... , one of the most powerful documents of all time was approved by our new government. Over 200 years ago the constitution created a core format for which the United States of America has profited from ever since. I don't believe anyone can really dispute that fact. If there was such thing as a perfect system of government, then the idea of communism would be ... their perception of survival and their free will, generally leads to greed and corruption. I believe that the constitution was created in the mindset of our fathers to be for the greater good. From the time I was a child doing the...

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Why I Am Glad I Live In the United States of America I am glad I live free of anybody else controlling my life. I am glad that people have the right to speak freely and not be put in jail for it. I can dress however I want and not be shot at or killed for doing so. In other countries people can't even eat certain foods ... That American flag represents a picture, a picture of all those hard working Americans that don't get the recognition they deserve. The teachers of America give their time freely to help better the lives of their students in a valuable way. The greatest heroes I have ever s...

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... is not only a virtue but also a duty to help your country in any way you can. Perhaps the most important way somebody can help America is by reaching out to America's future. We should help it by trying to keep America as free as our forefathers intended it to be. This is because America without its freedoms would make our country no better than any ... or take away freedoms. Following this they could tell their congressperson to vote on the bill in a way that would give Americans the most freedom. Another way Americans could keep America free for the future, is to join groups and organ...

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Poking Holes in the Constitution Having safety in America, and being protected from terrorism is a major factor in the country. The way that our National Government reacts and takes care of terrorism should be the concern, on all American citizens of all races ... is not the case. The government is just finding people who look like Middle Easterner decent, and arresting them for no good reason except what race they are. America is becoming more and more diversified with different races poring into the nation. So yes, there are more people that look like terrorist, but that doesn't mean that .....

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... was the 13th amendment. This amendment freed the slaves. But, they weren't really free. The United States of America still didn't reconized these "freedmen" as citizens. Some freedmen felt that since they faught in the war then they should get a right to vote (Doc C). Both of these were later granted to them ... of the rights of the Blacks, the government sent troops to watch the voting booths. This was supported by many people in the north, notably a magazine called Nation stating their support for federal troops in the south protecting the Black's rights (Doc H). Was the Civil War, and...

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... lost the true meaning of families. Less time is spent with our youth in order to keep ahead in the fast paced corporate America. When is the last time you can honestly say you have had a family dinner where ... everyone was present. Employers expect their employees to put their jobs first and families second. Many corporations are decreasing the size of their workforces, and increasing the workloads of their employees. Because of these high demands placed upon employees, families are in ... new policies and regulations that give more rights to both parties. On August 5, 1993, The Family...

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... world and now the majority of its citizens are overwhelmed with fear. Today, living in America does not mean freedom; it means living in a constant worry of safety. Society today worries that their safety has been jeopardized by current world affairs and because of this a feeling of fear has been established. Fear of what ... was more accustomed to blaming earlier acts of terrorism on "poor" influences rather than looking at the real problem. The real problem in America lies within the attitude toward other countries. America has a reputation of self-centeredness and superiority. Many ...

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... them fighting for their freedom, I understand how important the Constitution is to me today, because of how important it was to our history. The constitution is the basis for law in America. It has never steered us away from their dreams, a land of freedom for all. The period of the writing of the Constitution to the end of the Marshall court (from ... function and create rules for their own self gratification and glory. Another function of the Constitution with law in America is to keep balance and checks between leaders and common folk. It forces our leaders to be in common communicat...

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The United States of America is an non-dictatorship country, which allows citizens to have their own opinion and political views.This right we have as American citizens is stated in the U.S. Constitution in the First Amendment, that all American citizens has the right of freedom of speech. With grant ... , hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties. To same it down I support/disagree with all political parties, some their law in my opinion should be a national law. For example Democrats party want to pass a law which the upper class citizens to pay more for ... up dead....

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Local self-rule in colonial America brought ideas of rebellion because people started thinking for themselves and started thinking about what was best for them. At first, wealthy white males were the only people making decisions in communities. People were having decisions being made for them. They were told what to believe in terms of religion and couldn't vote for any laws or decisions made ... were wealthy white men. Africans had no freedom and the economy was dependent upon slavery. With slavery being the main economic factor in the colonies the Africans could have rebelled by themselves ...

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... concern about the events that are happing thousands of miles away. The way America is trying to take control of the situation in the Middle East is wrong. There have been problems in the Middle East since the times of the bible. America can not send troops over to the Middle East and expect to solve ... "Withdraw of American troops from Lebanon now would be disastrous" (Halloran A1). True at the time some form of troops might have been needed in Lebanon, but why does America feel like we have the responsibility to send our troops. The U.S. as well as Lebanon are apart of the United Natio...

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... and error towards the new government, which would on the way alter the attitudes of many Americans. After gaining their independence, the colonists will work towards their unity, improvement, and in the end happiness. The first stepping stone towards their new government became the Articles of Confederation. The problem with these new set of laws was that the alliance was too ... to protect all people of the states together. Along with the bill of rights there was a need for a constitutional conference and a better proportion of representative majority to pass laws. (Doc. F) In 1787 a g...

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... are quite happy with the current form of government and do not see any "conspiracy" in the brewing, the militia groups have a long list of concerns which I will bring to the forefront in an attempt to get a better understanding of the mindset behind the growing militia movement in America. Okay, so what is the militia and where did they come from? The various militia ... groups that are currently operating in America claim to derive their authority from Title 10 Ch.13 s. 311 of the ... United States Code in addition to the 2nd and 10th amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Surprisingly ...

