... of the Bush Administration officials. The controversial idea may be closer to reality than ever. Under Ellison's plan, the government would create a National I.D. card, the card would contain basic information of the holder, including SS#, and would be linked to a Federal database, containing detailed personal data, including digital records of the persons thumbprint, palm print, and face or eye features. ... Passengers would show their cards and have their thumbs scanned by a digital reader to verify Government Security 4 identity in order to board a plane. The cards will also be ... e...

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... issues that have been discussed before, the Democrat party has delivered many points that has closely reflected the way I wanted to personally see the government control our country. Both Democratic and Republican parties have an immense influence over America's political spectrum, however they both differ greatly in their philosophies ... that "Abortion is an intensely personal decision between a woman and her family..."(1) and that "...there is no place for politicians or government to get in the way."(1) This is all based on the individual's decision to do what they have to do in that ...

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... reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and to minimize the damage and recover from attacks that may occur. The Department of Homeland Security would mobilize and focus the resource of the Federal Government, State and local governments, the private sector, and the American people to accomplish its mission (Bush). The Department of Homeland Security will set up a comprehensive national strategy to help fight ... Marjory Whip Tom DeLay (D-Tex.), (Dewar)."" The amounts needed for the creation of this Department is rather large, so spending bills are being debated constantly between S...

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In wake of the September 11 tragedy, the federal government has found the need for legislation enabling the expansion of current police powers. Congress has just passed a new law enabling ... has not been deported or charged with a crime, he must be released. However, if deportation is not possible in the foreseeable future the government may hold the individual for up to six months providing that releasing him would threaten national security. The provision above states that an alien can be ... instructs the Department of Justice to appoint an individual to review all allegations of abuse o...

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... addition, even those individuals whose cases are eventually over turned, have already wasted a number of years in prison cell. According to a government study, "in 1992 only five percent of those sentenced under these [mandatory minimum] statues were leaders of a drug operation" (Perse 51). A survey ... the prosecutor (Schlosser 86). Even if the accused cooperates with the state, he or she may still receive a mandatory sentence. Until recently, Federal and state judges have had no authority in deciding prison sentences when mandatory minimums are imposed. As stated by Schlosser" Crime bil...

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... Great Depression. New executive agencies were created to deal with many aspects of American life. The number of civilians employed by the federal government rose from 1 million to 3.8 million during World War II, then stabilized at 2.5 million throughout the 1950s. Federal expenditures, which had stood at $3.1 thousand-million in 1929, increased to $75 thousand-million in 1953 and passed $150 ... role, even as they disagreed about how far that expansion should continue. Democrats wanted the government to use its power to ensure growth and stability. They wanted to extend federal benefit...

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... and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence, gun control is a frequently discussed controversial topic in American politics. Although the Second Amendment prevents the federal government from completely banning guns in America, limited restrictions are allowed on the distribution and possession of firearms. Certain groups of people such as criminals, the mentally unstable, and soldiers dishonorably ... oppressor, Native Americans, or wild animals. We live in arguably one of the safest environments there is, with a well-funded police force and military to neutr...

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... debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. Facing a crisis, the federal government vainly attempted to achieve a balance between the regions. The Compromise of 1850 infuriated the South, as it greatly tipped the scales in favor of the North. Four years later, the ... forced Douglas to publicly state his views on the authority of popular sovereignty over that of the Supreme Court. Douglas admitted that if the public opinion did not support the...

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... and freemen, ventured to the northern states. After the American Civil War ended in 1865, the United States entered into a period called Reconstruction. Reconstruction was a time in which the federal government prescribed methods, laws and a means for the southern states to reenter the union and install a free labor system. Doing such turned out to much more difficult then predicted. The ... all blacks to be recognized as equals with every aspect of life. These vastly different ideas and opinions created much turbulence throughout all the branches of the federal government. During the fo...

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... debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. Facing a crisis, the federal government vainly attempted to achieve a balance between the regions. The Compromise of 1850 infuriated the South, as it greatly tipped the scales in favor of the North. Four years later, the ... forced Douglas to publicly state his views on the authority of popular sovereignty over that of the Supreme Court. Douglas admitted that if the public opinion did not support the...

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... on civil rights. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order (EO) 10925. This EO was significant, as it introduced the term "Affirmative Action" to America. The order instructed federal government contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are treated equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (Kennedy, EO 10925, 1961). The Kennedy EO ... Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). As a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act, Johnson issued EO 11246, which required expansion of job opportunities for minorities in government con...

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... debated over issues concerning the acquisition of territories and the expansion of slavery into such territories. Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. Facing a crisis, the federal government vainly attempted to achieve a balance between the regions. The Compromise of 1850 infuriated the South, as it greatly tipped the scales in favor of the North. Four years later, the ... forced Douglas to publicly state his views on the authority of popular sovereignty over that of the Supreme Court. Douglas admitted that if the public opinion did not support the...

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... president's first role is as chief executive, the head of the executive branch and most of its workers. He is responsible for the ethics, loyalty, efficiency, and responsiveness of the federal government and its employees. The evolution of the chief executive's primary role provides a useful example of how the presidential power has developed through the years. At the outset, the Constitution granted ... appointees. Finally, legislation granted him the power to reorganize agencies and to prepare the budgets. In the role of chief of state, the president acts as a ceremonial head of the fed...

