The Confederacy was formed because the Southern states felt that their rights were being trampled upon by the federal government and they decided to break away from the Union. ... The federal government was opposed to this, and raised an army against the Southern states. ... Lincoln also supported his home state's law, passed in 1853, forbidding blacks to move to Illinois, he called for a law to "effectually prohibit free persons of color from immigrating to and settling in this state... ", and a law that allowed viciously hunting down run away slaves. ...

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Social developments that led to the revolution include the expansion of industry, the federal government gaining more power, and the first welfare system in America. ... By having a national currency, it could be easier to maintain the government; state authority does not come before federal authority. ... Although the federal government had these laws in place, that does not mean that people followed them. ... Now that the federal government had more power, there was a chance for ex-slaves to gain more rights and a higher status within society. ... The federal government could create Amendm...

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The Republicans claimed that assumption was against the ideals of the American Revolution, and that if the assumption law were to pass, the U.S. would become exactly what they had so adamantly fought against during the Revolutionary War. The Federalists, however, countered Madison's concerns by stating that a country can only function with a strong government. ... The states were being asked to place all of their trust into one central government. ... Constitution specifically prohibits Congress from passing a law that abolishes the slave trade and slavery until 1808. ... After the revolu...

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The purpose of government is to keep its subjects from harming each other. ... Individual happiness (or suffering) is the only universal product of government. A government that does not keep its people happy is doomed to fail. ... Even those who were not slaves were mostly mulattoes, treated poorly as a matter of law, if better treated than slaves. ... The Revolution left America with a form of government unique in the world. ...

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The political issue which divided the north and south were: Who strong should the central government be? The South wanted a weak central government and more control in the states North wanted a strong central government which could help regulate trade and promote inducstry. ... Missouri Compromise Fugitive slave law Compromise of 1850 Popular Sovereignty People in the North and South over the morality of slavery divided the nation. ... Slavery was abolished; however, the balance of power between the states and the Federal government remained a problem that had to be s...

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The war put constitutional government to its severest test as a long festering debate over the power of the federal government versus state rights. ... The government was saying in effect, that ignorant, loyal men who are black are not fit to vote, but ignorant" loyal men who are white are. ... A child apprenticeship law provided that parents could indenture their offspring to employers until age 21. Black Codes, because of their deceptive nature, eventually became known as the laws of Jim Crow. ... On one hand, the Federal Government would make laws to protect the rights of African-Americans,...

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The government had no way to raise money and no way to raise or collect taxes. No state had the power to control trade among the different states, and there was no way to carry out the laws that congress passed or to bring justice to anyone who would not obey these laws (Hauptly 16). ... The delegates had to decide; how big the government should be, what type of government, what powers it should be given, and what powers it should not have. ... They also agreed that the National Government should be stronger than before. ... The abolitionists thought that slavery was wrong and that the go...

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Given that the Constitution was strongly swayed by slave-owners, the Constitution is Pro-Slavery because slaveholders controlled the bureaus and ordered the policy of the Government enforcing the stability and repercussion of the Nation to the provision of slavery here and there; overriding the rights of the Free States, and thus forcing the courts of the nation to be their instruments. ... Primarily, the influence of the three-fifths division became prevalent, as its outcome was destructive since, fundamentally, it affected all of the branches of the National government, and offered the slave...

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In the south, Reconstruction meant rebuilding the economy, establishing new state and local governments and a new social structure between whites and newly freed African Americans. ... "For example, in Mississippi there was a law that allowed sheriffs to hire out the labor of prisoner Negros who could not pay their fines; this law was especially controversial in the North because it appeared to be a step toward the re-enslavement of the blacks. ... The laws would discourage the African American of being vagrant and idle by restricting his mobility. The laws were supposed to strengthen hi...

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The indigenous government of the former colony reached into Africa's glorious past to rename themselves Ghana. ... The colonial governments in western universities educated an elite class of Africans. ... Liberia is unique among African nations in that a colonial government has never controlled it. ... The British government paid owners for their slaves, but the Boers complained the payments were too small. ... Pass Laws required non-whites to carry a "pass" to prove they had permission to travel in white areas. ...

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While both countries have education laws that require obligatory school attendance, the enforcement of the law was very lenient. ... Rebel armies in Sierra Leone and drug warlords in Mexico have challenged organized government. Besides government corruption, Sierra Leone's conflict has been associated with the exploitation of their diamond mines. Leaders of the rebel army were using the diamonds for personal benefit and to fund the civil war in hopes of overturning the government. ...

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The International Humanitarian Law, which also went by the laws of war, sets out a list of protections for civilians. ... Under this law, the civil war was "an internal armed conflict " ("We'll Kill You If You Cry " p.55). ... With laws like the International Humanitarian Law, and places like the International Criminal Court, women and girls all throughout Sierra Leone were given a second chance you could say. ... According to the Sierra Leonean government, women can be raped by anyone: fathers, uncles, brothers, strangers, anyone; and no case could be pursued to the police. ... Even thou...

