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left a great deal of power and flexibility to the states; it was up to the states to develop proficiency standards and accountability programs to ensure that all students had access to a quality education. As established in the previous section, it was not until President Obama’s waiver system was put into place that strong opposition to federal intrusion under this law began. The component of the plan which created the most difficulties for the states, and for which they sought relief under the…

Mexico to strengthen the border security. James A. Garfield’s domestic accomplishments were that he began the post office department notorious rings reform and in his foreign accomplishments he planned a pan American conference with Latin American states. Chester A. Arthur domestic accomplishments include when he signed the Pendleton civil service reform act and took charge of the United States navy. Some of the foreign accomplishments during his presidency were that he wanted to lower tariffs…

world, their negative health effects, and their negative effects on the ozone and animal life, Gore sponsored a bill that would dramatically increase the warnings on cigarette labels. As a representative from Tennessee, one of the largest cigarette states in the nation, the large tobacco corporations and their many employees (Gore’s constituents) surely did not look upon this positively. Gore also sponsored legislation that would create the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,…

physical and mental injuries According to U.S substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2 million Americans were deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq and more than 6,000 Americans were killed and 44,000 wounded. 18% of people that returned had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or depression, and 20% of the people had Traumatic Brain Injury. Many people who witnessed 9/11 and are still having trouble sleeping and concentrating even 10 years…

to respond to natural or mass casualty disasters. The Department of Homeland Security was created to assess these threats and establish procedures to improve the resiliency of the country. Department of Homeland Security The Department of Homeland…

A History To Rewrite - Syrian Refugee Crisis The United States of America is always considered as a role model country for many other countries and people of different countries. People of different countries always look at America as their final hope when their country is going through different crisis. Moreover, America always share a great history of stepping up and help protecting the rights and moral values of those people in need. This time, the innocence Syrian people are looking at the…

to the attacks on the nation. The president and his cabinet organized and came up with the idea of the Department of Homeland Security, A department charged with protecting the homeland, by not only protecting America, but its citizens also from terrorist attacks. It is extremely important that the department carry…

Not a whole lot of people understand what our military is going through to keep this country protected. I feel like this is why you see more people burning, tearing, and sadly spitting on the United Stated flag. Yes a little bit might have to do with the government because we obviously can’t know everything that’s going on. But I feel like all the US citizens see is more of the bad side of the military and few of the good stuff they do. I remember…

Convention aims to promote safety of life and property at sea and the protection of the marine environment by establishing in common agreement international standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers. In accordance with Article I, State parties must take all necessary steps to ensure that seafarers are qualified and fit for their duties with regard to the safety of life and property at sea and the protection of the marine environment (STCW, 1978) To protect the rights of…

Today, less than one percent of the population of the United States of America puts on an uniform to protect the liberties of 99 percent of the rest of the population and just over 8 percent of the population of all living Americans are veterans. If we gaze into the eyes of a veteran we can see the love for their country, strength for their families and a courage that is indefinable.Their self-determination often provokes us to ask ourselves,"For their selfless service and willing sacrifice for…