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The document outlines three sources of rights for citizens: written documents like the Constitution and Bill of Rights; laws passed by federal, state, and local governments; and rulings by courts that interpret the meaning of passed laws. It then categorizes rights into security rights that protect citizens from government overreach, liberty rights that protect basic freedoms like speech and religion, and equality rights requiring all people be treated the same under the law. Finally, it discusses ongoing debates around issues like affirmative action and equal treatment.
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The document summarizes key aspects of civil liberties and rights in the United States as established by the Constitution and Bill of Rights. It discusses the First Amendment freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and the right to petition. It also covers the rights of the accused under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments. Later, it describes how the Civil War Amendments and Civil Rights Acts aimed to extend equal rights to more groups, and how the ongoing struggle for civil rights has expanded over time to include issues like voting rights, discrimination, and affirmative action.
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Theme 1 discusses rights and responsibilities in the UK, including political, legal, and human rights and freedoms at local and global levels. It also discusses diversity in the UK due to migration, and the rights of consumers, employers, and employees.
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Theme 1 discusses rights and responsibilities in the UK, including political, legal, and human rights and freedoms at local and global levels. It also discusses diversity in the UK due to migration, and the rights of consumers, employers, and employees.
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Chapter 3 power point
The document provides an overview of the development of lawmaking in various societies and legal systems throughout history. It discusses some of the earliest written legal codes from ancient Babylon and Rome. It then covers the development of common law in England following the Norman Conquest, including influential documents like the Magna Carta. The document also examines the establishment of precedent and stare decisis in common law systems. Finally, it outlines various sources of law in the United States, including constitutional law, statutory law, administrative law, and individual rights derived from the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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This document provides an overview of key aspects of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, including:
1) It describes the three branches of government established by the Constitution - the legislature, executive, and judicial branches.
2) It outlines several important articles of the Constitution, including Article 1 on the legislature, Article 2 on the executive branch, and Article 3 on the judicial branch.
3) It summarizes the Bill of Rights, focusing on the First Amendment protections of freedom of speech, religion, and press, as well as the Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and self-incrimination.
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Ehsan Kabir Solicitor is explaining the Common Law vs. Positive Law. Ehsan Kabir understands that clients may be limited in their financial means. In order to ensure they too benefit from his knowledge and experience, Ehsan Kabir works alongside his clients to find and deliver a cost-effective solutions to their problems. By working together with clients Mr. Kabir provides clients with opportunities to keep control of their finances.
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The document discusses key concepts related to rights outlined in the Bill of Rights including:
- Types of rights such as personal, economic, political, positive, and negative rights
- Who or what holds rights such as individuals, classes of people, and institutions
- Examples of rights protected in the Bill of Rights like freedom of speech, freedom from unlawful search and seizure, and right to a fair trial
- Initial skepticism around the Bill of Rights but it is now considered the most important document protecting individual liberties
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The document discusses several topics related to civil liberties and rights in the US, including:
- Conflicts that can arise between individual rights and the interests of society/other individuals
- How the courts, government branches, and citizens resolve conflicts over rights
- The original purpose and application of the Bill of Rights
- The process of incorporating the Bill of Rights to apply to state governments through the 14th Amendment
- Key Supreme Court cases that helped define protections for freedom of religion, expression, press, and criminal defendants' rights
Bill of rights
The document provides an overview of the Bill of Rights and its amendments. It explains that the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect individual liberties in response to concerns over a strong federal government. The summary discusses the key protections covered in the first ten amendments, including freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, right to bear arms, due process, and rights of the accused. It also notes later amendments that protected civil rights and expanded voting rights.
Human rights and the United Nations.pptx
The document discusses the nature and origins of human rights and their relation to international law and the United Nations. It notes that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) enshrines fundamental rights and freedoms that are inherent to all human beings. The UDHR was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948 and established the basis for international human rights standards. It outlines civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights in 30 articles that are legally binding and have become part of customary international law.
Konstitusional Complaint
This document discusses the constitutional complaint as a procedural and legal instrument for protecting constitutional rights. It provides background on the origins and development of the constitutional complaint. Specifically, it traces the concept back to principles of judicial review in the US and amparo legal traditions in Spain. It also discusses how the modern concept drew from Hans Kelsen's ideas and was normatively portrayed in Austria's 1920 Constitution. The document notes that constitutional complaints are treated differently in continental European legal systems as an exceptional recourse that can only be used after exhausting all other legal methods of rights protection.
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This document provides an overview of the U.S. legal system, including various theories of law, the goals of the current legal system, and definitions of key concepts. It discusses how law has evolved from early societies through Roman and English common law to the current American system. It describes the state and federal court structures, with three levels of jurisdiction at each - lower courts, appellate courts, and a highest court. The document also distinguishes between criminal and civil law, outlining differences in burden of proof and jurisdiction.
