First Amendment to the United States Constitution

American History X I. A study of the root of racism 1) The movie: quick summary The film tells the story of two brothers, Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard (Edward Furlong) of Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California. Both are intelligent and charismatic students. Their father, a firefighter, is murdered by black drug dealers while trying to extinguish a fire in South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles, and Derek is drawn into the neo-Nazi movement. Derek brutally kills

Madison 14th amendment Luther vs Borden Missouri compromise → The constitution was drafted in 1787 and was fully ratified in 1791. Article 1 : it deals with all the powers and the principal branch which is the congress composed of the house of representatives and the senate. So it’s extremely powerful once you are elected for what you are empowered to. Article 2 : it deals with the executive power : it’s the President. There was a paranoia in XVIII century because of a fear the monarchic

LECTURE 1: The Marshall Court Extract from Marbury v. Madison (1803) Three points to remember about the historical context of this case: Firstly In 1800 the federalists tried to compensate for their loss in the elections by creating nex courts and nominatin Federalists judges. Secondly The new president, Thomas Jefferson, refused to carry out the nominations made by his predecessor. Thirdly The case Marbury vs Madison would set a precedent for the respective roles of the president and

OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE Chapter 1: From the first colony (1607) to the declaration of independance (1776) → historical background of the United States of America Chapter 2: The creation of the american federation – the Constitution of the USA (1789) Chapter 3: Federal government vs State government Chapter 4: The federal Congress and the president of the USA → voting in the USA Chapter 5: The judiciary in the USA from the federal Suprem Court down to the State local juridiction Chapter

The Segregation System I. The origins of the system The establishment of segregation was a response by white southern leaders to the abolition of slavery and the humiliation of the civil war (1861-1865). After 1865 follow a period of reconstruction. During reconstruction, the federal government took measures to protect Black people but the southern states did not accept it. They were determined to “put the Black man in his place” with Jim Crow laws, segregation laws which were meant to

Portrait of the USA Executive Editor— George Clack Managing Editor— Rosalie Targonski Editor— Dennis Drabelle Designer— Barbara Long Web Art Director— Min-Chih Yao Photo Research— Maggie Johnson Sliker Internet Editor— Suzanne Dawkins Contributing Editors— Maura Christopher, Anne Cusack, Michael Cusack, Fredric A. Emmert, David Goddy, Holly Hughes, Norman Lunger, John Nickerson, Bruce Oatman, Shelley Orenstein, Richard Pawelek, Ira Peck, Jonathan Rose

suis pas d’accord avec) = I agree with (I disagree with) - Les américains utilisent la constitution depuis 1787 = They have been using the constitution since 1787. - Le congrès est composé de 2 chambres = The congress is composed of 2 chambers. - Consist on/off entraine nom derrière. Consist in entraine un verbe derrière. - Le même que … = The same as … - Les Etats Unis sont un grand pays = The US « is » … (The Etats Unis = It). - Obama est président depuis 2008 = Obama has been president since

10/10/07 1:52 PM THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION HENRIK BULL* I. INTRODUCTION In the spring of 2005, something dramatic happened in the European Union (EU): on May 29, the French voters said “Non” to French ratification of a treaty entitled “Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe” and aimed at providing the EU with a new legal basis (54.9% against on a turnout of 69.7%).1 On June 1, in a consultative referendum, and the first referendum ever in the Netherlands, 61

Document n°2 An Act to make provision in connection with the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon on 13th December 2007. [19th June 2008] Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1 The Treaty of Lisbon In this Act “the Treaty of Lisbon”

Creationism today in the United States Creationism: The literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species" The beginnings of modern creationism In the United States some religious communities have refused to accept, as theistic evolutionists have accepted, naturalistic explanations and tried instead to counter them. The term started to become associated with Christian fundamentalist opposition to human evolution and