Citizenship is a legally recognized human that was born on United States soil or an alien that has passed the all of the required tests to become a citizen. As a citizen in the United States‚ we have so many rights‚ privileges‚ duties as a citizen‚ along with several laws in place. Without laws in place‚ citizens would not be protected and have the sense of freedom. A citizen in this country has the right to participate in local‚ state‚ national elections also. The right to vote is an important
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The United States Cabinet (usually referred to as "the Cabinet") is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government. Cabinet officers are nominated by the President and confirmed or rejected by the Senate. There is no explicit definition of the term "Cabinet" in either the United States Code or the Code of Federal Regulations. Authority for the Cabinet rests with Article Two of the U.S. Constitution‚ which gives the President the authority to seek
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Assignment – What is "feminism"? Describe how it has evolved in the United States and include the three phases. Feminism prefers to the effort to ensure legal and political equality for women. “The term feminism originated from the French word feminism coined by the utopian socialist Charles Fourier‚ and first used in English in the 1890s. This was in association with the movement for equal political and legal rights for women.” There are three waves in the history of feminism. First-wave
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Research Paper I. Introduction The death penalty in the United States is a constant source of controversy. Efforts to abolish capital punishment in America date back to over 100 years and continue to expand in present-day. In addition‚ all 50 states vary in their retention and application of the death penalty. Currently‚ the death penalty is legal in 32 states‚ the distribution of the actual executions however‚ is quite wide. The five states with the highest number of executions performed account
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2012 Religious Culture of the United States According to recent surveys‚ an estimated 83 percent of adult Americans identify with a religious denomination‚ 40 percent admit to attending a religious service once or more each week‚ and 58 percent claim to pray at least weekly (Putnam Ch. 1‚ p. 5). Furthermore‚ a 2008 “American Religious Identification Survey” identified that there currently exist a total of 313 different religious sects and denominations in the United States (Kosmin 3). These statistical
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The state of prison healthcare in the United States tends to be a complicated issue‚ largely due to it being a hot topic when discussed with the public. Many inmates are in need of some form of healthcare‚ whether it be medication‚ counseling‚ or mental treatments. However‚ due to the current environment that these prisoners are in‚ they may not be receiving the care that they need and deserve. This travesty needs to be addressed and remedied posthaste because while prison inmates may be incarcerated
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of Religion in the United States In the United States today‚ there are many inadequate arguments that attempt to limit human rights due to religious beliefs. These rights include abortion‚ gay marriage‚ and sex education in public schools. In America‚ religion is a deciding factor when it comes which politicians we vote for‚ bringing religion into the forefront when it comes to political decisions. As our country was founded on the principle of separation of church and state‚ it is unAmerican for
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shaped the interpretation of religious freedom within the United States through rulings on cases regarding the First Amendment. Some of the early cases heard resulted over the amount of religious liberty and
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Dickinson drafted the first constitution for the United States as a nation. The Articles of Confederation was adopted by Congress in 1777 and submitted to the states for ratification. When Virginia and New York agreed to give up their claims to western lands‚ the Articles of Confederation were finally ratified in March 1781. The Articles established a central government that consisted of just one body‚ a congress. In this unicameral nation‚ the power given to states had greater power than the Federal
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the U.S.‚ how has housing discrimination been addressed at the federal level? Consider both public and private sector housing. Housing discrimination is still one of the most prevalent problems plaguing African Americans and minorities in the United States of Americas. Since the abolition of slavery African Americans and minorities have found it difficult to find affordable housing and integrate into mostly white communities. These problems can be traced back to the Jim Crow Laws. These set of prejudicial
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