THE STATUE OF LIBERTY: MEANING OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The statue of Liberty is national monument given to the United States by France in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. Being among the best-known monuments in the world‚ it attracts between three to four million people each year. The Statue of Liberty has been a tourist destination and played many other roles in its 124-year history. Representing a woman holding aloft a torch‚ it stands at the entrance
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Civil Liberties individual legal and constitutional protections against the government. Civil Rights protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals. Incorporation Doctrine case-by-case process by which liberties listen in the Bill of Rights have been applies to the states using the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment affirmative action programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups in employment‚ promotion
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------------------------------------------------- Statue of Liberty From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Statue of Liberty (disambiguation). Statue of Liberty | | Location | Liberty Island New York City‚ New York‚ U.S.[1] | Coordinates | 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″WCoordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W | Height | * 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters) * Ground to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters) | Dedicated | October 28‚ 1886 | Restored | 1938‚ 1984–1986‚ 2011–2012 |
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you here that word ? Do you think freedom‚ Liberty‚ or maybe heroes and veterans that fought in war around the world to protect us. Well the America I think of is much more. The America that I think of is all of the above. The fact that you have the freedom to have a religious say so in what you believe in. The fact that you can decide what you like and don’t like. The Liberty our society has‚ the fact that anyone can have a say so in what our government does or doesn’t do. America knows that freedom
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THESIS: The Sons of Liberty protested unfair taxes imposed by the British crown‚ terrorized British colonial authorities and contributed to the start of the American Revolution. The Sons of Liberty The Sons of Liberty became known as a patriot group founded in the Boston colony. They formed before the American Revolution and independence from Great Britain‚ known first as the Loyal Nine. The Sons of Liberty consisted mainly of merchants‚ artisans‚ lawyers‚ local politicians and tradesmen. They
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Reading Objective: Chapter four Civil Liberties and Policy Objective 1: Understand the constitutional basis of civil liberties and the Supreme Court’s role in defining them. 1. Define the term "civil liberties." The legal constitutional protections against government. 2. What was the most important difference between the Supreme Court’s decision in Barron v. Baltimore and Gitlow v. New York? 3. Explain the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment. 4. What is the incorporation doctrine
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Equality In today’s world people would like to think that‚ in America at least‚ all are equal and free to live happy and peaceful lives. After all part of the United States National Anthem states that America is the “land of the free and the home of the brave” (Star). So one could assume that this statement is true‚ however‚ there is a minority group in America that is far from equal. They are typically looked at with disgust and sometime outright hatred. One might ask; why is this group subjected
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Liberty Bell Authorizing the Liberty Bell Therefore‚ the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the purchase of a new bell. The Assembly authorized Robert Charles‚ the Assembly’s London agent‚ to commission the casting of a bell weighing about 2‚000 pounds with inscription instructons provided by the Assembly. On November 1‚ 1751‚ Mr. Charles comissioned the White Chapel Bell Foundry to cast the bell. The colony paid about $300 for the bell. In 1732 constructon began on the State House (now called Independence
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‘The New Government Systems’ With Civil liberties‚ Patriot Act and Snowden The United States of America has become one of the strongest nations in the world. Through the unfortunate tragedies that have occurred over the years‚ we as American citizens have overcome these disastrous events together as one. Since the devastating attack on September 11‚ 2001 America has come to be more precautious‚ knowledgeable and prepared for what could come our way in the future. Having a new conspicuous perspective
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Civil Liberties‚ Civil Rights and Congress Knekiida Jenkins-Hicks Lincoln College Online May 26‚ 2013 Forty-five days after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States‚ Congress passed the US PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act‚ or more simply‚ the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was created with the noble intention of finding and prosecuting international terrorists operating
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