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Government · 378 words
- President Clinton has declared that "the enemy of our time is inaction,"
pledging to forge bipartisan agreements on a balanced budget and campaign
finance reform within months, and to lead a "national crusade" to improve
education by the turn of the century. Education, Clinton vowed, would be...
Government · 1,192 words
- In 1787 our forefathers ratified the constitution of the United States
of America, which contains the most important document to any American citizen,
the Bill of Rights. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or...
Government · 320 words
- is a service that many people do not know about. In addition to guarding the president, has been used for many other tasks since its creation.
At the close of the Civil War, between one-third and one-half of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit. On July 5, 1865, the Secret...
Government · 923 words
- During the election of 1900, populist Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Republican William McKinley faced each other again. The two had previously competed against each other in 1896. McKinley named as his running mate Theodore Roosevelt, a man thoroughly involved in expanionism. A lot of...
Government · 1,772 words
- Welfare, it is on just about everyones' mind, whether it is Medicare or the A.F.D.C. Some believe there is too much and others think there is too little. As the years go by, the need for welfare reform increases. President Clinton had pledged in his 1992 campaign to "end welfare as we know it"....
Government · 1,397 words
- The United States is having its largest surge of immigrants since the states became united . Who knows what will stop these immigrants from endlessly flowing into the country? The changes in our immigration policies of the past have allowed immigration to greatly change. There are a lot more...
Government · 2,906 words
- had two strong candidates, President
Richard Nixon and George McGovern. There were many issues which had a great
deal of importance to the election. The Vietnam war and the stability of the
economy at the time were two main factors. The election ended in one the
largest political scandals in...
Government · 1,672 words
- Abstract
In order to understand comptemporary law enforcemment, we should
recognize the conditions that impact our profession. It is agreed upon by many
scholars that major changes in law enforcement occur every five years. Policing
is sometimes characterize"... like a sandbar in a river, ...
Government · 2,998 words
- Topic: Should intellectual freedom be restricted? Should laws censor the freedom of thought?
I. INTRODUCTION
Although there are many counter arguments about the subject of the intellectual freedom, there is a simple truth that can not be forgotten. Every person should have the right to express...
Government · 727 words
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Where do you go if someone is threatening your personal rights? Do you
go to the police, or maybe to the government? What if the police and government
are the parties threatening your rights? All you have to do is just call the
ACLU (American Civil...
Government · 4,620 words
- is an organization of sovereign nations not a world
government. It provides the machinery to help find solutions to disputes or
problems, and to deal with virtually any matter of concern to humanity.
It does not legislate like a national parliament. But in the meeting
rooms and corridors of the...
Government · 819 words
- Another four years, another new president? The election of 1996 for
president moves closer everyday as the republican Robert Dole, and the president
Bill Clinton fight it out. Far behind and by all means out of the race is Ross
Perot. The polls show Dole-Kemp behind Clinton-Gore, and the results...
Government · 1,100 words
- New Zealand is the first country in the world grants the women the vote. This is a major advance towards equality for women, and has an important influence on the worldwide suffrage movement. The achievement of New Zealand women gave a new hope and encouragement for all the women in the world...
Government · 1,155 words
- During the past decade, our society has become based solely on the ability to move large amounts of information across large distances quickly. Computerization has influenced everyone's life. The natural evolution of computers and this need for ultra-fast communications has caused a global...
Government · 738 words
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Despite forty years of Chinese occupation and various policies designed to incorporate Tibetans and to destroy their separate national, cultural and religious identity, the Tibetan people's determination to preserve their heritage and regain their freedom is as strong as ever. The situation has...
