for good unless Congress votes 2/3 and the President approves then they can be removed from their power. I think they are elected for life because it would not be easy for Congress‚ the current President‚ and even the American people to sway their decisions. The Supreme Court is designed to rule only on the constitutionality of both federal and

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    What is the Supreme Court

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    Professor and Class‚ The Supreme Court is the law of the land‚ bound by the Constitution‚ but it has certain checks on its authority. For example‚ if Congress does not agree with a certain decision of the Court it can amend the decision or statute. The power of the Supreme Court comes from Judicial Review‚ the purpose is to review the constitutionality of law. Marbury vs Madison is probably the most important Supreme Court case in United States history‚ this is where Judicial Review was originated

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    Supreme Court Models

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    1. Supreme Court justices have a serious job of determining if something is unconstitutional or not. As with any big decision‚ there is a precise manor in which the justices decide weather an act is unconstitutional. There are three models that’s the courts follow. The first is the legal model. The legal model states that the court can base their rulings off of the previous rulings of the lower courts. The positive of this model is that the Supreme Court justices have a good background on what went

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    Supreme Court Influence

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    The Supreme Court holds a great deal of power in the United States. The influence of the Supreme Court is felt throughout history and is ingrained in the lives of the American people. Citizenship‚ the right to vote‚ marry and abort and many more important cases have all been decided in the Supreme Court. Every citizen and person in the United States has been affected by the decisions of the justices of the Supreme Court. Origins of the Supreme Court The origin of the Supreme Court begins in Article

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    Supreme Court Impact

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    The Supreme court of the United States has been called by many the most influential branch of the United States government. Justices sit in seats of power without fear of public backlash through elections. While sitting in these seats of power‚ they make decisions that have long lasting and far reaching results. The decisions made by the Court impact the social and political aspects of the lives of every person living in the United States. With that said‚ the Court obviously influences certain

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    The Supreme Court Analysis

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    1. I think some of the work of the Supreme Court is constrained by institutional roles and procedures but the vast majority of work done by the Supreme Court is autonomous. One of the first examples of constraint by an institutional role and longstanding tradition in the book “A Wild Justice” is “In the early 1960s‚ the notion that executions were cruel and unusual punishment seemed fanciful. When the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution‚ the death penalty was mandatory for most felonies and

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    The Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the United States. It rules over all federal courts and state courts when pertaining to cases that involve federal laws. Moreover‚ the Court has one Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate Justices that have been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Amongst the Justices there are liberals‚ conservatives‚ and a moderate. The liberal side consists of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg‚ Justice Sonia Sotomayor‚ Justice Elena

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