Essays on United States Constitution

In 1877, the reconstruction the United States admitted change to our constitution the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and pledged their loyalty to the a truly United States government. Reconstruction also settled the states’ rights vs. federalism debate that split this union. However, Reconstruction failed by most other measures: Radical Republican legislation ultimately failed under…

  Twenty-second Amendment to the United States ConstitutionIntroductionIn retrospect, Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of America’s most effective presidents, leading the nation through a World War, depression and much more.   However, the unprecedented 4 terms to which he was elected raised serious concerns about the limits of presidential power or more precisely, what could be…

Madison was not only a founding father of the United States, but he also served as our fourth president. He is a crucial figure in our history because of his general achievements, contributions to our country (primarily his advocating for the Bill of Rights), his partnership with another important historical figure, Alexander Hamilton, and finally…

It’s a time of war in the US. The Allies against the Central Powers, the Germans against the good guys. While bullets were fired and blood was shed overseas from 1914 to 1918, a different type of fighting ensued back home in America. This fighting was due to the Espionage and Sedition Acts that were…

In May of this year, Landlords in Seattle and the Rental Housing Association of Washington filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle in the King County Superior Court. Their argument is to oppose a new law that was passed in August of 2017, that prevents landlords from using criminal background checks to screen possible…

Throughout the history of America, guns have played a major part of shaping the American society. From the creation of the Bill of Rights to present day, the citizens in the United states have the right to bear arms due to the second amendment. Some used guns as a method of self-defense and others use…

The Missouri Constitution consists of 33 sections that provide information on the legal rights of every resident in the state. It outlines the powers granted to the state’s government and explains how laws are enforced. The Missouri Constitution applies solely to residents of Missouri and their affairs. Some sections of the United States Constitution serve…

                                                           Grutter v. Bollinger                         The ruling of the Supreme Court regarding Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) invites rigorous debate as to whether or not the majority opinion in the case, which concluded that   “factoring race into the admissions decisions of the University of Michigan Law School was compatible with the Constitution” (Pollak, 2005), in fact,…

Culture, being a way of life, also involves among many other things, how a society appropriates for itself certain conceptions regarding the distinctions of class, ethnicity, or race. This characterization of culture makes it difficult for a society to immediately integrate ‘changes’ which would involve changing previously established social conceptions. Racism is one such social…

OUTLINE FOR INFORMATIVE SPEECH Topic: Science vs. Religion: Biomedical Engineering General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about both sides of each argument regarding biomedical engineering. Thesis: In the great debate of biomedical engineering, stem cell research has become a hot topic as the religious community has become outraged with the destruction…