During World War II‚ citizens of the United States created a strong sense of national identity through military service‚ military supply manufacturing‚ and other contributions to the war effort. In the decade following the war‚ the United States shifted its gaze and group concern from threats of fascism in Europe to threats of spreading Communism emanating from the Soviet Union. Different from the national identity fostered during WWII‚ the post-war national identity Mark Hamilton Lytle calls “Cold
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about some very controversial issues. Among these issues is the question of immigrants and their role in the United States. As congressmen‚ the people of your state voted for you to represent their voices in the national legislature. However‚ I encourage you to remember all the people who are underrepresented in our government and consider their opinions when forming policies for the United States. It is important to consider the role immigrants had in the formation of our country. The very basis our
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The United States legal system ladder‚ begins with the federal courts and numerous levels of courts. The hierarchy of courts is known to be the most complex system in the entire world. Many individuals use these systems of the courts to resolve disputes. It’s a system that functions successfully in a country as big and varied as the United States. The Supreme court is the highest court in the land it has the ultimate authority to appeal over all federal and state cases. Matters that involve
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Role of the United States Constitution The role of the constitution plays an important part of the everyday life in the United States. It is a part of every person’s life even if they do not realize it. It usually has impacted your life in the past or even at every moment in someone’s life. “Although the Constitution created a new federal government‚ it took a courageous‚ brilliant‚ and farseeing Supreme Court chief justice to help realize the framers’ vision.” (Microsoft‚ 2007) The Constitution
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The First Bank of the United States The Bank of the United States was designed to make money and build an economy. It was designed by men like Alexander Hamilton and Robert Morris‚ but did not benefit the common citizen as much as wealthy investors. Why did a fledgling government need to borrow millions from overseas in order to invest in a “national” bank‚ to turn around and then borrow the same money back and pay interest on it? The banking system developed by Alexander Hamilton and Robert
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institutions collected the poor under one roof‚ oversaw their actions‚ and forced them to work. The state of New York formalized this policy in 1824 with the County Poorhouse Act‚ which required every county to build at least one institution to house its poor and‚ ideally‚ to teach them the emerging middle-class ethics of thrift‚ constant industry‚ and sobriety. In the 1840s the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor encouraged wealthy male volunteers to visit the poor to share
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Summary of Source: This article focuses on the United States foreign policy before 9/11. The article begins by going all the way back to when George Washington was president‚ and explains how he and other presidents dealt with the terrorists in their day. Then‚ the article talks about how the United States has had wavering methods on how to fight terrorism. The policies changed depending on the president. There is the ideology that if the United States is directly attacked‚ then they have the right
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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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terroristic violence is increasing at an extremely fast rate. For the United States‚ the threat of domestic and international terrorism weighs on the minds of the federal government and private citizens. The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review even went as far as to note that terrorism is one of the six strategic challenges that are likely to affect the United States throughout the next five years (DHS‚ 2014). However‚ the United States has been on high alert since the attacks on New York and the Pentagon
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Drug Trafficking In United States Rashaan Ford ENG122: English Composition II Tina Miller August 19‚ 20 Drug trafficking in the United States have been a problem since the mid 1970’s.The illegal drug market in the United States is one of the most profitable in the world. Drug Enforcement agencies faces many hard challenges in protecting our borders. Diverse criminal groups operating from South America smuggles cocaine‚ heroine‚ and marijuana into the United States by a variety of routes
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