Essays on Nominee

04 September 20XX

In a primetime broadcast President Trump announced that his nominee to replace the vacant seat on the Supreme Court left by the untimely death of Antonin Scalia would be U.S. appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch. Interestingly, the headline shows a touch of “Texascentrism” by pointing out the Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett had been “bypassed.” Willett himself declared the selection “a magnificent choice.” There were other Texas connections in the selection. Senator Ted Cruz figures prominently in this article. First, it notes that Cruz had been discussed by some as a possible nominee for the ...

Money laundering refers to the criminal activity in which money and funds that have been obtained illegally are used to fund or support legitimate and legal activities. In the process, the illegality of the original criminally obtained money and funds is, in essence, “washed” through its use in the legal activity. A more formal definition of money laundering defines it as, “the process through which criminals, hide, disguise, and legitimize the financial proceeds of their crimes” (FATF). There are a number of benefits that money laundering provides to criminals. First, by using the money to fund legal activities, money ...

Texas will carry out an election for the president of the United States in November, 2016. There are two representative parties: Democratic and Republican. Texas is one of the 12 states holding presidential election. Two major candidates of the current presidential election are the Republican nominee Donald Trump and the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. I will try to outline the strategy Hillary Clinton should use to increase an amount of her voters in Texas. As you know, the Asian American population in Texas has grown in recent years. The well-known fact is that Ms. Clinton responded to the Arab ...

Irving Kristol makes a solid argument for why the political institutions of America are successful. However, there are some large gaps within the logic that can be argued. It is true that many feel strongly about the American way of life, and that this may be in our bones. But, this does not prove the effectiveness of political institutions. Instead, it proves the effectiveness of our culture’s ability to socialize those within. The socialization through culture is a specific area of study for Anthropologists, arguably proving this to be a true aspect of society, especially in America. Thus, ...

The 2016 presidential election is shaping up to be a historic contest to decide the successor to Barack Obama. Currently, Hillary Clinton is the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party while Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party. So far, this election cycle has been eventful regarding the process of the primary system and comments made by both candidates. There is still over five months before voters will cast their ballots and there will be twists and turns to this political narrative. However, here are some hot button issues will shape the rest of the race ...

Jill Stein is an American activist that is a nominee for the Green Party nomination in the 2016 elections Stein has had previous stints as nominee for the Green Party’s appointment for an American President in 2012 (The Voter's Self Defense System 1). Jill has also challenged to be a governor of Massachusetts in the year 2002 and 2010.

Among her presidential standpoints is that one supports the cancellation of student debts.

Creation of wage jobs is another of her core campaign strategies that would be a transit point to a more green economy. Jill’s international relations policy is that of promotion of more relations between countries through cooperation with ...

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee or the SNCC, as the name suggests, revolved around peaceful forms of resistance to the white supremacy ideologies that not only warranted the enslavement of blacks in the antebellum period but also cemented the grounds of segregation. In other words, because of the racial divisions that existed between persons of African descent and their white counterparts, American societies functioned around a social hierarchy that made whites the predominantly superior race at the expense of blacks. Now, to end the racial injustices in the Southern States, the first method that the SNCC employed encompassed the “ ...

Introduction

Ever since the Republican nominee for the U.S. President’s office, Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the President of the United States of America, he has surprised the American public and the Republican Party with his proposals. One of the most surprising proposals is over the issue of immigration, which has been a throne in the throats of both party’s leaders. One of the proposals that have been offered by Trump has been over the issue of immigration. Trump believes that American mainland and the American people need to be protected, and the only way is to ...

I. A.) In 1996, Congress enacted the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). One of DOMA’s provisions defined marriage in terms to whether same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits as a legal union that could only be consummated between a man and a woman. In the 2012 case, United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court invalidated the provision, arguing among other points that it violated same-sex couple’s liberty as guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause as well as denying them the equal protection of the law (Liptak, 2013). While the ruling was focused mainly ...

2004 Presidential Ads John Kerry International Man of Mystery was an advertisement taken out by the Republican Party against the Democratic nominee John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential elections. The advertisement focused on the idea that John Kerry is a man of mystery and makes claims without providing facts and his source. The advertisement was successful in communicating an essential message about John Kerry’s personality in a satirical tone that many American related. Old Tricks was an advertisement taken out by the Democratic Party against the Republican Presidential Candidate and the incumbent American President George W. Bush. The ...