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The southerners had tried to restore their white supremacy with these new laws that even allowed auctioning off black men. Northerners became outraged at these new laws and pleaded with Andrew Johnson to intervene, but to no avail. Worried that the Civil War would have been in vain with this sudden change in Southern politics and the lack of government intervention, Congress convened to reestablish laws and protect the civil liberties of black men and women that were fought for during the Civil War. ... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunitie...

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Being free is to be able to have an opinion or act on a decision with out fear of oppression from society or from government. ... There are restraints from school, from your parents, the law and the God. ... You need laws to keep order, but you need order to make laws. ... Yes you can have a free society with laws. ... One thing in particular is how this lack of government and order has affected the women of this newly "freed" country. ...

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Being free is to be able to have an opinion or act on a decision with out fear of oppression from society or from government. ... There are restraints from school, from your parents, the law and the God. ... You need laws to keep order, but you need order to make laws. ... Yes you can have a free society with laws. ... One thing in particular is how this lack of government and order has affected the women of this newly "freed" country. ...

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Jago was slow during the entire period of Spanish colonization; most of the structures built were for governmental or religious functions and reflected the "top-down" administration of the Spanish crown. ... Unfortunately, the policies of the Spanish government served to steadily reduce the Arawak population, and by the early 1600s it had virtually disappeared. The Spanish government found few volunteers for colonizing Jamaica, so many of the settlers consisted of governmental or religious representatives ordered to the island by their leaders. ...

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Exploration, fisheries, mining and plantations quickly fueled the success of white entrepreneurial colonists formerly held back by British law. ... While current laws and statues have attempted to correct past injustices of native Indians by returning lost homeland and supplying government funding, there is still a large divide between Native Americans and U.S. citizens that exist today. ... The Constitution enforced the return of fleeing slaves to their masters, empowered local government to use force against uprising slaves and ensured the Atlantic slave trade would continue to thrive in S...

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With out any opposition from the blacks and the unity of the strong central government there was no need to create a laws constricting the power of the Afro Brazilian population. ... Natives were given the hope that if the British won they would be given their freedom and a say in the new government. ... Once slavery was abolished South Africa developed Apartheid which was a centrally based form of segregation and Jim Crow laws. South Africa was more of a centrally power based government rather than a regionally based or state based government like the United States form of federalism. ... Eve...

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This conflict between Congress and the chief executive was said to be "the most serious clash between two branches of government in the nation's history". ... Known as the 10 percent plan, when 10 percent or more of a state had taken the oath then it was allowed to set up a loyal government. ... The bill would guarantee the freedmen "full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens". ... It gave the federal government the responsibility of "guaranteeing equal rights under the law to all Americans". ...

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They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. ... The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. ... But many Southerners felt that a government dominated by free states could endanger slaveholdings. ... But many free states in the Union passed personal liberty laws in an effort to help the slaves escape. ... Again another law was passed in 1854. ...

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Another change that the Constitution brought was the concept of federalism, which set up a division of powers between the national and state governments. ... Therefore, the national government enforced the laws created by the state majority and what was not explicitly stated was given to the states to decide. The new concept of federalism brought by the Constitution brought a just government for the states. The opposition argues that because the national government has so much power, the threat of oppression on state rights is imminent. ...

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It took a long time for America to reach a point where the laws protected all races from all kinds of discrimination and racism. But even though the laws protect us from being discriminated, they don't prevent us from ourselves. ... As in the 17th century, government does not protect them because they are illegal immigrants, repeating the history when the government approved the Dred-Scott. ... They are excellent workers and they will never protest because as black slaves, they are not protected by the laws of our country. ... Their governments are corrupt and make promises that they cann...

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So not matter what the law becomes you will always have individuals with differing opinions and willing to fight to express their beliefs. ... It's so hard to make everyone happy so if they come up with a law stating that there is to be no abortion then the people who want abortion are going to get angry, and start a march, conference or anything to get someone's attention to change it and it this could ultimately lead to a civil war. ... Everyone does have the right to freedom of speech but we also must obey and follow the written law. ... I understand why it did take so lo...

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After a while however slavery laws were passed and that enabled the white masters to turn the blacks into slaves . ... With the white people in control over society they were able to pass various laws that enabled them to control the black population. ... This allowed the government and farmers to use the black people as a cheap source of labour. ... Also in the United States various segregation laws were passed to keep the blacks and whites separate. ... They used racial knowledge through laws and media structures to enable them to do this. ...

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Descendants of American Slaves have the Right to Governmental Reparations For those who don't know, reparation is the act of repaying for an unnecessary act or wrongdoing. ... By giving reparations to the families of slaves, the government stands to gain a stronger relationship and unity within its boundaries. ... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the e...

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