Analyze if the United States Supreme Court can settle legal and moral issues through judiciary review.

Week 4 Discussion 1: Stepping Stones to the Civil War
 
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, pick three (3) of the leading causes of the American Civil War:
The Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Law 1850
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852
The Kansas Nebraska Act 1854
The Dred Scott Case of 1857
The Lincoln Douglas Debates 1858
Then, address one (1) of the following for your selections:
Based on the historical facts given in this module, assess if the American Civil War was inevitable.
Analyze if the United States Supreme Court can settle legal and moral issues through judiciary review. In your response, provide a documented example of a modern parallel of a legal or moral issue settled by the United States Supreme Court.
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 12, 14
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Explain how the American culture and society changed in the North versus the South during Reconstruction.

Week 4 Discussion 2: Reconstruction and the Compromise of 1877
 
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, craft a response comparing the three (3) Reconstruction plans:
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) – Lincoln
Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
Congressional Reconstruction Plan (Congress)
Then, address one (1) of the following for your selections:
Analyze if the South should have been treated as a defeated nation or as rebellious states.
Explain how the American culture and society changed in the North versus the South during Reconstruction.
Analyze the impact of the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction on African-Americans.

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 15, 16
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

what aspects of district management do you believe are your strengths and what aspects do you feel you would want to develop further to be a successful superintendent of schools? Why?

District management involves many important components (I.E., organizational structures, a variety of communication strategies, budgeting and school facilities, human resource management, etc.). Based upon your reading and your personal observations, what aspects of district management do you believe are your strengths and what aspects do you feel you would want to develop further to be a successful superintendent of schools? Why?

Discuss the Fighting Poverty Podcast (Youtube) and describe how this impacts or may impact program evaluation.

Discuss the Fighting Poverty Podcast (Youtube) and describe how this impacts or may impact program evaluation.

“We examined how AI and related technologies are being applied to a broad array of challenges in global development—from predicting migration patterns and crop yields, to detecting corruption, estimating poverty, and learning about consumers at the base of the economic pyramid.”

Define the criminal act and the criminal intent element required for rape and how much resistance a victim must demonstrate to evidence lack of consent.

This is a multi-part question. The total answer to this final question should contain at least 350 words. Please remember to list your references in Bluebook or APA format, even if your only reference is the ebook.

  1. Define the criminal act and the criminal intent element required for rape and how much resistance a victim must demonstrate to evidence lack of consent.
  2. What is are the rape shield laws and why are they used?
  3. How are domestic violence statutes different than standard assault, battery, sex offenses, or criminal homicide statutes?
What is the difference between diminished capacity, and the insanity defense?

his is a multi-part question. The total answer to this third question should contain at least 350 words. Please remember to list your references in Bluebook or APA format, even if your only reference is the ebook.

  1. Compare the M’Naghten, irresistible impulse, and substantial capacity tests.
  2. What is the difference between diminished capacity, and the insanity defense?
  3. What was the defendant seeking to do the State v. Hornsby, 484 S.E.2d 869 (1997)? Was he successful?
Define speech under the First Amendment.

This is a multi-part question. The total answer to this second question should contain at least 350 words. Please remember to list your references in Bluebook or APA format, even if your only reference is the ebook.

  1. Define speech under the First Amendment.
  2. Identify five types of speech that can be governmentally regulated in spite of the First Amendment.
  3. Of the cases listed in Chapter 3 of the ebook on Free Speech, what case do you believe is the most significant and why?
Rank the three sources of law, from highest to lowest, and explain why you ranked them in this way.

Question1

This is a multi-part question. The total answer to this first question should contain at least 350 words. Please remember to list your references in Bluebook or APA format, even if your only reference is the ebook.

  1. Rank the three sources of law, from highest to lowest, and explain why you ranked them in this way.
  2. Why is it important to understand the sources of law in the study of criminal law?
  3. What is the purpose of statutory law and the purpose of case law?
  4. Explain why the author of the ebook states that case law is a “powerful source of law”. In what way is it powerful? Please give a specific example of the use of case law in the criminal law arena.
Name some very important organs that are not vital organs.

After studying the course materials located on Module 5: Lecture Materials & Resources page, answer the following:

  1. Name some very important organs that are not vital organs.
  2. List the functional description of all the normal vital organs, including today’s exceptions.
  3. Is it possible to live without a vital organ? Why? Example?
  4. Distinction between assisting or substituting vital organs. Bioethical analysis.
  5. Do the following practices assist or substitute the vital organ? Why?
    • Dialysis
    • Respirator
    • Ventilator
    • Tracheotomy
    • CPR
  6. Read and summarize ERD PART FIVE Introduction.
  7. Unconscious state: Definition.
  8. Clinical definitions of different states of unconsciousness: Compare and contrast
  9. Benefit vs Burden: bioethical analysis.

Submission Instructions:

  • The homework is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation, and misspelling.
  • If references are used, please cite properly according to the current APA style.
How do family, friends, and community influence individual health and lifestyle?  Identify at least 3 positive and 3 negative effects.

After reviewing Module 5: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following;

How do family, friends, and community influence individual health and lifestyle?  Identify at least 3 positive and 3 negative effects.

Submission Instructions:

  • Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources
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