Deracialization in Black Politics Deracialization in Black Politics There is currently a debate going on regarding the significance of deracialization as an ongoing development in American politics. The term "deracialization," when applied to American electoral politics, refers to the conduction of a political campaign by a black candidate in which racial issues and themes are minimiz

Alen Greenspand Alan Greenspan: The Money Man At 71 years of age and on his second marriage, Republican Alan Greenspan is often referred to as the second most powerful man in the United States. Born on March 6, 1926, to a stockbroker and a full time homemaker, who later divorced during the crash of 1929, Greenspan amazed his parents and their friends very early on with h

The History Of The JACL The Japanese American Citizens League, the nation\'s oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization, was founded in 1929 to address issues of discrimination targeted specifically at persons of Japanese ancestry residing in the United States. In California, where the majority of Japanese Americans resided, there were over one hundred statutes in Califo

Argument On Gay Marriage Marriage is an ancient institution that binds people into the most basic of social groups, the family. Until the Council of Trent, in 1563, marriage in Europe was conducted in private with an exchange of vows, dowry and the physical consummation of the union, a common law marriage. After the Council of Trent, those Catholic nations, required a priest and witness

Cause And Effect Cause and Effect Essay: War in Iraq The terrorist acts on September eleventh, cause the United States government to change its foreign policies. The Busch administration was compelled to adapt a new doctrine of pre-emptive strikes against any nation that harbor terrorists and gives terrorist a safe haven in their country in which to operate and conduct terror a

Revolutionary Generation There are several different ideas of what the people represented during the Revolutionary Generation. If a person was a radical, they supported change, and there was the idea that the radicals were “the government”. If a person was conservative, they either supported no change or they supported going back to a previous condition. Lastly, if someone supported b

Freedom Freedom In the Sep issue of the 1987 Ensign, Jay M. Todd wrote an article entitled, the Standard of Freedom for this Dispensation” and tells of two revelations from the Savior to the prophet Joseph Smith – who spoke of the ‘principle of freedom’ in these last days and related it to the US Constitution. “And now, verily I say unto you concerning the laws of the land, it is My

Identity Theft Near You Identity Theft Near You During the first half of 1999, Michael Allen Stonehouse walked into Bank One in Lakewood, Colorado and walked out of the bank with a $5000 loan. Approximately one month later he walked into another Bank One branch and this time he walked away with a new $10,000 loan. When Bank One approved Mr. Stonehouse for these two loans it was n

The Patriot Act and the Constitution The Patriot Act is a major step forward in combating terrorists that threaten the United States of America, but at the same time, if abused, could threaten the liberties we have enjoyed for so long. The Patriot Act was signed into law by the President of The United States on October 26th 2001. The act was passed with little debate from the congress

Juvenile Court Systems And Reform Juvenile Court Systems, and Reform There are many alterations in the juvenile court system that can effect juveniles all over the state of Texas. There are numerous cases that involve juveniles that are tried as adults. The requirements for being tried as an adult may vary with the courts judgment of the person in question. Juvenile courts in Texas

Death Penalty The not so Clean-Cut Issue of Capital Punishment Former Mayor of New York, Ed Koch, writes about a New York man who while serving four life sentences in a New York prison for murder, effectively lured a woman corrections officer into an office where he then strangled her and mutilated her body. This man can only get more life sentences for his actions because New York, at

Consumer Issues CONSUMER ISSUES Food safety legislation was originally passed in 1906 because some food packers were putting foreign substances into food to make it last longer or to increase its bulk and weight. In 1938, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prohibited the sale of adulterated and mislabeled food, drugs, and cosmetics in interstate commerce. In 1958, the act was agai

16th Amendment Amendment 16 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to lay and collect income taxes. It is stated as follows: “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever sources derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.” Basically this means that Congress can make up and collec

Antonin Scalia Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton N.J. on March 11, 1936. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1960 and later taught law at the University of Virginia from 1967 to 1971. He also taught at the University of Chicago from 1977 to 1982. He was named to the federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan. Four years later he was nomi

