...while on duty but he wanted to have a firearm while at home for self-defense. Heller applied for a license to be able to do this and his application was denied by the District of Columbia. He felt that his 2nd amendment rights were being violated and sued the District of Columbia. This then went to the District court where Heller lost and then the case went to the Court of Appeals where Heller won, and then went to the highest court possible the Supreme Court. Throughout the battle the 2nd amendment is interpreted in many ways, more specifically the term “right to bear arms” and the actual meaning behind is the main controversy through this Supreme Court Case. The trial ended up taking about 4 months and Heller eventually won the case....
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...*Cited Book in Syllabus* Battles Fort Sumter 4/12/1861 North 1st Battle of Bull Run 7/2/1861 South Shiloh 4/6/1862 North 2nd Battle of Bull Run Aug. 1862 South Sage of Vic Tisbury May 1863 North Antietam 9/17/1862 North Fredericksburg 12/13/1862 No winner Chancellorsville 5/2/1863 South Gettysburg June 1863 North Chattanooga Sept. 1863 North March to Sea 11/15/1864 North http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war-battles.htm The Emancipation Proclamation *Lincoln; Emancipation Proclamation; Jan. 1, 1863; Declaration that slaves would become free in the rebellious Confederate states. On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was put forward to the public. In it, President Lincoln proclaimed slaves in the Confederate states, which are still in rebellion, are free with the same protected rights as their former owners. However, the Emancipation Proclamation did not actually free the slaves. It was more of a proclamation to remove any possibility of having the North and South come to any sort of agreement. The North would continue preserving the Union and focus more on free the slaves, while the South saw Lincoln as trying to cause a slave uproar. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ http://topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv Johnson Clashes with Congress The clash between President Johnson and Congress erupted in February 1866 when the president vetoed a bill extending the life of...
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...Gun Control Laws in America Michael Turner Fayetteville State University English 120 Dr. Vicki F. Millspaugh-McKenzie 3/12/13 I feel that as an American we all are entitled to the “Right To Bear Arms” based on the Second Amendment. This is something that was giving to us by our forefathers, and shouldn’t be taking away. However, I do believe we need to set some parameters on guns are placed in people’s hands. Therefore I believe there should be tighter gun control laws in place. We do have the rights to bear arms but I do believe it should be monitor and restricted to some degree. This will help in decreasing the number of homicide and other gun related accidents. Gun control is a serious issue that most believe is saying take guns away from citizens; do not allow them to protect themselves. This is not what gun control is about. Gun control is “law controlling gun ownership: legal measures to license, control, or restrict the ownership of firearms by members of the public” (Encarta World Dictionary) This is why gun control is a topic people try to stay away from, because they don’t actually know what gun control really is and how it works. Gun control is so important because of the fact that it can tell who can control guns and who can’t. It enables us to know what can stop guns from going in the hands of convicted felonies and killers. This can be adjusted though because guns still make their way into felonies hands, and allow them to commit more crimes and...
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...The Cases of The District of Columbia vs. Heller and Lopez vs. the United States: a look at Supreme Court gun law cases, rulings, and the current abuse of executive privilege under the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment to the Constitution is the right to keep and bear arms by every law abiding citizen in the United States. In this dialog, we will look at the aforementioned Supreme Court cases to better understand the limitations of the Central Governments ability to interfere with this individual right. In the case of the District of Columbia vs. Heller, the primary issue in this case was the complete ban of handguns in homes within the District of Columbia unless they are unserviceable. This case was brought by Dick Heller in an action claiming that a complete ban violates the 2nd Amendment right guaranteed to the citizens of this country. In the case of Lopez vs. the United States, Congress attempted to control where individuals could carry weapons through the invalid use and exercise of the commerce clause power. At first look into the District of Columbia vs. Heller case, the power to solicit and control gun regulation belongs to the States, not the Federal Government. The District of Columbia is not a state and therefore does not possess the authority to install gun regulations on the citizenry living there as they are residents of Maryland and Virginia and are so governed by the gun laws which exist...
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...These people feel that there are two reasons for the repeal of the amendment; One is the rapidly rising of violence among teenagers, the other reason is their interpretation of the Second Amendment which could be considered a very hard one to battle. The second amendment says we have the right to own a gun for protection of ourselves and families. Just imagine how many people would die if only the people that acquired them illegally had them ad the others were left. Nobody would be able to protect the9mselves. Some think that guns will become like drugs one day. Someone will get the great idea to sell them for a lot of money and leave the rest of us defenseless. It’s like bringing a knife to a gun fight. The Ninth Circuit says how we are not the militia that it states in the law. The 2nd Amendment, as ratified, states, "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." The language can be difficult to understand. However, the first clauses states that a militia (as in, military) is necessary to the security of a free state (especially a new one like the US at that time). There...
