a 2/3 supermajority vote. Amendments that are approved do not require the signature of the President and are sent directly to the states for ratification. There are two methods in ratifying amendments to the constitution. One is ¾ of the state legislatures must approve of the amendment proposed by congress. While the other method requires that ¾ of the states must approve the amendment via ratifying conventions. Since the U.S. Constitution was drawn up it has only been amended 27 times‚ a very
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Overpopulation is a term used for situation where human population numbers exceed the earth’s capacity which aggravates the environmental deterioration‚ weakening of the superiority of life. To see if the population growth will be a threat in the future‚ Demographic Transition Model must be used to see where the countries are placed on the model. This can be done by measuring the countries birth and death rates. Impacts caused by human population on the environment have been severe. Impacts include
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The theory of discipline has been debated for decades. Arguments over how it should be carried out and how harsh it should be has been discussed. One aspect of discipline has been shoved into the dark‚ the effect on the child. No matter how much it is spoken of children remember what happened to them in their childhood. Whether they were pleasant or not can lead to problems later in life. One debate that shall soon be settled deals with the spanking of children. Some will agree that there is nothing
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Skateboarding should not be allowed due to how it affects other people on school grounds. There are four reasons why this method of transportation should be banned while on school grounds. First off‚ it is dangerous to the people on school grounds. If there were to be a person skateboarding and not paying attention‚ and they hit a walking bystander‚ there could be a serious injury. There was an incident reported at a high school in New Jersey were a kid was riding his skateboard and was going extremely
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know. Fracking is a way to get natural gas and oil from deep inside the earth. This technique has been used since the 1940s but did not become popular until 2005. This method is used in the USA to be specific it is used in California‚ Florida‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ Ohio‚ Illinois‚ Oklahoma‚ Colorado‚ and New Mexico. This method has been used 1 million times in the USA. Fracking is made by mixing 90% water‚ 9.5% sand‚ and 5% chemicals. Fracking has about 700 different chemicals. Some
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In most cases‚ when Refugees arrive into a new country‚ they often find themselves in a quandary‚ since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society‚ it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities‚ since they have been warehoused in refugee camps for long periods of time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary
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task of bettering the human race into the wrong hands. Unfortunately‚ the science behind eugenics has the potential to be abused‚ and though history has shown eugenics in a positive light in a few instances‚ overwhelming evidence suggests that the method by which humanity can be improved should never be through the direct modification
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Euthanasia has been a controversial topic of discussion in the last decades‚ since‚ dealing it‚ we have to take into account the so-called right to life‚ which appears in many different declarations of human rights (Right to life‚ 2010) and which seems‚ or could seem‚ inherent to our species. By euthanasia we can understand “the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma” (Oxford dictionaries‚ 2010). Of course‚ it may be more complicated
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Is the world will be a better place‚If the nurses get paid more than pro athletes.We save lives‚ they throw balls.(5 things about nurses on Pinterest) Are athletes overpaid? Many Americans that work full-time job‚ Nurses who save lives even the president who run the country didn’t make that much.But many retired athletes have chronic health problems. It may seem unfair that athletes get paid to play game‚ but remember who they are really play for. However‚ many Americans work until they are about
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B) “Diversity … will be the engine that drives … the corporation of the 21st century. Successful global managers will be able to manage this diversity for the innovative and competitive edge of their corporations.” (Rhinesmith 1993) This statement clearly highlights the importance of managing diversity where managers may choose stereotyping to tackle cultural diversity. However‚ stereotyping can be a double-edged sword when managers become over-reliant on it. This essay aims to analyse the merits
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