... like it might bring the electoral count in other states, such as Wisconsin, into play. Different candidates won the Electoral College and the popular vote. Except for the 185-184 result in Hayes-Tilden, the Electoral College has never been closer than in Gore-Bush. The process in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida ... in 1876 was murkier than the results from Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, and other Florida counties in 2000. In 1876 the Republicans on the Electoral Commission, including Garfield, intervened locally and directly to throw out Democratic ballots. In ... 2000 ...

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... for racial rights until the day she died. When she died, she was the symbol of woman's rights in the United States. In my mind the image I see when I hear the words, "militant general" is everything but the impression that Ms. Paul presents. She was a frail-looking, young Quaker woman whose weather-worn hands showed the signs of much manual ... to put the power of his office behind the suffrage amendment. "Unwomanly" . . . "dangerous." These words and many others were used to describe the women in the movement and their actions for equality. "Silly women" . . . "unsexed" . . . "pathologi...

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... total votes of Democrats who approved of Clinton receiving a commanding 42 percent of the total vote. To me this all indicates that once again in the 2000 election the parties were very close and for those parties who liked what their president was doing they made sure to let their conscience known in their voting behavior. The Economy: The economy commands attention ... was even going to try to contend with the way Bush handled the economy during his presidency they should have given up on Bush and selected another candidate. Table 3 for the 2000 election indicates that even though the...

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... in an election was in 1888 when Grover Cleveland won without the popular vote. The key electoral state of Florida was the clinching factor in 2000, where George Bush was declared the winner by 537 votes. But later it emerged that there had been problems with casting votes in Palm Beach ... emerged that unopened boxes of ballot papers had been found in churches and community centres in predominantly black districts, districts that in Florida in 2000 had overwhelmingly voted for Gore. This lead Al Gore to call the count "incomplete and inaccurate" which was true as not all the votes had b...

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... limited to members registered with a party. The practical difference between the two major categories is that it is relatively easy in open primaries for voters to shift from one party primary to the other, while such shifts are usually more difficult in closed primaries. Not all primaries are ... Republican candidates and third parties and about the possibility that such challengers would seek support from black voters. Outside of the South the campaign for direct primary elections was an important ingredient in the Progressive movement, and it represented a direct challenge to the cons...

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... United States Government owns America. Since the government owns the money, and charges a tax on income and gains, it would be easy to make a case for the fact that the government owns the land. That claim could be further bolstered by the legal rights given by imminent domain. If the government needs your land ... sake of the public good, they have the imminent right to take it, though in most cases they must also compensate you for it, paying fair value or better. That means, in essence that the rights of the United States government trump the rights of foreign investors wherein ... no...

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... of $150,000 worth of clothing off the GOP budget. Now, reports are filtering in that she tacked on another $30,000 in wardrobe items including silk underwear for her husband! Of course, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin denies all of these rumors. She calls them "silly", but in the end it's got to hurt a gal. ... After all, even Palin isn't made of stone. You"d think after Palin was mocked so openly for the past three months that the media would give her break. You know, let her rest after losing in the general election. Yet, all of this information leaking from ... a result, love Sarah Pali...

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... Education. The Court ruled that the concept of "separate, but equal facilities established on the basis of race" be deemed unconstitutional. Since racism and indifference had restricted rights for blacks, executive orders issued by presidents in the 1950s and 1960s established the concept of anti-discrimination measures to guarantee fair treatment of blacks by government contractors. Under President John ... have the civil service workforce match the overall labor force in 10 years. From the time period of 1987-1988, the state of California issued a 10 percent hiring goal for people with...

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... argued that President Bush played a very big role in bringing the country through the worst attack in history and is therefore appropriate and relevant for him to point out as part of his record an is acceptable within limits.However, it is my contention that adopting this method would eventually ... should not be aired and point to some of the problems with these views It has been argued by many that exploitation of such a tragedy for solely personal gains is despicable and unconscionable.This improvident behavior, so this argument goes, shows that the Bush administration lacks any dece...

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... proposed the establishment of a national bank to manage the money collected by the newly imposed tariffs. His vision was strongly opposed by Thomson Jefferson and James Madison, setting the stage for the differences of opinion that are found in the two-party system. Hamilton, Madison and Jefferson reached a compromise that would relocate the national capitol to the Virginia border of the ... Credit that would tax alcoholic beverages. He also proposed the establishment of a national mint. He believed that these policies would encourage manufacturing which would in turn lead to economic gr...

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... the attack of September 11th, 2001. The United States" citizens find it difficult trusting certain sections of the government. Thus, the ability for the government to ensure our safety is questioned. Who do we trust to make the necessary changes that will better our lives? We listen ... of our youth are not acknowledged. It seems as though that the whole voting process is a circle because Politicians do not reach out for younger voters because younger voters do not vote and younger voters do not vote because politicians do not care. This is a mistake on both ... you are affiliated with...

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... by great demigods who were set out to create a fair and balanced government. The new constitution established new and better laws for the central government and for the people. New state constitutions were the first steps to a new government in America. People who drafted written constitutions to limit ... states and the legislature's powers were expanded. Religious tests to hold office were generally retained. Constitutions were submitted to the people for ratification. Some state constitutions were rewritten in the 1780's, shifting power from legislatures to governors. In the second con...

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... left the White House. Hillary is an excellent politician and put her skills to use in writing her memoir. She provides all of the right answers for many tough questions. Hillary has an excellent opportunity to be the first woman president. After reading Hillary's life story, one can better understand her both personally ... speak louder than her past. move beyond her past get past that and get her voice out there Hillary has several advantages over any other candidate for the presidency. First of all, she would have a smaller learning curve if she were to become president. She is alread...

