... to three, upholding the constitutionality of the executive order. Writing for the majority, Justice Hugo L. Black said, "All legal restrictions which curtail the civil rights of a single racial group are immediately suspect. [But Korematsu] was not excluded from the Military Area because of hostility to him or ... his race.... He was excluded because we are at war with the Japanese Empire, because the properly constituted military authorities feared an invasion of the West Coast." ("Frank T. Korematsu"). Although ... was needed to help us win the war, this was even deemed to be very un...

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... country even though compromise may not always be powerful enough to make a distinct change. Without the pursuit of compromise during war, neither side will be victorious, for both sides of any war had weaknesses and needs. From the American Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, the ability for our country's founders and even its first generations to compromise (and perhaps even their ability to not ... Carolina to enforce the tariff of 1828. Stepping in, negotiator Henry Clay proposed a tariff to lower duties over a ten year period, which temporarily appeased the states and postponed an ...

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... supposed to gain the right to elect their own chief executive, the leader of Hong Kong. Last month, however, the Chinese government announced that all candidates would need to be pre-approved by a committee friendly to the Chinese Communist Party. What this means is that the people of Hong Kong want the current chief executive to resign, and they want free ... or die trying. Any one of those Americans has a say in the country and can do something about any problem they have in the country. For example, the African-American Civil Rights Movement, led by black Americans, to end racial...

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... stated, President Obama's Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional because it is forcing Americans to buy health insurance and not doing so will result in a civil penalty. "The mandate is unprecedented and exceeds Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce. If it is allowed to stand, Congress will be able ... domestic social issues comes the argument of American foreign policy. At the end of the Bush administration much of America was tired of the war. One of Obama's initial promises was to pull all or majority of our troops out of foreign soil and bring them back home. ... the pre...

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... Charles Evans Hughes. Hughes brought out most of his progressive philosophies while working as a lawyer and Governor in New York State. He also helped the American Government progress following World War I as the Secretary of State during Warren Harding and President Coolidge's presidencies. "He was a superb communicator, an elegant writer. A happy blend of conservatism and liberalism, he ... embraced a protective approach vis-a-vis both economic-proprietarian rights and civil rights and liberties. Thus, he could say no to many pre-1937 attempts by the federal government to broaden the ...

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