... nineteen as a minimum drinking age is a much more realistic goal. The theory is that by nineteen most people have completed or are at least out of high school and are out functioning in a world much older than that of their days in school. They are expected to be more mature, and to ... and is always asked by students why the federal government sets the legal drinking age at 21. Klug who agrees with young adults, and is in favor of lowering the drinking age to 18 has recently introduced "The States Rights Act of 1996", which would end Washington's financial coercion to adopt a national...

• Word Count: 1887
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... world permits the privilege of personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last century, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines which includes the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and its' amendments, to thoroughly protect our rights as US citizens. Though we know this country was founded on the principles of representing its' citizens, ... and the idea of a nation for the people, by the people; it's obvious that most Americans ... aspects, and illegitimate in others. Because voting is class-biased, it may...

• Word Count: 1451
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