... voted on within weeks of the Columbine tragedy in both federal and state Houses, a new and even stronger movement of calls for reform swept the nation. Most called for better control, but some called for drastic change in legislation. The large gun manufacturing and retail industry employs hundreds of thousands of blue collar American workers. Their jobs will be directly ... 110,000. Youngstown also had the second highest crime rate per capita in the United States straggling behind Gary, Indiana. In these rough, rusty urban environments small business owners feel that there is no other...

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... obvious that they would control the elite group that is running our whole country? There is no way for us to be heard. Obviously, there are many flaws in the constitution that the Federalists have proposed, and we can not ... risk mistakes in the serious business of forming our government. While the constitution gives power to the Central government, it has no guarantee that our rights will not be violated! What is the Central government's ... limits? The power that is bestowed upon them may lead to our sufferings. When our doings cause a conflict of their interest, they may simply thr...

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... of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Governor of California, much attention and debate has been brought to the forefront of people's minds. Should a person bron in another country be able to move to America and eventually become the "most powerful person in the world"? I strongly believe the answer to this question is no. In the article written by Dan Thomasson, he argues that many ... of the greatest minds in politics have been foreign-born. He believes that our nation is suffering as a whole by not giving these people the chance to run for the presidency. He argues that the constitut...

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... issue of hate speech on university campuses nation wide. The phenomenon of hate speech is at a much larger scale then the reader would realize, but it is not a simple task to eliminate hate speech from the University campus. If the process is not done correctly in might violate the Free Speech act of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Universities that ... are funded by the government don't have the problem of hate speech to the extent that private institutions do. Because of that the author proposes steps that such institution have to take if they want to deal appropriately ...

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... and these countries. Hungarian Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi put it this way at the signing of the agreement: "Liberty manifests itself in the freedom to travel .Equality means equal access to each other's countries as well as not to be considered second-class members of the European Union." Since its inception in 1986, the visa waiver program has allowed visa requirements for ... mixed up in discussions about immigration, which caused some Congress members to shrink away from supporting anything that would allow more foreigners into the country. They wanted to be able to better track who w...

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... is this process that has preserved our Constitution's "purity" and our government's time tested way of enacting and maintaining laws. Obviously believing that frequent ratification of new amendments is a threat to our system, she gives us five reasons why our Constitution works as it exists today. The first reason Sullivan gives for the Constitution's continuing success is its stability. By this ... Constitution was written as a whole document. How things worked together was important. Adding amendments in a "piecemeal" fashion undermines the basic principles set forth. One example give...

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... is his own opinion which does represent the voice of the entire student body and school staff. Mr. Payne's act of making Anthony remove his shirt was believed to be for the better good of the students and the country. If the school or the Principal cared anything for the students or the country, then they would realize that allowing students the ... Americans are free. Mr. Payne thought that by restricting Anthony's freedom of speech, he could help make this country a better place. People must realize that the rights of American citizens to freedom is more important than a piece of fabr...

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... for protection because of the police forces that protect our communities. Burger declares that, "The same First Congress that approved the right to keep and bear arms also limited the national army to 840 men". When there is a limited amount of protection for your citizens, you must leave them the option of defending themselves ... . In today's society, there is protection available everywhere you turn. This alone tells one that it is not necessary to own a gun for survival. Not only do you have the security of your own home with locked doors, you have a public task force ready ... use of...

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... , etc. In which ways we can cope with the murdering cases? And is the justice system is fair? Also, have we ever thought about this may happen to us in our daily life? If so, what will we try to do to defend ourselves? I think the justice system is unfair and unethical. I knew that from this dialogue. If a man kills someone before not relates ... the patient indirectly? In addition, should abortion illegal, or not? Some people say that one cant take away the other's life even though it's only a fetus in its mother's body. The baby has right to survive. They think abortion actually is mur...

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... Our judicial system is not perfect. There are many problems with it and people are constantly complaining about everything from a parking ticket to the death penalty. Many different people can make a mistake during each stage of the judicial system. Some Americans feel that convicted criminals are ... while being imprisoned. They feel that the accused are treated unfairly while being questioned. They believe that many people who confess are basically forced to confess, whether with or without force. Many of the people who hold this view point are either defense attorneys or people who ar...

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... James Earl Jones The Second Amendment of the American Constitution states that every U.S. citizen has the right to own a gun: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed" (Constitution, 160). No matter what situations take place ... the gun and not by the gun alone. The United States ranked number twenty-four in the world in terms of its murder rate. From 1973 to 2009 gun related crimes decreased sixty-five percent, although the United States is a far more violent country than any other ...

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... these are not simple bail outs that are in the hundreds of thousands or even the millions, but are in fact in the billions. In fact the amount to bail out the current crisis of Wall Street is around $700 billion. With this country already in a great deal of debt, the fact that it is ... taking on more, is of great concern. However, what people need to see is that in the short term the federal government is taking on a large debt, but in the long run they could actually be gaining a large sum. What ... more stable economy at a profit. It really isn't a bad idea on the U.S.'s part when you...

