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    him up” –Ms. Bailey. Poverty in the United States tends to conjure up images of homeless people living under bridges‚ people with signs begging street corners‚ and soup kitchens and homeless shelters. Throughout history‚ poverty has been a pervasive issue in the United States; it is an issue that has managed to survive despite government’s the countless efforts to eradicate it. As a result‚ it has spread and affects a wide array of people in the United States. Regardless of poverty’s wide reach‚

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    Throughout the United States of America‚ schools require students to meet a certain standard of dress. Although almost every school’s standard is different‚ most schools have dress codes. Dress codes range anywhere from extremely loose to extremely strict‚ yet no matter how hard schools try to prevent problems‚ things slip through the cracks. Dress codes exist to help students‚ although in the end it seems they’re ineffective. Other countries have solved these issues using school uniforms. School

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    and keep all that business’s profits‚ the right to freedom of completion‚ and the right to freedom of choice. Under capitalism most factors of production and distribution are owned by individuals. The capitalist system is the foundation of the United States. With the socialist economic system the system should be owned by the government and is based on premise and other businesses. The major benefit for a socialist economic system is social equality because the government takes income no matter if

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    for them and all those surround them. Gambling has a number of negative effects that distinguish it from other challenging activities; some of these issues are: addictions‚ family problems and bankruptcy. Gambling is not only a problem in the United States. Gambling is a big problem many other countries such as England and Whales (Department for Culture‚ Media and

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    Immigration has been a hot button topic among party lines and the United States society recently with our latest presidential race. Since 9/11‚ the conservative party has opposed refugee sanctuary and people fleeing from Mexico regarding the war on drugs‚ difficulties with the cartel‚ as well as the Immigration Reform Act of 1965. However‚ Liberals in the United States have a very different view on the matter. With our new president‚ Donald J. Trump‚ the Liberal population has taken this matter

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    The electoral systems of the United States and Europe are quite different from  each other. Americans hold more frequent elections at all level of government for more  offices than any other nation and the number of participating electorates increases  steadily over time (O ’Connor‚ Sabato‚ Yanus 359). Many European countries use Single  Transferable vote system; a voting system designed to achieve proportional  representation that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of votes a 

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    about some very controversial issues. Among these issues is the question of immigrants and their role in the United States. As congressmen‚ the people of your state voted for you to represent their voices in the national legislature. However‚ I encourage you to remember all the people who are underrepresented in our government and consider their opinions when forming policies for the United States. It is important to consider the role immigrants had in the formation of our country. The very basis our

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    to go to school and get a good education. In the north the education was better because of the more colleges in the north. More colleges meant more people could get a good education. Also the people of the north were mainly made up of women and children because of the family owned farms. The people of the north had good medicine and also had a higher life expectancy than the people of the south.

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    Although the United States government promises its people that they live in a true democratic country‚ the United States is definitely not a democracy. A democracy by definition is “the government by people.” However‚ the United States looks as if it is a constitutional republic‚ rather than democracy. A constitutional republic is “a state in which the head of state or officials are representatives of the people.” The United States is a country run by the government officials‚ not the people‚ the

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    terroristic violence is increasing at an extremely fast rate. For the United States‚ the threat of domestic and international terrorism weighs on the minds of the federal government and private citizens. The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review even went as far as to note that terrorism is one of the six strategic challenges that are likely to affect the United States throughout the next five years (DHS‚ 2014). However‚ the United States has been on high alert since the attacks on New York and the Pentagon

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