The United States Congress‚ which is made up of two houses‚ is a . d. bicameral legislature. 4. The standing committees of each house are controlled by d. the majority party. This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility. a. subcommittee The House of Representatives and the Senate combined have ________ members with full voting privileges. Your Answer: 535 An individual senator can exercise tremendous power by filibustering‚ Your Answer: unless
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On August 6 and 9‚ 1945 United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ during the end of World War II. The two bombings‚ killed around 199‚000 people‚ and until today has been the only use use of nuclear weapons in battle. Why did the United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what was the aftermath? After the war in Europe had concluded when Nazi Germany surrendered on May 8‚ 1945‚ and Hitler committed suicide. The Japanese‚ refused to
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No matter how much the United States tries to stop children from crossing the border there will always be some that make it across. However‚ that doesn’t mean that there shouldn’t be policies put in place to help alleviate issues in regards to migration. Children are thought of in the world as innocent and harmless and they should be treated as such. One policy that would help children is to provide them with adequate legal counsel (attorney) before their date in immigration court. Children do not
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seven billion people living on this planet‚ and the United States has over three hundred million people. Up to eleven million of these people are suffering from eating disorders while approximately seventy two million people are obese (Kirby). The individualistic‚ Western culture that envelops the United States is a supportive environment for this negative body image epidemic that is taking place. Individualistic societies have loose bonds between individuals; every person is expected to look after
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Math Curriculum between the United States and Japan Crawford states “The National Defense Education Act of 1958‚ passed in response to Sputnik‚ was the first effort at the national level to strengthen mathematics‚ science‚ and foreign-language instruction” (pg 106). Unfortunately we all know that the money spent was modest and continue to be small; it looks like that is not enough funds for Education and especially for Math. For years‚ I have been listening that the United States is behind in Mathematics
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and democracy clashing against one another. During this time‚ America’s interests were not only divided between Russian and Chinese forces of communism during this time‚ but South Vietnam was peaking curiosity as they were attempting to take over their nearby democratic brother‚ North Vietnam. For many years‚ the French had ruled over the two areas‚ and America remained repeatedly conflicted between which side is best to take with communism involved‚ although in the end they allied themselves with France
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end‚ everyone was enthusiastic. The biggest war on the planet had just ended. Nonetheless‚ not long after Germany and Japan’s vanquish‚ strains between the Soviet Union and the United States developed. The difference was over something as silly as what sort of government would be restored in Germany. The Soviet Union upheld communism‚ while the United States and its allies supported democracy. Therefore‚ ¨shade¨ fell among West and Eastern Europe; toward the west‚ countries were capitalist and democratic
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the United States Introduction: Our report is on Crime in the United States. Crime is a major problem all over the world‚ but we are focusing on the crime problem right here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics‚ problems‚ and solutions. FBI Crime Statistics: Final 1995 crime statistics showed that 13.9 million Crime Index offenses were reported to law enforcement across the Nation. The 1995 total represents a rate of 5‚278 offenses for every 100‚000 United States inhabitants
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Sectionalism is how America is divided in half because of their opinions and views of slavery. The North and the South have two very differing views when it comes to economics‚ political stance and social class. When it come to economics the South built its economy through the use of farming and slaves. They produced products by cultivating crops and farming the land. The more slaves a landowner acquired the bigger the plantation and wealthier they became. The south had what we call a Farmer’s
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The life in the 1840’s was harsh with more difficulties than today. According to the video‚ “Time Machine: The 1840s”‚ the Americans of the 1840s lived a rural‚ primitive life which lacked viable healthcare‚ education‚ and technology. At that time‚ it was easier for people to get infected - one simple‚ open cut on their skin was enough to lead to their demise. Also‚ there were no electricity in the 1840s to light up the dark night‚ thus people wanted to be home before the sun sets. The kids were
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