The Unites States of America is the oldest democracy in the world. The constitutional democracy has worked for more than two centuries. The constitution was formed in a time of need for some of the people. In May of 1787 delegates attended a meeting in Philadelphia “ to establish a national government powerful enough to prevent the young nation from dissolving but not so powerful that it would crush individual liberty” (Magleby‚Light‚Nemacheck 36). In the creation
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presidential campaign‚ President Bill Clinton advocated for treatment instead of incarceration. However‚ after a few months as a president he regressed to (War on Drug) strategies. iv. Rejected a recommendation from the US Sentencing Commission to eliminate or reduce the crack and powder cocaine sentences. b. Why are our prisons overcrowded due to different changes on drug reforms? i. Over the years‚ “Reforms” have been created‚ limiting the discretion of judges and members of parole boards. For example
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was once legal. Looking back only 75-100 years ago most of our states had lotteries in place. Over the past century‚ as a result of abuse and moral fervor the majority forms of gambling have been prohibited. The history of gambling in the United States evolved from Europe. The Puritans and Quakers took little time to create first laws against gambling in 1638. Casino gambling is becoming increasingly popular especially in southern states. Native Americans are allowed to establish bingo parlors and
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overall being but it also justifies the value of the money that is being generated. For instance‚ the United States of America has one of the strongest economy in the world and is exponentially growing. Unfortunately‚ within the 2000-2010 period the U.S.A faced an economic tragedy that will forever haunt the country. In fact‚ Poverty Bytes (2013)‚ acknowledges this time period as the ‘lost decade’. Within this ten year time frame the country experienced dropping GDP (Gross Domestic Products) percentages
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Legalization of Marijuana in the United States Author: Heidi Heffron-Clark ENGL112ON_AC: Composition Professor: Julie Joki Talk about a hot topic! Marijuana and the discussion surrounding full legalization of the substance in the United States‚ has been creating a stir for many years now. Some people feel that there is no need to legalize another drug and take the risk of allowing it to get into the hands of children or people that may not be exposed to it if were not legal. Others say
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other countries need‚ and want. These countries take their domestic resource‚ and by developing and exploiting it‚ they can produce a surplus that then they can trade for the resources they do need. (March 2013) Globalization has impacted the United States in many different ways. It has opened many doors in many different markets around the world. The selling and the trading of American goods and products around the world‚ has allowed us to stay close to the top of the economic ladder. One
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Slavery continued in the south disguised as convict leasing. The debate of our judicial system is deeply embedded in the creation of utilizing convict labor as a system targeted at black men and women designed to criminalize them as a race. The United States is supposed to represent freedom and equality for all‚ with endless opportunities for all Americans equally‚ but it is not necessarily true for all Americans. Racism has caused an overwhelming divide between white and black people that have generationally
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Although the United States government promises its people that they live in a true democratic country‚ the United States is definitely not a democracy. A democracy by definition is “the government by people.” However‚ the United States looks as if it is a constitutional republic‚ rather than democracy. A constitutional republic is “a state in which the head of state or officials are representatives of the people.” The United States is a country run by the government officials‚ not the people‚ the
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Racism Today in the United States After living in a place like Bend Oregon for 18 years I haven’t ever noticed a difference between blacks and whites. Bend has been said to be “one of the whitest places to live”‚ yet I never viewed a city by its race. Being racist to me meant that it was the whites who had a problem with the blacks and whites didn’t want anything to do with blacks. I hadn’t actually seen racism in action from anyone here. Now‚ after watching the film Crash and reading the essays
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Unemployment rate in the United States Economy Unemployment is one of the principal macroeconomic problems facing the United States economy. This implies that the economy is not operating under full employment. United States has been experiencing a high level of unemployment in the past. However‚ in the recent past the United States unemployment has fallen down to 7.7 percent as per statistics this year in the month of November. This is the lowest unemployment rate United States labor department has
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