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    Introduction Racial minorities are usually the face of the poor in the United States. Government assisted programs, such as food stamps and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are usually associated with the mental image of a Black or Hispanic overweight woman. The media usually represents those who are poor and on welfare as Black or some other non-White minority. But the majority of those on welfare are white (Delaney & Scheller, 2015). As a country where being white can usually help you land…

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    Court’s reasoning and explain why it undermined federalism, separation of powers, and democratic governance. In addition, the authors also explain why these decisions compromised the relationship between the Court and coordinate branches, the federal government and the states, and citizens and their elected representatives. In a separate chapter that authors explain why some heavily-criticized decisions in the Court’s recent history, such as Bush v. Gore and National Federation of Independent…

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    different ways in which a state can choose to govern its citizens. The two types of government that are frequently analyzed and structurally oppose one another are authoritarian versus democratic regimes. The main difference between a democracy and an authoritarian regime is that a democracy is comprised of a government that reflects the wants of its citizens. On the other hand an authoritarian regime consists of a government that has unwavering control over its population. There is an ongoing…

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    Student ID Number:91403392 'Explain how Natural Law is important for understanding rights' As a nation, we take the rights and freedoms we hold for granted. Daily, we make decisions without interference from the government or the monarchy. In contrast, our ancestors didn’t enjoy the freedoms and rights that we enjoy today and lived their lives under dictatorship and tyranny. However, through The Age Of Enlightenment, philosophers such as John Locke, began to question the suppressing treatment…

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    Abbott's Flatlands

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    An important theme of the story Flatlands is the idea that people are unable to accept the truth or change their perspective, and as a result, they do anything possible to reject it. Also, the people of Flatland believe that women and irregular figures should be treated disrespectfully. However, I felt that Abbott simply wanted the readers to find that to be absurd, but then realize that their reality isn’t a whole lot different than that. In other words, he wanted people to find that Flatland…

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    1. What do Americans think about their government? Ever since politics was established, Americans have been unwilling to allocate too much control to the government. Most Americans were (and are still) hesitant to give ultimate authority to a central government, fearing the possibility of an oligarchic government. However, over the course of history, Americans have turned to the government for help in times of need or during a state of panic. For example, during the 1933 Great Depression…

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    American culture can be defined by many things, but Americans would most likely agree that it is a culture of inherently limited government in its political structure, it is a culture that believes in limited liability in terms of foreign policy and entering wars, it can be swayed by nationalism, and has for the majority of its existence believed that there is something exceptional that sets it apart from all other cultures in the world. This paper will consider the weaknesses and strengths of…

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    long he has been in this room, but what he did know was that he was very hungry. Before he was brought to this bright cell he was put in an ordinary prison or temporary lock-up. Winston described this place as dark smelly and full of people. The majority of the people were common criminals and there were also a few political prisoners like Winston. Winston also said that the common criminal were treated with a little more respect whereas the political prisoners were being tortured and less…

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    lost and many governments toppled. Now there are only five remaining. These five governments came to an agreement that instead of going to war with each other for control, each person at the age of 13 may pick what government they would like to live under for the rest of their lives. You have lived in the neutral zone all your life, learning the benefits and draw backs of each civilization. Now it is time for you to pick where you’ll spend the rest of your life. The Green Government is based…

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    positives and negatives. One approach to making choices is maximizing the positives. Governments also make choices every day. People are often quick to blame the government for making bad choices. However, a responsible citizen must be cognizant of the fact that choices are complex and not easy.The source is a quote that supports government involvement in the lives of citizens to “provide support” because if the government didn’t, these individuals would be denied the opportunity to improve…

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