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    Cristero Rebellion Essay

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    clergy to submit to the Mexican Constitution or there would be dire consequences. This conversation would take place a day before the suspension of religion services. On July 31, 1926 the continuing enforcing of the Constitution by the President was the breaking point for the already turbulent relationship between the Mexican clergy and the Government. This conflict became known as the Cristero Rebellion and two…

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    south to continue living on Mexican territory as Mexican citizens (Bedolla 17). This was a unique case compared to other Latino populations coming to the United States. Since their home country moved with them in a sense, Mexican-Americans had the ability to communicate with their home country at almost as much as they did before the treaty. This was a value to them obviously since the culture was not dramatically changed. The population did not have to recreate Mexican life in the United States…

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    The Raza Unida Party

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    and unlawfully ousting Chicanos and inhabitant Mexicans to Mexico. That decades old foul play has offered ascend to activities and associations to uncover these practices and refusal to utilize monstrous assets to bolster the Chicano development. The Raza Unida Party was set up on January 17, 1970, at a meeting of 300 Mexican Americans at Campestre Hall in Crystal City, Texas. Jose Angel Gutiérrez and Mario Compean, who had discovered Mayo (the Mexican American Youth Organization)…

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    Many historians believe that the Mexican Revolution was the first great revolution of the twentieth century. Beginning in 1910 and ending in the 1920’s, the Revolution was a result of several economic, social, and political conflicts. However, during the course of the Revolution, many more conflicts arose. With numerous transitions of presidents and political powers and a civil war, the impact on the average Mexican citizen can be argued. Nevertheless, despite the abundance of conflicts caused…

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    “Election campaigns for public office are expensive. Candidates need funding for support staff, advertising, traveling, and public appearances. Unless they are independently wealthy, most must finance their campaigns with contributions from individuals and from businesses and other organizations (legal).” In 1974, most of these campaigns were funded by individual corporations or small groups of wealthy donors. In 1972, insurance executive W. Clement Stone contributed approximately $2.8 million…

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    There is no doubt that there exist institutional and individual bias in promotion board process.” In order to have an increase in blacks as general officers, would be to (1) make the promotion board more transparent, allowing the members to understand the promotion criteria in which the board members base their selection on. (2) remove any indication of the officers assign branch/job and (3)…

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    The Four Political Parties

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    The 2016 election has been one of the most discussed events in American history. Both parties began preparation for the presidential election, about two years before the actual election. Before the final primary election there were four leading candidates, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz for the Republican Party and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Party. These four candidates were very different than any of the candidates of previous elections. Bernie Sanders, who was running…

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    significant impact on the public’s views and way of thinking. Currently, we as a nation are trying to figure out which candidate in the presidential election would fit best in office. The media is the primary means through which public opinion is shaped and at times manipulated. Just as Donald Trump, the Republican Party candidate who is leading in the election, mainly because of the media coverage he receives. Every move Donald Trump makes, every word he says is taken and analyzed not only by…

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    Being president of the United States is a very public job and effects many different people. Becoming president is a very difficult task, and there is no such thing as the perfect candidate. The presidency is a very prestigious role in this great nation. Having such a public role in government can be a good thing, but it can be very dangerous. There are many factors that shape the perceptions of the presidency like each candidate’s views on trivial topics, a candidate’s economic plan, and a…

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    Introduction “More delicate than the historians’ are the map-makers’ colors (Bishop 1).” Gerrymandering is when a district’s boundaries are redrawn to benefit particular political parties’ agendas (Ingraham 1). Gerrymandering promotes the statistical concept of Simpson’s paradox. Simpson’s paradox describes the phenomenon of having a higher percentage of votes; however not having more votes numerically (Simpson’s 1). Gerrymandering is similar because it also gives the possibility of winning the…

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