1st United States Congress

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    among them — it is shameful that the United States government and many of its people have given way to the two most dangerous of human impulses: money and power. The attitudes and ideologies of U.S. politicians have become largely inconsistent with the policy preferences of their constituents. This is because the upper class has gained a robust foothold over the political actors and have thereby silenced many of the voices of the middle class. If the United States is to prosper, it must invest…

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    September 9, 2001 was the day when the United States faced the greatest terrorist attack in it’s history. Four commercial airplanes were hijacked by members of a terrorist group called Al-Qaeda, two airplanes were crashed into the World Trade Center Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The third airplane crashed into The Pentagon located in Arlington County, Virginia. And the fourth airplane crash landed in a field in rural Pennsylvania because the passengers on board stopped the…

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    Engineering has been asked to complete a feasibility report to let them know which direction thier company should proceed shall this bill for medical marijuana currently in the system receive an approval. Sunshine Engineering shall take into account the 23 states that already recognize the use of medical marijuana and those who will prosecute citizens found using this form of medication. We shall compare the use of marijuana to be either medical or recreational and the different type of…

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    The Gilded Age was a breeding ground for corruption and social injustice. With all the monopolies and corrupted businessmen it made it hard for people to come up in the world. The Government had little power because all the power was with corrupted people. During this time the only people that were really happy were the business men, only because they were making good money. The Gilded age really lead to Progressive reforms because people grew tired of the social, financial, and governmental…

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    Formal Rulemaking

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    It has been widely known that Congress writes very vague statutes in order to keep the political process going, and to keep the balance with in the legislation. Out of this vagueness the Courts have created a framework for both Congress and the agencies to create said policies. This framework is quite extensive and allows for the public to make comments on public policies that will affect them. The non-delegation doctrine basically states that Congress can’t detail every facet and fact of…

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    was able to urge Congress to pass the new voting rights legislation while involving the "motives" of the Civil Rights Movement and its people for extra support throughout his speech. Lyndon B. Johnson 's desire to pass the Voting Act…

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    Essay On Bullying Laws

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    to try preventing these horrific events from reoccurring. Recently, states have taken an agenda to prevent the acts of bullying when it overlaps with harassment (Bullying Statistics). Each state has its own punishment for bullying, though some states are more serious about the issue than others. Some of the American citizens…

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    In “The President’s War Message, December 8, 1941”, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941. He addresses the people of the United States during this unexpected time assuring them their safety and the defeat of Japan. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed the stationed U.S naval fleet consisting of the ships: the USS Arizona, the USS Oklahoma, and the USS Utah, in the Philippines which killed over 2,400 naval and military personnel,…

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    legislature of Massachusetts, her most famous being titled ‘I Tell What I Have Seen.’ (Dix) Dix wrote an act that she presented to the US Congress in 1854. The Bill for the Benefit of the Indigent Insane originally asked that 10,000,000 acres of land be released and used for places of treatment for mentally ill people. (United States) It passed both houses of Congress, but was vetoed by President Franklin Pierce, who stated that it was the state's responsibility to provide for these people.…

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    economical way. Professional associations are most times members of commissions or agencies that regulate the area in which they are professionals in. 12 of the 19 member of the Texas Medical Board must be physicians. Even after they retire from state agencies they will go to work for the organizations they once regulated. The motivations behind these groups is financial again. Big Business and trade contribute to campaigns to gain access to information that is relative to their field or…

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