Week 2 Homework Help – GM520. Professor Dan Speckenzy Student Name: ECPECO Date: 1 November 2009 1. Administrative Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), of the Department of Energy (DOE) I chose FERC because it is the federal administration agency that ultimately my employer being a utility and a member of the non-government North American Reliability Commission (NERC) through which FERC imposes energy or electrical power jurisdictional and regulatory control. I chose
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wealthy or soon-to-be wealthy Americans. At the time it seemed like a way of life, though the reality is that it was extremely oppressive and today such an inferior take on differences in cultural background is considered unethical. In 1865 the 13th Amendment was passed abolishing slavery, although the Civil Rights Movement did not occur until the 1950’s lasting through the 1960’s. The Civil Rights Movement officially ended only 45 years ago. The oppression seen throughout America’s history is slow to
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defense lawyer and a professor of criminal law and knowledge of psychology. HLS 410 OL 009 FINAL PROJECT Alan Dershowitz is a professor of law at Harvard Law School, a civil libertarian, and a staunch advocate of First Amendment causes. He is a
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amending the constitution in order to ban gay marriage during his campaign, and he won in all 11 states due to an increase in evangelical attendance at voting polls. Once on his second presidential term, Bush supported the passage of a constitutional amendment that would outlaw same-sex
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inability to pay is because of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963). This case overturned the previous standing of “only during special circumstances,” that was established in Betts v. Brady (1942). In Gideon v. Wainwright, the court had to decide if the sixth amendment gave the right to council in all cases or not. The court’s philosophy at the time leaned more toward activism. This means that the court used its power to protect the rights of the minority, in this decision they applied that power to the poor. The
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Gay Marriage: Advocacy or Objectivity Jenay McNair ENG/147 7/19/2015 University of Phoenix Gay Marriage: Advocacy or Objectivity Do you Adam take Steve to be your lawfully wedded husband? I now announce you, man and husband. Marriage: A word that has three meanings, a representation of true love, and a cause of a national constitutional debate. Merriam Webster dictionary reads that Marriage is the relationship that exists between a husband and wife, and similar relationship
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one crop economy By 1840 - 50% of US exports was cotton / was providing 50% of the world supply / providing 75% of England’s supply 1/5 of workers tied to the textile industry but cotton also drives northern economy - needs cotton for textiles (supporting abolition and making $ off slavery). Different economies of the North and South between 1815-1861 North: Industrial Abolition slavery No need for slaves They didn’t need cheap labors like slaves because of the immigrants. Machines were
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Louis D. Brandeis was a United State Supreme Court Justice that fought against monopolies and big business and was a tireless advocate for free speech. Brandeis was best known for publishing his famous article in the Harvard Law Journal, for publishing his book about the banking industry, for upholding laws that protect the publics’ privacy and the freedom of expression and as the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice. Louis Brandeis was born in Kentucky on November 13, 1856 to Adolph Brandeis and
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Rebecca Lipschitz Victoria Allen PSCI 213 December 3, 2015 LBJ and the CRA The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which happened over 50 years ago, is not something my generation probably thinks of as a big deal. We all just assume that every man, woman, and child is endowed with equal rights and it is a crazy notion to suggest otherwise. However in the spring of 1964 not every man was considered equal, especially in the south. However, at the same time, a movement was building to codify equal rights
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There are few societies in the world’s modern history that have been more invested in the concept of race than the United States. In fact, the first black president, Barack Obama, will end his term in office in 2016 and while this may seem like a respectable accomplishment for the United States in regards to our history with racism and inequality, I only have to speak to my relatives to understand we have a long way to go until Americans see individuals for their accomplishments rather than their
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