United States civil service

secession from the United States of America on February 1, 1861. They then joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861 after replacing Sam Houston (who would not pledge his allegiance with the Confederacy) with Edward Clark as governor. The secession was decided in the Texas Secession Convention where delegates chose in a vote of 166 to 8 for secession. So why did the delegates overwhelmingly vote for secession and war? Texans voted for secession and war in the American Civil War because of…

The most important historical event in the history of human services profession was the development of the social welfare system and the social welfare policy that provided insurance. The system was formed to improve racial and economic discrimination. This event was support to the poor, the people who was in poverty. The landowners needed slaves or servants to work. The church was responsible for the health and welfare of these people in poverty. In 1870, A pastor knows as Rev. S. Humphreys…

The civil rights movement was developed with a point to establishing equal rights for all people in America. The movement suffered a great deal in their quest to obtain the same rights that the white majority in the country enjoyed. They fight for their rights in order to obtain equality. It did not seem far that the African American community had gone to war for their country only for them to return and be treated as lower class people. Also, the passing of the civil rights act was the…

“Why does social equity necessarily have two faces—civil rights and economic rights? Why has the American welfare state evolved as a pragmatic, not an ideological, solution to the pressing problem of social equity?” Social equity focus on fairness, justice, and equality usage of the community resources; Over the years the federal government has evolved into the world’s largest insurance business according to the case study, “Social Equity Through Social Insurance.” Currently, more than 60% of…

effort to care for children who experience abuse or neglect and provide temporary services to families in crisis (Barbell & Freundlich, 2001). History of Foster Care United States Initially churches paid “worthy widows” by collections to provide housing for children in need (NFPA). However, in 1853 the move for a foster care system began. Charles Loving Brace, the director…

diminution of rights and privileges of citizenship and legal residency in the United States (Mauer & Chesney-Lind, 2002). Mass incarceration provides one of the largest and most influential examples of institutionalized racism in the contemporary U.S. because of the way that african americans are systematically singled out to be searched, tried, and convicted of drug crimes and other felony offenses. In the United States there are a disproportionate number of minorities in prison when compared…

is Human Trafficking. Many people may think human trafficking does not occur in the United States. In contrast, human trafficking is happening right in our own “backyards”. Human trafficking can be classified into different types of trafficking such as, sex trafficking, labor trafficking and organ trafficking. Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are to be the most popular types of trafficking in the United States. In this research paper, I will be covering the different aspects of human…

injustices in everyday society but also in the military. During the commencement of World War I, a large portion of the African-American community saw the war as a chance to demonstrate their patriotism and to take their place as equal citizen in the United States (Williams OL). Over a million African-Americans responded to the draft calls they received and an estimate of 370,000 were inducted into the army to fight during World War I, the war that would make the world safe for democracy…

Coming from a family devoted to public service, Kennedy desired a career in politics. In 1946, he became a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the Massachusetts eleventh congressional district. Kennedy built a large personal organization for his campaign. In April 1952 Kennedy…

governments have provided a multitude of services, protection and guidance to their citizens. These services have come at some sort of cost to citizens, while others are given (seemingly) freely. However, these services and protections have not always been available to all of a state’s citizens. Much has changed over the years in governments. Most of this change has happened in the last 100 or so years for the United States government. Women’s suffrage, the civil rights movement, gay rights as…