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5 pages in length. From the very first law enacted in the United States - Rhode Island's illegalization of slavery in 1652 - to the twenty-first century's quest to eradicate political terrorism, lawmaking has undergone tremendous change that has afforded significantly greater accountability and equity where all groups and individuals are concerned. The passing of myriad laws over the decades has served to align these changes with the quest to establish and maintain a civilized American society. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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greater accountability and equity where all groups and individuals are concerned. The passing of myriad laws over the decades has served to align these changes with the quest to
establish and maintain a civilized American society. "...General law was not attached to any particular sovereign; rather, it existed by common practice and consent among a number of sovereigns.
The group of relevant participants in the law-making and law-determining process varied depending on the category of general law at issue" (Eisenberg, 2002).
When a bill is first introduced in the House of Representatives, it goes to a committee for further study before any action is taken on it. The
committee generally then refers the bill to a subcommittee. This subcommittee, which studies the issue carefully, holds hearings and reports the bill with recommendations back to the full committee.
In the case of this particular bill addressing violence against women, it has been watched very carefully by those interested in the outcome. Every state, it seems, has
introduced some form of this bill to its judicial system; and every state, it seems has a different theory on how the proposition should actually be handled (Johnson, 2003). After
the subcommittee has sent the bill back with full recommendations to the full committee, the full committee may discuss the bill further, make additional changes or scrap the bill.
If the full committee votes to report out the bill, the bill is ready to go to the floor of the House or Senate for a vote. This sometimes
lengthy but very necessary process seems to many people to put undue lengthy time frames into the approval or disapproval of any bill. It is, however, an important step
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