Affirmative Action
Affirmative action can be described as a policy or program aimed at increasing the representation and opportunities of members of groups that have traditionally been discriminated against (Wikipedia 1). These groups can be characterized by race, gender, religion or ethnicity and are often refe....

Business Regulation Simulation
This paper will discuss the basic concepts of regulatory law on an organization. It will assess the impact of the regulatory environment on industry and organization risks. It will evaluate the legal decision in the context of the organization's values and ethics, and finally show the risk analysi....

Constitutional Case Studies: Same-Sex Marriages
Constitutional Case Studies: Same-Sex Marriages Same-sex marriage has been one of the most disputed topics since the 1950's and continues to reemerge even now. What makes this such a popular topic is due to several reasons. First, same-sex marriage is one of the hottest election issues debated b....

Corporate Personhood Defined by the 14th Amendment
Corporate Personhood Controversy There has been a long standing controversy over the issue of corporate personhood. The corporate personhood debate is based on questioning whether the subset of rights provided under the law to biological people should also be given to corporations as legal persons....

drug testing in the wrok place
Drug testing in the United States began with the explosive use of illegal drugs, in order to curb drug abuse. This began during the Vietnam War with drug use at a climax. In general, Drug testing is a way to detect illegal drug use and deter it, usually by Urinalysis. Drug testing in the United Stat....

Evaluating Reconstruction
The end of the Civil War called for a reform in American society towards more egalitarian ideologies. The Thirty-Ninth Congress was summoned to address the issues over slavery and the control of the South. Their plan was called Reconstruction, and it was the Radical Republicans that strongly push....

Origins and Results of the Spanish-American and World War I
Introduction The United States of America waged a brief war against Spain from April 25th to August 12th, 1898. There were many factors that started this war making it a turning point in American history (Leckie, 1968, pp.53). 20 years later, The United States was involved again in another war,....

Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
If all of Section One in the article refers to the universal rights of people, one must question why the 39th Congress distinguishes between privileges of citizens, due process, and equal protection rights of persons? This question is vital in Trisha Olsons review as well as in my corresponding i....

Racial Profiling
Defining Racial Profiling On February 27, 2001 President George W. Bush was talking about racial profiling and he said It's wrong, and we will end it in America. In so doing, we will not hinder the work of our nation's brave police officers. They protect us every day -- often at great risk. But....

Roe vs. Wade
Jane Roe, whose real name is Norma L. McCorvey who claimed her pregnancy was the result of rape. Roe now says that she was lying, although at one point she went so far as to give a detailed account of her rape. The case originated in Texas in March 1970. Roe sought to terminate her pregnancy by abor....

Should we abolish the No Fault Divorce
In America today, nearly half of every couple married will end in divorce. Nearly one million children are touched by divorce each year. Of the one million children, 40% have not seen the father in one year. Should divorce in America be so easy? Should Alabama abolish the no-fault divorce? In t....

The Fourteen Points and Treaty of Versailles
When Woodrow Wilson came to power as a president, four important elements came to his mind: covenants are kept public, world be kept safe to live in, treat everyone as equals, and allow people to live their own life. He believed that all people should be allowed to decide their own future; he calle....

The Fourteenth Amendment
On a date that will be remembered forever as a step forward for our nation, July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment gave a new sense of hope and inspiration to a once oppressed people. It was conceived to be the foundation for restoring ....

The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History-book review
I am writing a book review of ¡°The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History¡±, which is written by Douglass C. North and Robert Paul Thomas. It was first published in 1973 by the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, in New York. The price is 24.99 US dollars. This is an economi....

Woodrow Wilsons Fourteen Points
In 1919, Woodrow Wilson issued the Fourteen Points at the Versailles Conference in hopes of resolving the First World War and future wars, and also creating a lasting peace. The Fourteen Points included an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, a large scale reduction of arms, and ....

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