... for pro-active responses addressing potential problems and liability issues facing educational institutions. Overview of the USA Patriot Act The foremost objective of the Congress and the President in enacting the USA Patriot Act was to provide the Federal law enforcement and Intelligence agencies with the financial resources required and the legal authority to combat all perceived forms of terrorism or possible terrorist activity without prior judicial ... Everyone should attend a formal course every six months and document that attendance. The course itself does not have to be time co...

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... Upton Sinclair changed the history of Chicago, the largest city of the meat packing industry. The book represents the lives of many immigrants who arrived to America to find the American dream, but as they experience the hardships of labor, discrimination and corruption, poverty took over their lives. In the book, the author clearly describes the dangerous and unsanitary working conditions that employees had to deal with, and the cruelty that was given ... to workers with cheap labor and long hours without having any benefits given to the employees. Many workers had accidents in the fac...

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... Constitution now is almost a whole different document than our original. While some amendments a nd rules in the Constitution are still followed, I feel that the main ones are being forgotten or too modified. I want to say that our modern day society and ... to stop. I think that our law enforcement agency is too lenient on people who abuse their spouses or children. Most of the time, the victims deny that someone abused them, even though they may have a broken nose or black eye. I think that if a report ... up, sometimes these start riots. Citizens should be able to say what they want...

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... has to be dealt with in everyday life. Anyone or anything can be diagnosed with a life threatening disease that may cost them their life. In the past couple of years, some individuals that have been diagnosed terminally ill have chosen to die with dignity. Death with dignity, what is it? Why ... quot;feasible alternatives" such as hospice care and pain control, and they must wait 15 days between each verbal request." It demonstrates in the rules of having this physician assisted suicide, how much precaution doctors are taking before going through with it. It is shocking to people that t...

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... anything we may own without proper legal authority, such as a search warrant. This is unlike other countries where the government can barge into your home at any time to see if you are disobeying the law in anyway. If we are charged with a crime, American citizens are allowed a fair trial with a jury of our peers to judge whether or not we are guilty ... you are accused of a crime, you don't get a fair trial with a jury. You either have one person decide your fate or you are automatically put to death. Along with the rights that American citizens have, we also have many responsibilities...

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... is serious about its attempts to stop intrusive home solicitations then member should include themselves among potential intruders. No one including the government should have he right to trespass. Why should the members of congress be able to differentiate which intrusions into American homes are just ones? I am suggesting that this do-not-call list be taken a step further to include government and ... of this do-not-call list since many of the opposing point of view stem from the argument that the government has excluded itself from it. This would also stop all unwanted intrusions int...

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... medicine. In twenty years of research, no reliable scientific proof that marijuana has medical value was produced. The American Cancer Society, American Glaucoma Society, the National Multiple Sclerosis, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, or the American Medical Association, say that there is no evidence that marijuana is a medicine. The agencies also argues that no other drug prescribed is smoked and that knew findings show that marijuana is acutely ... here to stay in our society and is considered to be the next "alcohol." Due to these factors, marijuana is likely become more widel...

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... because it is in ACE with the constitution. The Constitution defines distinct powers for the Congress of the United States, the president, and the federal courts. This division of authority is known as a system of checks and balances, and it ensures that none of the branches of government can dominate the others. That is how the American government is organized. The government can be characterized as capitalist ... because the government has a role in our economy. Private enterprise exists in our economy with government regulation. Our government plays an ... group or person. That leads...

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... voter registration lists at a time when blacks were not permitted to vote. Recent court rulings on jury selection, including those by the Supreme Court, have taken a firm stand against any vestiges of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, or economic status The American patriots who fought for independence from Great Britain were ready to lay down their lives for ... the principles they believed in. These included freedom of speech and religion, and the right to trial by jury. The leaders of the American Revolution were outraged when colonists taken to court ... for v...

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... . Consequently, I think the flag does follow the Constitution in that aspect. The reason for this conclusion is that the flag represents the American Revolution Era, to me, because the red represents blood meaning lives lost, the white represents freedom, and the original stars represented the colonies that was established. Therefore the flag does follow the Constitution in the aspect representing one race. I think the flag should follow the Constitution. For the simple reason the constitution is what ... makes America-America. The Constitution makes us, and the flag represents us. Howev...

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... is going against its own constitution. What does that say about how our awesome and powerful country handles things, not well? There could be a good law abiding American citizen walking down the street when some government officials, arrest him and take him away. This is all just because this person could look like a terrorist of they may think he has some kind ... needs to go crazy and arrest everyone who looks like there from the Middle East. These people are American citizens as well. The government wants to take the easy way out, and they think that this is the way to do it. There w...

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I am investigating the comparison between the American Legal System and the British Legal System. The American government is a democratic government. The British government is a monarchy. Democratic basically means of the people, for the people, by the people. The leader for the democratic Legal System is the attorney general. Monarchy on the other hand is a government run by a King or Queen. In this case Britain is run by a Queen, Queen Elizabeth II. Below is more in ... detail about the ... ...

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... medicine. In twenty years of research, no reliable scientific proof that marijuana has medical value was produced. The American Cancer Society, American Glaucoma Society, the National Multiple Sclerosis, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, or the American Medical Association, say that there is no evidence that marijuana is a medicine. The agencies also argues that no other drug prescribed is smoked and that knew findings show that marijuana is acutely ... here to stay in our society and is considered to be the next "alcohol." Due to these factors, marijuana is likely become more widel...

