Police officers in the United States and around the world have an extremely hard job both physically and mentally. Police discretion is a tool that officers use every day on their jobs (Odom 2009). It is a decision making process where the officer deduces from the situation and observation the best solution. For example‚ an officer pulls over a driver for running a red light. The officer must decide whether or not to issue the driver a citation. If the officer feels the driver isn’t intoxicated
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United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. They are composed of the Army‚ Air Force‚ Coast Guard‚ Navy‚ and the Marine Corps. Each branch plays a unique role in the security of America. Whether the country is participating in a conflict or developing the weapons of tomorrow‚ the freedom of America is protected by these branches. The Army‚ Navy‚ and Air Force represent the largest of the five branches‚ each having their own
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control of the fragile nation‚ forcing policies past a Southern Democratic President and into law. These Reconstruction programs had a few goals in mind‚ and many‚ especially the more moderate‚ Republicans focused primarily on restoring the Union. Additionally‚ radicals attempted to grant full civil liberties to former slaves. In general‚ all pursuing Reconstruction wished to reiterate the unity of the United States‚ and most‚ especially from the North‚ wanted to grant partial civil rights to African Americans
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According to the University of California about 43.1 percent of people live in poverty in the United States and less than one percent of the US budget goes to helping these people. That is just in the United States‚ one of the richest countries in the world‚ and a well developed country. Think about the billions of other people that live in poverty in developing or undeveloped countries. Today‚ many people across the globe live in poverty and have a hard time providing for basic necessities such
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is a long and lengthy process in The United States. It provides a controversial debate‚ for some people want it and some do not. Others have a problem with the Immigration Policy itself‚ anywhere from the rules and regulations to the enforcement of it. I don’t agree with the United States’ Immigration Policy because of the border security‚ job displacement‚ and the pathway to citizenship. The Immigration Policy consists of two ways to become a United States Citizen. The first is to be a citizen
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In society Markets are an essential part to help the United States Economy‚ except sometimes this is not the case. There are times when markets can affect our economy‚ when this occurs‚ it is called a Market failure. Except‚ what exactly is a market Failure? According to our textbook‚ market failure is‚ “When our resources [and services] are not allocated efficiently.” (Page 56). What this means is that the amount of demand from the customer does not equal the amount of what is supplied by the suppliers
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The Hypocrisy of the United States Government Chen Weihua’s December 14‚ 2010 article‚ “WikiLeaks’ ordeal tests Internet Freedom”‚ which deals with the globally controversial website‚ WikiLeaks‚ provided many excellent arguments against the widespread dislike of the web site’s founder‚ Julian Assange. The majority of the points in this article challenge government officials and journalists who believe that WikiLeaks is a threat to the United States of America and other countries. He explains some
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WWII The Soviet Union and the United States had many different political ideologies particularly communism and capitalism. Capitalism is a belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership. Communism is opposed private ownership economies of the United States and its allies. Based on Document A‚ a document was first telegraphed to American officials in Washington on February 22‚ 1946 and it happened after WWII. In Document A the United States made the idea of containment.
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African Americans help redefined the meaning of democracy in the United States by participatory democracy‚ Affirmative action‚ and Black Congressional Caucus. Democracy is defined as a system of government in which the people elected individual to representative them. Participatory democracy can be defined as a taking part in the rule by the people. The civil rights movement is a great example of participatory democracy. The Civil Rights Movement encourage people would never think about politics
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Punishment‚ legal infliction of death as a penalty for violating criminal law. Methods of execution have included such practices as crucifixion‚ stoning‚ drowning‚ burning at the stake‚ impaling‚ and beheading. Today capital punishment is typically accomplished by lethal gas or injection‚ electrocution‚ hanging‚ or shooting. The death penalty is the most controversial penal practice in the modern world. The United States stands apart from the general trends on capital punishment. It is the only
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