the main founding documents of the United States of America. It consists of Ten Amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments were added to protect basic God given rights from government interference. James Madison is credited with being the main author of the Bill of Rights. ( http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/history-bill-of-rights.html). In 1787 the first made US Constitution was presented in Philadelphia and was ratified by the states. The Bill of rights is actually part
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What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? I have learned so much from taking this class. I have learned what other cultures and races had to endure to gain the respect from others that ridiculed and disrespected them as humans just because they were different. I have also learned that even though some have worked very hard‚ they are still not accepted by others. I have also learned that
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the United States made several changes to policies concerning visitors into the United States. More attention is required at the borders‚ airports‚ mail system‚ and intranet to protect citizens of the United States against terrorism. In this paper‚ we will discuss a proposal to make the criminal justice agencies in the United States better prepared for terrorist attacks. Border Patrol is part of the criminal justice agency and responsible for protecting the borders of the United States against
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White supremacy in the United States Bruce C. Abbott HLSS523: Domestic Terrorism and Extremist Groups Instructor: Holly Shenefelt January 27‚ 2013
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Army Values Essay Honor‚ integrity‚ selfness-service‚ duty‚ respect‚ personal courage‚ and loyalty‚ these are the 7 army values in which each and every member must stay true to. My definition of honor may be skewed from the general publics view of honor. In my eyes‚ when you are thankful that you are given the opportunity to serve your country‚ that is when you are honorable. Integrity is what keeps this country going‚ each member of the military must have integrity to be successful. Do the right
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shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal‚ educational‚ literary‚ and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt‚ reliable‚ and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities (USPS 1998). For the Postal Service to “bind the Nation together…” they would need a high volume of mail from across the country to process on a daily basic. The more mail means
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Terrorism and Counterterrorism in the United States On September 11th‚ 2001‚ at 8:46 AM the United States experienced something that would transform it forever. The first aircraft smashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center and the second hit the South Tower at 9:03. At 9:37 a third airliner hit the Pentagon and at 10:03 the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. This was a truly sad day when nearly 3‚000 people were killed in this violent terrorist act. It has not stopped there
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Abstract Strong economies compete on the basis of high value‚ not solely low cost. Yet in the United States‚ growing economic disparity hinders the nation’s ability to provide the high-value-added products and services necessary to compete in a global marketplace. The economic problems associated with unequal growth – stagnant wage growth and depressed market demand – in turn exacerbate social problems‚ such as crime‚ drug abuse‚ gangs‚ reliance on transfer payments‚ and family break-ups. The most
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The company’s mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards‚ research‚ training‚ and education. (from www.nfpa.org/about-nfpa/overview) FCC: The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government‚ created by Congressional statute to regulate interstate and international communications by radio‚
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presently operates in the United States today. What demographic and socioeconomic factors do you think are related to democracy? Wealth? Education? A homogeneous population? Can you find countries that don’t meet your expectations? Does democracy require equality of income and wealth? Does majority rule undermine freedom and threaten individual rights? What was James Madison’s view‚ and what is your reaction? 1.3 Describe American political culture‚ and identify the basic tenets of American
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