Violence against someone the same household, ex. Father-son Wife-husband etc
The three causes of the Mexican American War was because Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836.
Jefferson: Louisiana Purchase , Lewis and Clark Expedition
Madison: War of 1812, British burn down the white house, Era of Good Feelings
-The US was growing as a well respected nation who was now fighting its own battles and experiencing major growth in dealing with expansion and government
the supreme court was to consist of a chief justice and 5 associate justices. then a federal judge was to preside over a United States district court which would hear admiralty and maritime cases and some other minor cases. Then the middle tier of the judiciary consisted of the United States circuit courts, which would serve as the principal trial courts in the federal system and exercise limited appellate jurisdiction. Two Supreme court justices and local district judge were to preside in circuit courts
- Affirmative action programs: <u>c. are controversial because they are seen as reverse discrimination</u>.
- One of the possible legal challenges to affirmative action programs is that they violate the <u>equal protection</u> clause of the <u>Fourteenth</u> Amendment. Because this amendment is at play, any affirmative action program that uses race or ethnicity as a basis for decision making is reviewed by the courts using <u>strict</u> scrutiny.
- Because discrimination law is primarily federal, states are not allowed to pass laws that ban affirmative action or protect classes other than those in the federal laws- <u>this is a false statement</u>.
<u>Explanation</u>:
An affirmative action is a program that uses past discrimination to justify present decisions by giving some sort of consideration to protected status.
Discrimination means treating an individual differently and unfairly because of their race, sex or social status. A discrimination law deals with the incidents of unequal or unfair treatment. People are even discriminated based on disability, genetic makeup and other personal characteristics.
According to <em><u>Fourteenth Amendment</u></em>, the court uses strict analysis to review affirmative action programs.
