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- 4211: Elitists in Democracy
- ... President was focused on redemocratization. The political transition to democracy was heightened with the abolishment of the military’s decrees. The fifth decree, also called, AI-5, allowed the government to suspend any normal civil rights for individuals, in efforts to protect national security. The decrees were annulled in 1978, and eliminated completely in 1988. Brazilian democracy in the 1980’s was enhanced with the formation of the Workers Party (PT ...
- 4212: Constitutionalism
- Constitutionalism Constitutionalism: the limitation of government by law, balance of power between the authority and power of government, and the rights and liberties of the subjects, has an written or unwritten constitution. Unlike absolutism, constitutionalism has power resides in the electorate and is exercised by the electorate’s representatives, whose power resides solely in the monarch ...
- 4213: Communism In The USSR
- ... it was already dying out. So, mostly everything that I am going to tell is based on what my parents and grandparents told me about life in USSR. Communism suggests that everybody is equal in rights and economically. That meant that everybody would be paid the same for all kinds of jobs, so the janitor and doctor or lawyer would be paid the same amount of money for totally different jobs ...
- 4214: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- ... treaty would ban all nuclear explosions, even those conducted under the earth's surface. In June of 1997 144 nations, including the United States, signed the CTBT. In a statement to the United Nations President Bill Clinton said that the CTBT "will help to prevent the nuclear powers from developing more advanced and more dangerous weapons…It points us toward a century in which the roles and risks of nuclear weapons ...
- 4215: The Central Intelligence Agency
- ... this period, up until 1961, the CIA was at the height of its cold war activity. It carried out continuous foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, political action, and propaganda (Encarta). In 1955, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill granting $46 million for the construction of a CIA Headquarters Building. The cornerstone of the building was laid on November 3, 1959 (Key Events). The CIA has played a big part in the U.S ...
- 4216: Is The United States Giving Too Much To The United Nations?
- ... worlds police department? No we aren't. The US is doing its job when the UN asks for assistance when a country needs peacekeepers in a time of transition, redevelopment, or serious acts against the rights of humans. The US is not the controlling force behind the UN like some people believe. For those of you how do, grow up! It is true that the US pays more than some other ...
- 4217: Leading by Example: Drugs and the Presidency
- ... will respect any public official’s private life. Ideally, the president would not have immoral acts in the past that can be exploited. Secondly, candidates like Bush should know that they are giving up certain rights when they decide to run for president. This is not to say that he should be spied on, but he should be willing to disclose important aspects of his life to the public so it ...
- 4218: Campaigning
- ... platform or his prefence on issues. Jim McKay was eventually elected with no political experience but was elected based on his good looks and communication skills. In the most recent presidential election between the incumbent Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, one of the main reasons Dole did not win the election was because of his appearance. Dole was over seventy years old and the public voters did not see this as ...
- 4219: Articles of Confederation
- ... adopted, the articles provided only for a "firm league of friendship" in which each of the 13 states expressly held "its sovereignty, freedom, and independence." The People of each state were given equal privileges and rights, freedom of movement was guaranteed, and procedures for the trials of accused criminals were outlined. The articles established a national legislature called the Congress, consisting of two to seven delegates from each state; each state ...
- 4220: Canadian Immigration
- ... those working for less than minimum wage often don't pay taxes, thus leaching the Canadian social safety net. New Canadians tend to be very entrepreneurial according to Sheila Copps this is because of the rights and privileges that they were previously deprived of. A personal observation is the amount of taxi drivers, convenient store owners and restauranteurs, who one can access, are new Canadians. Most immigrants coming from under developed ...
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