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... Saddam Hussein will destroy the world? Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction, that's why we must destroy him before he destroys the world. Here's a little quote for George W. Bush I just heard on TV which made me so sick that I had to spill it all out: ?We are the greatest nation in the world, ... we have the greatest people in the world and so, we will prevail.? For me personally, that particular quote rings a giant church bell in my head. Nazis. I?ll explain what I mean (for those who aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree). Hitler and the Nazis believed that German ...

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... in a war, the President must first justify his declaration to the American people. To justify it the current President must explain his arguments for going to war. The arguments can be broken down into two types, altruistic or self-interested. Most wars are justified with the combination of ... many other supposed altruistic arguments, this argument actually has no ulterior motives based on self-interest. This however, was the only altruistic argument for the war, which was supported more by the arguments based off of America's self-interest. Though many Americans at the time believed tha...

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... , Finland, Switzerland and SanMarino. Shirley Chisholm from New York was the first African-American woman elected to congress. She was a committed advocate for progressive causes, many of which were directly connected to improving the lives of women, including improving education, ending discrimination, increasing the availability of ... to be engaged in the political process and active in our communities. We must remain committed to protecting a woman's right to choose, fighting for equal pay, providing affordable housing, protecting social security and Medicare and improving education....

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... that they represent more of the liberal (The Law) side of the political spectrum. Is the mass media correct in broadcasting anticipated outcomes of elections and what is the result? (2000 Presidential Election- Al Gore vs. George W. Bush). III. Evidence: a. 1960's Presidential Election- John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon Did the television coverage of JFK affect the election outcome, especially the debates ... ? c. April 20, 1993 Bill Clinton MTV Appearance Not a historic date, perhaps, but a suggestive one. Why would the leader of the free world unburden himself like this? Why not? (Publ...

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... biological weapons it could cause the attacked country to use its own biological weapons and possibly even nuclear weapons starting a major war, killing millions of people. As of the year 2000, there were 20 different nations that claimed to have biological weapons. Two major biological warfare agents that exist today are Anthrax and Smallpox, which can be spread through water systems ... ...

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... 1924, in Plains, Georgia. He was the oldest of four children and grew up near Plains, Georgia, where his father was a farmer and the owner/operator of a small country store. He attended school in Plains, Georgia, and was baptized in 1935 at the First Baptist Church of Plains, which strongly ... a fertilizer business, operated a cotton gin, a peanut-shelling plant, a farm supply company, and warehouses. By the time Jimmy Carter ran for president, he was the owner of more than 3,100 acres of land and his net worth was $600,000.00 and had total assets of $1 million. Jimmy Carter began ... t...

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... Lyndon B. Johnson. Lyndon B. Johnson accomplished many things. His most important era in his presidentency (1963-1968) was his progress of Civil Rights for blacks. One of Johnson's most prized bills was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In this bill was the nondiscrimination of blacks in public accommodations ... war in July. Americanization of the war sparked the first sustained antiwar protests in the United States. Almost 1,000 demonstrators took a page from the manual of the Civil Rights Movement and held a sit-in outside of the White House. LBJ halted the bombing with a well-publicized ...

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... the president of the United States of America. Michael creates a list on activities Bush has done to hurt the nation. Some of these activities include cutting $39 million from federal spending on libraries, cutting funding for research into renewable energy sources by fifty percent, and breaking a campaign promise to invest $100 million in rain forest conservation. Moore then insults George W. Bush himself ... the fact that Moore admits creating a movie Roger and Me with George W. Bush's cousin, Kevin Rafferty. Moore calls it a mistake on his part. Moore also expressed his views on Elec...

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... has proven to be elitist. The relocation of Native Americans onto reservations and the detention of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, for example. Then there's the issue that split the nation in two and one could even say split the elites into two, i.e. slavery. ... rears it's head. Congress, the House of representatives in particular, is most representative of the people, yet the executive at times bypasses it. For example Congress and congress alone have the right to declare war. This has not been done since World War 2, yet by executive orders the ... Gulf War, a...

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... election of 1932 who created various government programs aiding racial minorities. During the 1940s and 1950's more moderate Republicans gained control of the party. Though President Eisenhower lobbied for equal rights for women and ethnic groups from 1953 to 1961, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy gained power and influence in the government by conducting investigations against suspected communists in the federal government ... no longer relevant. Others argue that the Republican Party remains true to its political roots. Gaining the support of minorities is an important issue to addres...

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... players. However American involvement was not once as desired as one might think. Many saw the possible tensions emerging between the United States and the Soviet Union and actually called for the Government to maintain a foreign policy that would ameliorate the tensions. In January 1946, Walter Lippmann, a hugely influential newspaper columnist, titled an article "U.S.A: Peacemaker among the Powers," ... supported Truman's move into Korea and accepted the decision supported by the new ideology. A survey taken by the State Department showed that 80% of Americans supported sending troops ...

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... that favored segragation. Wallace took many votes away from Democratic Candidate Hubert Humphrey. Republican Richard Nixon won the Presidential Race of 1968. The election of 1980 was also a strong performance for a Third Party Candidate in Illinois Congressman John Anderson's Campaign. Anderson's political policies captured votes from unsatisfied Democrats and Republicans. John Anderson ran a moderate campaign and adopted social issues ... Party Candidate when he was elected. The 1996 Reform Party Candidate Ross Perot gained enough popular vote to be the only third party to receive Feder...

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