Abolish The Death Penalty Abolish The Death Penalty There is a definite problem concerning the death penalty in Illinois. Many deal with problems concerning the rights of the defendant while being on trial for murder; others deal with a convict’s rights after they are found guilty and sentenced to death. Should a convict have the right to re-trial if there isn’t an adequate amoun

Australia Healthcare Compared To United States Australia’s major part of the national health care system is called “Medicare”. Medicare provides high quality health care, which is both affordable and accessible to all Australians, often provided free of charge at the point of care (http://www.health.gov.). It are financed largely from general taxation revenue, which includes a Medicare l

Bangladesh Refugees The Migrants Our home minister ordered the deportation of ‘illegal’ Bangladeshi immigrants and these non-citizens, wearily made their way back from the country they had made their home. It was a sequence so bizarre, it jars the senses: That globalised India, with a proud population of emigrants — pravasis, H1B visa holders, even illegal migrants — should think noth

Affirmative Action Affirmative action works. There are thousands of examples of situations where people of color, white women, and working class women and men of all races who were previously excluded from jobs or educational opportunities, or were denied opportunities once admitted, have gained access through affirmative action. When these policies received executive branch and judicial

Fire Service Same Purpose, Different Duties The Fire Department, whether large or small, meets the needs for the community in which they are serving. Although all Firefighters put their lives on the line everyday some duties will vary from Sacramento to Wilton. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District consists of four-hundred and seventy-five full-time firefighters as well as half

Gerrymandering How does gerrymandering impact the Constitution as designed by James Madison. Gerrymandering is similar to what James Madison ideas were back in his own time that he was fighting for. He was often overlooked and not listened to. Once he teamed up with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, everyone started to listen to him. Eventually he became president after Thomas Jeffers

James Carter James Carter Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born October 1, 1924, in the small farming town of Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman and his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains publi

Canada Canada has always been a state with two nations. Over the decades the French influence across the country dwindled and there was a rise in English dominance. The core area of French Canada is the Lower St. Lawrence River Valley in the Province of Quebec. This region has long-sought to maintain its language and culture. Life centered highly around the doctrines and holdings of

Executive Branch The delegates to the Constitutional Convention faced a difficult challenge. They wanted to ensure a strong, cohesive central government, yet they also wanted to ensure that no individual or small group in the government would become too powerful. Because of the colonies’ experience under the British monarchy, the delegates wanted to avoid giving any one person or group a

Korematsu Vs. US Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu vs. United States Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was one of many, who was born in the United States to parents that were born in Japan who were taken from their homes. During the time of World War II, the US was having altercations with Japan which brought the US to be afraid that the Japanese Americans might be undercover spies and will take ba

Gun Control Whenever some terrible act of violence occurs such as the horrible Columbine Shooting, people start looking for answers and pointing fingers. They want to put the blame on something saying, “It was the parents fault,” or, “It is television and the Internet’s fault,” but the blame is most often put on an inanimate object that does only what the person operating it tells it to

Gun Control Essay A group of men once decided ‘a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bare arms shall not be infringed.” This is the second amendment to the constitution of the United States, part of the bill of rights. The problem is that nobody really takes the time to break this down to look at the root of the seco

Gun Control A Militia The word "militia" has several meanings. It can be a body of citizens (no longer exclusively male) enrolled for military service where full time duty is required only in emergencies. The term also refers to the eligible pool of citizens callable into military service. The federal government can use the militia for the following purposes as stated in Article I, S

Legalizing Prostitution Legalizing Prostitution page 2 The legalization of prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, is an extremely controversial topic. National Public Radio’s Justice Talking held a live debate on March 4, 2002 between two women with different opinions on the subject of legalizing prostitution. Christine Stark, a survivor of prostitution and porn, a current f

The Difference between Republicans and Democrats The Difference between Republicans and Democrats I am writing this because it seems party activists (Republicans and Democrats) take for granted that people understand the difference between the two parties. I want to start by being clear that this is not and should not be a personal battle or attack. I have no doubt that Democr

FREEDOM freedom! In today’s society freedom is something that supposedly exists, but does it really exist. In recent years it seems like freedom is being limited more and more by the government of the United States. Although we have more freedom than most countries, we are still not totally free like we think. Freedom is something that was won a long time ago, but today it is slowly bein