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... institutions that helped form and maintain the new country of the United States. The American Revolution represented a partially radical alteration in American political ideas and institutions through documents made during the years of 1775-1800. Many radical ideas and institutions came from three major documents in American history. These were the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of the Confederation, and the Constitution. In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, there were ... . This congress was radical because it now had two lawmaking houses with each hous...

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... common political holidays such as July 4th because America is not everyone's homeland and they feel an allegiance to their original country of birth. Many immigrants who come to American cannot relate to the two dominant parties of America, Republicans and Democrats, because their ideals and platforms are based on a different culture and religion than those that ... it. In society today, there are numerous religions and cultures. Some say the only thing we can have in common is the government, but with so many different ideals emanating from religions and cultures it is impossible to have...

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... Declaration of Independence did not consider women or black people as human beings, because the word "man" was used for all people. Thus after 72 years, American women's movements commenced in 1848. A similar declaration, Sentimental Declaration, was announced during the period between July the 19th and July the 20th in 1848, requiring equal rights as men. Women established an association for taking ... . It is estimated that there will be a female president before 2008. The influence of the status of women in politics has become more and more. Since the 80's, it has been a routine for A...

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... the transmission of obscene or indecent material on the Internet. A number of civil rights and computer groups challenged the constitutionality of the provisions of the CDA under First Amendment grounds in Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, the first Supreme Court case about the freedom of speech on the Internet. The group of 20 plaintiffs that challenged the law included the American Civil Liberties Union, companies such as Microsoft and Apple, and the American Library Association. The ... opponents of the CDA argued that the law was censorship and violated ... ...

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American Law The American justice system is one of the most efficient in the entire world. Over the years since this nation was founded, the justice system has proven itself many times. No matter what the case was, our judicial leaders have been able to come to a just conclusion and give the guilty their rightful punishment. Though there have been some controversy over the outcome of some trials, the American justice system still ... stands as a strong tower that will bring the guilty to justice and the innocent peace of mind. It doesn"t matter who you are or what position you hold, no one .....

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... are several issues that have a strong impact on the country. One of them is the legalization of marijuana. Why is the legalization of marijuana considered one of society's most prominent contemporary problems? Why does the American government make such a big deal on the issue of legalization, if most of the Americans approve it? I firmly believe marijuana should be legalized because its medical benefits overweigh its adverse effects ... , legalization allows governmental regulation, and because people have the freedom to do and consume what they please. About 52% of the American populati...

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... laws are winnowed out. The second question, "What are the functions and sources of American Law?" focuses attention even closer on the manner by which the United States government derives its authority to govern its population. The legislative branch makes laws using a process defined by the constitution. However, what establishes the kinds of laws that the legislature can make? Once again, the constitution, which is the basis the United States government, takes ... responsibility. It enumerates the subjects on which the legislative ... ...

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... from traveling on aggressive nation ships. One of the most prolific changes in American society was the massive growth of the suburbs. Prior to the 1950's people move into the cities from rural areas, after WWII people were moving out of the cities and into the suburbs, 85 percent of the new homes that were built in the 1950's were built in the suburbs. The first suburb was Levittown in New York ... discrimination in employment based on race, religion, or sex. To conclude, theses eras have brought change in American society, by challenging the traditional ways of doing things. In the 18...

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The essay "Toward the New Millenium," by the General Secretary of the Organization of American States, Cesar Gaviria, chronicles the changes that the OAS is striving towards in the Western Hemisphere. Gaviria also attends to the work that still needs to be done throughout the Hemisphere, setting forth a path that he believes the OAS would benefit from following. The essay discusses many of the issues that the OAS ... of internal conflict in the region. The OAS is working towards making the Western Hemisphere a mine free zone, ridding all member states of mines. Both the Inter-American and nat...

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... , U.S. maritime power depends more on our domestic fleet than our foreign trading fleet (which represents less than 10 percent of our national maritime infrastructure)."11 The U.S. Government relies heavily on these ships to contribute to an American intermodal transportation system. Also, these ships must be " capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency-12 as ... changed. "For more than 200 years, the Jones Act and its predecessor statues have served the U.S. and its citizens well, providing jobs for American workers; safe, efficient, and en...

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... judicial branches. The legislative branch of the federal government consists of Parliament, 2 houses, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. The judicial branch of the federal government is the High Court of Australia. These operate much like the Congress and Supreme Court in the U.S. "The states and the two territories have exclusive power to legislate in matters not specifically delegated to the federal government and shared power. In conclusion the American political system has ... about as many strengths and as many weaknesses, but it evens out in the ... ...

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... and building up the existing infrastructure. Alberdi says this is the way to go and was against other forms of political participation like rebellions and revolts in the sense that it hurts the population. He says that reducing the size of men through revolts and warfare, "this is the heroism of the past" (Alberdi, pg. 101). Alberdi wanted to create a stronger South American community where ... all of the population will prosper and "catch up" with the rest of the world through his political philosophy and ... it had to be through the Europeans according to him. Amaru, Batallas and Albe...

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