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Many blamed this rise to welfare trend. United States first determined an official poverty line in 1969, while the goal was to adjust every year to ensure a constant standard of living. There was no clear trend in poverty after 1969, either up or down. However, two problems arose and were never corrected…

thesis is, Federalism is a changing system that morphs to fit the needs of major issues the government may face. Since the beginning and formation of the United States there has been a governing system in place. The US started out as unorganized confederation of states with a system consisting of most of the power belonging to the states and only a small portion of power was delegated to the Central government. There were many disadvantage of the confederate system; one was that the central…

Poverty has always been a problem throughout history and despite being one of the most prosperous countries in the world, the U.S is not immune to it either. There are many approaches when it comes to poverty measure, although the most up to date measure of poverty in the U.S is based on the model, in which ‘’a set of thresholds for families of different sizes and composition that are compared to a resource measure to determine a family’s poverty status. And the threshold here represents the…

I believe the government is not doing enough because our economy is rising to a critical state. If our debt keeps rising we may not be able to come back from it. I also think that Politicians are to worried with gaining power and money instead of putting their country first. Another reason that I feel unsatisfied by the government is because…

Immigration has always been a topic of interest in the United States since early explorers came to America. The United States is referred to as the melting pot for this reason; most every person is the descendent of an early American immigrant. The US has always been a place of refuge or a place that people migrate to for one reason or another. Many who come to the US seek a better life whether it is to become free from dictatorship or just the many opportunities that are here. Immigration…

Freedom the ultimate reason any person from any given country comes to the United States. Although, freedom seems to be hard to come by when you’re a person with no legal status in the US. The film “Papers” talks of youths as the grown into adulthood who go through the challenges that not many people face as us citizens. Current citizens find it easier to graduate school and attended places for further education, find decent paying jobs, and even drive. We may overlook the fact that things come…

The United States of America is considered a democracy, but is it really a democracy? The answer to that is NO! Although our country is contemplated as a democracy it is clearly a republic. The founders of the us constitution decided to make a change in the government and establish the United States as a republic. But why? What is a republic and a democracy? Well, a republic is when the people have the superior power where they vote for laws and representatives. The winning amount of votes…

If you walk into any establishment in the state of Texas you will see a bit of Texas pride wherever you go. Walk into a barbershop in Texas and you will see items of the states history hanging on the walls or a picture of the states famous residents. The State of Texas is known for its state of pride. If you have ever been to the state of Texas then you know exactly what I am talking about. Even if someone who has never been to the state before meets someone from Texas they could just tell by…

There were several similarities and differences between Georgia's state legislative and the national legislative processes. In the State process, only a legislator can introduce a bill. However in the national process, any member of the House of Representatives may introduce a bill at any time while the House is in session. The first stage of the legislative process in similar in both the national and state. The process of introduction consists of the bill being submitted to the clerk and the…

federal redistricting process begins and it is determined how many seats each state should receive in the House of Representatives. If there are any population shifts in the state, that is where redistricting comes into play as well as gerrymandering. According to Professor Justin Levitt’s website on redistricting, “in most states, the state legislature has primary control over the redistricting process, both for state legislative districts and for congressional districts.” Additionally,…