The United States Congress‚ which is made up of two houses‚ is a . d. bicameral legislature. 4. The standing committees of each house are controlled by d. the majority party. This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility. a. subcommittee The House of Representatives and the Senate combined have ________ members with full voting privileges. Your Answer: 535 An individual senator can exercise tremendous power by filibustering‚ Your Answer: unless
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Here in the United States‚ the government makes decisions to try and help our country so that we can obtain stable advancements. Our nation’s economy is determined by the four basic economic questions. These four questions are able to answer what‚ how‚ for whom‚ and who are controlled by the government. The government can answer these questions because we are a mixed economy. Our economy is combined with both socialism and capitalism‚ meaning our government helps out but is not the leading influence
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Polygamy There are ongoing studies about polygamy in the United States‚ but should it be illegal? The facts stated in this paper will openly show that polygamy is not legally or morally right. In this research paper the topics and facts should convince the reader that it Polygamy should always stay illegal. In order to understand what Polygamy is and why America should not legalize it‚ one must know‚ the history of Polygamy‚ the limit of freedom for the young girls‚ and the treatment of the wives
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How significant was the ‘Domino Theory’ as a reason for US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam? What is the most important part of this question? “HOW SIGNIFICANT” “DOMINO THEORY” This must be your main focus. However‚ to analyse how significant it is‚ you need to be able to consider other factors. That said‚ to achieve the top marks you need to consider other factors only in the context that they make the domino theory more or less significant. Refer to the domino theory in every paragraph.
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eventually. Plus‚ without having some sadness in our lives‚ how could we truly know the meaning of real happiness. Constant happiness would be like living like a robot. So‚ I agreed with Professor George Lowenstein that in his statement ‘A life that was constantly happy was not a good life’. My experience and adventures called life in its whole translation is not just constructed upon happiness. To experience life and all that it has to offer‚ one needs to also experience sadness and every
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Was World War I inevitable? When studying the causes of World War I at a glance it is easy to see how one can come to the conclusion that World War I was inevitable. This is due primarily to Germany’s role in situation. Their growing nation was blossoming in both industrialism and extreme nationalism‚ making it one of the world’s most influential empires at the time of war break out. Along with this‚ they wanted a war‚ they had the forces to bring higher status to their name‚ so why not. In 1914
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Was slavery a necessary evil in the constitution? In short‚ yes‚ at the time I think it was. Slavery wasn’t how it is now. It wasn’t looked at as a heinous act in that time period. In fact‚ it was as common as say‚ owning a hair dryer. I think that’s a good analogy‚ as harsh as it sounds. Slaves were thought of nothing more than property. How preposterous would it sound if the government told us we were no longer allowed to use hair dryers? As far as I see‚ there were three major reasons that
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included in collection one some of which included "American Flag Stands for Tolerance"‚ "My So-Called Enemy" and "The Lottery". Despite differing opinions and viewpoint people must learn to get along and treat each other the same way. Overlooking one’s differences is one of the most important things we must do to get along. In the newspaper article titled "American Flag Stands for Tolerance" the problem was that a man named Gregory Johnson burned an American Flag while protesting outside of
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Landfills are growing at an exponential rate in the United States; this is a big concern for many people. Many years ago people just threw their garbage in dumps and forgot about it. Then it started to become a problem as the dumps got fuller and just kept growing. People have to put their garbage somewhere; they produce over 4 pounds of garbage everyday per person‚ that’s about 250 million tons for the country (EPA.gov). The population is growing at a very quick rate also. Some people try to reduce
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owning slaves”. Slavery‚ in the United States‚ is discussed in elementary school‚ read about in high school‚ and dismissed in adulthood. This is‚ mainly‚ due to the fact that slavery is obsolete in the eyes of those born and raised in the United States. This is subsequently understandable‚ as slavery has been abolished for more than 150 years. The history of the slavery is important to the history of the United States‚ as it is the truth of what has happened. Slavery was‚ and is‚ a cruel and oppressive
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