Canada's Institutional Landscape And The Government's Ignorance Of Farmer's Needs
.... on the recent political policy
decisions by the federal government, the need for intrastate institutional
reform, and effects of a possible Quebec separation will all be analyzed.
The current institutional landscape of Canada has not acted favorably
for Saskatchewan wheat farmers. The development of the institutions, ie. the
House of Commons and the Senate, and the policies that have developed from these
institutions have continually ignored the needs of prairie farmers, emphasizing
the cynicism Saska .....
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The Uniqueness Of The American Constitution
.... a clever job of dividing certain powers between the state and federal
governments. Monetary units, for example, are issued exclusively by the federal
government. This is not only more convenient for traveling purposes, but also
allows for a more 'united' spirit. People in California can easily view a
commercial for a product affiliated with New York without having to translate
the cost or watch the television screen scroll down 50 different prices. The
Stock Market functions fairly smooth now, but w .....
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The United Nations
.... Important questions require a two-thirds majority.
The Assembly holds its regular sessions from mid-September to mid-
December; special or emergency sessions are held when necessary. Even when the
Assembly is not in session, its work goes on in special committees and bodies.
The Assembly has the right to discuss and make recommendations on all
matters within the scope of the UN Charter. It has no power to compel action by
any Government, but its recommendations carry the weigh .....
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U.S. Criminal Justice System
.... or innocent will not fall only into one individual's hand but a group of
people. This feature gives the U.S. criminal justice system a lot of strength in
a way that in order for 10 people to agree on a person being guilty or not, the
court must supply sufficient amount of evidence so that no one will be punished
by mistake. Moreover, since the jury selection is done so secretly and strict
that it is not possible to judge any one in court in the favor of any side, it
is the decision of the jurors who were .....
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U.S Foreign Policy Toward Jewish Refugees During 1933-1939
.... expansionist campaign that Western leaders were too busy dealing with their
own domestic problems to pose any real opposition. In the United States,
Americans were wrestling with the ravages of the Great Depression. With the
lingering memory of the more than 300,000 U.S. troops either killed or injured
in World War I, isolationism was the dominant sentiment in most political
circles. Americans were not going to be "dragged" into another war by the
British. The Depression had bred increased xenophobia .....
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Term Limits For Legislators
.... make Congress their career. What has developed
in recent years, in response to congressional careerism, is the drive to impose
limits on the length of time someone may serve in Congress. Currently,
advocates of term limits are calling for two terms in the Senate, and three in
the House. It is possible, then, for a member to serve six years in the House,
twelve years in the Senate, eight years as Vice President, and eight years as
President, a total of thirty-six years. It is not unlikely, therefore, .....
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Watergate: Was The Nixon White House Involved?
.... were arrested at the Watergate
complex after the burglary. Charges were also pressed on G. George Liddy and E.
Howard Hunt ; the “Watergate Seven” were sentenced by Judge John Sirica.
Although Nixon was worried about the break-in, he advised the White House press
secretary, Ron Ziegler, to dismiss the incident as “a third-rate burglary”
(Cannon 107). In the years ensuing the invasion at the Watergate building,
questions and controversy have surfaced consequent to whether or not the White
House, un .....
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What Is Fascism And Why Does It Emerge?
.... of a geniuses or of a hero. This way
the masses can be drawn into him through emotion and appeal. With the
totalitarian government the fascist has total control of the nation and the
people.
Along with the fascist total ruling over the people and nation came its total
ruling over the economy. Although different fascist have had different economic
structures, all regimes more or less, have had the same model. The main defining
character of the fascist economy is the principle of goverment-buisness
rela .....
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America: The Land Of Opportunity
.... up of three different branches. They are the
Executive branch, Legislative branch and the Judicial branch. All of these
branches check one another so that there is no foul ups. The reason for the
three branches is to split up the power and work. This is done so that no one
branch has more power that the other. I think that others should move to America
because of the opportunity the U. S. has to offer. The U.S. has many jobs and
schools. The schools in the U.S. are great they teach you all that you woul .....
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act
.... shall make no law...prohibiting the
free exercise of religion'.”(Questions and Answers, Map of the RFRA). According
to Justice Scalia, “if prohibiting the exercise of religion was merely the
incidental effect of a generally applicable and otherwise valid provision, the
First Amendment was not offended.” (Questions and Answers, Map of the RFRA).
Thus,
"...the government no longer had to justify most burdens on religious exercise.
The free exercise clause offered protection only if a particular religiou .....
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Natural Law Theory
.... that it was wrong by his nature. His reason would tell him
that to kill another was unnatural, and therefore wrong. Cicero tries to
determine what the actual law encompassed and he came up with the theory of
Stoicism. Stoicism is an interpretation of the natural law which states that
every, single person is a part of the universe that was created and is ruled by
a divine power rationally. To live rationally and with virtue, according to the
Stoics, was to follow one*s nature and reason. Thus, they dee .....
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America: The Modern Day Athens
.... of 500; they were chosen annually. To be elected they had to be
at least 25 years of age and a citizen. They directly had a voice. This is why
Athens is an example of a direct democracy. A point should be made here that
Athens, for all its noble ideas about men being able to govern themselves,
excluded most of the people that lived within its cities walls. Women, for
example had no say in government. They were subjected to running the homes,
raising children, and tending to the needs of their hu .....
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Democracy In Ancient Greece
.... This code of laws promoted stability and equity. These laws
however did more to hurt the democracy of Athens than to help it. It seems that
Draco wrote this code of laws in order to benefit himself rather than to benefit
the government of Athens.
The democracy of Athens was used in many ways other than for what it was
designed for. It was abused by many rulers of that time. They were concerned
with their own personal growth and because of their greed and selfishness, they
made laws and codes that w .....
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Apartheid In Modern South Africa
.... President F.W.
de Klerk in February of 1991 opened Parliament with a pledge to legalize the
militantly antiapartheid African National Congress and released A.N.C leader
Nelson Mandela from jail (56). De Klerk also showed his intentions to "bring a
swift end to legally sanctioned racial segregation" (56). "He called on
Parliament to repeal immediately the remaining pillars of discrimination that
dictate where blacks can work and live" (56). De Klerk also asked lawmakers to
discontinue the Group Areas Act .....
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Chinese Immigration Into America
.... ways. China was weakened severely and was taken advantage of by many
countries.
Chinese came to America for a myriad of reasons. The main reason was
because of the myth of the Gam Saan ("Golden Mountain.") Other reasons were
due to overpopulation, poverty, hunger, flooding, high taxes, bad economy,
collapsing government, and crop failure. (Takaki, page 38) James Marshall
discovery of gold in California in 1848 prompted many Chinese to take a sojourn
into America to get rich quick. A y .....
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