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- 841: Watergate: Was The Nixon White House Involved?
- ... of the Watergate scandal. The testimony of Alexander Butterfield was the affirmation that unlocked the whole investigation and eventually became the most disastrous of all. “On July 16, 1973, Butterfield told the committee, on nationwide television, that Nixon had ordered a taping system installed in the White House to automatically record all conversations” (Jacobs, “Watergate”). These tapes could have been the answer to all the questions in the public's minds ...
- 842: The Uniqueness of the American Constitution
- ... 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 with an East Texas businessman trying to sell to a novice buyer from Minnesota, things would be complicated and time consuming ...
- 843: The Presidential Election of 1972
- ... won the nomination for the Democratic party in the 1972 presidential election. "McGovern did not get to deliver his acceptance speech-- perhaps the best speech of his career--until 2:48 a.m., when most television viewers were already in bed."6 Senator McGovern had a difficult campaign ahead of him. His opposition, President Richard Nixon, already had the upper hand on him because he had been elected President four years ...
- 844: The Brady Bill
- ... bill. When the Brady debate was in full swing in Congress about three years ago, I was still back in my country, Japan, where the possession of guns is strictly restricted by laws. While watching television news reports on the Brady debate, I wondered what was making it so hard for this gun control bill to pass in this gun violence ridden country. In this paper, I will trace the bill ...
- 845: Apartheid In South Africa
- ... earn three times as much as black while colords earn well over half of what whites earn. During Apartheid, media censorship was at an all time high. People were even banned from showing Soweto on television. It was common to see a newspaper shut down, and then start again after being halted by the government. Up until 1985, mixed marriages were banned. This meant that a person of one race cold ...
- 846: Affirmative Action: Solution or Confusion?
- ... on gender. Another comment which I usually receive is, "Well, being a woman probably didn't hurt their resume." Both of my relatives are very good at their jobs; one was even on the popular television show, Cops. Neither of them are "wimps", yet most males look down upon them as being hired because of affirmative action. This type of criticism is received by many minorities holding good jobs, whether they ...
- 847: Why Did the Polls Get it Wrong in 1992?
- ... 478). Britain generally has a much greater number of opinion polls carried out than in other countries, this is due to the large number of national newspapers, and the amount of current affairs programming on television. The period prior to the 1992 general election saw a much greater intensity of opinion polling than ever before. During the 29 days between the date of the announcement of the actual election date, 11th ...
- 848: Why Do Governments Find It So Hard To Control Public Expenditure?
- ... the burden from general revenues to those who benefit most directly. Another reason for rising government expenditure under the societal system approach is expressed via Tarschy's ‘demonstration effect.' He suggests that the coming of television "has led to increased awareness of the standard of living enjoyed by other segments in society and even in other parts of the world. As a consequence, expectations and pretensions mount, and people get increasingly ...
- 849: Loss of Freedom Through Apathy
- ... their rap music censored for being too explicit and their action films for being too violent. The Internet that this generation seems to embrace so dearly will be censored by the telecommunications bill and its television programming will include little ratings on the top left of their screens. Politicians will have no problem abusing the rights of this Generation X because simply put, they don't go our and vote. In ...
- 850: The Right To A Free Trial
- ... produced a feeling of involvement in the judicial system and government itself. Throughout this essay, a comparison of a real jury, a simulated jury, and Hollywood's perception of a jury will be discussed. The television special, Inside the Jury Room, showed a videotaping of a real life jury as seen in a small criminal courtroom. The case was Wisconsin v. Leroy Reed, a criminal trial for the possession of a ...
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