During the period between 1865 and 1914 I believe that the federal government extended freedoms for Americans as groups through the Reconstruction Era‚ the Gilded Age‚ and the Progressive Era each of these are major events in history that had an impact on freedom in the United States. African America slaves‚ immigrants‚ the working class‚ and women are all groups that grained freedom. Overall‚ I think the federal government had an effective protector of freedom. During the Reconstruction Era this
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York’s upper and middle class and the lower class composed mostly of new immigrants. There was little regard for living conditions of the lower class. Work standards were non-existent and the health and safety of laborers were ignored during the Gilded Age. Riis sought to show how this ignorance effected the poorest and most helpless of New Yorkers. Riis first struggled to gain the public’s attention to the issue. However‚ flash photography changed everything as Riis was able to capture images
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The main role of the executive is to preform leadership like duties such as carrying out leadership roles‚ ceremonial roles‚ and preforming symbolic. The leadership role demand formulating‚ articulating‚ and implementing goals of the political system. The effective chief executive becomes the spokesperson for the people‚ attempts to invigorate the people’s support for these goals‚ and then develops strategies that ease their accomplishment. For the most part the chief executive takes the initiative
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The Constitution and in our lives wherever they see fit. I believe our founding forefather’s did a fantastic job constructing The Constitution and it should be left as is. Liberals Love a big ass Federal Government. It makes them feel safe and warm. Someone to lobby to when they see a travesty of justice like transgenders being able to use whatever bathroom they "identify" with.‚ because the 1% of 1% of the population’s Feelings could be hurt.. WTF is that..!!? Fuck You! Greater Good I say! You got
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I believe the role of the government in the lives of the American people should be to improve the quality of life for all citizens equally. The government should work to protect the public; internationally‚ nationally and on an individual level. I believe it is the government’s role to protect the individual rights of its citizens. This would include rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I believe at this time the government needs to be more involved in social programs and
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From Industrial Revolution to the Gilded Age The American Industrial Revolution‚ and Reconstruction set in motion great changes to the nation. The Industrial Revolution brought about problems for the lower class‚ while reconstruction created a power struggle for people in the south. The labor movement and the Granger movement were two sides of the same coin. As the industrial revolution made commodities cheaper to make‚ industrial workers were paid lower wages. The farmers‚ albeit for different
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WHY JAMES MADINSON USES CREDITORS AND DEBTORS AS RICH AND POOR‚ AND THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN REGARDS TO MONEY LENDING A creditor is a party that has a claim to the service of a second party. It is a person or institution to whom money is owed. A debtor is an entity that owes a debt to another entity; the entity may be an individual‚ firm‚ a government‚ a company or other legal person. James Madison compares creditors and debtors to the rich and poor because the creditors are the parties
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The role the government plays now is a big government. I personal like the big government. The big government will support make sure women get treated right in the workplace‚ the best future possible for your children‚ and the best your best health conditions possible. The big government may be expensive but economy will get better faster and sooner. A smaller government will cut off Obama Healthcare Law which will make it hard for the lower class to get health insurance. How can a person be so
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The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era were 50 years in which a large wealth gap between the rich and poor increased dramatically and needed a solution‚ similar to our nation’s situation today. Big corporations in major cities were able to take advantage of a surplus of those in the working class and technological advancements‚ leading to a select few holding the majority of fortune. There were many resolutions to this gap in wealth coming from powerful people‚ like Andrew Carnegie‚ William Sumner
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Separation of Powers: States vs. National Government “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution‚ nor prohibited by it to the States‚ are reserved to the States respectively‚ or to the people.” (U.S. Const. amend. 10). Ratified in December of 1791‚ the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that the national government does not have the authority to control the state government’s concerns that don’t intervene with the U.S Constitution and vice versa. I believe that the
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