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    Supreme Court guidelines * Order dated 28 November 2001 * Each child up to 6 years of age is to get 300 calories and 8-10 gms of protein. * Each malnourished child to get 600 calories and 16-20 grams of protein. * Each pregnant woman‚ nursing mother and adolescent girl to get 500 calories and 20-25 grams of protein. * Every settlement is to have an Anganwadi. * Order dated 29 April 2004 * All 0-6 year old children‚

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    they have risen to be considered for the bench is a political one‚ and indeed makes them a part of the political game outside which you consider them. I will concede that you are correct in part‚ at least on some level. It is obvious that the Court‚ as conceived by the Framers‚ is designed to be separate from the vagaries of regular political office. For example‚ in Article I of the Constitution‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives are subject to proscribed terms and limitations. In Article

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    Life on the Farm…It’s NOT as we Know it. Close your eyes for a moment‚ and imagine someone taking your family pet and shooting a bolt into her skull. Now further envision that this shot didn’t entirely incapacitate your beloved family member‚ but instead just made her woozy. While she attempts to regain clarity‚ her hind leg is shackled and she’s hoisted into the air upside-down. She’s scared and confused‚ and while panic and adrenaline course through her body‚ she thrashes violently to escape

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    The landmark United States Supreme Court case‚ Marbury v. Madison‚ is arguably the most important case in Supreme Court history. This case establishes the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the term judicial review as “a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional.” In this essay I will give a brief summary of the case‚ explain the important concept

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    changed many peoples’ lives. Before there was equality‚ there were arguments almost everyday regarding segregation and racism. To emphasize‚ some disagreements had to be settled by the Supreme Court‚ and the ruling made still have a lasting effect today. The Supreme Court has made many ruling effecting civil rights: Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ Brown vs. Board of Education‚ and Loving vs. Virginia. In Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ the Court’s judgment was to uphold a Louisiana law regarding businesses serving African

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    Thematic Essay-Supreme Court Cases The outcome of cases that have gone through the United States Supreme Court judicial branch have each had a major impact on how the laws and amendments of the United States Constitution are interpreted. Two cases in particular that expanded constitutional liberties is the case of Engel vs. Vitale (1962) and the case of Tinker vs. Des Moines School District (1969). Not only did both of these cases expand constitutional liberties in general‚ they more specifically

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    speaking out against racism and inspiring the Civil Rights Movement. The three Supreme Court cases that influenced the Civil Rights movement‚ by supporting ideas of freedom; Dred Scott v. Sanford‚ Plessy v. Ferguson‚ Brown v. Board of Education. One case that had a major impact on the Civil Rights Movement was the Dred Scott v. Sanford case. In this case‚ "a slave named Dred Scott and his wife‚ Harriet‚ sued for their freedom in a St. Louis city court‚" (Dred Scott v. Ferguson). The final judgement made

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    v Madison‚ the Supreme Court only received it’s judicial powers through the construction of the Constitution and what legislature enacted. Marbury v Madison was known as the first judicial review conducted by the Supreme Court. As a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v Madison‚ it gave the court its power to review the acts of Congress and the Executive and to oppose any acts of the legislature and the Executive that violated Constitutional rights of all citizens in the United States

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    Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens In today’s society‚ the responsibilities of the citizens are to know their rights. Citizens are expected to; understand the rules that our government has presented to us‚ abide by these rules for our own well being and freedom‚ and serve our communities and government back. In 1789‚ the Constitution of the United States was ratified. Many people were not pleased with this constitution; they felt as though it did not protect their rights to the fullest extent

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    of appeals depends on how many courts are "superior" to the court that made the contested decision‚ and sometimes what the next higher court decides the appeal’s basis” (Find Law‚ n.d.). Larger populated states‚ might only have three or even four levels of courts. Less populated states‚ might only have two levels of courts. “There are important differences in the rules‚ time limits‚ costs‚ and procedures depending on whether the case is in Federal court or state court. Also‚ each state has different

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