United States Supreme Court cases are argued and decided on Constitutional grounds. All arguments and decisions are based on interpretations of the original Constitution and‚ more often‚ on Constitutional amendments. GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT In June 1961‚ Clarence Gideon was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in Bay Harbor. He was tried in a Florida Circuit Court in August 1961. Gideon stated in Court that he was unable to afford a lawyer and asked the Judge to appoint one for him
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1. Types of State and Independent Schools State schools are open to all children from 5 to 17 years of age and they are free as they are funded by the Government. On the other hand Independent Schools‚ also known as private schools‚ charge money. They don’t depend on the local government for financing but they are funded by donations. 1.1 The four main types of State schools are: Community Schools – also known as formerly county schools. The LEA employs the schools staff‚ owns the schools land
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The Supreme Court justices are appointed in the same manner as all Federal Constitutional Judges‚ by the President with the advise of the U.S. Senate for life terms without a reduction in pay. This is to assure judicial independence. The impact would be enormous if the Supreme Court justices had to be elected to office by the people. If they were elected by the people they would not make every decision fairly‚ they would not be in office for life and they wouldn’t be as well respected. The Supreme
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The state of Georgia has approximately 350 municipal courts and five classes of trial-level courts: the magistrate‚ probate‚ juvenile‚ state and superior courts‚ along with two appellate-level courts: the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. In a magistrate court‚ warrants are issued‚ bail can be set for defendants‚ civil disputes such as violations‚ bad checks‚ landlord and tenant cases are settled‚ and minor criminal offenses are charged. In magistrate court‚ cases can be settled within the
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statement also. When their case was heard in the courtroom‚ they changed their story and said they were innocent. They tried to say that they were forced into confessing‚ because of
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In December‚ Republican North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a bill that limits Gov. –elect Roy Cooper’s power in making appointments by combining the elections board with the State Ethics Commission. The State Ethics Commission oversees ethics laws governing lobbyists‚ elected officials‚ and government employees. Under this law‚ governor successors are only able to appoint 50% of the new board’s members under the requirement that two must be Republicans. Legislative leaders would
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Issues: 1. SALN 2. Which of the two court is superior in the impeachment case the Supreme Court or the Impeachment Court 3. Cold Neutrality of Impartial Judges Facts: First and foremost regarding the SALN of Chief Justice Corona the prosecution claims that CJ Corona has 45 properties. However they were able to present only 21 properties which in his account named after him and his family. According to a key member of the President Aquino’s Cabinet the government
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1. | Question : | The litigant who brings charges against an individual‚ corporation‚ or government in a civil or criminal court case is called the | | | Student Answer: | | plaintiff. | | | | defendant. | | | | counsel. | | | | prosecutor. | | | | attorney. | | Instructor Explanation: | L.O. 16-1: Identify the basic elements of the American judicial system and the major participants in it‚ pp. 468-470. | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | |
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Introduction After analyzing dozens of proposed state amendments that have been a part of recent Florida elections‚ I began to notice patterns in the decisions and began studying the process. The amendment proposals I viewed had been passed‚ denied‚ and even overturned by the courts. First I viewed the debate and proposed 2014 amendment of medical marijuana in the Politics in Florida book (Ch. 2‚ Pg. 58). After‚ I viewed another 2014 amendment that was less debated upon‚ being the Water and Land
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STATE VERSUS FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ the foreign-born population in the United States tripled in the past four decades and currently totals about 37 million‚ or nearly 12 percent of the total population. What authority do states have with respect to immigration matters? For decades‚ the power to regulate immigration has been considered a federal power. However‚ in recent years Congress added a new provision that allows local law enforcement to
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