Government 2301 Chapter 1 The Political Landscape 1. Which settlements were founded for religious reasons and which were for commerce? * Massachusetts was founded by the puritans attempting to secure religious freedom. Virginia was founded by people seeing to find the gold‚ as the Spanish in Mexico. Pennsylvania and Delaware was founded by William Penn as a haven for various non-violent Christian groups‚ mainly the Quakers. Mary land was founded by an English Catholics son who named it
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Our Declining Education System According to "A Nation at Risk"‚ the American education system has declined due to a " rising tide of mediocrity" in our schools. States such as New York have responded to the findings and recommendations of the report by implementing such strategies as the "Regents Action Plan" and the "New Compact for Learning". In the early 1980’s‚ President Regan ordered a national commission to study our education system. The findings of this commission were that‚ compared
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Privacy Matters in America In the United States today the government tries to interfere in private lives. There should be no more laws made letting the government interfere in the private lives of people and if there are‚ people should stand up against this invasion in people’s privacy and sat no. Should the government have the right to interfere in people’s private lives? Does being a part of a representative democracy mean that people can give up their freedom to make their own choices to benefit
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The song No Rest for the Weary by the Blue Scholars addresses many important topics and issues. These issues include the themes of capitalism‚ and its connection to urbanization‚ escapism and the pursuit of money as escapism‚ and resistance within a system designed to benefit European colonizers and denigrate all non-Europeans. The song addresses capitalism with lyrics like “There’s no rest for the weary just another day grinding up stones”‚ “I bent the spine of the track until it snaps/ pops working
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Assess the impact of innovations in transport upon people’s lives 1890 – 1960 During the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ many innovations in transport were accomplished. They were invented around this period to allow people to travel further and better‚ and their purpose was to impact their lives in the best way possible. We call this period in time the industrial revolution because of the new modernization of methods that took place‚ which of course includes travelling. We will analyze
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A. The first political party system includes the Federalists v. Democratic Republicans. The Federalists‚ led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton‚ believed in a strong national government. They wanted to create a Constitution. They argued that government power should be used to promote economic development through a national bank. Democratic-Republicans‚ were led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. They supported a weaker national government. They feared that federal involvement in the economy
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Period 4 11/4/12 George Washington was the first president of the United States and was a great leader for America. He got rid of the monarchy and led the colonists to freedom. Due to his accomplishments‚ Americans admired and looked up to George Washington. They felt if he led us through the war that it would be best if he could lead us as a President. President Washington was very successful in his two terms in presidency. George Washington ended the Whiskey Rebellion by leading the army himself
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fit into society‚ we should all be concerned. The Bill of Rights‚ when written‚ established and protected our personal freedoms from government interference. For centuries‚ governments have tried to regulate information thought to be inappropriate or offensive. Today’s technology has given the government an excuse to interfere with free speech. By claiming that radio frequencies are a limited resource‚ the government tells broadcasters what to say and what not to say. The FCC (Federal Communications
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The Universe and Our Galaxies The Universe and Our Galaxies Examples of Elliptical (Messier 87 ) and Spiral Galaxies (NGC 3559) Examples of Elliptical (Messier 87 ) and Spiral Galaxies (NGC 3559) Edwin Hubble was one of the first people to actually realise what a galaxy is‚ the measurement of the “Hubble Tuning Fork” Classification scheme shows how round or rightly wound their “arms” are. E0 means that an elliptical galaxy is extremely round‚ whilst E7 is flat. However not all galaxies
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Have you ever wondered how our government was created? Two philosophers named Thomas Hobbes and John Locke played significant roles in the shaping of what is now our government. Both philosophers lived during the period of Enlightenment. Thomas Hobbes had a negative view of mankind‚ while John Locke had a positive view of it. Both men wrote a book and\or an essay about social contract. Each philosopher had different views on government. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke had opposing views on rebellion
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