Abstract

The presidency of George.W. Bush has been one of the most criticized and controversial of all American presidencies. Although he is known widely for his misadventures in the war against terror, Bush enacted some important domestic and international policies that has had wide reaching impacts on the foreign policy and the economy of the country. An assessment of his policies on war, education, healthcare, immigration and humanitarian efforts portray of picture of a president who took tough decisions during difficult times. Some of his decisions were criticized heavily and led to a dip in his popularity ratings and some are still ...

1. Describe the pros and cons of government legislation on issues of employment and give some specific examples of employment law.

There are various employment laws in place in USA such as at-will employment, minimum wage for employees and title VII. At-will employment policy gives the employer the right to hire and fire employees at will without any legal liability at any time without any reason or for a petty reason, excluding an illegal one (NSCL). This policy also gives employees the privilege to quit the job at any time without notice or within a short notice of 7-15 days depending on the agreement between employers and employees. Employees can also bargain for a raise if they get a better offer. This policy allows ...

After the end of the Civil War, the country had to find a way to reunite and repair the damage done by the bitter war. The years from 1865 to 1877 are normally referred to as Reconstruction because during this time, government leaders devised plans and implemented policies in an attempt to bring the Southern states back into the government and decide a strategy for how to treat freed African Americans. Reconstruction occurred in three phases and the different plans for Reconstruction varied depending on how harshly they treated the South (“Reconstruction”).

The first plan for Reconstruction was conceived by ...

Sarah Palin: A corrupt soufflé by Cal Thomas and It’s settled: Palin unfit for office by Richard Cohen, are two articles that explains political career of Sarah Palin as the vice president nominee under the Republican Party in 2008 Presidential election and governor of Alaska.

In the analysis, cal Thomas articulates that, although Sarah Palin had remained a vocal politician and a famous leader in America, she was ill advised to resign as the governor of Alaska, and accept her nomination as the first female vice president nominee under the Republican Party because she was immature politically. The author relates ...

Introduction

InsiderAdvantage has currently conducted a mix-mode poll that involved using online sample techniques and telephone to survey 804 registered voters in the state, through random selection. InsiderAdvantage released their results on 16th April, 2014, only affected by a marginal error of plus or minus 3.4%. Online participants were selected randomly for an identical poll. The polls concentrated on political affiliation, age and gender. When people were asked whom they would vote for as republican nominee for governor, the results were obtained as following. The nomination for governor was participated by Deal, Barge, and Pennington. On the perspective of age, Deal ...

2016 Presidential Election Nominees 2016 Presidential Election nominees

Introduction:

After two consecutive Democratic Party victories in the Presidential Election (2008 and 2012), the Republican Party will be looking to regain the country’s top Executive position although they face significant challenges in doing so. President Barack Obama remains relatively popular although he has taken quite a battering on the healthcare reform issue with the Republicans fighting tooth and nail to deny him any progress in this field. His final two years will also be significant, since Congressional elections in 2014 will probably see the Republicans take over the Senate, thus ...

Richard Nixon became the 37th president of United States of America after the presidential elections of 1968. He successfully served his first term as president and was reelected overwhelmingly into office in 1972. He, however, did not complete his second term in office due to allegations of involvement in Watergate scandal. He resigned as the president of US on August 9, 1974 after the Judiciary Committee had recommended his impeachment to the Congress over Watergate Scandal (Vile 30). Before Nixon became president, he served as the vice president during Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency between 1953 and 1961. In 1960, ...

Re: General Election Strategy

The purpose of this memo is to present a general election strategy for the 2016 Presidential campaign between Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, and Republican nominee, Chris Christie. In addition, this proposed strategy is presented to fulfill the application requirements for job title Campaign Strategist. This strategy will address Clinton’s political platforms, discuss her strengths and weaknesses, provide an electoral strategy, and deliver descriptive examples of biography, issue-oriented, and attack literature advertisements. 2016 General Election Strategy: Hillary Clinton vs. Chris Christie As we are aware, Clinton lost the Democratic nomination to President Obama in 2008, even after securing ...

Strategic Context

Charlie Crist is the representative candidate of Democratic, who is vying for Florida governorship in 2014 gubernatorial elections. He had political backgrounds since he had served as a governor from the year 2007 to 2011, as a Republican representative. However, in the year 2010, he abandoned the Republican Part to vie as an independent for the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, he lost the race to his opponent Marco Rubio. After two years later, in the year 2012, Crist endorsed and back up President Barack Obama, who was contending for the presidency with Democrat Party. Therefore, Crist shifted his gears and announced to ...