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...worst school shootings of all time. Shootings such as these have made people question whether guns should be allowed on campus or not. “What the press called the “Virginia Tech Massacre” changed the narrative of, and participants in, the national guns-on-campus debate.” (Birnbaum) There are two sides to this never ending battle; the pro-gun people and the anti-gun people. These two sides portray as being the opposite of each other, with many protestors on each side. Allowing students and teachers with conceal and carry guns on campus would benefit the school and help eliminate mass shootings. Having patrons with a conceal and carry permit with guns on campus would reduce the mass scale of shootings. If there for example, 100 people on campus that have a gun at one time, the ability to act quickly will prevent active shooters from being able to target a multitude of victims. These patrons would be able to...
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...Internet Resources 1. Agresti, James D., and Reid K. Smith. "Gun Control Facts." 11 Feb. 2013 Web 18 Sept. 2014. http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp. This is a web document in which the authors cover pure statistics and facts. Graphs, tables, quotes, and statistics are all that this piece contains. This resource is useful since it was updated a little more than a year ago with the most recent data and continues to be updated as new stats and facts become available. It is also neutral in nature, giving just the facts and referencing both the affirmative and negative sides of the argument. 2. McEntee, Peg. “Utah Teacher Shoots Herself in Leg With Concealed Weapon.” Huffington Post 11 Sept. 2014 Web 18 Sept. 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/teacher-shoots-self-concealed-weapon_n_5807826.html?utm_hp_ref=gun-control The Huffington Post is a news site with an entire section dedicated to news surrounding gun control, both recent and past. This article is helpful because it outlines the concealed carry laws in Utah schools, a state which has closely modeled it’s laws after Colorado’s. This article is useful because it describes some of the negative effect that concealed carry on campus has for the person carrying as well as the student population/their parents if they find out about the firearm. 3. Students for Concealed Carry. “Common Arguments Against Campus Carry.” Concealed Campus 2011-2012 Web Sept. 18 2014 http://concealedcampus.org/common-arguments/ ...
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...Arizona Statehood and Constitution Arizona and Federal Government November 18, 2012 Part 1: Arizona Statehood There are many events which impacted the process of Arizona becoming a state. Each of these events is not only historical, but they are what allowed the Arizona Constitution to be written in 1910 and to finally become a state in 1912. The Arizona Constitution, when first adopted, was seen as one of the most radical documents in the United States, and even today it still has many contrasts to the U.S. Constitution. Some of the events which helped to shape the Arizona Constitution, as well as make it an official state are the Pre-territorial Period, the Spanish Period, The Mexican Period, the U.S. Controlled Period, the Territorial Period and the impact of the Progressive movement on the creation of the Arizona constitution. First, the Pre-territorial Period is probably the most politically unknown because it is impossible to reconstruct how these prehistoric communities felt about politics and democracy. However, evidence shows that people inhabited Arizona for thousands of years before the Europeans. Indians were considered to be the “first citizens” established in Arizona, long before it became a state. There are three major cultures which lived in this state, which were the Apache, the Navajo, the Hohokam and Mogollon. The Hohokam disappeared around the mid 1400’s but historians do not know why. Each group was complex in their social organizations...
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...Gun control has been an ongoing issue in the United States for the past few years due to the increase of gun related deaths such as school and mass shootings. There have been debates on whether to eradicate firearms from Americans. These ideas were addressed by the United States government and gun control advocates who are for stricter gun control. On the other hand, people who oppose the policy feel that their 2nd amendment rights will be violated just because they are reoccurring school and mass shooting that are being committed by what are perceived as mentally unstable individuals. This essay will examine the perspectives of both sides son gun control and the mental state of the suspects of the attacks. First the perspective of gun control...
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...And the decision was yes with a 5-4 votes. From then on, minors are protected from capital punishment. This case indicated that the American justice system is moving towards humanity ("Roper “). Recently, there is a new case called Foster V. Chatman. Its decision is still pending, and there will be an argument in November 2nd 2015. Timothy Tyrone Foster, was 18 year-old in 1986. He was charged with murdering a white woman and sentenced to death by an all-white jury. Foster tried several times to argue that using an all-white jury was a violation of Batson v. Kentucky which prohibits all discrimination in jury, but there wasn’t enough evidence. Now, there are more evidences. The Supreme Court decided to hear this case...
