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Questioning The Constitutional

... or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." There is another reference to religion in Article 6, Section 3. This clause states "the United States and the several States shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution, but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." There have been several court cases on this and related issues which include Engel vs. Vitale, Everson vs. the Board of Education, and Lynch vs. Donnelly, the "Creche case". In 1947, in th ...

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The Cold War - Foreign Policy - Eisenhower And Kennedy

... other policies. The policy of containment was the overall blueprint for which the Cold War was constructed. The policy of containment is what drove the presidents to take whatever action they felt necessary to protect this policy in order to stop the spread of communism. It was by this measure that presidential actions in the Cold War were carried out. The reasons by which we see that Eisenhower's and Kennedy's foreign policy were similiar is the fact that the both felt the same toward the policy of containment, thus the pieces fell in pla ...

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The Black Panther Party

... Moving westward, Police Departments in each city made military raids on BPP offices or homes in Philadelphia, Chicago, Newark, Omaha, Denver, New Haven, San Diego, Los Angeles, and other cities, murdering some Panthers and arresting others. After I and most other Panther 21 members were held in jail and on trial for two years, We were all acquitted of all charges and released. Most of us returned to the community and to the BPP but by then COINTELPRO had taken its toll. The BPP was rife with dissension, both internal and external. The inter ...

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How Dole Could Have Used The Issues To His Advantage

... be able to recover in time. With Clinton's move to the right and his advantage of incumbency, Bob Dole would have to present some exciting new ideas to win over the American people. Throughout the history of presidential elections, there have been a few issues that always appear: abortion, crime and the economy. The position taken by candidates on these issues could make or break their campaign. The first of these issues, abortion, has been a hotbed of controversy. The pro-life versus the pro-choice groups. Throughout his ...

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The American Oligarchy

... holds any real political power, while the rest simply sit idly by. This goes against the very principle of democracy. Aristotle said of this Any one man [of the many] may be inferior [to a man of excellence], but the city-state is made up of many men. Just as a meal done by many is better than a single and simple one, for this reason a mass (ochlos) can judge many things better than any one man. In addition, that which is many is less likely to be corrupted. So, although an individual's judgment can be corrupted when he is overcome by anger or ...

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Analysis Of Women In The Milit

... interest regarding their full integration and future role in combat. There are still US military women who strive to be allowed to serve their country in other capacities during war time since the first deployment of women on combat ships in 1995. Most people have trust in their armed services to protect and uphold the ideals in which their country was founded. Allowing women to enter the armed forces represented the ideal that everyone should have equal opportunities to pursue happiness. Within this si ...

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The Executive Branches Of Governments

... called a secretary, for example the secretary of state. Within the executive branch there are distinctions among the agencies. Some are managerial and administrative: they attend to the needs of management that exist throughout the executive branch. The Civil Service Commission deals with recruitment and classification of government employees. The General Services Administration is in charge of building construction, procurement of office space, office supplies, and disposition of records. At one time the postal service was an exe ...

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A Direct Democracy

... officials would represent neither the Republican nor the Democratic parties. We could accomplish direct democracy by establishing voting networks of interactive electronic devices connected to each voter’s home. In there is no particular party and no party can help campaign, support, or oppose a nonpartisan candidate. Registered voters will have the privilege to vote an elected official out of office after one year. If voted out of office, another election to replace that individual will occur. Within four years of adopting this a ...

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Environmental Protection Agency

... The Administrators are: Resource Management, Air and Radiation, and Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Then it's again divided into three offices: Office of Chief Financial Officer, Office of General Counsel, and Office of Inspector General. Then it's broken down further into specific Administrations for certain issues such as: Assistant Administrator for International Activities, for Policy, for Prevention of Toxic Substances, for Research and Development, for Solid Waste Disposal, and for Water. Finally it's broken down regionally ...

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Political Process Of Early 1800’s

... to serve only the rich, but every American citizen.” (Once again, D Boals) Only a few western states, like Ohio, allowed a greater voting bracket before 1816. African Americans even after the changes were only allowed to vote in a few northern states, women were not allowed to vote whatsoever. It was between 1816 and 1831 when most of the states changed their constitutions to include most white males. Virginia, an exception to this statement, still had one third of the white male population, or around 80,000 people still not allowed to vo ...

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European Studies

... these products....The operation and development of the common market for agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of a common agricultural policy among the Member Statesö (1) From the beginning of the European Union, EU policy has given emphasis to the agricultural sector. To this end, a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was established in 1963. (2) Provisions for this policy were made in the Treaty of Rome. The aims of this policy were to increase agricultural productivity, to ensure a fair standard of living for the ...

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Air Pollution Report

... as others but the fact is that air pollution is still there affecting us in some way, shape, or form. It has been known to cause illness and/or death. Many people are not aware of this. The Causes of Air Pollution There are two main causes of air pollution. One of the main causes is natural pollution. "Natural pollution is windblown dust, pollen, fog, etc." The other main cause is people pollution. "People pollution is the chief concern and most serious form. Most of people pollution is caused by industry, cars, trucks, and airplanes." Th ...

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