For this project, you will be required to submit two essays. it is recommended that you use an outline to you plan out the structure of your writings.
essay one:
a man claiming to be working to fight against fraud has been posting threatening comments on twitter. widely considered the place for free speech, twitter has, instead, banned the posts. the man claims infringement on his freedom of speech. what do you say? using recent newspaper articles, the internet and other local press outlets, discuss the matter. what do you consider is protected under the freedom of speech amendment? when does that speech go too far? is twitter obligated to post the man’s tweets? persuasively argue both sides of the issue, then give your opinion. make certain you ground your opinion rather than give an emotional response. find other precedents, or cite the constitution to ground your opinion. this essay should be 250-350 words.

essay two:

carefully consider the case above. read newspapers, magazines, and other media outlets, including the internet, to identify another freedom of speech issue or case here in america, or internationally, then write about it. try to find something that offers a different view of freedom of speech. what is the issue, and what are the arguments? present the case, then analyze it. what does each side argue, and what is at stake? now, carefully think through the issue, and formulate your own opinion. do you think the ruling was just? defend your opinion with supporting information. this essay should also be 250-350 words.

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regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.

the section of the chart that represents a point at which a bill needs approval from a majority of people in both chambers to advance is j, as this is the only section before the bill becomes law which has both rows (symbolizing the chambers) converging into one, meaning that the two parts of the congress have to approve of it before it can march on with the process.

separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005