Balanced Budget Amendment

On September 21, 2007, the court case Palmer v. Waxahachie I.S.D. took place because a student by the name of Palmer wore a t-shirt with the words “San Diego” on it to school. The administrators at school informed the student that he was in violation of the school dress code, which states that t-shirts with printed messages were not allowed. As a result, the student called his parents to bring him a different shirt. When they arrived, they had another t-shirt, but this time the message…

How did the civil rights act of 1954 affect me today? By: Tiara Smith The civil rights act of 1954 affected me by desegregating schools, public places, and the workplace. The act also outlawed employers to discriminate against me because of color, race, religion, sex, or nationality. Today I am able to go to any institution a white person can. My school today has a student body of 2000. 65% of the students are Asian, 15% are black, 10% are Hispanic, 5% are white, 2% native, 3%…

people should and shouldn’t have equal rights as most regular Americans. Why colored people are being discriminated against and why they don’t have equal rights as most people do. In the Bill of Rights amendment fourteen and thirteen give the biggest evidence for all people to have equality. Amendment fourteen was the first step for equality of the people. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of…

were elevated in the United States, and a wave of anti-immigrant and pro-American views swept across the nation in the aftermath to World War I. States began to use the power of education to implement a shared American culture. Oregonians passed an amendment to the Compulsory Education Act of Oregon Law, Section 5259, which required all students between ages eight and sixteen to attend public school. Before this initiative, students were given an exception to the public school requirement to…

The amendment I chose is the 13th amendment. It states that all slavery and involuntary servitude shall be abolished, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was ratified on October 6th of 1865. Before the 13th amendment was passed the slave population grew to almost 4 million people in 1861. African-American slaves helped build the economic foundations of the new nation. As the country continued to grow, the issue of slavery became a dominant national issue.To the southern position…

9142. That same day the bracero program was initiated. It guaranteed a minimum wage of 30 cents per hour and decent living conditions. The Bracero Program agreement was extended into the Migrant Labor Agreement of 1951, which was enacted as an amendment to the Agricultural Act of 1949 (Public Law 78) by Congress. This is what set the official guidelines for the Bracero Program until 1964 when it was no longer used. Mendez v Westminster 1947 Mendez v Westminster court case challenged schools…

tried? Whilst in England you need a license even own a gun, in the USA it’s legal to carry a gun into public places (in some states). The only reason it’s legal to carry firearms is because of the Constitution of Rights in America and the Second Amendment (the right to bear arms). This Bill of Rights was adopted in 1791. Should people still have to live by these rules that were made 200 years ago? Back then, you may have needed a gun of your own to fight in a war or protect your own family, but…

prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This is the first amendment that also known as freedom of speech, this amendment is well supported in this century by the government and the press, which provide the ultimate freedom. Which tells us that everyone is…

in the face. If our Nations flag is a symbol of freedom then we must protect it, even if it is from Americans. The First Amendment to the US Constitution starts with, “Congress shall make no law respecting … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances,” (Amendment). This allows American citizens to express their dissatisfaction with our government or polices without being punished…

Jewish woman with both of her parents being Jewish as well in order to inherit their portion of the estate. David Jacob Shapira filed suit stating that the conditions placed in the will were a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The trial court…