5th-8th Amendments
The Fifth Amendment was ratified in 1791, which deals with the right of the accused by providing people with the due process. It forbids double jeopardy, and says that no person should have to testify against oneself.
The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is an amendment given much ....
Rehnquist Court Maintains Madison's Vision
Rehnquist Court Maintains Madisons Vision
I. Introduction
In 1908, Woodrow Wilson said, the question of a relation of the states to the federal government is the cardinal question of our constitutional system. He continued that it could not be settled, by one generation, because it ....
Supreme Court Justices
The U.S. Constitution should be amended to establish a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court Justices
Ladies and Gentlemen, a dilemma must be resolved in our government and in our constitution. Currently, the U.S. Supreme Court handles over 8,000 cases per year and lives are given to the ha....
The Cold War
Nuclear Weapons after the Cold War
Vertaal Deur R Strauss
Nuclear weapons played a major, if fortunately only latent, role in the Cold War. The end of that conflict consequently ought to be the occasion for a review of their role in international affairs. In practice, however, perhaps because ....