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... was McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819. This case upheld the powers of the federal government. It also denied the states the right to tax the bank. This allowed later cases to uphold the expansive powers of the federal government. The other case was Gibbons v. Ogden in 1824, this ruling upheld broad ... this era, there was heated political debate on the issue of slavery. The Dred Scott v. Sanford decision in 1857, this was the first decision to take powers away from the national government. During this era, the Civil War occurred. Dual federalism lasted until the 1930s. After dual federalism ...

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... the lead part in a play dealing with the views of four Jews in a concentration camp. After the auditions, my best friend, Lori, and I were called to the teacher's desk. We both had done an especially good job in our tryouts, but she was having a hard time deciding which of us would get the ... us. She asked us if we could come up with a compromise. We both really wanted the main part in the play, and I didn't want to give up the chance to have it. I also knew that I had played one of the main characters in the Christmas play, and she had played a very small role. ... role in the play. W...

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... a person anymore, you are nothing but a number. Once you are a felon, you are marked for life. When released from prison you are considered a convict and convicts can't find a place to live, work or anything they would want to do to try and return to society as a normal person. Even trying to further his or her education, who would hire a convicted felon that, say murdered someone or ... . Their personal property cannot be confiscated. The Eighth amendment protects inmates from large amounts of bail, fines, and unusual punishments. The Fourteenth amendment enforces that no person be depr...

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... you are eighteen or older is another right we have. This allows us to express our opinion as far as who we want our leaders to be. We are also given the right to privacy. This means that no one has the right to search us or anything we may own without proper legal authority, such as ... 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. Whereas, in other countries if you are accused of a crime, you don't get a fair trial with a ... their salary income, race o...

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... 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 other country. Throughout America's history Americans have fought and died to get, and to protect our freedoms so the least we can ... do is try to maintain them. There are many peaceful ways ... God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!," meaning that peace and life are worthless if we do not h...

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... Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor? In the early 1940's, directly following the Japanese surprise attack on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Americans began to look at Japanese-Americans differently. I wave of racial hatred swept the nation towards these Japanese-Americans. They quickly lost their title as American citizens and ... with the same prejudices that were seen by the Japanese-Americans in the past. At the same time, we must do everything in our power to prevent future terrorist attacks from occurring. It is obvious that these attacks were organized by many people and that...

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... the constitution and one of the fore fathers of the United States of America. Equal right, for all man, was not seen until the 13th amendment. But now it applies to all men, women, and children no matter what color their skin, what race, and what religion. With the bill of rights, everyone in the U.S.A. is protected. The 9th amendment deals ... with the natural rights of everyone. These natural rights include life, liberty, and property. MAIN IDEA A: RIGHTS The first amendment to the constitution stops congress from restricting freedom of religion, speech, and press. It also protects th...

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... many people think. But drugs have become more and more common in recent years, particularly among the younger students in school. In order to prevent drugs in the school, some people suggest that high school teachers should search students for the drugs in the school. But search is ... against unreasonable search, because the Fourth Amendment protects all citizens from unreasonable searches. The fourth Amendment states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no ... Warrants...

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... I do have rights. When I think of the Constitution I think of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch. These branches mean that there will be laws to protect me. The check and balance means that I will be protected from branches having too much power. The Constitution means that there will be presidents, vice ... will have greater power over than the law. It also means that the law won't have too much power. The Constitution gives us the right to privacy. We can't be arrested just because and the police can't search our homes without a warrant. The Constitution is what America's ...

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... and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use." It is our right through the United States Constitution and the West Virginia State Constitution to keep and bear arms. Some people actually believe if we would make all guns illegal that criminal activities would almost be eliminated, but ... by 3%. Just imagine a female such as yourself, your wife, daughter or even a close friend being sexually assaulted by a criminal and she is able to get away because she fired a warning shot from her hand gun that scared the criminal away. Nearly 200,000 women defend themselves with fire arms a...

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... court system in England was established over many years. Initially the local government enforced the laws and enacted punishment. However, as people found this to be unfair in a number of circumstances a court system was set up. The problem was that there were many court systems for different jurisdictions ... reconciled or dispensed with. Eventually the common law, a loose collection of laws, became solidified into a written set of rules and laws to be enforced and judged upon by the Common Law court. Colonial Rights and Liberties Colonial rights and liberties began as an extension of E...

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... guns kept away from criminals and people with mental problems, but it is a little ironic that they are the same that want the government to stand aside while Sadaam sits on chemical and biological weapons. These are the same that voted against the resolution authorizing the use of force against ... Sadaam, a criminal with mental problems. Gun control will only affect those that obey the law, not criminals. According to data published by the NRA, states with waiting periods have seen increases in homicides. Criminals that cannot pass the required waiting periods or an ... until the Secon...

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... between settlers and Native Americans. This was especially a problem in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The lack of military forces did not only affect the new nation domestically, but also led to U.S. merchant ships being taken over while out in the Mediterranean. Another problem that arose was the rebellious attitude from the Continental Army. Officers in the army began demanding back pay ... the slaves should not count towards the population since they would not be paying the income tax. The northern states argued that they should be counted. The eventual compromise was to count ...

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