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... 54), and 40% attend church on a regular basis (every week) (Gallup 1).the majority of the American people will tell you that they are more interested in religion today than they were five years ago (Gallup1) America was built on the back of Christianity, and it is constantly demonstrated that the American people simply can not let that history and foundation crumble. Johan ... Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." George Gallup Jr. found, in his report Religion in America, that eight in ten Americans identif...

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... executive order was influenced by propaganda or that politicians and war generals could also have the automatic fear of Japanese Americans thinking about betraying America. A good 62 percent were Japanese Americans who were likely born there. Robert Kashiwagi stated: As far as I'm concerned, I was born here ... was charged with ignoring the executive order tries to appeal the case to the supreme court that the Executive Order is found to be unconstitutional. In December 1944, The final decision was six to three, upholding the constitutionality of the executive order. Writing for the majo...

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... You can rest assured that if our founding fathers saw how carelessly our government has disregarded liberty and justice they would be in no way at all pleased. In my opinion the sheer disregard of individual human rights by our current government is a total ignorance of what our founding fathers ... fought for. The last option to the people of the United States of America is a revolution. But because our people have lost sight of ... miracle this nation's eyes are pried open. The primary objective of the Constitution is to defend liberty. Congress can only create laws that pursue liber...

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... . Jim Crow Laws included the statute set by Plessy v. Ferguson, in 1896, of "separate, but equal" (USSC, "Plessy"). In the Southern states of the United States legal segregation in public facilities was current from the late 19th century into the 1950s. Legal segregation in America established the fact that there was inequality in the system. In the 50s and 60s, Southern black people formed the Civil Rights ... Movement. Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in the 1955 ruling of Brown v. Board of Education. This did not put an end to legal segregation, but it laid a foundation for ... wome...

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... the Second Amendment must consider what it implies, and also think about new technology (134). Gottfried also states that the amendment was generated by a deep distrust in standing armies, and not just for the right of the people (27). Knowing these facts, Americans are wasting their time arguing over issues and should be ... them more. Author Richard Gardiner has his own viewpoint on gun control saying "The erosion of rights must be avoided by recognizing that the keeping of arms in the home must be given special protection [also]," (115). Gun-related issues have been through courts and...

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... people" (Miller 23). This ideology of expansionism and moral obligation overseas was immensely popular among Americans and furthered in it's popularity through media reports of the Filipino's need for protection in their "homes, businesses, and intheir personal or religious liberty" (Miller 25) from Spain. America continued to portray a mindset that they were different from European nations and that they were only coming to ... the Philippines to aid and develop the country instead of conquering and exploiting it. This mindset seemed to continually justify the American invasion. America...

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... support voluntary, student-led prayer and am committed to the First Amendment principles of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity. Whether Mormon, Methodist, or Muslim, students in America should be able to participate in their constitutional free exercise of religion. I believe it is wrong to forcefully expunge any mention of religion, or dilute its impact and importance, when discussing world ... affairs. Religion is a personal, private matter and parents, not public school officials, should decide their children's religious training. We should not have teacher-led prayers in pu...

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... of Representatives and Senate Judiciary Committees urging prompt reviews of the Guidelines. Changes in the Guidelines will allow the FBI to engage in prospective searches in places of worship and the use of private-sector databases to detect criminal activity ... goes against our First Amendment freedoms of political and religious organizations (In Defense of Freedom 1). We must have faith in our Democratic system and our Constitution. As well as, in our ability to protect at the same time both the freedom ... would be to sacrifice freedom, civil rights and civil liberties." (Human Right...

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... their beliefs and religious practices. Even every government meeting was held with a prayer both before and after it. It is almost a certainty that America's founding fathers, with visions of free worship, ever imagined that this society would use its constitution to take God away from everyday lives. As ... the Almighty," said President Eisenhower after signing into law a bill to have "under God" added to the original pledge (www.religioustolerance.org 1). However, in June of 2002, a three judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2 to 1 to declare the Pledge unconstit...

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... large sum. What the U.S. is doing is not paying off these banking companies debt, but assuming the loans as their own. In other words, the government is becoming a part of the bank. In the future, as the economy stabilizes, the government will come out of this with an enormous amount of loans, including interest, that ... that are worrying about the added debt that is being incurred by the U.S. government really shouldn't stress too much. They should be glad that they are stepping in to keep us from going into another depression. Once the economy is back on its feet, the government will...

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... gives Americans many rights. One of those rights is the freedom of speech. A controversy has erupted in the United States because the government is unable to determine the limitations on this right. "In early America, when our forefathers wrote the Constitution, profanity was not accepted" (Shoeder 72). This statement makes ... from imitating the behaviors of these "role models." Profanity has even become entertaining to television viewers, many of which are children. Television's role in our society ! is much more powerful than one may realize. Out of the 190 million viewers that telev...

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... interpret that "establish" means that congress cannot "accept or recognize" (Merriam-Webster on Establish) one particular religion. So let's ask a question about religion in schools. "Can we open class with prayer?" The answer: not according to the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first clause of the 1st amendment. Why ... than our academic progress. Also, I have become more and more of a "patriotic" citizen. I love our government and hold the constitution, and the amendments, in very high regard. I actually carry a copy of it everywhere I go. And just as a side note, one of my hob...

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