...use. • Throughout most of U.S. history, in most locations, what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? Throughout most of U.S. history, in most locations, Caucasian (European descent) has been in the majority. The common ancestral background of most members of this group is European. The 2010 United States Census estimated that 72% of individuals who live in America are Caucasian American, aking up the largest share of the U.S. racial population (Jenkins, 2013). The vast majority of the more than three hundred millino people who currently live in the United States are decendants from European immigrants who arrived within the last four hundred years. The majority of Caucasian individuals living in the United States have ancestral lines originating from Germany, Poland, France, Italy, and Britain (Jenkins, 2013). • What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group? Some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history include Black (African descent), Asian, and Hispanic and Latino individuals; these are often referred to as “minority majorities”. The common ancestral background of African Americans is of African descent. The common ancestral background of Hispanic and Latios are Spain, Mexico, and Latin America. The common ancestral background of Asians...
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...Law Opinion ‘“Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.” Albert Einstein The United States Constitution has been serving as the foundation for the United States government since 1787, and the U.S. constitution is viewed as the “supreme law of the land” (law.jrank.org, n.d.). Laws have been created as a result of Congress and state legislature and follow a strict and thorough process in order to be approved as a law. Common law is present in our modern system and makes up most of our basic laws in the United States. The Supreme Court, which was created in 1790 through the United States Constitution accompanied by the Judiciary act of 1789, is the highest court in the United States. Generally, the system that the United States use today adopted the structure of Europe. Throughout history, Britain has had a significant part in the structure of the American legal system as well as the law created in the United States. Laws As briefly discussed in the introduction, the United States Constitution is the ultimate law of the land, and any laws created falls under the U.S. Constitution without contradiction. There are three branches of the government that deals with the laws, which are the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. The executive branch ensure “that laws are carried out and enforced to facilitate such day-to-day responsibilities of the federal government...
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... |The physical and social separation of categories of people. | |De jure segregation |Is the separation of individuals on the basis of race as required by law. | |Pluralism |This is a state in which people of all ethnic as well as racial categories have about the same | | |overall social standing. | |Assimilation |This is the process in which minorities gradually adopt cultural patterns for the dominant majority| | |of the population. | Part II Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each: • Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? Throughout most of US history in vast locations, the white race has been known to be the majority. The common ancestral background of most members of this group is European. The White race has been the majority of the population throughout most of U.S. history. The reason for this is that many immigrants came from Europe and began forming the colonies in what is...
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...political forces. | |Segregation |The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set | | |apart. | |De jure segregation |Segregation that is imposed by law. | |Pluralism |A condition or system in which two or more states, etc., coexist. | |Assimilation |The state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a| | |larger national family. | Part II Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each: • Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? Throughout most of U.S. history Europeans have been the majority. They came to America around 1856. Some of the reasons for them coming to America were to escape from religious persecutions. Some were sent for punishment, and some came...
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...History of the U.S. Criminal Court System CJA/491 Amy Miller 5-27-2013 Professor Angela Bradrick Introduction This paper will examine the historic development of the American courts. It will define common law heritage and discuss the evolution of American law. It will also discuss, compare, and contrast the evolution of the United States courts, including state vs. federal, and trial vs. appellate courts. Common Law Heritage and the Evolution of American Law Back in the time of medieval England, common law heritage was established. Because of the unwritten laws of this time, judges used customs and societal norms to determine what laws were sufficient for what crimes. These were considered judge made laws. Judges would decide cases by using past rulings and sentencing to determine current similar cases; this was called stare decisis (Meyer & Grant, 2003). It was important for judges to use this procedure, making it a less difficult to prosecute each case independently. According to Meyer and Grant (2003), common law was un-codified, meaning these were unwritten laws. As stated earlier, judges used previous verdicts to identify what forms of prosecution and sentencing of law-breaking acts would be implemented in current cases. Codified laws, or written laws were also defined by pre-existing customs, but they were written statutes in which society could familiarize with and recognize as a law. The changes came about, when the common laws were codified...
