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    serve our country. Many goals were established by the constitution and the Framers chose important concepts to make The United States a more productive country. All Six concepts were very important and Four of the main ones are To established justice‚ promote general welfare‚ ensure domestic tranquility and One of the six main focuses In the preamble of the United States Constitution is “to establish justice" The framers included this to set up a reasonable and unbiased system of laws where

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    nationalities for religious‚ recreational‚ and medical use. While it is currently illegal in the United States‚ marijuana is legal in European countries such as Holland and Belgium‚ and Amsterdam. Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. It can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care. For marijuana to be illegal in the United States when alcohol poisoning is a major cause of death in this country and nearly half a million premature

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    The Black Disadvantage in the United States Racial profiling‚ higher risks of incarceration‚ poverty‚ unemployment‚ more student debt; these are just some of the issues that African Americans face in the United States today. The statistical facts show that African Americans Face an uphill battle compared to White Americans. A good portion of the financial inequality that exists is due to the trickle down of white financial ancestral inheritance which was able to amass overtime unlike the

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    at birth‚” (“History of Transgenderism”). Therefore‚ the transgender individual lost this case‚ unable to change the information on the birth certificate. Also‚ according to this source‚ this case was the first case in the United States to consider the concept of transgender. Clearly‚ transgender individuals have faced adversity in attempting to legally change their information on identification forms. Luckily‚ this challenge is not faced nearly as much in 2015‚ although many states require “proof

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    Poverty and Homelessness in the United States Poverty in America is a subject that though everybody recognizes is existent‚ most do not pay attention to very often. In 2010 the poverty line for a family of four was $22‚314.00 and 15.1% of Americans were living off of less than that (Tavernise‚ 2011). While 15.1% is a high number to begin with‚ the truth is that many more people are living on the verge of homelessness. Countless families are split up every night with children going to a friend’s

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    goes pardon crazy on his last day in office; pardoning people left and right for future political support. This power is granted to the President under Article II‚ Section 2 of the United States Constitution. It states that the President “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States‚ except in cases of impeachment.” However‚ the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this to include all the powers of clemency‚ giving the President

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    Throughout United States history‚ voting requirements have broadened‚ allowing different kinds of people to vote. In the early 1800s‚ only white men could vote. However‚ they did not need property to vote anymore. In addition‚ the white men no longer needed to take the religious test to vote. By the mid-1800s‚ most white males had the privilege to vote. After the Civil War in the year 1865‚ men of all races could vote. The 15th Amendment declared that any male could vote regardless of their

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    Health‚ an issue that is timeless for any generation at any point in history. Some of great epidemics that have impacted history are the bubonic plague‚ ebola‚ the swine flu and the zika virus Here on United States soil‚ there many illnesses that affect our population‚ such as cancer‚ Hepatitis C‚ Shingles‚ Diabetes‚ tuberculosis‚ STDs‚ etc. Unfortunately‚ our government will intervene with other countries with medical aid‚ but they decide to make it harder for our citizens to receive the attention

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    which is often not questioned and too ignored. Mitchell and Snider (2003) state that people with disabilities were excluded from the society and this was based upon the power of scientific and management systems. This view has been supported by Albrecht et al (2001) who argued that the medical model of defining and classifying disability became heavily accepted in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Albrecht et al (2001) state that professionals used their scientific methods to point out those who

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    In the United States we have more relaxed laws when it comes to visiting the U.S‚ but there aren’t strict laws about leaving the U.S. after visiting. Some people come to the U.S. “visiting” so that they can live here and work towards getting citizenship. That is why we should strengthen our border protection and security‚ but make it easier to become a citizen legally. That way we can regulate who is coming to the U.S. and know when they leave. According to USCIS naturalization worksheet‚ naturalization

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