Nationalism In Europe
.... between countries. All this Conflict eventually resulted in the beginning of World War I
The causes of World War I were the intense nationalism that dominated Europe throughout the 19th and into the 20th century, and the establishment of large armies in Europe after 1871. Imperialism created a rivalry between nations and empires. The build-up of armies and navies created fear between nations. France feared Germany, Germany feared Russia, Britain feared the German's expanding navy, and Italy was jea .....
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The Political Parties In The United States
.... in the mid 1800's literally destroyed the system of parties in existence. Two new parties reformed at the end 1850, however. These two parties are the real ancestors of the parties that are existing today. The Republican party was the party of the anti-slavery North and the Midwest and the Democrat party was the party of the South and of the ethnical minorities.
Democrats
Nowadays, we can summarize the difference between the two parties as the distinction between the rich and the poor. Generally, thos .....
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Due Process V. Crime Control Model
.... process is the method, which is to be followed from when you arrest someone to when they are sentenced. From Miranda rights to the right of free council the steps must be followed in order to insure a fair trial for the accused. This process is well defined for everyone involved in the case. Although this process has steps that some may see as trivial, it must be followed in order to prosecute effectively.
Crime control method is at the other end of the spectrum of the law. Crime control m .....
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Freedom Of Speech, To Bear Arms, And From Dictatorship
.... and how much fun they are. This freedom has come under fire lately because of all the shootings. I think owning guns gives me pride, and is one of the most important rights the American people have today.
Freedom from a dictatorship is another important freedom. We the American people have the right to make choices allowing us to take pride in ourselves. People today can go out sometimes with little or nothing and make millions of dollars. The average citizen then can take pride in his house and .....
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A Direct Democracy
.... after one year. If voted out of office, another election to replace that individual will occur. Within four years of adopting this amendment, direct democracy will be enforced by means of secure networks of interactive electronic devices hooked up to every voter’s home, or convenient voting center. Registered voters will be able to vote for all state, county, city offices and governments. The voters will be able to advise their representative by a majority vote on upcoming bills. The nonpartisan repr .....
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Women's Suffrage In New Zealand
.... "attack the enemy alcohol" . (Kunowski, 1992:7) The idea she advocated was reflected in the support of women immediately.
In the middle of 1880s, New Zealand experienced on economic depression. As a result, unemployment and poverty were common. A growing problem was drunkenness. The victims were woman and children who suffered from the physical violence, financial hardship and broken homes. Women were seeking a way to ban alcohol and intended to change the situation. The WCTU could help them fulfill the .....
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The Jacksonian Democrats
.... Webster also warns how it may backfire due to the injustice.
Foreign observers viewed that in America everybody is free and independent, as taken from the opinion of Harriet Martineau, a British author (Document D). On the other hand, the outlook from inside the country was opposed according to New York City businessman and Whig politician, Philip Hone. Hone described two riots he witnessed that had broken out between minorities in the country (Document E). Martineau viewed America in the big .....
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The Importance Of The Bill Of Rights
.... people demanded equality, this demand was out of the reach as in the eighteenth century world inequality was a norm.
A completely different problem was the lack of the effective enforcement of The Bill of Rights for over 130 years.This issue was not resolved until 1803 when the Supreme Court gained the right to decide if any act of any legislative body in the United States violated the Constitution and should be struck down. This was the first step to the effective protection of the rights guarantied .....
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America's Social Contract
.... important programs accomplished while weeding out the needless ones.
Second, the government has not met its obligations with America in the area of separation of powers. The government today is so divided along party lines that many things the American people want do not get accomplished. Important bills that our government has been arguing over for years such as health care have still not been resolved. Although the government has checks and balances, they do not seem to be working. The Congress is o .....
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Social Security: A Brief History
.... Buck (D-CA) made a motion to change the name of the bill to the "Social Security Act of 1935." The motion was carried by a voice vote of the Committee. On August 14, 1935 President Roosevelt signed the bill into law at a ceremony in the White House Cabinet Room.
From 1937 until 1940, Social Security paid benefits in the form of a single, lump-sum payment. The purpose of these one-time payments was to provide some "payback" to those people who contributed to the program but would not participate long e .....
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Origins Of Ideas That Form The Basis Of The American Governmental Tradition
.... ), and it was adapted into the political
structure. It says that “ It is there right, it is there duty, to throw
off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security”.
This supports the idea of John Lockes theory of Power comes from the
people. That if the law is bad or disobeyed the people have the right to
change it. He also supported the idea of Right to Revolution, where the
government is changed if its not doing the job. This can also be found
and supported in the Declaratio .....
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A True Revolution?
.... Louis XIV and Louis XV both left big debts
when they died, and left France practically bankrupt. The country soon
went into a financial crisis.
Many revolutions happen after rulers begin to lose confidence in
themselves and give in to the demands of others or their rivals. The
French Revolution began after the rulers agreed to the people's demands for
representative assemblies. And after all, common citizens do start
revolutions, as was done with the French Revolution.
Revolution is a term th .....
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Abraham Lincoln And His Cabinet
.... Seward,
clearly considered himself the President's superior, and blandly offered to
assume the executive responsibility. He entered the cabinet with the
thought of becoming the power behind the Presidential chair and openly
opposed Lincoln's control of the Union. This made Lincoln's position as
Chief of State exceedingly difficult and hindered his communication and
control of the military. As time passed, however, Seward recognized
Lincoln's capabilities and gave him complete loyalty (Simmons 174).
T .....
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The NAFTA Scam
.... impact on American workers
American workers know what has happened to them because of NAFTA: loss of
jobs and a decline in living standards. How could NAFTA have such a
devastating impact on American workers?
In 1993, the year before NAFTA was passed, the U.S. had a $1.7 billion
trade surplus with Mexico. This means that Mexicans were buying more
American goods than Americans were buying from Mexico.
After NAFTA, however, the situation was reversed. American business fled to
Mexico in search .....
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Fascism And Its Political Ideas
.... The two most recognized names that go
along with Fascism are Italy’s Benito Mussolini and Germany’s Adolf Hitler.
The philosophy of Fascism can be traced to the philosophers who
argue that the will is prior to and superior to the intellect or reason.
George Sorel, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Georg Hegal are main philosophers
who’s beliefs and ideologies greatly influenced the shaping of Fascist
theory. Sorel (1847-1922) was a French social philosopher who had a major
influence on Mussolini. .....
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