In the case of Smith v. United States‚ the plaintiff‚ John Angus Smith‚ was convicted of engaging in drug-trafficking‚ which would have granted him a five year sentence had he not “used” a firearm in regards to the incident. As stated in statute 924(c)(1)‚ the use of firearm in relations to a drug-trafficking crime enhanced the sentence‚ and turned it into a 30-year sentence. The argument at hand is whether the term “use” was to be taken from a broad dictionary definition or in the ordinary meaning
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in 1844‚ female workers in New England textile mills had changed their methods of resistance to deteriorating working conditions. What new method were they using? a. They organized a nationwide product boycott. b. They called for the passage of state legislation to shorten the workday. c. They engaged in sabotage against the machines. d. They organized and went on strike. 2. The development of a national railroad system was hampered by which of the following? a. The absence of a national standard
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The United States Constitution is one of the most significant documents in modern world history. Its official date of adoption was on the seventeenth of September in 1897. The Constitution itself represents the advent of democracy‚ justice and freedom in a once-was colony which thereafter gained its independence. It established three branches of government; the legislative branch‚ the judicial branch and the executive branch. Additionally‚ the Constitution outlined the relationship between the country’s
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Bravo Fernandez v. United States is a court case that deals with Double Jeopardy. Double Jeopardy can be defined as “the prosecution of a person twice for the same offense (dictionary.com). ” Bravo Fernandez v. United States was argued on October 4th‚ 2016‚ because of an incident that took place in May of 2005. Mr. Fernandez‚ whom is the president of a private security firm in Puerto Rico‚ and Hector Martinez-Maldonado who is a member of the Senate. Both traveled to Las Vegas to watch a boxing match
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In recent years‚ we have seen more and more suicides related to cyber bullying then ever before. An example of this can be seen in the case of the United States v. Lori Drew. Lori was an older woman who pretended to be a teenaged boy and began to talk and soon after started an online relationship with a 14-year-old girl. The girl eventually began to fall for the fake 16-year-old boy that Lori Drew created
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William Rankin CP Government 7th Period 24 September‚ 2014 Dennis VS. The United States The case Dennis VS. The United States is a case that has largely to do with First Amendment rights. In this case‚ one side argues that the American Government should not be allowed to infringe upon an individual’s rights and the other side argues that the government should be allowed the power to limit rights dealing with freedom of speech in order to ensure national security. The findings in this case allow
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document did a better job of fulfilling the ideals of the American Revolution: the Articles of Confederation or the United States Constitution? The United States Constitution better represented and fulfilled the ideals of the American Revolution then the Articles of Confederation. Democracy and rights were all earned in the Revolutionary war and were enforced by the United States Constitution. Freedom is given to all free citizens in the country through the Bill of Rights. Government is divided
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discriminating them‚ on the basis of gender. However‚ Sherlock Holmes is not sexist within the book‚ dramatization and modernized episode. In the novel‚ “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Conan Doyle‚ the protagonist Sherlock Holmes is not portrayed to be a sexist character. To begin with‚ Sherlock insists on having Doctor John Watson remain alongside with him. Just before the King of Bohemia enters for his consultation with Sherlock Holmes regarding his case‚ Watson offers to leave but Sherlock responds
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violence‚ specifically‚ about anti-democratic policies such as slavery. In his book‚ American Notes‚ Dickens criticized the American culture for what he opined as an excessive worship of money. Dickens account of his first visit to America in January 1842 produced one of the first British viewpoints that demonstrated that an Englishman did not have to be an aristocrat to distrust the American rhetoric. Dickens believed that Europe was more civilized than America. Additionally‚ Dickens believed
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Penney WedBetter Professor James Barney LSTD502 Criminal Law Case Brief: State v Stark October 19‚ 2014 Citation: State v. Stark‚ 832 P.2d 109 (Wash.App. 1992) Posture: Stark appealed upon conclusion of a criminal jury and bench trial to Washington Appellate court from in which he was found guilty of three counts of second-degree assault as a result of exposing three female partners to HIV virus on over 6 occasions where he used a condom some of the time and after vaginal intercourse ejaculated
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