... a larger group came. Civil rights organizations began to spread word to other campuses. Within two weeks students in eleven cities held sit-ins. Many northern students who heard of the movement decided to help by picketing the local branches of chain stores that were segregated. The basic idea of a sit-in was for students to ask to be served at a lunch counter. If ... 6 abolished discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in any program or facility receiving federal assistance. Title 7 prohibited discrimination in the hiring, promoting, firing, and classification of employee...

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... to that point (Brinkley 241)."" The development of new railroads and canals was stopped because of the lack of funds, and essentially halted some very important industrial development. Finally, though, the Whigs were able to win the election of 1840, which ended with a two new presidents over the course of a one moth period. After William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia shortly after taking office, John Tyler, ... Brinkley244)."" This new political alignment led to a divergent Southern development with slavery at the heart of it. Because of the new boom in immigration to the United Stat...

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... , they did not act as a purchasing base so no local markets like the North and West, were developed in the South. Two important political effects of the population boom were the federal government's policy on Indian removal and a reapportioning of seats in the House of Representatives to reflect the growing population in individual states. Because people were moving into the western region ... this was a good thing for the South. Without any local markets, cities could not develop. If cities had been able to develop, the area they occupied would have taken away from the growth of the cott...

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... about things a 12 shouldn't have to deal with. A friend of mine had been shot in the head and killed by another friend of mine. People die everyday, but it shouldn't be like this. Two friends messing around with one of the boys fathers gun, ending in early and abrupt death for one, and a long life of regret and horror for the other. Should we sacrifice ... devises that make it impossible to fire by an unauthorized person, and a feature that showed whether the gun was loaded or not. These changes prompted cities and states to drop Smith and Wesson from the list of lawsuits they had filed...

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... human consumption, water affected by such contamination must be filtered and treated chemically prior to entering a city's distribution system. Cities are linked to larger ecosystems, and therefore have a responsibility to them. For example the relationship of cities to the hydrological cycle, cities withdraw water from a water source and treat the water to make it potable. As the water is used the water ... in a way that reaches goals and contributes to development. The federal Water Policy consists of an overall objective, two goals, and five strategies. The objective of the policy is...

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... and small privately endowed colleges; religious colleges and universities; and community and junior colleges that offer part-time and two-year degree programs. This complex and diverse range of schools has made American higher education the envy of other countries and one of the nation's greatest assets in creating and maintaining a technologically advanced society. When more people began to attend college, ... government began to focus on providing equal educational opportunities for all Americans. Beginning with the GI Bill, which financed educational programs for veterans, and later i...

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... they were before the movement. Before the civil rights movement, almost every black was very poor and they weren't able to get good jobs because of their skin color. There was no middle class for blacks, just a lower class. They didn't have equal opportunity. An economic failure ... obtain much more money than before the movement and not all blacks are in the cycle of poverty. For example, there is now a middle class of blacks which is a huge success because it shows that blacks are able to achieve the same things as whites, it sets a goal for poorer blacks and ... made by the Federal G...

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... well-researched book, Lott (1998) pointed out the connection between guns and crime with actual tests, research and surveys. Examining crime rates in cities and states with strict and liberal gun laws Lott found that crime rates in cities and states with liberal gun laws are very much lower than states with stricter gun control laws, especially in states that allow citizens ... training. In all thirty-one states, the murder and rape rates declined. (Elder, 2000, p.272) In America, the bad guys know that the occupant of a house or a car may have a gun. The National Institute of Justice s...

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"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood." -- Martin Luther King Jr., 1963 By 1960 government had become an increasingly powerful force in people's lives. During the 1930s, The White House had initiated legislation and worked closely ... , was at 43 the youngest man ever to win the presidency. On television, in a series of debates with opponent Richard Nixon, he appeared able, articulate and energetic. In the campaign, he spoke of moving aggressively into th...

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... . He then used those opinions to support his argument that the education of some children is also the miseducation of others and still, they both come with a price. On his long pilgrimage throughout the cities of America, Kozol found many stench filled buildings with malfunctioning equipment where the ... teachers have to provide the students in their classes with paper and pencil in order for them to be able to complete simple classroom assignments. Then he flips ... Chicago, with the bright images of schools such as New Trier High School. The school resides on twenty-seven suburban acr...

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... provides an opportunity for greater voter participation in government. Local governments became important in the early days of America because they provided an alternative to a statewide bureaucracy running everyday administrative duties. Since 1875, many states have permitted cities of a certain size to frame and adopt local charters. Cities were given the power to make their own laws (ordinances), regulate public transportation services, and to ... apportions money for state governments with the condition that the money be spent for a particular purpose as defined by Congress. For the...

