A total of 700 words essay answering the following questions would be superb.

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The questions come from Chapter 3 and 4 of textbook Scheb, John,

Criminal Law and Procedure, 8th edition, ISBN 9781285070117, Cengage

Publisher, if that helps.

  • How have recent decisions of
    the Supreme Court interpreting the Commerce Clause of Art. I, Sec. 8
    affected congressional authority to define criminal conduct?
  • What type of political speech, if any, may be prohibited under Brandenburg v. Ohio?Provide an example of such speech.
  • Why does Justice Douglas, dissenting in Miller v. California, state that “obscenity cases have no business being in the courts”?
  • The
    Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulates: “A well regulated
    Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of
    the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Explain the
    reasoning of the Supreme Court in DC v. Heller (2008), in
    striking down a District of Columbia ordinance that effectively created a
    complete ban on handguns within the District.
  • On what
    constitutional grounds would a person likely challenge a local ordinance
    that provided “no one shall appear on the public streets unless he or
    she is clothed in ordinary street attire”?
  • What effect did the right of privacy announced in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) have on the Supreme Court’s reasoning in its subsequent decision in Roe v. Wade (1973) invalidating state laws prohibiting abortions?
  • Why is the due process clause of the 14th Amendment important with regard to substantive criminal law?
  • Under what circumstances can criminal statutes be challenged as violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
  • What
    test would a court apply in reviewing a statute that made it a crime
    for a person to practice medicine without a license?Why would it apply
    this particular test?
  • Under what circumstances might a person’s failure to act constitute a criminal act?
  • Distinguish between the concepts of motive and intent in the criminal law.
  • What is the difference between general and specific intent?