religion represents all Americans’ belief system‚ most of the founding population in of the United States was________‚ which has had lasting effects on the laws and political culture in America. | | | | | Catholic | | | | | Jewish | | | | | Pentecostal | | | | | Protestant | | | | | Muslim | | | | | | | | | Score: | 0 | | | | | | | 2) Why is the location within the United States where immigrants settle politically important
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practiced all over the world. However‚ in the United States it is illegal‚ yet there are many knowing individuals who still partake in this style of living. It is reported that “there are 40‚000 people living in polygamous families or communities across the Western region of the U.S” (Scharnberg & Brachear‚ 2006). Should these people be prosecuted? Or are we as Americans pre judging a lifestyle that we know nothing about? In this paper‚ I will discuss what polygamy is‚
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As we head toward the 21st century‚ America will be the greatest influence to the rest of the world as being the only true superpower in the post-cold war era. It is the only country with the military‚ diplomatic‚ political and economic might to handle any type of conflict or misfortune that may arise. The misconception that because the cold war is over‚ America should relinquish some of its military forces around the world and let country’s deal with their own conflicts and economic adversities
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expansion of the United States is full of wars‚ bought and sold regions. When France lost the French and Indian War in 1763‚ it gave most of its possessions in North America to Britain. This extended British domain beyond the original thirteen colonies. Since Spain was an ally‚ it had to give east and west to Britain ; in exchange it was compensated by France with territory west of the Mississippi. Although The United States declared its independence in 1776 and formed its territory from the original
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becomes intolerable. This is true when it comes to thinking about those that we put behind bars. The prison system is only brought to the forefront when they become overpopulated and it ’s time to create new prisons. Every couple of years this issue comes up and always the same solution is proposed. Building more prisons will only exacerbate the problem in the end‚ due to the ineffectiveness of prisons. While this is a way out of the problem‚ it does not get to the heart of the problem. As a society
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intended to protect the newly freed slaves from discriminatory action by state governments. A state was prohibited from depriving “any person of life‚ liberty‚ or property without due process of law‚” from denying “any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws‚” and from abridging “the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” In 1890‚ the Louisiana General Assembly enacted a Separate Car Law requiring railroads in the state to provide “equal but separate accommodation
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Corrections | Copyright © 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is an introduction to the various components of the corrections system within the criminal justice system. It provides an overview of corrections‚ including corrections history‚ the persons‚ agencies‚ and organizations that manage convicted offenders. Other topics that are covered include policy and procedure‚ sentencing‚ probation‚ and
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is “the practice or system of owning slaves”. Slavery‚ in the United States‚ is discussed in elementary school‚ read about in high school‚ and dismissed in adulthood. This is‚ mainly‚ due to the fact that slavery is obsolete in the eyes of those born and raised in the United States. This is subsequently understandable‚ as slavery has been abolished for more than 150 years. The history of the slavery is important to the history of the United States‚ as it is the truth of what has happened. Slavery
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Universidad de Puerto Rico Culturas Latinas en E.U. In the early 1800s‚ Spain’s colonies in America were much richer and bigger in territory than the U.S. By the mid-1800s‚ most of Spain’s colonies broke into much smaller separate countries and lost power‚ while the U.S. gained power and territory (Harvest Empire‚ Chapter 2‚ page 27). According to Gonzalez‚ some often describe the American model‚ in contrast to the ill-suited Spanish model‚ as one that was fundamentally suited for power and expansion
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The American Correctional Association (ACA) is the largest correctional association in the world and represents all organizations of corrections within the criminal justice system. “The ACA is comprised of 78 chapters and affiliated organizational members‚ including federal‚ state‚ and military correctional facilities and prisons‚ county jails and detention centers‚ community corrections and halfway houses‚ and probation/parole agencies. The organization leads the cause of corrections and correctional
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