What are the key legal and constitutional factors that influence elections and voting in the United States and Florida? The session will focus on election law and how those laws impact political participation. An examination of federal legislative and constitutional...
The U.S. Constitution requires that the U.S. president be a natural born citizen although the Framers of the U.S. Constitution failed to define citizenship. It was not until 1868 that citizenship was defined by the 14th Amendment although contemporary debate has...
Representation concerns have been raised since the writing of the Declaration of Independence. These concerns have focused, in part, on how legislative districts are drawn. This session will include a focus on Supreme Court and state legislative debates about...
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution denies to the federal government the power to impose “cruel and unusual punishment”. While the death penalty is not identified in the U.S. Constitution or its amendments, Eighth Amendment challenges have been...
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