8TH Amendment: Atkins v. Virginia The Eighth Amendment: It prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. In the case of Atkins v. Virginia‚ the facts brought to the court was that the defendant‚ Daryl Atkins was tried for capital murder and sentenced to death for the shooting of a victim named Eric Nesbitt. Atkins had been smoking and drinking all day before he decided to walk to a convenient store and hold Nesbitt at gun point‚ upon Daryl’s dissatisfaction with the money he took‚
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Once the Bring has happened‚ the rest of the betting for that round is called Third Street since everyone has only three cards. Fourth Street refers to the fact that everyone gets a fourth card‚ then starts betting. In Fourth Street betting‚ each player is dealt another up card. Unlike in the Bring‚ every other betting round begins with the player who has the highest value cards showing. So‚ for example‚ if someone has a high
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Constitutions‚ whether written or unwritten‚ typically function as an evolving body of legal custom and opinion. Their evolution generally involves changes in judicial interpretation or in themselves‚ the latter usually through a process called amendment. Amendment of a constitution is usually designed to be a difficult process in order to give the constitution greater stability. On the other hand‚ if a constitution is extremely difficult to
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The 14th Amendment 157 years ago‚ when slavery was an on-going issue‚ an African-American slave came upon the notion that he should be considered a freed man. His reason for feeling such way was simple. He had been living in Illinois for an extended period of time. Illinois at the time was a free state‚ meaning that it had prohibited slavery. With the help of a group of people who opposed slavery‚ he set out to try and become a freed man. This man’s case was presented to the Supreme Court March
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16th Amendment- Status of Income Tax Clarified. Ratified 2/3/1913 What it is- The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes‚ from whatever source derived‚ without apportionment among the several States‚ and without regard to any census or enumeration. Reason for ratification- In 1895‚ in the Supreme Court case of Pollock v Farmer’s Loan and Trust (157 U.S. 429)‚ the Court disallowed a federal tax on income from real property. The tax was designed to be an indirect
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FOURTH-GRADE ORGY Not everyone is thrilled with the idea of mandatory g/l/b/t lessons for children in public schools. Focus on the Family’s James Dobson observed at a recent meeting of National Religious Broadcasters that it might seem an odd priority when 42% of American boys cannot read by the time they reach Grade 4. Well‚ he has a point. Especially if the Grade 4 boys at Marble Falls Elementary School in Texas are anything to judge by. They seem to have been using time for reading to practise
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A Simple Guide to APA Referencing APA Referencing The referencing format for all student assignments and research reports is adapted from the American Psychological Association (APA) style. The following items show how various sources of information are referenced in the assignments or research reports. 1. Journal article with volume and issue numbers. Italicize the journal title and volume number. Boyle‚ B. A. (1997). A multi-dimensional perspective on salesperson commitment. Journal
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Bryant & Stratton College APA Style Guide Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association‚ 6th ed. Created by Melodie Fox‚ Dean of Instruction‚ Milwaukee With contributions from Molly McKnight‚ Lloyd Daub‚ Jan Kamholtz‚ and librarians and faculty across the Bryant & Stratton College system. Bryant & Stratton College APA Style Guide Rev. 4/28/10 1 Bryant & Stratton College APA Style Guide This guide should help you determine citation format for some of the
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The 19th Amendment was one of the most important pieces of legislation as far as women in the United States were concerned as it granted them the right to vote. Previously‚ they were only “represented” by their husbands and fathers‚ it was a time of transformation in women’s history. The women’s rights movement of the mid-nineteenth century focused attention on Constitutional rights for all U.S citizens which included: the right to own property‚ access to college‚ suffrage‚ and the right to have
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The subject of learning styles is a vast one; therefore it would be impossible to state just one definition of what are learning styles. Gregorc (1979) “gave a good clear definition of distinctive behaviours which serves as indicators of how a person learns from and adapts to his environment. It also gives clues as how a person’s mind operates. It is the idea of behaviour’ that suggests learning styles are a way of being‚ and can change over time. More importantly though‚ it is the way an individual
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