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whether gay couples have the right to marry. Americans ' views on gay marriage has shifted greatly over the past two decades. In 1996, a Gallup poll showed only 27 percent of Americans supported Gay marriage, with 68 percent opposing it. In 2015, however, a Washington Post poll found that 61 percent of Americans supported gay marriage and 35 percent opposed it. Polls have also shown that younger Americans tend to be more supportive of same-sex marriage…

due to the musical nature of the movie, but that will not be an issue for you because Mary Poppins is indeed a musical as well. According to a poll on IMDb.com, where users were asked to choose between Mary Poppins and The Sound of music, 51% users choose Mary Poppins and 49% of users choose The Sound of Music (Poll 1). With only a 2 % difference, this poll shows that there is equal love for both movies. The similarities between Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music doesn’t stop at witty humor,…

Sinatra beat Crosby, his inspiration, in a poll for Top Band Vocalist. After creating four solo pieces, on January of 1942, he was ready to leave Dorsey’s band. Dorsey and Sinatra were very close friends. Dorsey was even the godfather of Frank Sinatra’s daughter. Sadly, the friendship ended when…

There were two different parties in politics in the early days of America; the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists believed in “loose constriction” of the Constitution, were against slavery, wanted a strong national government, and were allied with Great Britain. The Republicans believed in “strict constriction” of the Constitution, thought slavery was essential to the country, favored state government over national government, and were allied with France. They had…

against the Freedmen established Black Codes to prevent Freedmen from voting. These black codes consisted of literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clause. These tests were designed to take away Freedmen’s rights. Since Freedmen were granted education after the war, knowledge was very scarce for them which contributed to the failure to pass the tests to vote. The poll taxes were considerably difficult for Freedmen due to the requirement of employment. These codes are examples of…

The period of time after the Civil War needed to rebuild the South is known as Reconstruction. During this time, African Americans went through a lot of changes. This was a period of Segregation. Segregation is the separation of whites and blacks in both public and private places. Jim Crow laws were introduced during this time. These laws discriminated against African Americans. The lifestyle of African Americans was changed economically, socially, and politically because of them.…

five candidates. The presidential debates help Americans understand where candidates lie on subjects that affect their personal lives and the country, aiding citizens to vote accordingly. CNN reported 15.3 million people watched the debate, and polls conducted through and after the debate revealed people believed Clinton and Sanders performed the strongest throughout the night. Both candidates spoke on topics addressing minimum wage, education, equality, gun control, foreign policy and even…

fair treatment of all groups, including women, LGBT, blacks, and middle/low class families. After reviewing the statistics from exit polls conducted by the New York Times from the 2016 United States Presidential Election, it seems that sex, race, age, and party affiliation all played a role in decisions of who to vote for in the election. For example, in this exit poll 41% of men, 54% of women, 37% of Caucasians, 88% of blacks, 89% of democrats, and 7% of Republicans voters voted for Hillary…

helping push the country to a new era, it would seem that his lessons have been forgotten by many in recent years. Polls of Americans, both white and black, have shown that favorable views of racial relations have been falling since 2013. This change coincides with the acquittal of George Zimmerman and the subsequent formation of the Black Lives Matter movement. According to Gallup polls, 2015 marked the lowest point in race relations since the turn of the century. This was not long after the…

to the United States of America (U.S. Citizenship). The following process is too time consuming and a little far fetched to be completed in a certain amount of time. In a recent poll conducted by Pew Research showed, 78% of Americans voiced support for a path to earned citizenship for undocumented immigrants. That same poll showed 70% of Republican voters support a path to earned citizenship (On). Basically, there is partisanship when it comes to making the process of becoming a citizen shorter…