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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was indicator legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ and national origin‚ but the issue that would be the main focus of this paper would be the issue on race and color. Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ segregation in the United States was commonly practiced in many of the southern states and Border States. Blacks in the South were discriminated against repeatedly while laws

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    Compulsory Voting

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    Should voting in the U.S elections by mandatory? This is question that has both positive and negative views. We can see from the examples of other counties that this possible and has made a positive impact in amount of people that come out to the polls. However on the other hand if these citizens were not forced by law to come out and vote how many would take the time to cast their ballot. Some that do not agree with this motion often say that with forcing the citizens to vote will give us more

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    Voting in America

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    Voting in America There are many things that people in America can vote on. They range from taxes to presidents to laws. For the sake of simplicity‚ the following will be focusing on the voting of presidents since it is the most well-known and relevant at the time. Most if not all of the things noted in the voting of presidents can be transferred to the voting of anything else. However‚ in order to understand what is wrong with the voting of our president‚ it is essential that the process of how

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    Do you think civil disobedience during the SELMA period and civil disobedience during current times are the same? Civil disobedience during the SELMA period was not good‚ people would be attacked and sometimes killed. Civil disobedience now isn’t as bad as the SELMA period‚ our present time civil disobedience is not as bad‚ now people just get arrested and charged with trespassing. Civil disobedience is the refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws or commands of the government. Civil disobedience

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    Restrictions On Voting

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    with that is this only allowed around seventy of white males to vote. But because of this reason‚ cities only had a percentage of forty to fifty percent. However‚ there were other restrictions on voting‚ which include religion. For example‚ Catholics and Jews were both banned to vote in some colonies. Right after the American Revolution‚ some states‚ replaced property qualifications with taxpaying requirements. This obviously caused a huge problem‚ and started the principle of “no taxation without

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    Online Voting

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    2011 ISSN: 2041-3114 © Maxwell Scientific Organization‚ 2011 Submitted: July 22‚ 2011 Accepted: August 27‚ 2011 Published: September 30‚ 2011 The Design of an Electronic Voting System G.O. Ofori-Dwumfuo and E. Paatey Methodist University College‚ Ghana Abstract: The aim of this study is to design an electronic voting system based upon the electoral process adopted in Ghana. In recent years‚ information technology has greatly affected all aspects of life‚ and to a large extent‚ this includes

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    voting machine

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    According to Election Data Services the percentage of electronic voting machines per county doubled between 1998 and 2002 to 16 percent-‚ yet a full replacement of the traditional voting procedure is very unlikely. In its essence‚ an electronic voting machine is a computer assisted self-interviewing device (CASI) giving the voter the opportunity to review and change his/her vote before submitting it. The different types of voting machines allow for different kinds of interaction‚ such as using

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    Importance of voting

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    Importance of voting Elections form the bedrock of the largest democracy in the world – India. Since Independence‚ as many as 15 Lok Sabhas have been formed through elections‚ the first one being held in 1951-52. The methodology of election is through universal adult suffrage‚ whereby every citizen of India over 18 years of age is an eligible voter in the eyes of the Constitution. The importance of elections in India—and for that matter‚ in any democracy—is as follows: Choice of leadership:

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    that this is a tough question to answer. I feel that this is one of those questions where I am able to see understand and level with both sides. In the end‚ however; I do believe that voting is a privilege. Although many people do not believe it and choose to argue otherwise; your vote DOES matter. I believe that by voting you are doing your duty as an American citizen. By being in prison‚ you are getting this voice you have taken away. This chance you have to help make the change you desire for your

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    Civil Rights Act of 1964 By the summer of 1963‚ after a series of violent demonstrations in the South‚ particularly in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ President Kennedy pushed for a very strong civil rights bill through Congress. The first of its kind since the Civil War‚ this bill drastically called for the end of all segregation in all public places. In the eyes of the civil rights movement leaders‚ this bill was long over due. Kennedy began by sending the United States Congress a "Special Message

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