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…English law, structure and traditions, was the basis for the early American justice system. The biggest influence on American law was English common-law or judge made law as it is sometimes called. English Common-law is legal precedent based on judges…

…that all of God's people are created equal. The national debate over reconstruction began during the civil war. Laws were put into place that gave African American rights but they failed drastically. The reconstruction was most definitely a failure because…

…How Are Gun Control Laws Affecting Our Society? On April 16th, 2014 the Jenkins family turned in for the night. They hear something in the front room. It sounds like someone is breaking into the window in their living room. Mr. Jenkins gets out of bed…

…Four Important Cases Four important cases effectively shaped the laws for integration in school in the United States. The first case was Plessy v Furguson. The second was Brown v Board of Education. The third was Griffin v Prince Edward County…

…as, are installed in all automobiles. . Seatbelts have proven to put the driver and the passengers at lower risks of mortality involved in accidents. It is for this reason that forty-nine of the fifty states of America have made laws mandating the use of them…

…Hate crimes are on the rise all over the United States because there are so many different cultures, which do not get along. The majority of these crimes are occurring mostly in the states where there are no hate crime laws or where the laws…

…Failure of Gun Control Laws- Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked…

…How would you feel if an underage drinker crashed into your car while driving to or from the super market? I would be outraged, that is why I believe that the drinking laws should be enforced to affect the underage drinker. The enforcing of the law would…

…The first three laws of nature were described by Thomas Hobbes as a possible way to put an end to war. These three laws are based on the notion of a contract between two beings that holds a mutual transference of right between the involved parties…

…the firms earnings. Both options involve putting the owner's capital to work. Law in the U.S. originates primarily with the English common law. Its sources in the constitution, state constitutions, federal and state statutes, municipal ordinances…