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Environmental Protection Agency Reagan Administration
1,255 words... rational policy. President Bush's loopholes in the 1990 Clean Air Act were by no means the beginning of weakened laws to help further business. After President Carter introduced tougher toxic dumping regulations for corporations, there was a huge increase in illegal midnight dumpings. Soon, exporting toxic waste to the Third World became a sudden growth industry. While it is true that the Carter administration vetoed these kinds of exports for toxic garbage, the ban was soon withdrawn by the...
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Marijuana For Medical Purposes Legalization Of Marijuana
600 wordsBoth California and Arizona have taken the long needed initiative and approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The California bill says that patients may use marijuana with a doctor's recommendation. It does not, however, allow doctors to prescribe the drug. Arizona voters passed a bill that swings out even further to the left than California's. Voters in Arizona think that people should be able to use any illicit drug for bona fide medical purposes. A recommendation by two doctors is...
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Violence In A Changing America
1,381 wordsColumbine, Co. Through the news we have witnessed the horror, gore and serious crime that has extended its influence even to the youth of small towns across America. America has experienced a cultural change where solid values no longer serve as a deterrent to crime. This spread may have resulted from the desensitizing media under the, If it bleeds, it reads. marketing ploy, or perhaps the rise of the Internet. However, occurrences such as those at Columbine illustrate the violence that plagues ...
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Make A Difference Voter Turnout
948 wordsElections in the United States are characterized by low voter turnout. Discuss two demographic characteristics associated with nonvoting and three institutional obstacles associated with nonvoting. Low voter turnout, or very simply put, non-voting, is a major issue in the United States today. By looking at demographic characteristics and institutional obstacles associated with nonvoting, we may begin taking steps to understand the reasons for such low voter turnout. Demographic characteristics a...
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Civil Rights Act U S Senate
1,109 wordsImmediately following the Civil War the actions of Radical Republicans led to many changes in the South. Leading the way to Radical Reconstruction was Congressmen Charles Sumner and Trades Stevens. Their were many goals and motives the Radicals hoped to obtain. The first and main goal of the Radicals was to punish the South. The Radicals also hoped to retain Republican power by taking advantage of the South any way they could. Going along with taking advantage of the South, the Radicals wanted t...
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National Association For The Advancement Racial Differences
1,198 wordsThere is surely no nation in the world that holds "racism" in greater horror than does the United States. Compared to other kinds of offenses, it is thought to be somehow more reprehensible. The press and public have become so used to tales of murder, rape, robbery, and arson, that any but the most spectacular crimes are shrugged off as part of the inevitable texture of American life. "Racism" is never shrugged off. For example, when a White Georgetown Law School student reported earlier this ye...
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George W Bush Voter Turnout
1,434 wordsWhat's the U. S. all about? When asked that question almost everyone I know would reply: "Well, the U. S. represents democracy, capitalism, freedom, etc. " The first thing I noticed is that everyone seems to mention democracy first. If you quiz a random American on this, that's probably what they " ll think of too. It's also a point of view that might be the source of resentment for many Americans who are unhappy with our government right now. Why would that be? Because the U. S. is actually not...
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House Of Commons Representative Democracy
1,294 wordsDescribe how the present democratic system works in the UK and suggest how it might be improved to make it more representative and more relevant to the electorate. In Britain we have a representative system of democracy that is supposed to ensure that everyone has a say in the government of the country. This essay will explore the British system of democracy and then will consider whether alternative systems of representation are more effective to the electorate. Representative democracy is pres...
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Andrew Jackson Henry Clay
635 wordsWith Jackson's warm welcome to office in 1829, a strong foundation was set for a powerful Democratic rule. With Jackson's Machiavellian theories he believed that the "ends justified the means. " Jackson integrated those beliefs into his presidency and used big government means to create a more democratic nation. Jackson's Democratic thought was in obvious opposition to the ubiquitous Federal Bank of the United States. The monopolistic character of the bank started to take over the banking system...
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Ku Klux Klan Civil War
624 wordsThe Ku Klux Klan's long history of violence grew out of the resentment and hatred many white Southerners felt in the aftermath of the Civil War. How did the Ku Klux Klan - one of the nation's first terrorist groups - so instantly seize the South in the aftermath of the Civil War? Vigilante justice became the motivation for many who later rode with the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan grew out of white Southern anger over the Civil War defeat and the Reconstruction that followed. The time was ripe for the ...
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One Hundred And Fifty Questions Asked
1,200 wordsSome citizens agree that the justice system does not work as fast and proper as it should. But limitations and the Constitutional rights that we have, make it a lengthy process to ensure that fairness is given to us all. From policing, to the courts, to corrections, there are many small steps and procedures that we amend and change every week, therefore making the justice system more adaptable to our society. As time goes on, and things change, or legal system and laws will change too. The Unite...
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Guy Fawkes Mountain Lion
1,335 wordsGeorgino W. Bushload Our present President was born on the April, 13, 1946, which coincidently is also the birthday of Guy Fawkes, a group member of the English Roman Catholics who had unsuccessfully attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot that would have killed one of the 16 th century English kings and his entourage of Parliament members. Our President too is trying his hardest to light the fuse leading to the modern version of the gunpowder kegs and we hope that he too is as unsuccessful as...
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President Bush Vs John Kerry
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Critical On Charles Burress Article
846 wordsCritical Essay on Charles Burress Article I chose to critique an article that introduces Measure O, which will show up on the upcoming voting ballot. Measure O, to be fair trade, organic, or shade-grown. The author, Charles Burress, introduces the controversial issue with evidence of those for and against the measure. However, he does if passed, would require all cups of coffee sold in Berkeley not provide the readers with information about the ecological and societal effects of the status quo f...
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Campaign Finance Reform Millions Of Dollars
1,256 wordsCampaign finance reform has already become an issue for debate in this election years primaries. This matter does not hold a large amount of interest for the average American, it is not an issue that is going to sway a large amount of voters. The book examines all facets of campaign finance including sources of contributions and finance reform. The book then takes a close, hard look at the 1980 presidential election and the 1982 congressional races. The author approaches the subject matter in a ...
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Imported Goods Federal Reserve
552 wordsProgressivism was a period of American history in which improving working conditions, improving the way of life, exposing corruption, expanding democracy and making reforms was the main idea of this period. Many of the citizens granted and demanded a change in numerous areas such as business, labor, economy, consumers and an increase of democracy. The progressive period was marked with the arrival of three great presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson all three of these presidents fought for the ...
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Santa Clara Property Taxes
924 wordsCaliforniasProposition 13 Proposition 13 California's Proposition 13 had a big impact on American government and public policy because it put to vote the reduction of property taxes. This Proposition had a great impact as it swept the county and made headlines in newspapers around the world. People used this initiative process to gain a greater control over their lives. The California taxpayers stood up and said no more to excessive taxes because they were tired of out of control property taxes ...
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Federalist Papers Impeachment Trial
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George W Bush Due To The Fact
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