States during the early decades of the nineteenth century sought to reform the United Staes and expand democratic ideas. There were many major reform movements that looked to expand democratic ideas‚ which include: establishing free (tax supported) schools‚ improving the treatment of the mentally ill‚ controlling or abolishing the sale of alcohol‚ gaining equal rights for women‚ and abolishing slavery. The reformers went out to “reform” the time period to greater the democratic ideals of the United States
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Agrarian Reform Philippines Agrarian Reform Philippines not only accelerated the productivity of the agricultural sector of the country‚ but promoted the agro-based industries as well. Agrarian Reform acts and laws in Philippines: gradual evolution * The beginning: The idea of initiating land reform programs in Philippines can be traced back to 1963. The enactment of the Republic Act (RA) 3844‚ Section 49‚ better known as the Agricultural Land Reform Code emphasized on the foundation of an
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Burden is essentially a book that talks about the existing tax code in the United States and the reason(s) it is need of a reform. The author starts the book by briefly discussing the history of Federal Income Taxation in the United States starting from the post-American Revolution period at which time there was nothing called the income tax. In fact‚ income tax didn’t get introduced in the United States until 1861. The only form of taxation before that were tariffs on trade. The author then moves on
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Gun Reforms and the NRA: Both a Misfire Can Gun Control and the Civil Liberties issues be reconciled before the Second Amendment is Amended or ruled on by the Supreme Courts? Our Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights had created a virtual war over guns and gun ownership in the United States for more than two centuries. It reads The Second Amendment provides: "A well-regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a Free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed
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On September 30‚ 1996‚ President Clinton signed into law the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). This law contained provisions aimed at reforming both legal and illegal immigration. The IIRIRA had then provided an additional five thousand Border Patrol agents to help out over a five-year period‚ which had just about doubled the size of the Border Patrol. This new law had also imposed three and ten year bans on the legal entry of undocumented immigrants who
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difficulties he inherited‚ Alexander II of Russia should be praised not criticised for his reforms.” To what extent do you agree with this judgement? After the death of Nicolas I‚ the Tsar’s heir‚ Alexander II‚ rose to power in 1855 and led Russia to an era of changes. Considering the difficulties he inherited‚ Alexander II should be praised and not criticised for his social‚ judiciary‚ and military reforms as he successfully abolished serfdom overnight‚ implemented a more modern judiciary system
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Welfare Reform Tina Langnes Herzing University April 20‚ 2014 History of Welfare Welfare began over 60 years ago. The reason for establishing welfare was to help families needing assistance and meeting financial obligations by obtaining healthcare and education. However‚ after 60 years of maturation and change of the welfare programs‚ it has become abundantly clear that changes are needed. Like everything
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Penitence over Punishment: Reforming America’s Prisons From the New Deal to the Great Society‚ America has developed many government programs meant to benefit the American people. Dorothea Dix‚ one of the first famous prison reformers from America’s’ Antebellum period from 1840-1860‚ saw that there were many problems in America’s prison system that she had to stand up for. Before her work‚ prison was viewed purely as a source of punishment and showed very little mercy to its captives. This strict
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The Progressive reformers addressed problems of the social and economic aspect‚ The New Deal brought some relief from the Great Depression‚ and the economic problems brought by the government. America has succeeded in finding solutions for some of its issues‚ like the Social Security program‚ but failed in others such as the problem with discrimination among minorities. Major problems are rarely solved by one solution‚ in the case with the Great Depression‚ the programs were a series of solutions
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The Political‚ Economic and Social Contribution of Cultural Tourism in Three Asian Countries Different countries have different cultures. No matter it is a developing country or a developed country‚ it also has its own cultural characteristics to attract people from everywhere on earth to visit it. Tourists visit historical or heritage places‚ religious buildings or even performances in these countries‚ it is called “Cultural Tourism”. Cultural tourism has a great effect in the change of economic
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