it can both‚ prevent harmful ideas from spreading‚ or suppressing the freedom to express an idea to society. The question regarding the legitimacy of no-platforming as a tool of activism can be rebutted as seen in the debate for‚ or against no-platforming. For against no-platforming‚ it is argued that no-platforming is
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Oct 9‚ 2013 Eng.112-FJT03 Mr. Yokley Should The Federal Government Legalize Marijuana? This is a question that has been at the center of a very controversial issue. Marijuana is described by the National Institute of Drug Abuse as the dried leaves of the Cannibas Sativa plant. It has been used worldwide for its many benefits from medicinal to industrial up until the 1930s. Common misconceptions about marijuana have been established by the government‚ at times for personal and political gain
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What are the three branches of the federal government and their powers? Give an example of how one branch might check the power of another branch. The United States Government is designed so that no one part of the government has too much power‚ the creators of the Constitution were diligent in outlining the structure of our government in the Articles. The division of power is outlined specifically in the first three articles. The three branches of the federal government consist of the executive
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Lesson 4.5 - Federal Laws Impact the Great West Name Research each of the laws listed in the following chart in order to complete the following chart. Law Date established Description of law Impact of Law on West and/or on US Homestead Act May 20‚1862 Any adult citizen‚ or intended citizen‚ who had never borne any arms against the US could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. This act encouraged people to expand or move out of where they were and go west and explore the
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homosexual community. The only fighting way left for homosexual equality was to fight the issue in court. Not many cases were won in the infancy of the law’s adoption. Although some states allowed homosexual marriage‚ their recognition was denied in federal court‚ which also meant they could not file as spouses on taxes nor claim damages. Basic civil rights promised to heterosexual couples were denied to homosexual couples. This continued on for several years until eventually coming to an end during
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Research Problem 1. Locate the following cited items and give a brief description of the topic or opinion in the item: a. § 59A(a). Internal Revenue Code Section 59A which refers to imposition of environmental tax in the case of a corporation‚ there is imposed a tax equal to 0.12 percent of the excess of the modified alternative minimum taxable income of such corporation for the taxable year‚ over $2‚000‚000. b. Reg. § 1.6166(a)(8)(D)(i). Treasury regulation which refers to the 10-year estate
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1. Discuss the developments that led to the American Revolution. pg ref 27-32‚ Learning Objective (LO) 2.1 The Purpose that led to the American Revolution also called the “Seven Year War” was because of the trade and taxation that was happing between Britain and the French. The developments of the commercial and industry and a favorable balance of trade‚ which Britain was really strict on import/export control on the colonies. 2. Explain what inspired the Constitutional Convention in 1787
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The national and state governments work together to keep America’s federal government running smoothly‚ but the two often are in conflict over who has the final authority to decide policy in various areas. One example is which government should have the final say in whether or not a crime is severe enough to use capital punishment‚ also called the death penalty‚ which is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences (Cochran
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What does the media coverage of the 2013 Australian Federal Election tell us about Australian journalism? Andrea Porcaro October 2013 This essay will examine the media coverage of the 2013 Australian Federal Election to evaluate the symbiotic relationship between Australian journalism and politics. The legitimacy of democracy and course modern politics finds itself at the mercy of print and broadcast media. This is largely due to the power of reporting and interpretation of political events
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency‚ or FEMA‚ was created to solve a dire need in America. Disasters‚ unfortunately‚ happen all the time‚ and we as a country need to be prepared to handle them and have a system in place to provide relief after the fact. Throughout the 1960s and 70s‚ a series of disasters struck the nation and those in charge realized that America was poorly suited to help. In 1964‚ the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded hit Alaska‚ killing 139 (Taylor). The Midwest
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