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...The (un)Official United States History Cram Packet This is not intended as a substitute for regular study ……. But it is a powerful tool for review. 1494: Treaty of Tordesillas – divides world between Portugal and Spain 1497: John Cabot lands in North America. 1513: Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1524: Verrazano explores North American Coast. 1539-1542: Hernando de Soto explores the Mississippi River Valley. 1540-1542: Coronado explores what will be the Southwestern United States. 1565: Spanish found the city of St. Augustine in Florida. 1579: Sir Francis Drake explores the coast of California. 1584 – 1587: Roanoke – the lost colony 1607: British establish Jamestown Colony – bad land, malaria, rich men, no gold - Headright System – land for population – people spread out 1608: French establish colony at Quebec. 1609: United Provinces establish claims in North America. 1614: Tobacco cultivation introduced in Virginia. – by Rolfe 1619: First African slaves brought to British America. 15. Virginia begins representative assembly – House of Burgesses 1620: Plymouth Colony is founded. - Mayflower Compact signed – agreed rule by majority • 1624 – New York founded by Dutch 1629: Mass. Bay founded – “City Upon a Hill” - Gov. Winthrop - Bi-cameral legislature, schools 1630: The Puritan Migration 1632: Maryland – for profit – proprietorship 1634 – Roger Williams banished from Mass. Bay Colony 1635:...
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...cracks in social bonds that once held them back. Racially as a part of the African American community, you are told tales of how as an evolving culture we have gone through trials. Those trials of their true citizenship to get the freedoms that we are granted today. As wrote by Kevin K. Gains on page 16, "...African-descended peoples' struggle for identity and inclusion...”. The darkened past of this nation having been created and kept afloat on the disregard and cruel intentions done to Africans. The spirit of those Africans has been brought throughout the United States cultural power in relation to all things that come in contact with it. The Civil War being of one of the most talked about as the most influential battles that was the beginning change for all people of Color in the United States. Whites fighting alongside with Blacks for the first time in United States history and on the same side...
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...Joseph Lewis Melissa C. Niedermeyer Composition 1 February 12, 2013 GUN CONTROL: OR LACK THEREOF? IT JUST MAY BE TOO LATE. When I chose Gun Control or Lack Thereof, I was simply thinking of mass shootings like Aurora, Oak Creek, Newton, and let’s not forget Tucson. When we talk gun control it covers everyone and everything that has to do with, it also covers if anything can be done about it. Personally, I don’t think there is an answer. In the wake of these terrible events however, high ranking political figures, including the President of the U.S has determined that the gun laws in place need of amending. There are many high ranking officials sitting on both sides of this hot topic because Mr. Obama is proposing an amendment to our constitution along with laws that by the time this paper is written may be passed. Do you own a gun? I do. If a killer ran into the school, would security be able to help? Do they even carry weapons? I have owned three weapons, two automatic pistols and one rifle…. All of these guns were obtained illegally. This paper in essence pertains to not just to killers, but keeping illegal guns out of everyone’s hands. There are three main types of guns that are concentrated on when we about talk gun control. There are handguns, rifles, and shotguns. The two categories of guns that we will talk about in this paper are military style assault rifles and automatic handguns. Why? These are the weapons that criminals want and use. Here...
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...• Political Compromises • Abolition Movement • Life on Plantations • Free Blacks • Runaways • John Brown • Underground Railroad • Black Codes • Josiah Henson • Harriet Tubman • Frederick Douglas • Harriet Jacobs • Henry “Box” Brown • Olaudah Equiano • Economic Causes • Election of 1860 • Abraham Lincoln • Confederate States of America • Jefferson Davis • Robert E. Lee • Ulysses S. Grant • General Sherman • Stonewall Jackson • Jeb Stuart • George Meade • Any military leader • Legality of secession • Liberian Colony • Battle Campaigns • Prisons • Types of weaponry • Life as Johnny Reb • Life as Billy Yank •...
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...result of decades of sectional tensions between the North and South. Focused on slavery and states’ rights, these issues came to a head following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Over the next several months eleven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. During the first two years of the war, Southern troops won numerous victories but saw their fortunes turn after losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863. From then on, Northern forces worked to conqueror the South, forcing them to surrender in April 1865. Details of the Civil War. Here are some of the details surrounding the places that were attacked during the American Civil War. 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | Ft. Summer | Battle of Pea Ridge | Stone’s River | Red River Campaign |...
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