have certain rights that make sure that they are treated fairly. Some of those rights include freedom of speech and religion‚ freedom from arbitrary punishment and cruel and unusual punishment‚ and the right to have access to the courts through Habeas Corpus. These rights are guaranteed so that prisoners are not treated unfairly‚ or even in an inhumane fashion. If these rights were not guaranteed to prisoners‚ abuse and neglect would be rampant and violence would be worse than it is now. The
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The Legislative Branch United States Congress bicameral legislature House of Representatives 435 members 2 year terms smaller constituencies(Congressional districts) apportionment see pg. 239 redistricting Baker v. Carr – Supreme Court decides conflicts Wesberry v. Sanders: one person‚ one vote principle roughly 700‚000 in each district gerrymandering- REDREW THE LINES TO support etiher party. Its lines to make
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Synopsis Directed by Chito S. Roño‚ this adaptation of Lualhati Bautista’s prize-winning novel Dekada 70 chronicles a middle-class Filipino family who‚ over the space of a decade‚ become aware of the political policies that have ultimately led to repression and a state of martial law. Vilma Santos stars as Amanda‚ who realizes the implications of living within a dictatorship after sorting out the contradictory reactions of her husband and five sons. Julian‚ her husband‚ supports his eldest son’s
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Explain why there was a demand for parliamentary reform 1780-1832? The British government during the 1700’s consisted of the king‚ who was the head of state and Ministers from the landed gentry who often gained their seats through corrupt methods. As a result of the American revolution Britain received a tremendous shock to its system with the loss of the thirteen colonies. The war revealed Britain’s limitations and this heightened dissension and escalated political antagonism towards the
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and he established a blockade of all Confederate ports. In leading the Union through the Civil War‚ Lincoln took powers no previous President had ever assumed. He did not wait until Congress approved expenditures‚ and he suspended the writ of habeas corpus‚ which allowed that a person could not be imprisoned indefinitely before being charged with specific crimes. He expected a swift battle or two and a quick end to the war‚ but realized he was wrong after the Battle of Bull Run in Virginia‚ where
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The Right to Counsel Lori Cierkowski CJA/364 April 30‚ 2012 Carl Schiff The Right to Counsel The Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights grant citizens privileges that can be interpreted in different ways‚ the right to counsel being one of them. The right to counsel is contained in the 6th and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution while the 5th Amendment gives way to avoidance of self-incrimination. It holds the same meaning but stated differently
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Running head: JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF CALIFORNIA Judicial System of California BUSN420 Week 2 Assignment Jesse Self March 15‚ 2013 DeVry university‚ online Overview of the California Judicial System The three main court systems in California include Supreme Courts‚ Courts of Appeal‚ and Superior/Trial Courts. The majority of court cases in California begin in superior court‚ which are located within all 58 counties of the state. There are facilities located in more
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During the late 18th century the Antifederalists argued against the constitution on the grounds that it did not contain a bill of rights. They believed that without a list of personal freedoms‚ the new national government might abuse its powers and that the states would be immersed by an all to dominant and influential national government. The Antifederalists worried that the limits on direct voting and the long terms of the president and senators‚ supplied by the constitution‚ would create a population
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effective‚ why they failed‚ and why they were beneficial. The Articles of Confederation failed to solve many of the nations’ problems‚ but it did have many good ideas. For example‚ the Northwest Ordinance was added. This introduced Habeas Corpus‚ trial by jury‚ and freedom of religion. Also new were the statehood requirements which were; minimum 60‚000 people for a state‚ no slavery for new states‚ and all citizens are equal. Many of these good points were passed on to the constitution
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Oklahoma City Bombing My paper is about the Oklahoma City Bombing. My paper will include a summary of the event and the charges that the terrorists faced. I will also include information on the youngest survivor‚ and a famous photo taken showing a firefighter holding a deceased child. On the treacherous day of April 19‚ 1995‚ outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City‚ there was a truck-bomb explosion. The bombing killed 168 people and injured over 680 others. The explosion
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