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    Prohibition The 18th Amendment‚ ratified on January 16th 1919‚ which prohibited the manufacture‚ sale‚ export‚ import and transportation of alcoholic beverages‚ happened because of the Temperance Movement. It was believed at the time that alcohol was the main problem in society and that it needed to be removed. This moral issue divided people up between those who were “dry” and those who were “wet”. Either way‚ it was eventually repealed because of the problems that came from it. While that was

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    more to monitor the internet‚ but I however strongly disagree. We have the First and Fourth Amendments in place to protect us from the government in America‚ and the same should be applied online too. On December 15‚ 1791‚ the

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    By allowing the states to decide who voted‚ the authors had not intended for each state ’s discriminations to prevent the country from maintaining true democracy. However‚ by not setting up a nationwide regulation‚ the authors launched the country into a century and a half long fight for freedom and equality for all. White males over the age of 21 were the first to be able to participate in American democracy. Besides some taxpaying or property owning laws‚ the majority of all working class white

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    Amendments 1-27

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    AMENDMENTS 1-27 Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion‚ Press‚ Expression Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms Amendment 3 - Quartering of Soldiers Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment‚ Compensation for Takings Amendment 6 - Right to Speedy Trial‚ Confrontation of Witnesses Amendment 7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases Amendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution Amendment 10 - Powers of the States and People Amendment 11 - Judicial

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    Dictatorship and democracy are two concepts with numerous views and differences. The first is not ideal for a society which seeks free press‚ human rights and equality. The second is‚ even though many facets have to be taken into account. Throughout history‚ scholars have laid out a range of arguments regarding the advantages and disadvantages of both systems in terms of development. Here‚ we will try to enumerate some of them. An authoritarian government is a form of government in which the

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    The Roman Republic‚ which was established in 510 BC after the defeat Etruscan conquerors‚ was in some ways an oligarchy. It was not a democracy as it is understood today. The Roman republic was ruled by a small group; consuls‚ and the Senate. To avoid trouble‚ none of these had absolute power. The Senate was a part of Roman aristocrats known as patricians or the wealthy upper class. They could oversee public funds and advise the Roman kings. They were from wealthy family and stayed in the position

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    Unratified Amendments The first unratified amendment was the Congressional Apportionment Amendment purposed on September 25‚ 1789. It was the first one of the twelve amendments produced by the first congress not to be ratified. This amendment was to set a minimum representation for the common people in the new government defined by United States Constitution. The amendment was given no expiration except when the population of the country reached 10 million. The second unratified amendment was the

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    THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA The most recent presidential and parliamentary elections in Russia have sparked heated debate concerning the future of Russian democracy. Many social scientists and Russian politician ’s say that hopes for a true Russian democratic system have been crushed. Few have an optimistic outlook for democratic prosperity in Russia. These concerns can be substantiated through analysis of many articles on the subject of Russian Democracy. In a recent

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    OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL & CONTROLLER‚ J.L.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE‚ AJMER Teaching Staff As on 30/11/2012 S. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pathology Departme Name of Doctor nt Anatomy Dr. Alka Goyal Dr. Anjana Mathur Dr. Jyotsna Joshi Dr. Abha Bhardwaj Dr. Mahima Srivastava Dr. Ranjana Barjatiya Dr. Vikash Saxena Dr. Dharmendra Nagpal Dr. Paras Nuwal Dr. Geeta Pachori Name of Post Professor Professor Professor Asso. Prof. Asso. Prof. Asso. Prof. Asstt. Prof. Sr. Demonstrator Professor Professor Mobile

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    of protesting‚ petitioning and parading‚ the 19th amendment was finally added to the constitution on June 18th‚ 1920‚ officially granting women the right to vote. Then‚ in 1922‚ a group of men in Maryland once again tried to take away our rights‚ suing the state for allowing women to vote (ie. Leser vs. Garnett). They were unanimously overruled in Supreme Court‚ and no effort to take our rights has been made since. (3) Though all of the amendments are important in protecting our rights and freedom

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