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- 13441: Abortion - Pro-Choice Views
- ... preservation of human life." The tables on page 7 clearly illustrate how often pro-lifers contradict their "pro-life" ideals by resorting to violent and disruptive acts to try to force their views on people. New legislature controls irate pro-lifers A new bill was introduced in April 1994. The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (aka FACE or FACEA) protects women seeking abortion, and the facilities performing them. Specifically, FACE protects reproductive health service staff and ... readily available to any woman, any confrontation with pro-lifers is avoided. During this difficult time, the last thing a woman needs is the harassing shouting of a psycho pro-lifer outside the clinic. A new perspective Pro-lifers are bent against abortion, but what other options do they offer? Most pro-lifers are anti-contraceptive. An over-stated fact among pro-lifers is "the long waiting lists for couples ...
- 13442: Elitists in Democracy
- ... found it increasingly difficult to triumph in an election; they had gone from being virtuously unopposed, to loosing elections at an increasingly steady rate. The oligarchy was further weakened in 1911, by the passing of new election laws, which minimized their monopoly on political office by granting men political suffrage and instituting secret ballot voting. Following the Great Depression of 1929, the conservatives collaborated with military forces, and comprised the 1930 ... presidential elections paved the way for the radical party, and their leader, Menem. He ran his campaign based on traditional Peronist ideals, favorable to the masses, the poor, working class, the middle class, and the new industrialists groups. Peronism is rooted in the political philosophy of populism, which opposes the concentration of power, in the hands of corporations, the government, and the rich. Menem was elected on the basis of these ... from Argentina, where the elitist opposition is extremely prevalent. Weak political parties may hinder the lack of a strong elitist assembly. Only two parties today have been in existence since 1966, therefore current parties are new and unaccustomed to longevity, unity, and participation. Prior to 1945, a military elitist party held all the power and control in Brazil, making it virtuously impossible for civilian leaders to be allowed into government ...
- 13443: One Of The Six Basic Principles Of The Constitution: Federalism
- ... to vary from one State to another. For example, most forms of gambling are legal in Nevada but against the law in most other states. Most states do not bus students free of charge but New Jersey does. These are just few of the many illustrations of this point. Federalism allows and encourages local choice in many matters. It also provides for the strength that comes from union. Foreign affairs and ... federation. In all modern federal systems the authority of the central and regional government is specified in a written constitution and are decided by a judicial authority. By the end of the 19th century, a new theory known as dual federalism gained popularity. This theory was based on the Tenth Amendment, and held that both the national and the state governments have authority within their separate spheres. In other words, a ... animate federal systems emphasize the primacy of bargaining and negotiated coordination among several power centres; they stress the virtues of dispersed power centres as a means for safeguarding individual and local liberties. A system entitled New Federalism was brought about by a proposal made by U.S. president at the time, Ronald Reagan in his 1982 State of the Union message. In Reagan's view, the centralization of power in ...
- 13444: Anti Gun Control
- ... the United States there are 80,000 to 82,000 defensive uses of guns during assaults, robberies and household burglaries. Out of the 1,000,000 times guns are used for defensive reasons in the world 400,000 of theses cases have saved lives or prevented lives from being taken. (Lott 2) The use of guns by law-abiding citizens may create a positive externality for others. Therefore, when a person ... clearest evidence has vindicated this policy, opponents of tough criminal justice laws deny its efficacy. Instead, a competing idea has grown up to explain violence among us. And with that idea has grown up a new policy to combat crime. This policy seeks to displace tough punishment of the guilty. Indeed it does not even address itself directly to those who commit crimes. Rather it addresses a tool that criminals, as ...
