Supreme court rules in favor of same-sex marriage nationwide by ariane de vogue and jeremy diamond, cnn, sat june 27, 2015 in a landmark opinion, a divided supreme court on friday ruled that same-sex couples can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic victory…. there were two questions before the court, the first asked whether states could ban same sex marriage, the second asked whether states had to recognize lawful marriages performed out of state. the relevant cases were argued earlier this year. attorney john bursch, serving as michigan's special assistant attorney general, defended four states' bans on gay marriage before the court, arguing that the case was not about how to define marriage, but rather about who gets to decide the question. the debate over the legalization of same-sex marriage under the united states government is best understood under the context that a) freedom to get married is protected under the 1st amendment in the bill of rights. b) rights to regulate marriage are among shared powers between state and federal government. c) rights to regulate marriage have historically been interpreted as reserved to state governments. d) rights to regulate marriage were expressly granted to the federal government not state government.

3. describe a situation in which a government has a great deal of power but does not have political authority. then explain whether you think the rule of law would likely be respected under such a government.

When this was published in early 1776, many american colonists became convinced that they should act to form a new kind of nation independent from the rule of britain's "cruel" courts

For this unit assessment you will create a “mind map” to demonstrate your understanding of the material. what is a mind map? mind maps present information visually through the use of text and images. they have the following common elements: the central image and subject/title is located in the center of the map. use a pictogram or visual representation of the central topic along with the wording. detailed themes, ideas or concepts radiate out from the central idea. ideas clearly connect to central image and ideas consistently and accurately shift from broad scope to specific details. visuals and color clarify the information presented. words identify main ideas or concepts. be concise with the choice of words for your map. write single words or simple phrases. a mind map is clear and easy to follow. your mind map will answer the question: how have elements included in persia, decolonization and the cold war affected the development of the democratic republic of the congo and why does it matter today? your mind map will have four main branches from the central image/title. these branches include three of the persia categories, plus decolonization/cold war. choose three from the list below • politics • society • economy • intellectual - includes science, innovation, art • religion • area = geography and add decolonization/cold war requirements: at least 3 sub-branches (ideas) from each category; include as many sub-sub branches or paths as possible. the paths themselves can be designed in any manner, be creative and have fun, but remember to make your paths clear. include small illustrations – each main branch should have at least three small visuals/symbols/illustrations. prefer hand-drawn but could be a copied image use colored pencils for illustrations and if time, outline wording in fine black pen your mind map should fill the whole page. orient your paper using a landscape format. lastly - why does it matter? include a response to this part of the course essential question. it’s all about the content and showing me what you’ve learned. the more detailed information you can include, the better.