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...the creation of U.S Laws, considering common law heritage and U.S court history, ate the same time is providing a brief history of these process during the past years. HISTORY OF LAW IN U.S. One of the contributions has been given to the Common Law has been the system of trial by jury. For many years, many people tried to show that this system came from a group of indigenous in England back to the beginning of the times of Alfred the Great and the Anglo-Saxon times. This origin was completely disproved by Maintland and Pollock in the wonderful history of the early English Law, where they trace the origin of the system of trial by jury to the era of the Franks, presented by William the Conqueror for their own benefits and not with the idea to give an improvement to the legislation of England. There are also many people who attribute its real origin in the judicial system chosen by the praetor in Roman law to establish the facts which it had established a law applicable to the event. However, the origin of the system of trial by jury was not very important at that time, or even before the late eighteenth century, when it took the most important part in the administration of Justice for the first time, a position that still holds today and has become primary and essential part in the American judicial system. Although it had its origins and first applications in England, gives the impression that its current role in the administration of the law was fully developed during...
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...Law Opinion Ashley Creel CJA/224 Professor Ross Kucera December 19, 2011 Abstract When people talk about courts and all that is involved, the law is one thing that they will always mention. Laws are a group of rules or regulations that are created to protect individuals and their property. Then the laws are enforced among every community in the United States. Americans have made laws since our colonial period and will continue to make laws in order to maintain a well-regulated society (Bakken, n.d.). So to understand the laws in the United States, a person must start with the creation of the laws. This paper will discuss the creation of laws, America’s common law heritage, and the history of the U.S. court system. The United States is a democracy (Meyer & Grant, 2003). That means that the United States is not controlled by a king or queen, but instead, they are governed by a president, senate, and the house of legislature. That doesn’t mean that they citizens of the U.S. don’t have a voice. The citizens are the ones who vote for the President of the United States and the representatives of their states. In a democracy, the legislative branch of government (state or federal legislators) are the people who create the laws, review them, vote on them, and places them into effect. Once the laws are placed in effect, they are then enforced by the executive branch. The executive branch is in control of all law enforcement agencies. After the laws are enforced by the...
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...often imposed on a subordinate group by the dominant group. | De jure segregation | Segregation that is imposed by law. | Pluralism | Mutual respect between the various groups in a society for one another’s cultures, allowing minorities to express their own culture without experiencing prejudice or hostility. | Assimilation | The process by which a subordinate individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant group. | Part II Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each: * Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? Throughout most of U.S. history White Americans has been the majority in most locations. According to the U.S. census Bureau in 2010 72% of Whites share the U.S. population. What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? The common ancestral backgrounds of most members of this group are people of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. * What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? Some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history are Black Americans compromising nearly 13% of the population and Hispanic/Latinos who compromises 15% of the population. What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group? * In what ways have laws...
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... Throughout most of U.S. history, in most locations, what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? According to "The Changing Racial And Ethnic Composition Of The Us Population" In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the classification by race expanded to include the measurement of “mulattos”—persons of mixed black and white ancestry—and the “blood quantum” (percent of white ancestry) of American Indians. By 1890, the census racial classification reflected a growing preoccupation with identifying persons with slightest hint of African ancestry, adding categories for “quadroon” (persons with one-fourth black ancestry) and “octoroon” (persons with one-eighth or less black ancestry). In 1930, Mexicans were added to the growing list of “nonwhites.” Fearing the move as an effort to stigmatize (and possibly deny naturalization to) Mexican Americans by labeling them a nonwhite racial group, the Mexican American population (and the Mexican government) strongly protested the change, and the racial category was soon disavowed by the director of the Census Bureau What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group? Some of the larger racial minorities throughout U.S. history have been Native American, African American...
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...of population. | |De jure segregation |De jure segregation is segregation that is required by law. | |Pluralism |Pluralism is a state in which racial and ethnic, though distinct, have equal social standing. | |Assimilation |Assimilation is the process by which minorities gradually adopt cultural patterns of the dominant | | |majority population. | Part II Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each: • Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? In U.S. history the majority of most races have been non-Hispanic European descent. Of this majority, the largest percentage claims ancestry traced back to Germany. The second and third largest groups reportedly are from Ireland and England. While most of these groups would be considered to be white in today’s world, a vast majority of these races were not considered to be white when they came to the United States due to their different accents and cultural behaviors. • What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each...
