Assignment Details A 12-year-old boy was caught in the act of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female acquaintance by the victim’s 16-year-old brother, who had arrived home and observed the juveniles in the act. The 12-year-old juvenile suspect, in addition to sexually assaulting the victim, had beaten her with the heel of a shoe that was nearby. The victim was almost unconscious when the police arrived. […]

 In the United States of America there is four methods of judicial selection. First is Partisan elections where the candidates political affiliation are listed in the ballot and voters can vote on who they choose. Second is Nonpartisan elections where the candidates political affiliation is left out in the ballot and voters vote on who they want. Third is Legislative or Gubernatorial selection where judges […]

This unit discusses the relationship between governing bodies and public health. Of the public health and environment protection issues includes the proper treatment and disposal of the medical waste generated by healthcare facilitates, such as hospitals, physician offices, dental practices, blood banks, medical research facilities and laboratories. Medical waste is primarily regulated by state environmental and health departments. In addition to the state regulations, there […]

  Final Writing Assignment Instructions:   Select one (1) Supreme Court case from the list of cases in “Scenarios from Selected Supreme Court Cases” (see the attached document).  The  only cases that you cannot write about are case numbers 2, 3, 20, 23,  25, 27, 28, 29, 30, and the the case you wrote about on your Mid-Term. You  will analyze this one (1) Supreme Court case from the perspective of  five […]

1. “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”  Please respond to the following: For thousands of years, up to the 20th century, the land of Palestine was a homeland for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In the 20th century, the British got involved in the Middle East in several ways, culminating in the attempt to make Palestine a “Homeland” for European Jews to go to. Based on the e-Activity and Roskin […]

 Do you think that sales taxes are a fair way for the state to generate revenue? Why or why not?  As described in The Texas Tribune article “How Texas lawmakers tax swap plan could affect Texans”, there was a proposal in the 2019 legislative session to increase the sales tax to offset a reduction in property taxes.  Do you think trading a sales tax increase for a property […]

 Chapter 6 briefly discusses judicial interpretivists and strict constructionists. For more discussion on the issue read “How does the Supreme Court decide what the Constitution means?” How does a strict constructionist (originalist) interpret the Constitution compared to a judicial interpretivist (non-originalist)? Do you think the Constitution should be interpreted literally or is it an evolving document that needs to be interpreted differently over time? Why?

In a 4 page draft, use the Financial Trend Monitoring System to identify financial factors affecting the financial solvency of any  state, local, or nonprofit agency. You may choose a new agency to  analyze or use one of the agencies you looked at in a previous  assignment. Pick 2–3 financial factors that influence financial solvency and perform analysis.

 Compare and contrast the 4 main sentencing goals (retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation). Discuss the advantages and weaknesses of each goal. Would different sentencing models (indeterminate sentence, determinate sentence, consecutive & concurrent sentences) be appropriate for different crimes? Why or why not? Considering the goals of sentencing, what sentencing model would you attach for violent crimes? Property crimes? Drug crimes? Review the video titled “Defendants’ Rights, […]

 Economic Politics in America is a constant tug-of-war between groups on the “right”, who wish to limit government influence over the economy and return America to its’ more capitalistic roots, and groups on the “left” who wish to expand government influence over the economy and accelerate the trend towards socialism. Take a position on either side of this debate and develop an argument explaining why […]