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Gay And Lesbian One Man And One Woman
1,443 wordsGay Marriage The appearance of marriage between same-sex couples provoked one of the major cultural and social changes of the twentieth century in the United States. In 1970 gay and lesbian couples inquired numerous marriage licenses from the Los Angeles County Clerk. As a result the Clerks office proposed the California legislature to tighten California marriage laws. Despite the promising start, and the aggressive efforts of gay and lesbian supporters and activists, for almost twenty years iss...
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Native Born Americans Criminal Justice System
804 wordsThe Changes and Affects on the Criminal Justice System that Occurred After the Terrorist Attacks of 9 / 11. After the attacks of 9 / 11, Americans demanded its government to tighten the domestic security policies, to prevent terrorist acts from taking place in U. S. in the future. In response to this, the government had suggested that this was to be done at the expense of taking away certain civil liberties from American citizens, while it shouldve simply reconsidered the principles of its prese...
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Concealed Weapon Laws In Texas
1,550 wordsConcealed Weapon Laws In Texas This year, in February and March, America again witnessed tragic cases of high-profile, gun-related killings in Atlanta, Chicago, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas. Twenty four men, women and children as well as three of the gunmen were killed. However, in contrast to past tragic accidents, those recent ones were not accompanied with widespread clamor for stricter gun control. As practice reveals, the killings usually stimulate calls for more Americans to arm and thus...
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African American Students Supreme Court Decision
2,629 wordsThe most critical civil rights issue in the United States has concerned the status of its African-American minority. After the Civil War the former slaves situation as free people granted them the rights of citizenship which was established by the 13 th and 14 th Amendments that were legalized in 1865 and 1868, individually. The 15 th Amendment, legalized in 1870, prohibited race, color, or previous condition of bondage as grounds for denying or restraining the rights of citizens to vote. In add...
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