...Assessment: When the Supreme Court rules on a case, the justices publish a majority opinion, explaining the rationale behind the official decisions. Any justices who did not agree with the majority write a minority, or dissenting opinion, to explain the rationale behind their opinion on the issue. Other cases related to conflicts over federalism, like McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden, have reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Your task is to research one of these cases. Learn all you can about the court case to prepare you to take a stand on whether you agree with the majority or minority opinion of the justices. Use the template below to write your essay. Replace the information with your own… Paragraph 1… Select a Supreme Court case related to federalism from the following: · Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918) – child labor · South Dakota v. Dole (1987) – legal drinking age · United States v. Lopez (1995) – gun-free school zones · United States v. Morrison (2000) – violence against women law The case is about a woman was raped by two men, Antonio Morrison and James Crawford in 1994. In 1995, she filed a complaint against the two men under Virginia Tech‘s Sexual Assault Policy. The second hearing of the case found Morrison guilty although an appeal from the university’s administrative system, Morrison punishment was set to the side because it was found to be excessive. Brzonkala dropped out and sued the Morrison, Crawford and the university. Morrison's and Crawford's...
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...Executive Summary The purpose of this report was to raise awareness about abused women in Lebanon and try to promote their rights. Research for this report included true based stories from reality shows and social media, furthermore, literature on web-based tuitions and interview with a professional social worker who deals with abused women. This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective of women abuse concentrating in South of Lebanon. Other calculations include rates of numbers of women being abused including statistics of women educated in Lebanon. We also found two reality shows where men clarify why women are allowed to be abused and that it is the right thing to do in certain situations. Furthermore, we inserted KAFAA’s point of view on this matter including what type of situations they dealt with. Also, we have a valid report on the behaviors of the victim and the abuser by a Dr. from psychology department. The interview reveals reasons to why women are abused and how should they react to it. The report finds that even though the government tried to pass a bill that will give women some rights, the religious groups withdrew the law by claiming that it is against their beliefs and that the Shariaa is more than enough. It is a true fact however; if the Shariaawas fully implemented then it would have worked perfectly as said by Dima El Dassouki, a social work in AUH who works with abused women. Finally, through unlimited research and...
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