<b>HISTORY</b><br>The Library of congress was established by an act of congress on April 24‚ 1800. It was originally housed in the United States capitol. The collection‚ which stared out small at 740 volumes‚ slowly increased to over 3‚000 volumes by 1814. That year‚ though‚ the British along with the capitol burned those books during the assault on Washington.<br><br>To rapidly replace the collection‚ Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library to congress at no cost‚ describing the nature of
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At its core Congress should act as a representative body. Congress should seek to represent their constituents and ideals the constituents voted for. Moreover‚ at its core America is supposed to elect a barometer of the public opinion. Americans representatives should strive to represent the people that elected. The ability to participate in a national legislative body through electing a representative is the function of a free republic. Taken to extremes‚ if a type of representative democracy did
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Stand Your Ground Law One law I will forever remember is the “Stand Your Ground” law. This law has been around for some time now but many people including myself have only recently learned of this law‚ because of a very emotional case in Florida involving ‚George Zimmerman” murdering a 17 year old unarmed boy named “Trayvon Martin.” Stand your ground law was actually passed October 1‚ 2005. Ironically Florida was the first state to pass (Stand your ground law) and now Florida is the state
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Polarization in Congress leads to less bills reaching the President for review. While a Congress that passes every bill it meets provides no benefits‚ Congressmen should not shirk their duties primarily due to polarization. Representatives’ achievements for the term should instead be limited on properly in-depth debate and discussion relating to the legislature they need to pass. However‚ at an increasing rate‚ senators drop bills out of the law-generating cycle (Andris‚ 10). Andris‚ et al‚ explains:
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In the starting pages of Little Brother by Cory Doctorow‚ Marcus Yallow a.k.a “wln5st0n” is caught during the aftermath‚ of a devastating terrorist attack that hits San Francisco’s Bay Bridge. Marcus is only 17 years old but he figures he knows the ways of the networking world. He’s smart‚ fast‚ wise and has no trouble outsmarting his school’s security system. Marcus and his friends are kidnapped by the Department Of Homeland Security and are brutally interrogated for days. When they are released
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Big Brother isn’t watching you Russell Brand wrote a commentary on the 2011 UK riots. But what does he have to say? Not a lot‚ you would think‚ since he does not reside there anymore. Surprisingly‚ Brand wrote the commentary with‚ of course‚ a humoristic tone‚ but still maintaining the seriousness of this matter. Let me start by saying that the 2011 UK riots were allegedly caused by the death of Mark Duggan in police custody. Surely‚ this ought to stir the tension in some minorities‚ if not‚ larger
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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America‚ consisting of two houses‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election. As provided by the United States Constitution‚ each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives represents a district and serves a two-year term. House seats are apportioned among the states by population. The 100 Senators serve staggered
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TUTORIAL WEEK 3 TOPIC: APPLYING THE LAW LEARNING OBJECTIVE: 1. To understand how laws and the legal system are used to solve legal problems A. COMMON LAW AND THE DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT 1. The three meanings of the term common law 2. The concept of equity. 3. The doctrine of precedent; the concept of stare decisis a. binding precedent b. persuasive precedent c. ratio decidendi d. obiter
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Big Brother isn’t watching you Conflict is unavoidable wherever there are humans. But what causes these conflicts and how should these be resolved? These questions are addressed in a commentary by Russell Brand called ”Big Brother isn’t watching you”. He comments on the riots of London in 2011 and tries to explain why they happened as well as how to resolve this conflict between the government and the younger generations. Russell Brand moved to Los Angeles but still considers himself an Englishman
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“Doodle was just the craziest brother a boy ever had.” Doodle was born with a “disappointment.” He was born with a huge head but with a little body. Because of it‚ he is not capable to walk‚ run or even sit up. His family didn’t believe he was going to survive long but‚ Doodle was holding strong. He suffered a ton in training. At the end in a storm‚ Doodle didn’t make it‚ it was too hard for the boy. The brother found him under the tree not in good condition. Brother pushed him too hard and he’s
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