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Supreme Court Justices Passed By Congress
725 wordsThe very first bill introduced in the United States Senate was the Judiciary Act of 1789, led by Connecticut's Oliver Ellsworth. It divided the country in 13 judicial districts. They were further organized into the Eastern, Middle, and Southern circuits. The 1789 Act called for the Supreme Court to consist of a Chief Justice and only five Associate Justices, and for the Court to meet in the Nation's Capital. President Washington nominated John jay as the first Supreme Court chief justice. The Su...
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Pompey And Crassus Bc Caesar
1,267 wordsJulius Caesar's legacy and attributes are just as robust today as they were in his time. From the time he took power to the time of his death he accomplished more than many other men would have done in a lifetime. He brought the Roman Empire to its height and from his death on, the Empire did nothing but fall. He was one of the world's greatest leaders and probably the best. At the age of 15 Caesar became head of his family when his father died in 85 bc. His family wanted him to pursue a religio...
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Independent Variable Campaign Spending
820 wordsAs campaign finance reform remains a hot topic in congress with legislation such as the McCain-Feinghold Bill, it is important to determine if campaign spending affects the outcome of elections. If the results this question indicate a direct relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable then legislative restrictions might necessary. If campaign spending does not factor in on the outcome of elections, then maybe there is nothing wrong with a candidate outspending their...
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Department Of Justice Civil Liberties
608 wordsMeanwhile, related to the civil rights of people, there are oppositions regarding President Bush's nomination of General Michael V. Hayden because of his involvement with the warrantless program to spy on Americans. The American Civil Liberties Union are keen on Hayden's credibility prompting Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director to say, "The appointment of General Hayden is the latest example of President Bush giving promotions to those who have led the greatest attacks on our Constitution...
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Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties
1,849 words... it comes to terrorism. Others raise the question of the legitimacy of revolutionary terrorist violence. Some revolutionary movements, such as the Palestine Liberation Organization and the African National Congress have given official diplomatic status and have accepted in principle, an obligation to act within international law (Goertzel, Ted. 1988). Thus, ethical dilemmas arise at all levels. Individuals are often faced with ethical questions. More often than not, the answers to these quest...
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Why Mexicans Should Be Granted Amnesty
1,542 wordsWhy Mexicans should be granted amnesty More than one half of American citizens are ardent supporters of the idea that the United States should capitulate in Iraq. No wonder that the intention of merely one half of the U. S. beau monde to capitulate to illegal immigrants looks quite natural. Although the U. S. President is not ready for the first capitulation, he seems to be quite happy with the second idea. This issue gave birth to controversies. So, why Mexicans should be granted amnesty, if an...
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Campaign Spending S J
571 wordsWhat we have here is two important values in direct conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You cant have both. House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt 2 The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. Thomas J...
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President And Vice President Electoral Votes
778 wordsEvery four years we elect our President and Vice President, and every four years we have to subject ourselves to an endless debate about the Electoral College. We are barraged with rhetoric and demagoguery from multiple factions fighting to justify and implement their ideology. Some want to keep the Electoral College, others claim it takes away the effectiveness of the peoples votes. Those wanting to abolish the electoral college are in favor of leaving the election strictly up to a count of the...
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American Justice System Half An Hour
1,572 wordsThe existence of martyrs has a profound effect on the people who know them, and on those who feel them to be symbols of grand injustices. A martyr is all it may take to radicalize a movement and to push otherwise peaceful people into violence. A martyr in the making is a man named Leonard Peltier. He is known to the MTV generation as the subject of a Rage Against the Machine video. But to Native Americans, Peltier has long stood as symbol that there is no equitable treatment of American Indians ...
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John Quincy Adams Electoral College System
776 wordsThe Electoral College The Electoral College system is one that is criticized often. In most of the countries in the world their leader is chosen by popular vote. This was true even in communist countries, although many times only one candidate runs. This system of popular vote is not used in the United States, the country that is supposed to be the most democratic. The Electoral College is the constitutional system for the election of the president and vice president of the United States. It is ...