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... including cocaine and heroin. To get more evidence, the executive office ordered multiple studies be done in order to determine if marijuana had any medical value. The decision of the Clinton Administration came two months after a government-sponsored study concluded that "the active ingredients in marijuana, called cannabinoids, appeared useful for treating pain, nausea, and severe weight loss in AIDS patients ... . Many of those who oppose this say that long-term smoking can add to respiratory problems. They want to find a system in which the cannabinoids can be separated ... Related ...

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... to as tribes or nations. These distinct nations and tribes, developed distinct cultures, languages and attributes, most likely depending on what part of the continent they settled on. Nations and tribes that settled in the plains developed a horse riding culture, while the nations and tribes ... that settled in the North East and Southeast developed fishing cultures. Tribes and nations that settled in the cold regions of the Northwest Canada and Subarctic locations, developed ice and cold cultures such as ice fishing, and seal farming. As time went on, ... country understand it as the u...

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... for these offenders. Building more prison leads to more of the taxpayers money being spent instead of looking for a solution. Not only are Americans upset judges are faced with not being able to sentence these criminals to what they deserve, because of the all ready overcrowded prisons. As we search for ... recidivism rate. They are sentenced to restitution, community service and counseling. Also provided with job training skills while attending drug treatment programs with stipulations of a re-arrest equals a full term in prison. Do violent criminals deserve a chance for rehabilitation?...

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... abide by the same laws. Within months, Executive Order 11246 was implemented prohibiting discrimination for federal employment from race, creed, religion or national origin. Two years later the order was amended to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex as well as the other laws already mentioned. For more than 20 years, the most comprehensive statutes on civil rights ever enacted in ... or labor force for many hears now and policies under EEOC make stipulations to the diverse hiring process. There is further argument that de-industrialization has impoverished inner cities and has ...

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... Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., the Court upheld the Wagner Act (a New Deal measure) and allowed Congress to regulate labor relations in a large steel manufacturing plant. The New Deal era was able to fundamentally change the U.S. Supreme Court's Commerce Clause jurisprudence by expanding congressional power. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. laid the groundwork for the "substantial effects" principle to govern federal ... during the Cold War era (Hall, 173). For nearly forty years, the Court refused to strike down an act of Congress on the basis of its commerce power because the legisl...

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... are the elderly, many are children, some are disabled vets, some are illegal immigrants, and many of the homeless hold down full-time jobs. (Blau, 21-30) They are found not only in cities, but in small towns, rural areas, and affluent suburbs. (Kroloff, 1993). Some even make up ... enacted any permanent solutions to homelessness. Our local, state or federal governments have not addressed the so desperately needed solutions for the fundamental cause of homelessness: 1) providing subsidies to make existing housing affordable, creating additional affordable housing through rehabilitation, a...

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... being judged a person of not consequence enough for a severer punishment, was ordered to be stripped naked, well coated with tar and feathers and carried in a wagon publicly around the town. As soon as he earnestly begged pardon and promised to atone, as far as he was able, he was released ... to return to his house in less than half an hour.1 Public humiliation and shaming were used often and usually the more severe punishment was whipping. But a second motive of incarceration was to remove the offender from society ... massive increase in law enforcement that started in the 1980's was ...

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... upcoming elections, instead of other more reasonable issues. The debate on Homeland Security must trudge thru the mud of politics and the toil will drag on indefinitely. When will this bill be passed? The two parties are in political deadlock in the passing of this bill. Most of the debate and the disagreement is whether or not the president should be able o exercise his national security ... authority in light of a conflict between a collective bargaining matter and a national security interest (Tom Ridge ). The Democrats and Republicans ... , which spent $55 billion a year on security...

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... privilege and not a right(Wests 310). The term "social welfare" came into affect shortly after 1900 to replace the older phrase "Charity and Correction". In the nineteenth century, people thought of this charity as an organized benefit for the "dependent, defective, and delinquent classes"(Leiby 1978, 10). "Dependent" meant those people who had an insufficient income and no family members who ... attitudes toward welfare recipients are the single most important factor shaping White attitudes toward the welfare state(Elim 1991, 1). Two changes are probably responsible for this misconceptio...

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... , this a major disadvantage and often makes the idea unattractive to small business owners. Since the government plays a major role in the operation of a business, the two must learn to coexist. The main role of government has traditionally been to protect the rights of the country's citizens. They follow this role by providing for the people police protection, a judicial system and a national defense system. The ... . Taxation is done in order to provide public service and promote the general well being for the people. The most important source of revenue for the federal government is a ...

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