Federal Bureau Of Investigation
.... the 46 states of the Union in 1908, when the FBI
was founded. The FBI's motto, "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity," appears on
the seal as a reminder of the qualities and motivating factors of the FBI
agents. The positioning of the words "Department of Justice" and "Federal
Bureau of Investigation" are also important, due to the fact that the FBI
falls under the jurisdiction of the Justice Department. Finally, the
jagged edges of the seal show the ruggedness of the Bureau and its ability
to withstand t .....
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The Electoral College System
.... put a dent in the checks and
balances system. Even with this problem the system was voted for and
approved on four different occasions (Peirce 39).
Basically the Electoral College system works like this today. Every
ten years the census figures adjusts how many representatives each state
has. This number plus two, representing the two senators, equals how many
electors each state has. Also Washington DC has 3 electors. Then each state
has the right to decide how to select these electors. Forty .....
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Proposition 6: Prohibition Of Sale Of Horse Meat For Human Consumption
.... present
horse is not the only animal these people resort to for sustenance they
also eat dog and other animals that are uncommonly consumed in the United
States. Our country should not stoop to the slaughtering horses for human
consumption for sale and/ or export to foreign countries. Horses can also
be bought without any history of the horse or its owner so there is no way
to tell if the animal was stolen or if it has had a bad medical history
which could result in somebody's pet to be slaughtered or send .....
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The Infamous Watergate Scandal
.... burglary, conspiracy and wire-tapping. Four months later
they were convicted and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge
John J. Sercia was convinced that relevant details had not been unveiled
during the trial and offered leniency in exchanged for further information.
As it became increasingly evident that the Watergate burglars were tied
closely to the Central Intelligence Agency and the Committee to re-elect
the president. (Watergate)
Four of these men that were arrested on the morni .....
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The Selection Of Presidential Nominees
.... It contains no provisions for organizing
political parties, nominating candidates or campaigning for office. The
Framers, assumed, incorrectly of course, that the selection process would
be a reasonable one that would transcend partisanship. The original
provision for balloting by the Electoral College was flawed and had to be
superseded by the 12th Amendment, which stated "Electors shall meet in
their respective states and vote by ballot for President and vice-president.
Modern Presidential campa .....
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What Role Should The U.S. Play In World Defense?
.... people how much money it spent on the protection of our
country since last year alone. The amount? A whopping $4 billion dollars.
Since we won our independence from Great Britain in 1776, we as a
nation have been involved in 5 major wars since the turn of the century,
and ask yourself this question: How many of these wars directly affected
our own national security, and put the American people as a whole at great
risk? All of these wars have been fought on other soil, the United States
has not seen a .....
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Quotas Are Outdated In Affirmative Action Programs
.... of Affirmative Action is from the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, Title VI and VII. Title VI states “no person in the United
States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or natural origin, be excluded
from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under programs or activities receiving financial assistance.”
Title VII states that “[i]t shall be unlawful for an employer to: fail or
refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate
against any individu .....
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The Cold War - Foreign Policy - Eisenhower And Kennedy
.... the fact that the both felt the same toward the policy of containment,
thus the pieces fell in place once this plan was determined by both
presidents. The policy of containment was the policy of the time, it said
that our main goal was to keep communism from spreading. It would be later
seen that the focus of our efforts would be on the third world nations
which were weak and thus possible to have their governments overthrown.
Although both presidents agreed on the topic of containment, Kennedy was a
li .....
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1984: A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
.... that building' said
Winston finally. Its a ruin now. It's in the middle of the street
outside the Palace of Justice.' That's right. Outside the Law Courts. It
was bombed in-oh many years ago'" (Orwell 83). This reflects Orwell's own
life experiences as a citizen in war torn England and how he uses this in
1984. George Orwell is famous for two major novels which attack
totalitarianism. The first is Animal Farm a satire describing the leaders
of the Soviet Union as animals on an animal farm. The seco .....
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Tinker Vs. Des Moines
.... court of law.
The punishment that the school district endured was that adverse publicity
and a challenge to the authority of a school district, or school to
establish rules for student behavior and conduct.
3. The Tinker's accused the school district of violating The Bill of Rights,
first amendment, the right of freedom of speech and the fourteenth
amendment, the rights of the citizens [civil rights]. They claimed that
MaryBeth was exercising her rights under the Constitution. They then sued
the school .....
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The Watergate Scandal
.... of CREEP were breaking into the
Democratic National Committee's headquarters for the first time. In fact
CREEP employees had broken into the Democratic National Committee's
headquarters six times between August 21, 1971 and June 17, 1972. During
their sixth break-in on June 17, they were caught. (Secret Agenda) At
approximately 2:30 in the morning on this date, they were caught by police
in the Watergate Hotel. Police seized a walkie talkie, 40 rolls of
unexposed film, two 35 millimeter cameras, lock p .....
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The Line Item Veto Act Of 1995
.... the national debt. while still passing the
bill. The President would ultimately be responsible for which bills do and
don't get passed. Lots of Americans today believe that we have a "do
nothing" congress that refuses to address the nations major problems. The
Congress has a hard time getting bills passed through the President unless
he agrees with every line of the bill. If we passed the line-item-veto
bill this would save a lot of time and money. We would see many more bills
getting passed instea .....
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Should The U.S. Accuse Middle Eastern Countries For Supporting Terrorism?
.... which exploded in Oklahoma City. The criminal was
none other than a U.S. citizen named Timothy McVeigh. In a recent article,
Time's Patrick Cole claims that before McVeigh was sought out as being the
one responsible for the bombing the United States blamed a foreign, and
more precisely, a Middle Eastern terrorist organization for the activity
(26). However, the recently arrested terrorist, known as Theodore
Kaczynski, is also an American citizen who executed his evil plots on
Americans, from American so .....
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Affirmative Action
.... to efforts to increase educational and
employment opportunities for minorities and women. More specifically, it
applies to various programs and policies designed to increase the number of
minorities and women hired by government and industry and admitted into
colleges and universities."(Faundez, 213)
Affirmative action is important especially in the work force.
Before affirmative action, minorities and women felt, and seemed to be,
discriminated against being chosen for the job. Affirmative actio .....
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The Mass Media And Politics
.... is saying that it is the media's responsibility to inform the
citizens of the news, because people cannot get this information by
themselves, and in order for the people to fulfill their responsibilities
as citizens, such as voting, they need to be informed. Lewis Powell goes
on to say,
"For most citizens, the prospect of personal familiarity with
newsworthy events is hopelessly unrealistic. In seeking out the
news, the press therefore acts as an agent of the public a .....
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