The use the 1. English Bill of Rights, 2. The Magna Carta and 3. The Enlightenment from England. The also use American ideas, such as, 4. New England town meetings, 5. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom, 6. The Mayflower Compact, 7. The Declaration of Independence, and 8. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense." Other ideas that the Americans use were the ideas of 9. republicanism, 10. limited government, 11. suffrage, 12. constitution, and 13. Iroquois League. The assignment is to choose 5 of the ideas above and briefly explain why the Americans chose that idea to include in their creation of a new government in America.

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?