Jobs in the United States are very limited. The number of jobs has significantly dropped since President Bush has been in office. "The president was handed a 5.6 trillion dollar surplus ladies and gentlemen‚ that is where he was when he came into office. Now we have a 2.6 dollar trillion dollar deficit. This is the biggest turn around in the history of the country. He is the first president in 72 years to loose jobs" Kerry said during the presidential debates. And the job market isn ’t looking good
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young and old alike. Consequently‚ it is a pressing issue and is a matter of priority for the international community to encounter the problem at its core. The United Nations has been keenly concerned with this issue since its foundation and has embarked on a fight to stop discrimination across the world. In 2001‚ the United Nations’ World Conference against Racism produced the most authoritative‚ comprehensive program for competing racial discrimination and has encouraged many countries to take affirmative
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Presidential power to pardon people for the crime they have been convicted off is something that is used by the President to gain political support and leverage. It has normally been used by the President to help their friends and political allies. In many cases‚ the President goes pardon crazy on his last day in office; pardoning people left and right for future political support. This power is granted to the President under Article II‚ Section 2 of the United States Constitution. It states that the
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subscribed to the system of coverture‚ where “by marriage‚ the husband and wife are one person in law; that is the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage.” Not until 1875 were women in the United States legally defined as person. In the United States‚ women were treated as second-class citizens and not given the right to vote until 1920‚ when the
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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own ethnic culture. The concept of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences‚ both with respect to the issue of whether the ethnocentric bias of researchers colors the data they obtain‚ and the findings from research in anthropology and sociology. Such research has revealed ethnocentrism in every culture around the world‚ based on a number reasons‚ including religion‚ language‚ customs‚ culture
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The United States of America is seen as one of the most powerful countries in the world‚ however years ago it struggled with economic disasters ‚ similar to what developing countries are facing today. However today‚ the United States is still not immune to these disasters‚ an example of this is the recession of 2008‚ that affected thousands. The financial panics and economic depressions that the country faced‚ has helped it to be more prepared for future expected bumps in the road. From each economic
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| |4 Counteracting deflation | |5 Examples of deflation | |5.1 United Kingdom | |5.2 Deflation in the United States | |5.2.1 Major deflations | |5.2.2 Minor deflations | |5.3 Deflation
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UNITED STATES ECONOMIC SITUATION: The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world‚ with a per capita GDP of $49‚800. In this market-oriented economy‚ private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions‚ and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand
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Though the United States shares the same “Liberal Democracy” classification as its Western European brothers‚ there is substantive difference in the role an individual plays‚ and can play‚ in the shaping of their political system. The best example of differences between European and American political action is recognized in the role of interest groups. In those countries which most align themselves with the United States‚ namely Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany‚ the role of interest groups is
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The United States in the nineteenth century evolved from settling on the Atlantic coast in the seventeenth century all the way to the Pacific Coast. Some civilians from the late 1830s and 1840s believed slavery to be the primary cause of western expansion. While this may be true‚ it was not the primary reason. There were many reasons for the expansion that were equally as important and impactful as slavery. The annexation of new states would allow the United States to grow economically and industrially
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