democracy. Around 1200 England laid the groundwork to become a republic. Later‚ in the 1700’s‚ United States of America became a democracy. During the first decades of our premature nations’ existence‚ it is hard to imagine that the United States would evolve to become such a great democracy. A democracy others would prefer to believe with hypocrite reasoning. When the U.S. first won its independence it was a united group of people left to defend for themselves. This group was to become a nation and creating
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Though the United States shares the same “Liberal Democracy” classification as its Western European brothers‚ there is substantive difference in the role an individual plays‚ and can play‚ in the shaping of their political system. The best example of differences between European and American political action is recognized in the role of interest groups. In those countries which most align themselves with the United States‚ namely Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany‚ the role of interest groups is
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candidate‚ the United States remains a democracy rather than a dictatorship. Voting allows everyone to influence the policies‚ bills‚ laws‚ etc.‚ that circulate throughout the House and the Senate. Consequently‚ these laws become the laws of the country‚ which are to be obeyed by every U.S. citizen. Moreover‚ voting also allows for poll numbers to change. One vote could change the outcome of the election; therefore‚ every vote matters. Advocates of the voting policy influence the United States by remaining
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polls‚ surveys‚ and research has proven that America has actually fallen behind. According to Fareed Zakaria‚ an indian American journalist who hosts CNN’s flagship foreign affairs show and is the author of New York Times Award winning books‚ “the United States does not seem to be leading the charge. Americans see that a new world is coming into being‚ but fear it is one being shaped in distant lands and by foreign people” (Zakaria). Countries around the world such as China are starting to improve their
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The war on drugs is one of the wars that every nation claims to be carrying out. The United States of America is considered as one of the vibrant drug trafficking regions globally. The war of drugs in the United States of America therefore rates as one of the longest wars in the nation (Lurigio‚ 2008 pg. 87). Ideally‚ it has taken approximately forty years since the kick-off of the war. Despite the fact the war may appear to be plain from the word of mouth‚ it posses unimaginable consequences on
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be analyzed in order to determine if this collection of economic programs helped or hurt America’s effort in ending the Great Depression. The Great Depression caused both a decline in national moral and economic productivity unprecedented in United States history. The previously prestigious capitalistic economy was brought to its knees on Black Thursday in October of 1929. Roosevelt had taken office with the intent to quickly relieve a nation from Hoover’s “do-nothing approach” within his first
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most influential nation in the world‚ but has one of the lowest voter turnouts. Less than 57% of the United States electorate does not vote to the hurdles that it takes to exercise a basic right. The reasons for voter apathy include not registering‚ inability to get to the polls and the type of election. To begin‚ registration in the United States does not have automatic registration. Only some states have made “same-day registration” available or offering voter registration while getting a driver’s
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After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898‚ Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4‚ 1899‚ just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty‚ fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4‚200 American and over
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From 1973 to 2015 the United States of America’s population increased by about 109‚ 533‚ 231. In that same amount of time‚ about 43‚ 800‚ 000 abortions took place (Lang). This statistic helps show that abortion has always been a problem‚ but only recently has became one on a national level with the two sides forming. One side‚ the Pro-Life one‚ wants laws that will help protect the fetus. The other side‚ the Pro-Choice one‚ supports the belief that abortion should be the choice of the mothers. “Abortion
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been a very debatable issue in the last 50 years in the United States‚ and various countries were it’s been legalized. Induced by issues of ethics and morality‚ it’s been the winning horse that politicians gamble‚ to win their election. The medical definition o f abortion is "An abortion is the premature termination of pregnancy resulting in the death of any or all carried embryo(s) or fetus (es)."(www. en.wikipedia.org). In the United States‚ there is an abortion can be done: vacuum aspiration
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