- 13445: In Practise The American Colonies Were Self Governing In 1776
- ... the colonies were independent by 1776. Assemblies had the right to agree to legislation, to initiate legislation and the Governor was under law forced to hold regular sessions with them. In some colonies such as New York the Governor’s salary was voted annually by the Assembly which gave the Assemblies considerable power over the governors. Some Assemblies had executive powers so that in Pennsylvania and New York the Assembly had taken over the executive power of chosing some officials and controlled the militia. However there were limits to the colonies and the Assemblies independence. All legislation from all colonies were subject ... the constitution itself » At the same time the colonies were developing a view of their own as they became big enough to have a sense of independence. However as Christie suggests, principle could be overlooked:« New England merchants were prepared to compound to pay at least a small proportion of the statuory duty on molasses indicated their difference to the point of principle ». The main reason for the colonies declaration ...
- 13446: Nationalism: Art Of 19th Century
- Nationalism: Art Of 19th Century Nationalism born in the era of the French Revolution, injected urgency and into art. The new epoch of politics and faith in progress was reflected in it. People began to take pride in their country, new folkpoems, songs, tales and drawing began to show up all over Europe. Feeling of pride in religion, people and government was depicted through many paintings of the artists. A list of criteria for nationhood was ... to show then to fight for it. Delacroix's "Entry of Crusades into Constitople on 12 April, 1204" shows the quivering peasant asking for mercy from the great soldiers. The empire is crushed, and the new army enters the city in honor of the country. To be better than any other nation, to be stronger, and to prove it was the desire of the people. In the end it was ...
- 13447: Articles of Confederation
- ... any of the weaknesses, but amendments required approval by all 13 state legislatures. None of the several amendments that were proposed met that requirement. On the days from September 11, 1786 to September 14, 1786, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia had a meeting of there delegates at the Annapolis Convention. Too few states were represented to carry out the original purpose of the meeting--to discuss the regulation of interstate ... May 25, 1787. It was called by the Continental Congress and several states in response to the expected bankruptcy of Congress and a sense of panic arising from an armed revolt--Shays's Rebellion--in New England. The convention's assigned job, following proposals made at the Annapolis Convention the previous September, was to create amendments to the Articles of Confederation. The delegates, however, immediately started writing a new constitution. Fifty-five delegates representing 12 states attended at least part of the sessions. Thirty-four of them were lawyers; most of the others were planters or merchants. Although George Washington, who presided, was ...
- 13448: The United States and Taxes
- ... tax. The reason being is that the money we pay in income tax does not go to run our country in any form. The money we pay in income tax goes straight to the eleven world banks that we owe our national deficit to and this is a never ending cycle. Because, all of the money we pay in income tax only pays a portion of the interest accumulated each year ... If most citizens knew that in the government’s eyes the money we earned meant nothing there would be a revolution tomorrow and there should be. I remember reading about a time when some educated brave men and women stood up for what was right and threw tea in an ocean and created the greatest nation ever known to man.
- 13449: Electoral Basis Of The Two-Par
- ... situation at hand].” Single-party regimes is the next topic in the Duverger’s agenda. He states in the article that “the deepest significance of political parties is that they tend to the creation of new elites, and this restores to the notion of representation its true meaning, the only real one. All government is by nature oligarchic [,] but the origins and the training of the oligarchs may be very different ... of those who know the systems as well if not better than he does. The article gives the readers a good insight to the different kinds of political parties in the different countries around the world. It allows the readers the opportunity to learn about the single-party, the two-party, and the many-party political systems that make up the various forms of government that control these countries, along with ...
- 13450: Population Control in China
- ... a second baby. I remember that one day we were talking about that. She said if people have knowledge, they should understand that (population control) is not only very important for the country or the world, it is also very important for themselves. And helping the women not get pregnant is what birth control is for. Most people understand that. Right now the problems are for those people who don't ... don't have money to take of the children. In China, most people like to adopt children from this kind of family, it will give everyone a fair life. In 1999, the population of the world was about 5,982,165,141. The same year there are about 272,369,790 people that lived America. In 1990, there were already 1,200,000,000 people in China. Even though China is the second largest country in the world, the fact that they represent approximately one-fifth of the worlds population. Another thing that needs to be noticed is that this number is after the government started the law to control the population ...
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