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or abridged by the United                                                               States or by any state on account of sex.'         In 1923, this statement was admitted to Congress under the Equal…

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The Evolution of the First Amendment                  The first amendment states, 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;…

Outstanding! I'm impressed The Constitution         The new governments in the colonies struggled to live with a strong British government inflicting its powers on them. They now found it equally as hard to get along without this governmen…

most vaguely understood events in the United States is the modern criminal trial. Most people have a faint knowledge of the goings-on of criminal proceedings, mainly due to what is seen on television, but the person who knows the real course of a…

of concpets Gender and Child Custody         Within the fabric of our society their seems to be a ideology about gender and child custody. This ideology stems from the facts about who should be the legal guardian of their son or daughter…

prevention? - Acid Rain Legislation         Acid rain is a destructive force as a result of nature and man colliding. It is formed through harmful industrial emissions combining with contents of the earth's atmosphere; a dangerous…

Why is it that 18 year old citizens, like myself, can legally obtain a driver's license, register to vote, be forced into jury duty or a draft, can be tried as an adult and even be put to death, but cannot buy and consume alcoholic beverages legally?…

Age Act, to encourage each state to enact a minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) of 21 by 1986. The result was impressive: an estimated 1,071 lives were saved in 1987 alone. From 1975 - 1996, the estimated number of lives saved reached nearly 17,000.(2)…

faces is a disease that has no evident cure - crime. Before one can even try to find solutions for it, one must understand what a crime is and the nature of crime. Crime itself is defined as any offence harmful against society. The nature of crime…