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31. Lindsey Graham
A Brief Biography of Lindsey Graham: South Carolina’s SenatorLindsey Graham is a current Republican Senator who represents South Carolina. Graham was born in South Carolina where he graduated from D.W. Daniel High School and then continued to the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Because of the death of both his parents, he transferred to the University of South Carolina wh..
32. Marci Hamilton
Marci Hamilton
Marci Hamilton is a legal scholar specializing in questions of constitutional law who is primarily known for her expertise in the field of the separation of church and state. She received her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988 and has taught at Cardozo Law School since 1990. As part of her legal training, M..
33. Marshall Formby
Marshall Formby
Throughout his career, Marshall Formby served in a variety of capacities in the state of Texas. In the legal field, he is best remembered for becoming a member of the law firm of LaFont and Tudor in 1952. The firm, which is now known as LaFont, Formby & Hamilton, is still in existence.
Born in Hopkins County in 1911, Marshall Formby ..
34. Michael C. Dorf
Michael C. Dorf
Michael C. Dorf is a legal scholar specializing in issues of constitutional law. His work has frequently been cited by courts when rendering verdicts. One of the most prominent cases he was involved in recently was the 2010 Supreme Court case of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez.
The case involved a dispute between the Christia..
35. Michael Robert Hogan
Michael Robert Hogan
Born in Oregon City, Oregon on September 24, 1946, Michael Robert Hogan has been a prominent judge in that state's court system for many years. After receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon in 1968, he went on to obtain his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1971. After graduat..
36. Michelle Bachman
Michelle Bachman: Minnesota’s RepresentativeMichele Bachmann is the present representative for the 6th congressional district of Minnesota and the first Republican female to hold a seat in the United States House of Representatives as Minnesota’s representative. Bachman was born in 1956 in Waterloo, Iowa but after her parents separated she moved to California where she was ..
37. Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck: The German Empire’s first Chancellor Otto von Bismarck is most well known for being a German-Prussian statesman in the late 1800’s as well as being the first Chancellor of the German Empire.Otto von Bismarck was born in April 1815 in Brandenburg, in the Prussian Province of Saxony, west of Berlin. He went to school at the Graues Kloster and Friedrich..
38. Paul Cambria
Paul Cambria
One of America's most prominent criminal defense lawyers, Paul Cambria is primarily associated with his work representing members of the adult entertainment industry. When he first entered the law industry, his primary practice consisted of criminal defense. His association with Hustler publisher Larry Flynt began in 1974, when th..
39. Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan, Wisconsin’s Representative for the 1st Congressional DistrictPaul Davis Ryan, Jr. is most known for his position as a Republican member of the House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Wisconsin.Paul Ryan was born on January 29, 1970 in Janesville Wisconsin where he was raised as the youngest out of four children. He went to Joseph A. Craig Hig..
40. Peter King
Peter King: New York’s Representative for the 3rd Congressional DistrictPeter King is most well known for being the Republican representative for the 3rd Congressional district of New York in the United States House of representatives.Peter King was born in New York, New York but was brought up in Sunnyside, Queens, New York. He attended St. Francis College, where he graduate..
41. Philip E. Tetlock
Philip E. Tetlock
Philip E. Tetlock is a professor specializing in organizational behavior who is a member of the faculty at the University of California at Berkeley. In the legal field, Philip E. Tetlock is best known for his many papers co-written with Gregory Mitchell, a law professor who is a faculty member at the University of Virginia School of Law.
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42. Political Correctness
What is Political Correctness?
The term refers to language, ideas, behavior, etc, that is used in political, societal, and public discourse so individuals of a certain gender, sexual orientation, race, culture, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, occupations, etc, are not offended. The topic of political correctness is hotly debated, and nume..
43. President of the United States
The President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the executive of the country meaning he is the head of state as well as the head of the U.S. government. The President of the United States has the role of being the head of the Federal government’s executive branch as well as the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.The power of the President of t..
44. Price Daniel
Price Daniel
Price Daniel was a Texas lawyer who acted both in a private capacity and as the state's Attorney General, as well as serving as a Senator from 1953 to 1957 prior to being elected governor of the state.
One of the most prominent early cases Price Daniel argued was Sweatt v. Painter, argued before the Supreme Court in 1950. ..
45. Rand Paul
Rand Paul: Kentucky's Senator and PhysicianDr. Rand Paul is the current junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky and a member of the GOP. Early LifeRand Paul was born in Pittsburgh in 1963 to his mother and father, Ron Paul who is most known for being a physician and a current Representative for the 14th Congressional District of Texas. Rand Pail was raised in Lake Jackson, Texas ..