American politics is not a pure democracy‚ and has not been since its founding. Rather‚ it is a representative democracy‚ with elected selected by the elite few at the county’s founding‚ white men later down the road‚ all men even farther‚ then all citizens. However the introduction of Super PACs seem to tilt back the already money leaning scale to a time where more and more politicians focus on less and less funders. Before the Citizens United decision funding came from individuals and PACs‚ or
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Marjorie Sun wrote‚ “Since the late 1920’s‚ scientists have killed millions of animals to conduct the test‚ which was designed to help judge the acute toxicity of drugs‚ pesticides‚ and other chemicals.” b. It has become a bigger issue that many are noticing. A couple of years ago there were
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students’ to use the bathrooms. with their gender identity”. However‚ in one of the sources‚ the parents are for the sake of transgender student‚“Students‚ parents and community groups are still able to — and we expect will continue to — bring lawsuits against schools that discriminate‚” said Harper Jean‚ Unlike the other‚ the other source when the parents are of the transgender students‚ “parents...worry that allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice could violate other students’
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Biracial Racism and Discrimination Around the 1960s‚ biracial children were looked down upon and discriminated against. Now in the 2000s‚ about seven million people in the U.S. identify themselves as multiracial which is 2.5 percent of the U.S. population. Growing up biracial can be very frustrating to fit in with other people. When others look at a biracial person the first thing they wonder about is what race they are. With that mindset from others‚ it makes them question who they are
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Albert Einstein once said‚ “The explosive force of nuclear fission has changed everything except our modes of thinking and thus we drift towards unparalleled catastrophe. We shall require an entirely new pattern of thinking if humankind is to survive” Albert Einstein‚ 1946. Nuclear weapons are arguably the most feared weapon ever created. They have the capability to end wars‚ nations‚ and even our planet if we are not careful. So‚ how serious is the threat of a terrorist cell acquiring a nuclear
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Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act. There used to be a time when color did matter‚ it was the way people of the time identified each other. Abraham Lincoln sought out to change everyone’s perception; giving the blacks the same freedom as his white brother in. little did people realize that the progressive society would retain some of the old mental shackles
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Who thought that such a small bullet could have such a big impact on America? In recent times‚ the issue of gun control has become a progressively intense topic. Whenever a national catastrophe occurs that involves gun brutality‚ the question on what to do about American’s gun control takes the spot light. Most of the crimes that involve firearms are committed with the use of a handgun; this is a serious problem with America today. Although‚ most would agree that the world needs to come up with a
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The Fourth Amendment reads: ’The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated; and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized” (Donley‚ 2018). There are in fact two main rights placed in the Fourth Amendment. The first part of the amendment shields citizens from searches
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Debate is this tantalizing? The government official does not have the right to go on the man’s property without a warrant. In 4th Amendment‚ it specifically says “ The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue” it means that a government official can not go on your property‚ car or phone without probable cause. According to the second video‚ it quotes “ I do
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First I would like to say I am not against immigration because we are all god kids and he made this earth of all of us to be leaders and follow his footsteps to success. But I would like to say they are causing a nationwide problem by non-speaking employees taking American jobs because they work for cheap.1 In the presidential run‚ all of the candies have given their view on immigration. They all believe that if they confessed and show some type of effect towards getting their citizenship that we
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