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...determined by social, economic, and political forces. | |Segregation |The physical and social separation of categories of people. | |De jure segregation |Segregation that is imposed by law. | |Pluralism |A state in which people of all racial and ethnic categories have about the same overall social | | |standing. | |Assimilation |The process by which minorities gradually adopt cultural patterns from the dominant majority | | |population. | Part II Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each: • Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? The White race has been the majority of the population throughout most of U.S. history. The reason for this is that many immigrants came from Europe and began forming the colonies in what is now called the United...
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...determined by social, political and economic forces. | |Segregation |Refers to setting apart or separating things or people. More common form is racial segregation | | |which applies to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a| | |public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home. | |De jure segregation |De jure meaning concerning law. De jure segregation is segregation that is imposed by the law. | |Pluralism |A condition in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and | | |tolerated within a society. | |Assimilation |The process whereby a minority group gradually adapts to the customs and attitudes of the | | |prevailing culture and customs. | Part II Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each: • Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of...
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...Associate Program Material Racial Diversity: Historical Worksheet Answer the following questions in 100 to 250 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • Throughout most of U.S. history, in most locations, what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? I think that throughout most of United States history in most locations that White race has been the majority. I am sure that over the years Whites will not be the race that’s majority. Especially, with immigration rates increasing the numbers will change. There common ancestral backround is from Europe. The came from there to the United States years ago and have contributed to the country since then. Rtaher than being called Euro American, they are called Caucasian or White. Just because they originated in Europe doesn’t mean that they speak the language and they do not have remaining relationships with those whose still live in Europe. • What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group? Some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history is African Americans and Mexicans. Their racial ancestral backround would be Africa for African Americans and Mexico for Mexicans. I would say that African Americans arrived here around 1776 and were forced to be slaves. But then in 1863 the Emancipation...
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...experience in dealing with the legal department and have no knowledge of the law and legal concepts our company must deal with. As a new manager in this department I want you all to feel free for to come to me with any questions you may have as we all work towards becoming more efficient and aware of our company’s legal aspects and obligations. In order to fully understand the role laws play into our environment I will describe some basic laws and their purpose in business and how they apply to what we do here and how we do business nationally. American Law Before we get to deep into law in America it is necessary to understand how it came about and what it stands for. American Law is based on English Law because they were the founders of the original colonies but today modern law derives from constitutions, treaties and federal statutes (Cheeseman). Constitutions are the fundamental laws our nation is made of, treaties are the agreements we hold with other nations and states and federal statutes are laws enacted by legislatures for governing the people. These make up the material body of law here in America. It is important to note that the Constitution of the United States of America is what we are governed by. Three separate branches make up our government, Congress, the President and the courts (Cheeseman). Congress makes the laws, the President enacts the laws and the courts apply them. The U.S. Constitution is the dominant power of the land and is structured to protect...
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...David Marlow ETH/125 Deena Shehata (Instructor) Racial Diversity: Historical Worksheet * Throughout most of U.S. history, in most locations, what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? Throughout most of U.S. history, the majority race in most locations has been white. Mainly on the east coast where all of the European settlers arrived. Throughout the western part of the country was mainly American Indian and Mexican races. However, they were more spread out over a larger territory as where the white races were more compacted. The majority of the white population in American history came from the western part of Europe (United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, etc.). * What are some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or notable minority group? Some of the larger racial minorities in U.S. history has to be Black or African Americans, Mexican, Native American, and Chinese. Each racial minorities’ ancestral backgrounds are, Africa, Mexico, America, and China. In my understanding, African Americans became a significant or notable minority group in 1928 when last state to end slavery in United States (Mrlincolnandfreedom.org, 2013). Mexicans have gained their minority group between 1990 and 2000, nearly doubling in size. Native Americans has always been in minority group since they...
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