Vague trigger terms in law such as "in extraordinary circumstances" or "in issues of national security" have become almost commonplace, rationalizations for everything from warrantless wiretapping to the confiscation of property. Every other month it seems Congress is trying to pass a law tha appears, to a questionable majority of people, to be unconstitutional. Yet these laws pass all the time and the reason for this is stated above, apart from soundbites the media does not report real issues anymore, it reports hot button issues and celebrity gossip. ... "Personal Fr...

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The Reform Act of 1832 doubled the number of voters in Great Britain, gave industrial cities representation in Parliament for the first time, and gave the middle-class men who owned a certain amount of property the right to vote. ... Sadler's reports caused the parliament to pass the Factory Act of 1833-1839. ... At the end of the 1800s many reforms in the original People's Charter had been passed in Parliament. ... While Gladstone & Disraeli were trying to extend voting rights for men, some members in the Parliament were also pushing for women's right to vote but still they c...

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Women were not allowed the right to vote, many don't go to college, face much discrimination, and there were barely any property rights for women. ... The group passed the Declaration of Sentiments, a list of grievances and demands modeled on the Declaration of Independence that called on women to organize and petition for their rights. A controversial demand for the right to vote passed by a narrow margin....

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In modern democracy there is a separation of powers: Executive, where policies are discussed in the cabinet, Legislative, where legislations are passed and Judiciary, which includes the law courts and the legal system. ... As a citizens in modern democracy we have the freedom of lifestyle, press, speech, association, movement, and right to live, to own property, to be protected. ... Instead of the Parliament they had the assembly, but still they passed laws which were expected to be obeyed just as today. ...

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James Madison said, "Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention have ever been bound incompatible with personal security of the rights of property" no doubt he had little faith in democracy. ... Several amendments have since been passed to make our society a much more democratic one. ...

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As long as men hold different opinions, have different amounts of wealth, and own different amount of property, they will continue to fraternize with people who are most similar to them. ... Madison's views on faction are still relevant and exercised frequently even after 200 years have passed. ...

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World war one caused destruction to human life and property on such a scale that never had been witnessed before. ... The Fascists emerged as a bulwark to communism and in Italy Mussolini's Blackshirts broke up Communist strikes and in1933 Hitler used the threat of communism to pass his Enabling act. ... He used mass hysteria and propaganda to gain him support and once in power he used intimidation to pass the Enabling Act, which gave him totalitarian control. ...

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Often argued as being property, slaves received little benefits in our new country. ... (Zinn, 1995) Under the innocent surface one finds that our government could easily pass ridiculous taxes just as the British did. ...

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Athenian women were first owned by their fathers, until they were passed on to their husbands. ... Women could participate in sports, own/oversee property, and become educated in reading and writing. ...

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