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The document provides an overview of key events and developments in U.S. history from 1800 to 1877, including the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, westward expansion and Manifest Destiny, the Mexican-American War, slavery debates and compromises, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Key figures discussed include Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and events like the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Tea Party movement arose in response to growing dissatisfaction with the federal government, large deficits, and the Obama administration. It is a loosely organized conservative movement that is populist in nature and against big government. While currently popular, especially among independents, analysts disagree on whether it represents the beginning of a new conservative era or is a reactionary movement defined by fear and anger that may not endure. The movement could potentially reshape American politics in the coming decade if it develops strong leadership and a clear vision and agenda.
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The Gilded Age saw the rise of political machines that controlled major cities. Machines offered services to voters in exchange for support and used graft and sometimes election fraud to maintain power. A political boss would oversee ward and precinct captains who worked to deliver votes, while the boss controlled government jobs, licenses, courts and funneled contracts to supporters. Reforms eventually aimed to reduce patronage and base civil service on merit rather than political loyalty.
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Large numbers of immigrants entered the United States in the 1850s due to civil unrest, massive unemployment, and famine and disease in Europe. Germans and Irish immigrants came to America to escape these conditions, while later immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe were fleeing religious and ethnic persecution as well as unemployment, famine, and disease.
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The document outlines different methods of historical inquiry including recall, interpretation, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. It explains that historians recall facts, interpret events, apply lessons from the past to understand the present, analyze situations by breaking them into parts, synthesize information to find patterns and make generalizations, and evaluate people and events by making judgments. The study of history is important because it allows us to understand our shared experiences and apply lessons from the past to address current issues.
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This presentation discusses how to study history through the eyes of those who lived in the past. The class grading policy focuses on summative and formative assessments, scholarly skills, and practice assignments. The schedule includes background readings followed by workshops examining primary and secondary sources to develop historical context. Students will use technology like Evernote, Mixed Ink and Wikispaces to store research, collaborate on projects, and display final works.
Unit 8 cold war and civil unrest 1945 to 1980
This document provides an overview of American history from 1945-1980, covering the Cold War era and civil unrest. It discusses the social anxieties of the 1950s, the civil rights movement and key events like Brown v. Board of Education, the Vietnam War and anti-war protests, the Watergate scandal, and Jimmy Carter's presidency. The document uses essential questions to frame different sections and provide context on major political and social issues during this time period.
Unit 7 pleasure and pain 1920 to 1945
This document discusses four sections on pleasure and pain between 1920-1945: 1) the Roaring 20s and unequal benefits of economic boom, 2) the Great Depression and its causes/impacts, 3) the New Deal reforms to address the Depression through relief, recovery and reform programs, and 4) the US joining WWII and becoming a superpower after the war. It also analyzes tensions emerging between the US and USSR as allies with differing political systems.
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Unit 4 separation and reconstruction
The document compares statistics between the Union and Confederate States during the American Civil War. It shows that the Union had a significantly larger total and free population, more soldiers, more railroad miles, dominated manufactured goods and firearm production, and exported more cotton before the war. However, by 1864, cotton exports from the Confederacy plummeted as the Union blockade took effect. The document also summarizes Lincoln and Johnson's Reconstruction plans, and opposition from Radical Republicans to Johnson's more lenient approach.
Unit 3 transformation and expansion
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Unit 1 the encounter
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Unit 9 a nation among nations 1980 to today
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Unit 2 forming a nation
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4 rights of citizens
- 1. Sources of Our Rights -Written Documents Written documents include the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and State Constitutions -Laws Passed by Government these could be laws passed by Federal, State, or Local governments -Rulings by the Courts decisions of the courts interpret the meaning of the laws passed by government
- 2. Sources of Our Rights -Written Documents Written documents include the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and State Constitutions -Laws Passed by Government these could be laws passed by Federal, State, or Local governments -Rulings by the Courts decisions of the courts interpret the meaning of the laws passed by government
- 3. Security Rights -Protect us from the Government Some of our rights are based on denying certain powers to our government -Article One denies certain powers to Congress -The Bill of Rights contains many limitations to government’s power
- 4. Liberty Rights -Protect Our Freedoms -First Amendment Rights are a prime example of rights protecting basic freedoms Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, and Petition Certain rights given to accused persons protects your personal liberty unless proven guilty ion court
- 5. Equality Rights -Requires that all persons are treated the same -the 14th Amendment is the primary example of equality rights as it requires all persons to be given Due process and equal protection -Amendments like the 15th and 19th made voting an equal right for all citizens
- 6. Testing Our Rights -Prejudice -unfair thoughts about a group of people -Discrimination -unfair actions toward a group of people -14th Amendment -Civil Rights Movement -non-violent protests -Civil Rights Act, 1964 -Voting Rights Act, 1965
- 7. Rights Debated -Affirmative Action -Gov’t project that gives special preference to women and minorities in gov’t jobs and contracts -”Glass Ceiling” -Term used to describe the limitations many women and minorities face in job advancement -Reverse Racism Idea that special efforts made to make up for past racism are in fact discriminating against others -some people have begun to debate the effectiveness of Affirmative Action and the goal of equal treatment of all citizens