Graded Assignment Korematsu v. the United States (1944) Use the background information and the primary sources in the Graded Assignment: Primary Sources sheet to answer the following questions. (5 points) What prompted the sudden outpouring of racial prejudice against Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor? Answer: (5 points) What did Fred T. Korematsu do that resulted in his arrest and conviction? Answer: (5 points) According to
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|Name: Mara Hughes |Date: 2/5/14 | Graded Assignment Korematsu v. the United States (1944) Use the background information and the primary sources in the Graded Assignment: Primary Sources sheet to answer the following questions. (5 points) |Score | | | 1. What prompted the sudden outpouring of racial prejudice against Japanese
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Alternative 1: Termination of Mandatory sentencing for minor offenses A tradeoff for option one‚ the termination of mandatory sentencing for minor offenses‚ convey a problematic idea. Giving these minor wrongdoers the inappropriate perception by committing a minor misconduct there won’t be any aftermath. As concurred by Evan Bernick and Paul J. Larkin‚ Jr. (2014)‚ “they argue that mandatory minimum sentences reflect a societal judgment that certain offenses demand a specified minimum sanction and
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‘The law is an instrument of the ruling class.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (21 marks – 30mins) Traditional Marxists would argue that law making and law enforcement only serves the interests of the ruling class. Chambliss argued that laws to protect private property are the cornerstone of capitalist society. His argument was in regards to a case studied in Britain’s east African colonies. The British introduced a cash tax that if unpaid was a criminal
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Transitional Ruling Periods After serving its initial purpose as a religious temple‚ the interior of the Erechtheion was repeatedly converted to adapt to the cultural heritage of the conquerors. The building underwent numerous changes into the 6th century Byzantium period which refashioned the temple into a basilica church. The simple forms of the Erechtheion provided an adequate layout for the complex designs associated with Christian churches‚ the large open spaces being utilised as ‘baptisteries’
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Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial disparity within criminal sentencing is a negative aspect supported within the American criminal justice system. Racial disparity is an ongoing epidemic that spans from law enforcement officers to state and Federal justices. Racial disparity within criminal sentencing will be identified‚ dissected‚ and thoroughly examined. The negative effects of racial disparity‚ racial profiling‚ and supported
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Supreme Court Case Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States” involved the heart of Atlanta motel which is located in the state of Georgia whom refused to rent rooms to blacks. As a result of their actions congress enacted the “Civil Rights Act of 1964”‚ which made it illegal for motels‚ hotels to discriminate guests based on their race. The heart of Atlanta motel brought action to declare the “Civil Right Act of 1964” was unconstitutional. The United States Supreme Court held its judgment that congress
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was never found. Issue: Barry Jewell was convicted of burglary with a deadly weapon resulting in serious bodily injury‚ a class A felony. Also‚ Battery resulting in serious bodily injury‚ a class C felony. Rule: The court used the case‚ Ellyson V. State‚ 603 N.E.2d 1369‚ 1373 (Ind. Ct.App.1992) In that case‚ Ellyson was charged with burglary because he broke into the house where him and his estranged wife lived with the intent to rape her. He was still charged with burglary even though he had the
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Basically the Exclusionary rule as set forth by the US Supreme Court states that any evidence obtained by police through search and seizure‚ arrest‚ interrogations and stop and frisk situations or any other evidence despite its relevance can be excluded as evidence. The Weeks v. United States was basically the origin of the Exclusionary Rule in 1914. In Weeks v United States Mrs‚ Weeks was arrested for shoplifting and attempted to get a note to her husband about this. Law enforcement went to the
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When it comes to sentencing a juvenile who has committed a murder or heinous crime it all depends on the circumstances. There was a Supreme Court ruling stating that juveniles could not be charged with life sentencing because they felt as if this was violating the Eighth Amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. Marjie Lundstrom‚ Paul Thompson‚ and Gail Garinger agree with the Supreme Court ruling of not giving life sentences to children‚ Lundstrom feels if they think a juvenile is old enough to
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