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car accidents. Although it may not be a rare occurrence anymore, the fact of the matter is that driving under the influence has become a bigger problem in our society. The different laws each state holds for these incidents don’t all measure up to each other, so in order to make every place in the United States equal, the Federal Government should standardize DUI laws. The meaning of a DUI is: driving under the influence (of alcohol or drugs): often used as an official police abbreviation.…

next thirty-one years. Trujillo could profit by a tide of hostile to American assessment, the result of the way that the U.S. Marines had possessed that nation in 1916 and, after their withdrawal in 1924, the U.S. powers held control of the Customs Department Until his destruction in 1961 Trujillo would advance the Dominican Republic as a white Hispanic culture, despite the way that shoddy work from neighboring Haiti was a for all intents and purposes vital piece of the workforce, particularly…

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska and is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the United States. Created by Congress in 1980 with the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), this area is at the center of both economic and environmental controversy as it holds potential for the production of both oil and natural gas. The ANILCA’s most controversial piece was the decision to defer drilling and petroleum exploration…

Although cars and airplanes dominate today's current human transportation industry train still transport X amount of passengers a year. They are also a great way to travel and see the country. Trains are also more a more efficient and green way to transport large amounts of people a far distance. Transit and commuter…

the 2012 Department of Defense budget, America's entire drone program constitutes only about 1% of the entire annual military budget. In comparison, the military's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program alone cost the United States $9.7 billion in fiscal year 2012. US manned military attack aircraft cost anywhere from $18,000 to $169,000 per hour to operate - six to 42 times more than attack drones. Al Qaeda spent roughly half a million dollars to plan and execute the attacks on the United States on…

change. On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution (ratified in 1919) went into effect. The Eighteen Amendment (also known as the Volstead Act), prohibited the manufacture, transportation or sale of any liquor. The act led to the closure of every bar and tavern in the United States, strict restrictions were placed upon its citizens and enforcement was…

Thousands of drivers today on the road are uninsured motorists and think that they are better than the law. Driving is not a right but is an earned privilege. Colorado was a no fault state until 2003. Since 2003, Colorado uses what is called a tort system to determine who is at fault. According to the Department of Motor Vehicle’s website, Colorado requires all drivers to have $25,000 liability insurance coverage to cover damages…

preparedness. President Wilson increased the Regular Army a small amount to 175,000 but opposed many of the other strategies laid forth by Garrison3. 1916 also saw a first for the War Department as it was tasked by the President to find Francisco Villa, a revolutionary leader in Mexico whose followers had killed United States soldiers and citizens in Columbus, New Mexico. Since the General Staff had, in previous years, planned for full-scale war, it now found itself altering strategies and…

however, would not last as the issue of Eastern European countries, the division of Germany, and differing economic systems divided the US and USSR. The stage was set for the post-war era, with the communist USSR on one side and the capitalist United States on the other. With Great Britain and France in chaos from the wartime destruction, America became the leading capitalist authority. In the first decade of the Cold War, the military, economic, foreign, and…

Homeland Security Department According to the United States Government, Federal Agencies Department of Homeland Security website, The Homeland Security department was established in 2002 from a collaboration of 22 other departments and agencies. The homeland security is just what is names says it’s an agency that tries to find ways to improve security for America. Everyone knows that the military plays an important role in Homeland security, however there are a few parts to the department that…