the main founding documents of the United States of America. It consists of Ten Amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments were added to protect basic God given rights from government interference. James Madison is credited with being the main author of the Bill of Rights. ( http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/history-bill-of-rights.html). In 1787 the first made US Constitution was presented in Philadelphia and was ratified by the states. The Bill of rights is actually part
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Abstract The United States is the richest nation‚ yet millions of Americans live below the poverty line and millions more struggle every month. The children in society today living in poverty is increasing daily. The majority of these children are from single-parent homes where sometimes parents are not working or have become disabled and therefore cannot work. Children who are raised in foster care and leave as adults do not have strong relationship ties most of the time and are at an increased
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the United States there are up to 1.5 million children from the ages of five to fifteen work in harsh conditions in the United States’ agriculture industry. Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations for workers in the United States1. These children sometimes worked twelve-hour days‚ they would do hard and tough physical labor‚ and these children would risk heat illness‚ exposure to pesticides‚ serious injuries‚ and permanent disabilities. Working in these conditions would their life expectancy
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first election‚ he introduced programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority Act‚ the Agricultural Adjustment Act‚ and the National Industrial Recovery Act. While many programs were discontinued over the years‚ a few are still in effect today. For example‚ Social Security is a major part of life today. Without the New Deal introduced by FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT‚ the Great Depression could have lasted longer and impacted the nation more immensely. In a time of great hardship‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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The United States of America and Mexico compare and contrast their differences when it comes to education‚ homeless rates‚ and their overall standard of living. The U.S and Mexico compare when it comes to homeless rates seeing as the numbers are increasing each year. As for education‚ Mexico lacks standard education‚ where as the United States has a higher standard for education. The overall standard of living in both countries is probably the biggest difference the two countries have. Mexico has
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Joanne Riley Professor Paul Dadosky ECON 202 July 17‚ 2013 Poverty and Hunger in the United States The United States determines the official poverty rate using poverty thresholds that are issued each year by the U.S. Census Bureau. The thresholds represent the annual amount of income needed to sustain at the lowest level families of various sizes. A family is classified as poor if their pre-tax income is below the poverty threshold. The pre-tax income does not include any non-monetary
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The United states is undoubtedly one of the better counties in the world. The U.S has a high ranking status in bounteous fields such as space research‚ quality of life‚ sports and movies but in one area the U.S is lacking. The Education system in the United States has been steady if not slightly climbing in the past few decades but‚ so is the rest of the world and they are climbing the education ladder as a much more rapid pace than the U.S‚ especially in the math and science subjects. Even though
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In America the country dealt with many changes that happen over the years that caused damage in the governments. One particular act that happened in America that had a major impact on the country was the terrorist attack that happened in New York. The terrorist attack effected everyone around the world‚ either they were there or not. This attack was caused by a group of Islamist extremist that stole planes and flew them over the US. There were a total of four planes that caused many people losing
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Poverty and children in the United States Poverty by definition means: “State of being poor. The state of not having enough money to take care of basic needs such as food‚ clothing‚ and housing.” (Encarta dictionary) That is a word that many of us ignore‚ yet poverty among children in the United States is problem that is not going to solve itself. People today are not concerned with the troubles of others like they were in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Communities back then looked out for each
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How did the United States become one of the mightiest nations seen today? The U.S. s’ power was due in part to its dark history. While many may think that the expansion West was an age of opportunities‚ independence‚ and cultural exchanges; “this is ultimately a story of violence and conquer”. During the expansion‚ the U.S. government would take advantage of the suffering of the Native Americans and undermine the political‚ social‚ and economic ways of Indian life. The nation used any means‚ including
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