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Their constitutional rights are violated because it states in the 8th amendment, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." 10 years of jail for a parking ticket is a cruel punishment just because you did not pay a small amount of money. Therefore it violates your rights.
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) asked the Supreme Court to determine whether a state may impose its laws on Native Americans and their territory. In the late 1820s, the Georgia legislature passed laws designed to force the Cherokee people off their historic land. The Supreme Court refused to rule on whether the Georgia state laws were applicable to the Cherokee people. Instead, the Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction over the case because the Cherokee Nation, was a “domestic dependent nation” instead of a “foreign state."
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Lincoln's handling of the Trent affair was important because US was undergoing a civil war then and angering Britian could have proven to be dangerous.
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- In the Trent affair, President Lincoln walked a thin diplomatic line.
- The Trent Affair was a diplomatic crisis that occured between the US and Britain from November to December 1861, during the U.S. Civil War.
- This mishap occured after the captain of the USS San Jacinto demanded the arrest of two Confederate messengers travelling to Europe aboard a British mail ship, the Trent, in order to seek support for the South in the Civil War.
- The British, who had remained neutral in the war, were angered and claimed the seizure of a neutral ship by the U.S. Navy was a violation of international law. And they took immediate action banning export and preparing for an immediate armed conflict.
- The messengers were later released to avoid potential war.
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<u>Phillip wanting to marry Elizabeth but she refused </u>- this led to tension because she encouraged Drake and sailors to attack Spanish ports.
<u>Netherlands</u> - This led to tension because when Netherlands began rebelling against Spanish rule, Elizabeth sent troops to help rebels.
