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Term Papers on Legal and Government
The US Constitution
Number of words: 231 - Number of pages: 1.... Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution
in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
This is the elastic clause. It gives congress the right to do anything
for the betterment of the American people. It makes the constitution flexible
and keeps it with the times.
The amendment process is how changes can be made to the constitution to
keep it with the times. For example, Amendment 19 states that the right of
citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on account of sex. To make an ame .....
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Crime And The Death Penalty
Number of words: 1379 - Number of pages: 6.... involves crossing state lines; murder committed during an
airplane hijacking; and of course, homicide. The death penalty is
also called for punishment of for: attempting to kill anyone
investigating or prosecuting his or her activities; advising,
directing, authorizing or assisting in the murder of someone. Also,
The Anti-Drug abuse act of 1988 calls for the death penalty for all
drug related killings. Along with that, The bill amending sec. 848
to controlled substances act calls for the deat .....
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Political Process Of Early 1800’s
Number of words: 638 - Number of pages: 3.... Virginia, an exception to this statement, still had one third of the white male population, or around 80,000 people still not allowed to vote. (Textbook.) It was not really until the early 1850’s when the voting bracket was truly changed to include nearly the entire white male American population.
The voting process from the beginning of this country was a horrible thing. It started off with people saying in front of their peers which candidate they were voting for. This made peer pressure a great influence in the voting process. “Vote for the wrong person, get b .....
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The Graying Of America
Number of words: 979 - Number of pages: 4.... years,
are not insignificant. In 2015 experts believe that the government will have to
find approximately $57 billion to meet its obligations. By 2020 the number will
have grown to $232 billion.
The demographic makeup of America is changing. The share of the population over
the age of 65 will continue to grow well into the next century. Today,
approximately 13 percent of the population of the United States is over age 65.
By 2030 that percentage will increase to more than 20 percent. Even more
surprising, in less than 50 years, there will be as many Americans .....
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What To Do About Immigration
Number of words: 2438 - Number of pages: 9.... every nation. Today, as the United States experience "the fourth wave" of immigration, the debate about what to do about it heats up. According to Linda Chavez, "In 1993 […],over 800,000 legal immigrants were admitted to the United States and an estimated 300,000 illegal aliens settled here, more or less permanently. Over the last decade, as many as ten million legal and illegal immigrants established permanent residence…" (327). However, as Kenney David remarks the numbers by themselves, may not be so disturbing, for the foreign-born people represent only 8. .....
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Castro’s Screw Up And Cuba's Economic Crisis
Number of words: 1965 - Number of pages: 8.... Assistance (CMEA) and underwent major structural changes to adapt its trade and industry to the new relationship. By 1987 CMEA countries accounted for over 85% of Cuban trade despite new bilateral accords signed with many countries including Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Venezuela.
Although Cuba's revolutionary leaders had intended to pursue a policy of economic diversification, they quickly had to abandon this approach. Instead, the government emphasized increased sugar production to garner essential foreign exchange earnings and Soviet subsidies. Sugar p .....
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Capital Punishment
Number of words: 1009 - Number of pages: 4.... Opposers to the death penalty say no because of the large amount of people on death row today. They also say that states that have the death penalty have a higher crime rate than those that do not, and therefore it is not effective and somewhat contributes to the problem. I must point out though that states that have the death penalty are usually highly urbanized areas that most likely will have high crime rates because of the large population. Rather, in rural states there is no need for the death penalty because the population is most likely low and .....
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Argument For Keeping Repeat Offenders In Jail
Number of words: 566 - Number of pages: 3.... on prison terms we will save loads of tax
money. There will be less need to build, maintain, and expand existing staff if
there are fewer prisoners. But how much more can we cut these sentences, aren't
they short enough already? The average jail sentence is seven years and eleven
months, but the actual average time served is two years and eleven months. I
think there are better ways to save money. For example, we should cut back on
the funding of foreign governments. We have plenty of our own problems in the
United States that we need to take care of. We .....
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