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Constitutional Democracy
Number of Words: 1883 / Number of Pages: 7
... it governs. It is similar to majority rule, a political process, in that
the most popular acts or ideas of the people will be adopted by our government.
There must be an allowance or willingness on behalf of the unpopular group to
lose.
Popular consent may provide a means for judging parental consent laws
for minors seeking abortion. Since minors are not legally allowed to be
competent to engage in sex, to enter into contracts, or to form sufficient
"informed consent" to agree to their own medical treatment, it is incredible
that they would be regarded as competent to make a life and death de ...
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Bill Clinton - Redefines Democratic-Republican
Number of Words: 1018 / Number of Pages: 4
... be" (Miller 4). In fact, "in the twelve years before Clinton
took office, the deficit quadrupled in size" (deficit 1). As a result, Clinton
must engage in creative cost cutting techniques to keep the budget under control.
Money afforded to state and local governments for development programs, such as
those which relieve "urban blight," will eventually be cut by two-thirds, a
third more then Gingrich's last congress proposed (Rauch 2). In addition, cuts
to transportation aid will prove fifty percent greater then republican
propositions (Rauch 2). According to Clinton, all of these maneuvers will
re ...
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Term Limits For Legislators
Number of Words: 3060 / Number of Pages: 12
... on the length of time someone may serve in Congress. Currently,
advocates of term limits are calling for two terms in the Senate, and three in
the House. It is possible, then, for a member to serve six years in the House,
twelve years in the Senate, eight years as Vice President, and eight years as
President, a total of thirty-six years. It is not unlikely, therefore, that
there will continue to be career politicians. The issue is not about total time
that one may participate in government, rather it is about how long one may
serve in a particular capacity. Term limits enjoy popular, but not polit ...
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Abortion
Number of Words: 818 / Number of Pages: 3
... preserved as precious life. It would be equally difficult for someone to say that it is perfectly acceptable to kill an unborn baby that is fully developed and deliverable. The ethics debate lies somewhere in between. So when does an egg becomes something more. Scientifically speaking, even after a baby is born, it is not as knowledgable as a full-grown animal like a cow, which is considered to be fully expendable to humans. If we apply the same standards, therefore, are we not bound to make killing even newborns perfectly legal? Well, that is where the science ends and ethics begin.
Killing some oth ...
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Nuclear Power For All
Number of Words: 1823 / Number of Pages: 7
... is for them to be able to elevate themselves to the level of a major world power. As stated by Mao Zedong, “The atomic bomb is not so big, but if you do not have it, you are not counted. OK, let’s make some such bombs”(Huaqui). China’s nuclear testing site is considered to be the world’s largest at over 100,00 square kilometers, capable of handling underground, atmospheric and live missile tests. With this capability, it is interesting to see that as of 1995, China only conducted 41 tests starting in 1964, as compared to that of the United States where 1030 tests were conducted. In recent year ...
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What Wrongs Have White Administrators Done To Aborginal People In The Past? Have All Wrong Been Righted?
Number of Words: 1061 / Number of Pages: 4
... race and heir
colour. "In a deliberate and callous attempt to conceal their cultural
identity," Aboriginal children were taken from the families an forcibly placed
in an institution and were denied further contact with their families.
(Aboriginal legal service, 1995 pp ii)
For white Australia, the feeling of responsibility, shame, apologetic
and sympathetic for what their past people have done to the Aboriginals. The
Aboriginals feeling anguished, rejected and feeling in a sence made "different"
from the Europeans.
"For Aboriginal participants a catharsis for feelings of sorrow and rage,
and it ...
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The Supreme Court
Number of Words: 1014 / Number of Pages: 4
... is a party. Another categories of cases are ones in which there is a conflict between different states, as well as cases in which the parties involved are from different states. The federal question jurisdiction includes cases that are under the Constitution or federal statutes and or treaties. Cases that involve admiralty and maritime law are also heard by . This court is considered to be the final arbitrator between the assertion of power and the restrictions on power derived from a written constitution. also has appellate jurisdiction, which means the cases that are appealed from a lower co ...
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Truman Doctrine
Number of Words: 2404 / Number of Pages: 9
... especially concerning the Dardanelles.
A direct influence of this Doctrine was, of course, the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan was designed to give aid to any European country damaged during World War II. It tremendously helped ravaged European nations such as Italy and France. By helping them economically, the Marshall Plan indirectly helped to stem growing Communist sentiment in these countries.
The process whereby the came to fruition was a long and arduous one. After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States stood at the pinnacle of world power. By the late '40's, the U.S.S.R. had c ...
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Privilege And Justice
Number of Words: 1141 / Number of Pages: 5
... of their dream. Those who posses these items are already at an advantage, they have what the latest magazines say you need and what everybody else wants. I find it a bit discerning that these material items dictate the social order, but the fact is, they do. Along with material items, beauty also determines your place in society. Once again, money allows for people to make necessary adjustment to become beautiful if they were not born “beautiful”. It not only cost money to make physical changes in order to stay beautiful, but it also takes money to keep your wardrobe up to date with the ever chan ...
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Cultural Diversity In Local Politics
Number of Words: 3424 / Number of Pages: 13
... Thus, on the eve of the twenty-first century, Los Angeles
has one of the most ethnically diverse populations of any metropolitan area in
the country.
What does this ethnic diversity mean for multiethnic coalition building in the
politics of Los Angeles County? Does the changing demography increase the
opportunity for ethnic cooperation? Or, has the ethnic changes increased rather
than decreased the prospects of interethnic conflict?
Introduction
After the 1992 riots, a clarion call was issued from all corners for the
emerging multiethnic majority to take its rightful place in the politics and
leader ...
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