161. Civil Rights Act of 1964
In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and as a result, any prior discrimination of minorities was ruled to be unconstitutional. However, many view the Civil Rights Act as a culmination of a nation’s arduous journey t ...
162. Contracts Clause Explained
Article 1 of the United States Constitution - within its ten sections - establishes the collective rights of all legislative bodies in the United States, such as Congress, the House of Representatives, the Senate, as well as the individual State governments. S ...
163. Definition of Censorship
As the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the issue of censorship is one that resonates deeply within a majority of the citizens of the United States. Due to the fact that it exists as such a multifaceted issue, comprised not only of eth ...
164. Environment Law Explained
Environmental law has a series of treaties, regulations, representations, and common law that all systematically intertwine and
work together. These series of doctrines broadly identify the reaction of
humanity and the rest of the natural environment. Its pu ...
165. First Amendment
The First
Amendment to the Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights, which is a series
of Amendments that provides Congress with limitations. The Bill of Rights
prohibit Congress from making any law that violates the establishment of
religion, free press ...
166. Flag Burning
The Flag Desecration Amendment, also known as the Flag Burning Amendment, is a very controversial Amendment allowed under the Constitution. This Amendment states that the United States Congress has to allow the expression of political views even if it is throu ...
167. Issue of Freedom of Religion Explained
The 1990
Supreme Court decision of the case of Employment Division v. Smith addressed
the application of the right to freedom of religion, as guaranteed under the First Amendment, to otherwise illegal acts. The opinion of the Supreme Court was
that sta ...
168. John Roberts
John Roberts
is the 17th and most current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
He was nominated by former president George Bush to fill this position after
the passing of William Rehnquist. John G. Roberts had previously worked for
William Reh ...
169. Kent v. Dulles
Kent v.
Dulles (1958) is a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that the right
to travel was one of the personal liberties described in the Fifth Amendment to which no citizen can be
denied without due process of the law. Rockwell Kent ...
170. Learn About State Department Jobs
The United States State Department plays a vital role in overseeing the international affairs of United States citizens, politicians, business entities, and diplomats. This Government entity seeks to ensure the protection of United States citizens traveling ab ...