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- 1251: The Secret Service
- ... In 1906, Congress passed legislation making presidential protection a Secret Service responsibility. The Secret Service has also been assigned other protective duties. These assignments included providing security for the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Gutenberg Bible, and other valuable documents during World War II. Additionally they have provided protection for a number of foreign leaders who visited the U.S. during World War II as well as protecting ...
- 1252: When the Government Stood Up For Civil Rights
- ... intensified and efforts increased to gain access to public accommodations, increased voting rights, and better educational opportunities (Mooney). Civil rights in America began with the adoption of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution, which ended slavery and freed blacks in theory. The Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1875 were passed, guaranteeing the rights of blacks in the courts and access to public accommodation. These were, however, declared ...
- 1253: Is the Unites States Political System a Legitimate Democracy?
- ... appoints them for lifelong terms, rather than in regularly scheduled elections. There is a "non-political myth" that the only thing that Judges do is apply rules neutrally. In actuality, they interpret laws and the Constitution using their power of judicial review, the power explicitly given to them in Marbury v. Madison. Though it has been termed the "imperial judiciary" by some, the courts are the weakest branch of government because ...
- 1254: Political Leaders in the 20th Century
- ... gave him strength to help endure a changing country. After the war Washington resigned his commission but was drafted after that to the serve the convention of Philadelphia. Then Washington stood by and helped the constitution to be passed as president. Washington's goal was to help the country become a democratic society. From that goal is where his followers came from. They wanted Washington to lead them from a democratic ...
- 1255: The Search for a Better Tax System
- ... imports (Tyson 8). Starting in 1913 however, congress set up a tax system with a graduated rate starting at just one percent and going up to seven percent (Tyson 8). The sixteenth amendment to the constitution which enacted this system, was first proposed by Teddy Roosevelt and was later pushed through by his successor William H. Taft, both of whom were Republicans (Tyson 8). (This must have been before the term ...
- 1256: The First Amendment
- In the constitution of the United States of America, the First Amendment has given us the right to freedom of speech, but in these days that freedom comes with a censor. Today, musicians are being denied their constitutional ...
- 1257: The Formation of an Independent Country: A Case Study of the Republic of Korea and America
- ... gave its support to Kim Il Sung, a communist. The United States backed Syngman Rhee, a nationalist. U.S. sponsored elections in 1948 led to the founding of the Republic of Korea in 1948. The constitution was created in May of 1948 setting up what would be a government very closely related to ours. Syngman Rhee, whose supporters had won the elections, became the head of the new assembly. Under these ...
- 1258: Freedom of Speech
- ... case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's rights were violated under the state Constitution. I feel this is a major break through for students' rights because it limits editorialcontrol of school newspapers by educators and allows students to print what they feel is important. One of the more controversial ...
- 1259: Fascism and its Political Ideas
- ... agenda to deal with. Even though these groups have differences generally they do agree on certain main issues. With their core administration dealing with issues centering on anti-government. The issues are gun control, taxes, Constitution liberties, and federal regulations. These militia groups believe that the government is tyrannical, and there is a secret elite conspiracy on controlling the government, the economy, the culture, or all three. Just as Hitler used ...
- 1260: Affirmative Action
- ... Our white society today did not commit the wrongs that were committed a generation ago. We should not punish them, but rather treat everyone fairly. We should treat everyone as Americans. As Bakke quotes the Constitution, "...The guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment extend to all persons. It's language is explicit: "No State shall... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." It is settled beyond ...
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