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... hard to measure poverty in America .How do they get together and figure out the statistical measurements? The Federal poverty income guidelines from 1991 explain how they prepare family estimates in this country: Federal Poverty income guidelines are a simplified version of the federal government's statistical poverty thresholds used by the bureau of the census to prepare its estimates of the numbers of persons ... and families in poverty (1991 Federal Poverty 1). It is very hard to know how many people are in poverty. ... programs that all have information that I have couldn't explai...

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... due to their ability to more easily conceal them (Encarta, "Prohibition"). Drug smugglers tend to carry and sell hard drugs in extremely potent form (i.e. cocaine) for the same reason. The federal government also controls the amount of nicotine and other additives in cigarette and cigar manufacturing, in an effort to lessen their risk to public health. The same tactic could be used ... harmful to the American public. Graham Boyd, an attorney representing a group of plaintiffs including eleven prominent cancer and AIDS physicians in San Francisco presented to a federal judge on Friday, Apr...

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... many measures were undertaken to relieve the direct impacts of droughts and to reduce the region's vulnerability to the dry conditions. The federal government initiated many of these measures, a relatively new practice. Before the 1930s drought, federal aid had generally been withheld in emergency situations in favor of individual and self-reliant approaches. This began to change with the ... cash, and livestock feed and transport to maintain the basic functioning of livelihoods and farms/ranches. * Establishing health care facilities and supplies to meet emergency medical needs. * Esta...

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... extinguish discrimination due to race, religion or national origin. Since that law came into existence, many changes have taken place to provide a broader scope of protection for what the government calls protected class members. The laws" intent was to afford underprivileged minority groups" equal opportunities for employment that were available to the white male. Although advantageous, the results ... Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925, which established the Presidents Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity (Stephen Cahn). The mission or tasking of this committee was to end discri...

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... The funds for this program come from Health and Human Services, which provides the funds to local grantees which comply with strict federal performance standards. The government has compiled many studies on child care and its effects on families. In 1996, they passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ... as Economic Development). Another point is that children who attend day cares and pre-school and receive education could be very beneficial to the government as a whole. A study compiled by Perry called the Perry Pre-school study shows that for every dollar invested in e...

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... that lead to the Privacy Act of 1974. To ensure that citizens were supplied with the information they requested from government agencies, the Privacy Act "set a limit on the time a federal agency had to respond to a request for files" (Hoobler 51). This was a crucial step in assuring ... that Americans were given the opportunity to know exactly what records government agencies had about them. Hobbler points o! ut that government agencies are still allowed to blank ... through tax returns and census statistics (Fulda 79). Although some of this information may be necessary in calculating ...

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... resources as were available in the 1930's? Was it a result of the New Deal that redirected the focus of Americans back to the federal government, instead of self-preservation, expecting it to support the nation's welfare? With the affluence of the roaring '20's, and then the post ... training programs for them. The WPA also employed a wide range of talents in the Federal Theatre Project, Federal Art Project, and the Federal Writers' Project. Never before or since has our government so extensively sponsored the arts. Much of what they created has survived through the efforts of ... with...

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... , and users of illegal drugs" (Guncite 1). In 1972, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms was created to control the illegal use and sale of firearms and to enforce the federal firearm laws (US Gov. Info 1). In 1977, Washington D.C. became the first state to enact gun registration laws. After the handguns laws had been enacted, all rifles and shotguns were required ... at the expense of individual rights (Halbrook 109). Gun control laws are not effective for public safety. At best, they display what the state government compromised their power to the federal government, which has ...

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... police brutality. They were postulating a program of public works to provide jobs for the unemployed people of the United States. They demanded a federal law banning racial discrimination in the higher of workers either in public or private sectors of business. They were also marching for a two dollar ... an hour minimum wage and self government in D.C. where they made up fifty-seven percent of the population.3 The March came about when President Kennedy proposed a new civil rights bill ... suits to force desegregation, but did not authorize busing to allow desegregation based on residen...

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... written also into this civil service reform. The Civil Service Commission, responsible for administering the Hatch act, interpreted Section 9A, which prohibited federal employees from being members of a party that advocated "the overthrow of our constitutional form of government," to preclude federal employment of members of "the Communist Party, the German Bund, or any other Communist, Nazi or Fascist organization." On December 7,1941 ... . Consequently Lockefield Gardens in Indianapolis, the first public housing project in the state, was a source of Black pride. President Roosevelt iss...

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... W. Bush said on national television "this crusade, this war on terrorism." to rouse the religious feelings of the voter public. According to the government census, 52.7% of America is Christian. That is a very large percentage when you take into consideration all of the other religions that exist. ... Who knows for sure why all our presidents have been Christian but it cannot be a coincidence. This leads to believe we have a very corrupt government. That an underlying threat of a Christian church influence could one day take over our great nation. For many believe of a nation which regard...

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... and there is no direct evidence that marijuana causes cancer in humans." Because of the highly positive results received from cannabis research, the government should come up with a legalization plan that benefits all, and the rest will fall into place practically on its own. Many of ... ruled that marijuana is not dangerous, and yet, the U.S. government won't legalize it. Judge Whitman Knapp said that: "After twenty years on the bench, I have concluded that federal drug laws are a disaster. It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." The first and most basic reason that ...

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