Discussion Board M3A

Prior to beginning your written assignment, read the Excessive Bail (Links to an external site.) article and review all previous weeks’ materials concerning the 4th Amendment, due process, the right to remain silent, the right to counsel, cruel and unusual punishment and capital punishment. In the state of Denial, the Capital City Police have been watching…

Q1 Analyze how the Supreme Court cases you have read about concerning the inmate disciplinary system help or do not help Harrison’s chances of winning his lawsuit. Rely on the Supreme Court cases only. This is   Q2    These are the 3 legal issues for you to address: 1. Discuss the legal issues raised…

  Thinking about the authoritarian personality, are people from authoritarian families more or less likely to be prejudice? Why or why not? Research and discuss an authoritarian government administration (you can broaden your search globally). Make sure to include how authoritarianism impacts dominant-minority relations for racial and ethnic minorities. Please explain your answer in detail….

Watch four television commercials – please explain whether you purposely sought to watch this commercial or if it came on while you were just watching TV and explain the program you were watching.  Then, answer the following for EACH of the four commercials you watched: 1. What is the product or service being sold?  (If…

 What is the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution and in your opinion does the application of the death penalty violate it? Explain the amendment and the factors you believe that support your position. 

Jury for Criminal Trials This week’s discussion will focus on the jury. The Constitution specifies that a criminal trial’s jury be impartial, but contrary to popular belief, does not specify that it be comprised of the defendant’s “peers.” During jury selection, the attorneys use peremptory challenges to dismiss potential jurors that seem to be unsympathetic…