Why was the reform act passed in 1867? Which factor was most important? In 1886 Gladstone had proposed a moderate reform bill‚ it would’ve enfranchised an additional 400‚000 men. However it was fiercely opposed by the government. Disraeli in particular feared that extending the franchise challenged the authority of his aristocracy. However‚ when the conservatives returned to office later in the year‚ Disraeli decided to press for reform. In fact the reform was even more radical than the first. There
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Why was the reform act of 1832 passed? There were several major factors involved in the build up to the reform act which all led to the government having to enforce the reform act to keep the people happy. The voting system was extremely out of date‚ having not been altered since the 18th century and the government had not taken into consideration the demographic changes with had taken place since then. There were many rotten boroughs (Areas which had low vote to high representation ratio) and
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Why Marijuana Should Remain Illegal I believe that marijuana should continue to remain illegal. I believe there are more benefits if marijuana is kept illegal than if it were to be legalized. I believe marijuana should remain illegal because it impacts health negatively‚ it can be addictive and it would negatively impact society. Although the article from John Cloud (2002) stated that Marijuana might actually be good for you‚ the fact is that the research isn’t available. I believe that marijuana
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Tyler Wyrick Ms. Russo English 165.25W 11 May 2010 E1 Why Marijuana should be Illegal In society today‚ many people are looking for a feeling of freedom. Some go on vacation and spend money while others look to drugs. The sense of high that results from using marijuana acts as an escape from the stresses of everyday life. As a result‚ a tremendous number of Americans participate in the illicit use of marijuana. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug
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Why Illegal Immigrants should be deported! Immigrants come to America chasing hopes and dreams of someday having a life of wealth. The United States has this imagine that everything will be better and all your problems will be solved. However‚ in the last century we’ve had a raise of Illegal Immigrants in the country. With our economy in the trash and millions out of work it would be helpful if Americans could find work. Even before the economy crashed millions were finding it hard to find
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Why was the human rights act created. The Human rights act is a UK law passed in 1998. It means that you can defend your rights in the UK courts and that public organisations (including the Government‚ the Police and local councils) must treat everyone equally‚ with fairness‚ dignity and respect. The Human rights act protects all of us‚ young and old‚ rich and poor. Hopefully you will never need to rely on it‚ but every year hundreds of people do. Despite this‚ the Act is frequently misunderstood
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tried to ban the possession of handguns we will see many arguments on why a person does not need to carry a handgun and why a person should be allowed to do so. If you were to ask a hundred people how they felt about gun control‚ you would probably get a hundred different answers. So I can see the arguments that were brought forward in this case
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Why was Germany unified under Prussia and not Austria? I. Introduction A. Prussia was the foremost country in the unification of Germany B. Although it may have not been the intent of Prussia to unify Germany‚ it is certain that Prussia had the greatest amount of influence in German politics C. Austria was not in a political‚ economic‚ or social state to take on such significant role D. Prussia’s advantages: a. Almost exclusive German population b. Leadership more acceptable to German liberals
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Recently‚ there are many arguable topics in this world‚ and abortion is one of them. It was not a big problem before‚ however‚ recently the number of abortions quickly got higher. Matter of fact it had been said that more than 50 million babies/fetuses have been aborted since 1973. In some countries abortion is legal but‚ I strongly disagree with this idea. I believe that abortion should be illegal. Many may not know but the women’s body gets injured during this experience. Also‚ there are always
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Around the world countries consider whether or not child labor should be legal or illegal. Currently‚ areas around the world have limits on child labor that include amount of hours a week a child is allowed to work‚ age allowed to work‚ and the type of job a child can pursue. Other parts of the world has no limitations on child labor including: Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ Nigeria‚ and Somalia. Child labor should be illegal until a certain age to prevent children from dangerous situations in the workplace
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