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Marine Corps Gilded Age
1,008 wordsZeitgeist: John Philip Sousa Artists do not create in a vacuum. They reflect their times or at the very least are affected by the lives they lead which are also influenced by the public sphere. The term for this reflection is? Zeitgeist. ? It literally means? spirit of the times. ? John Philip Sousa and his works can be classified under this term of? Zeitgeist. ? Most of Sousa? s music was composed during a period known as the gilded age. This period is known for its gross materialism and blatan...
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Julius Caesar B C
788 wordsMarcus Licinius Crassus Marcus Crassus was born around 115 B. C. , though this date is not certain. He was the son of Publius Crassus who had served as consul and held various other offices. When Marius the Younger captured the city in 87 B. C. , Crassus fled from Rome to Spain where his father had been governor. Crassus father and brother became victims of Marius proscription list during this time. Crassus was a successful officer during the Civil War from 83 - 82 B. C. He managed to win a key ...
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Kind Of Person Lot Of People
1,246 wordsDoes the media wield too much power in America? Today, with all of our advanced technology, the media influences our lives more than ever. Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines or the Internet, the media has a huge impact on American lives. In the last fifty years alone the media has in some way or form shaped just about every aspect of American life. The media tells us everything, from what kind of laundry detergent we should use to who we should vote for for president. The gre...
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U S Military Joint Chiefs Of Staff
884 wordsMilitary Spending (Term Paper Phase Two) Introduction: In his State of the Union address, in January of 1999, President Clinton proposed increasing our national defense budget after a decade of decline. Defense contractors who have had to deal with an ever-shrinking defense budget are sure to be receiving some good news in the years to come. A report in the Federal Electronic Commerce Report hints at a possible considerable increase in defense spending. Recently, both Congress and the Senate Bud...
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House Of Commons People Feel
1,139 wordsinto the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada, (a great tourist attraction) is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from + 10 + 30 and the cooler climate ranges from anywhere to - 10 - 30. Despite the changes in temperature, Canadas precipitation is very light. Our home is enclosed by the United States of America, south, the Pacific ocean and Alaska on the west ...
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House Of Representatives Founding Fathers
593 wordsMotives Of The Founding Fathers When Tey Motives Of The Founding Fathers When Tey Wrote The Constitution When a group of 55 men gathered in Philadelphia, they would write a document which truly benefited themselves, the upper class and the elite. They were educated people and very wealthy people. (The reason that the people who wrote the constitution were all wealthy is because they needed to be able to afford to take off from work for such a long time to write the constitution). There was no po...
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Equal Rights Amendment State And Federal
748 wordsThe Equal Rights Amendment was a proposal written in 1921 by Alice Paul, who was the founder of the National Womans Party. It was designed mainly to invalidate many state and federal laws that she felt discriminated against women; its central underlying principle was that sex should not determine the legal rights of American men or women. This proposed amendment to the U. S. Constitution stated that Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any S...
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Line Item Veto Line Item Veto Method President
983 wordsThe Line Item Veto President Clinton signed into law the Line item veto act of 1996, on April 9, 1996. The Impoundment Control Act were amended by adding at the end a new part on line item veto. The section added to the ICA is named the Public Laws 104 - 130. The Line Item Veto was added to the powers of the president on January 1, 1997. The power of the Line Item veto will then be Terminated on the sunset of December 31, 2004. Previously the constitution allowed the president only to either agr...
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Shakespeare Othello Othello Begins
1,299 wordsShakespeare s Othello begins with a marriage between Othello and Desdemona. This marriage was the result of the strong bond of love which they felt together. During their marriage, Othello started to feel a sense of jealousy with Desdemona s behavior. This jealousy was being created by Desdemona s beauty and sexual power. With the presence of Desdemona, Othello felt belittled with her sexuality. Female sexuality is a threat to the patriarchal society, and Othello must control it. Desdemona s sex...
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Warm Springs Georgia Commander In Chief
1,754 wordsFranklin D. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York on January 30, 1882. He was the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt. His parents and private tutors provided him with almost all his education. At a young age, he became interested in birds. For his eleventh birthday, he asked his parents for a gun to began a collection of all the birds that were native to Dutchess County. By the time he entered college, he had collected and identified about 300 different kinds of birds. Today, h...
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