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    been approved in eight states for recreational use, and eighteen other states for medical uses. Therefore, there are forty-two states that have not approved the drug for recreational use, and also have criminal laws against the drug. One of these states happens to be the state of Ohio. Although the state approved uses of the drug when it comes to medical issues, Ohio continues to reject any attempts to legalize it for recreational use. Since it is legalized in other states, changes have been…

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    We are fighting for change. Just in 2018, as of February 26, there have been 18 school shootings. 21 have died, 40 have been injured. After the most recent one, the Parkland shooting, our generation has risen up to fight for gun control, gun restrictions, or support for the mentally ill. Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez said at an anti-gun rally, “We are going to change the law.” Ultimately, what Gonzalez is saying is that we are tired of waiting around for adults to protect us, and when…

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    points out key Antifederalists arguments into detail and goes on to explain this as a cutthroat battle between the Federalists and Antifederalists which would resolve later into the American political system often going into extreme detail from state to state on demographic studies. In that case, the Antifederalist’s even though they lost the war still won enough clear battles to morph American thought in a way which helped their cause in winning a Bill of Rights and securing the freedoms of a…

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    the Centennial International Exhibition of Industry was created in order to celebrate America’s past and lend an eye to its hoped for future of prosperity. Attended by the President of the United States and in the presence of members of Congress, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet, many other national, state and municipal officers over 150,000 people and even the Emperor and Empress of Brazil the fair commenced. Although not considered financially successful for its investors, the Centennial…

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    misinformation on both sides of the debate. Now with a total of four states with legal marijuana for recreational use, it once again raises questions of what could be the benefits of recreational marijuana and of course what could be the possible hazards. First we will look at the possible benefits of legal cannabis, and the biggest one would probably be the economic effect that follows legalization. Colorado was one of the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational use and has seen…

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    A Lot of compromises were made at this convention. Some of these i will discuss during this essay. The convention was held in Philadelphia from a to September of 1787. All of the founding fathers of this convention retained the suspicion of concentrated power. They chose George Washington to be the moderator and then closed it to the public. One of these was known as the Madison’s Virginia Plan. This was by James Madison who was from Virginia. A national form of government should be…

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    constitution was opposed by some representatives of the state because they felt it limited the power of the states. They believed that it gave too much power to the central government. Some arguments that were made for in favor of the federalist constitution was that a central government would better protect the rights of the American people.The Supremacy clause stated “that the national government's authority prevails over any conflicting state or local government’s claims” (Morone & Kersh 118)…

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    One of the biggest debates in the United States and even in the world is the legalization of marijuana (Miron). Both medicinal and recreational marijuana has been illegal since 1919 after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles (Miron). After they signed this treaty the UN and other countries put a ban on all drugs on a global scale (Miron). Since then countries have been debating whether or not to override those rules (Miron). Jose Mujica the president of Uruguay a country near the UN, fully…

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    Constitution established a strong central government that reflected upon history and was open to change during times of urgency. It worked upon the failures of the Articles of Confederation, which displayed a weak central government and depended upon the states. The Constitution had strong central government, coming from its articles which points out parts of government and their equally distributed powers. Flexibility of change was established through amendments, but in a way that the…

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    be legalized or not, most of the adults likely to say, marijuana should be legalized; however, there are some people who still think that legalizing marijuana will create more problem for the state and for them. To pass the laws there has been some antagonism arguments and changes so effectually where the state have to take the most of their work to build the political debate on marijuana legalization. In October 2012, there were number of people from 64 campaign where they all decided to have a…

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