The longest runway show in the history of Broadway is certainly “The Phantom of the Opera.” Throughout history thirteen men played the role of the Phantom in Broadway but only one of them kept the front pages of the newspapers and this man is Norm Lewis. The plot of the story presents as a bitter man known as The Phantom who is leaving in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with Christine the beautiful soprano who had lesson with, without the girl knowing who helped her and believing it is her protective angel. Even ...

What it takes to become a judge in the United States

Becoming a judge in the United States does not occur spontaneously, nor in isolation. Instead, individuals wishing to become judges take a systematic path. Notably, various state courts have set the minimum age and length of practice that an individual takes prior becoming a judge. However, there is the need to comprehend with the fact that the constitution of the United States does not clearly articulate on the specific qualifications for judgeship. While it may seem practical for judges to possess a degree in law, it is of the essence to note that the Constitution does not require judges to possess one. Even ...

The candidates for the 2016 Election will be Hilary Clinton and Douglas Kmiec for the Democratic Party whilst for the Republican Party the nominee will be Chris Christie and Bobby Jindal for Vice President. Clinton has a wealth of experience and is considered to be one of the top lawyers in the country as well as having immense experience on all fronts as Secretary of State. She was also a nominee for the 2008 General Election but lost out to Barack Obama who eventually won the General Election beating John McCain.

Topics for the election

Perhaps the topic which will dominate the 2016 Election will ...

Brief summary of the article: Senatorial Discourtesy: The Senator’s use of Delay to Shape the Federal Judiciary by Lauren Cohen Bell. Over the years, legislators have employed delay as tactical measure to prevent the passage and enactment of unsatisfactory laws. The same tool is employed by the Senatorial Judiciary Committee to delay the confirmation of judges who have been nominated by the President to serve as federal judges in various capacities in the judiciary docket; a trend that has affected efficiency and performance of the judiciary in executing its responsibilities. In the analysis, the author articulates that there ...

And the Media

Political campaigns, particularly at the federal level require a great deal of money to be executed effectively and this can be seen throughout the political history of the United States. Political financing of campaigns has been viewed as a somewhat necessary evil that is a critical factor in ensuring the success of a particular candidate and political donations are considered to be a means through which individuals and organizations can support their chosen candidate in accordance with the democratic system. However, the undue advantage that a candidate may derive from exorbitant contributions from individual entities has been recognized by various institutions throughout the history of ...

For quite a considerable time during his time in office, President Obama has been very vocal about the rights of the gay community. On more than one occasions, he has openly come out clear that these individuals also have their rights and they need to be respected and allowed to enjoy those rights. In his stance, this is an issue related to civil rights (New York Times Editorial Para 1). However, this issue is hotly debated, with only a number of the states of the US having passed legislations which allow the gay people to enjoy their rights. This is quite ...

The 2012 U.S. Presidential Debates A month or so before the actual election, a series of presidential debates were established to help people decide on whom to vote between Republican nominee, Governor Mitt Romney, and Democrat nominee, President Barack Obama. With the polls neck-and-neck and many of the registered American voters still undecided, the Republican Party and Mitt Romney brought their A-game to the table and eventually, and without any doubt, won the first debate. The astounding results left many critics and Americans wondering what impact this will have on Election Day. It was then found out later ...

God save this honorable court: How the Choice of Supreme Court Justices Shapes Our History is acclaimed book, written by Laurence Henry Tribe, a Harvard law school professor of constitutional law and US Supreme Court barrister who has been associated with the field of law for a long time. Laurence Tribe is an eminent scholar of constitutional law who has authored luminous books on the subject and has been appeared a number of times before the Supreme Court in renowned cases. One thing which is observable in his writings is that he does not write as scholar but he writes as a lawyer ...

Question 1

The role of a grand jury is to decide whether or not to indict a suspect after listening to the prosecutor’s witnesses as well as a statement of the alleged crime from the prosecutor. A petit jury on the other hand comes after the grand jury has charged the suspect and taken him to trial where the petit jury decides on whether the suspect, now the defendant, is guilty or not of the charges brought against them (Erwin, 2009, p. 81).

Question 2

Original jurisdiction is when a court hears a case for the first time like during a trial. The appellate jurisdiction is the power ...