On July 7, 1964, following one of the longest debates in senate history, Johnson signed the bill into law. ... In 1967, the Executive Order was amended to expand opportunities for women, because of their history of under appreciation. ... Duke Power Company (1971), the Court determined that tests used for employing must be related to job performance if they have a negative impact on minorities. ... The school twice had rejected him, while several minority students with test scores that were significantly lower than his had been admitted. ... Reagan had promised to put an end to affirmative act...

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A bright-faced child enters a Greyhound bus filled to the brim with her fellow eighth grade classmates. A cacophony of excited voices welcomes the girl as she takes her seat next to the window. As the bus takes off in a northeast direction, the realization of the trip finally sinks in. The eighth gr...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. ... The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. ... The second continental congress met again in 1776 and wrote and signed the Declaration on Independence on the 4th of July that year marking its place in American history as a national holiday...

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The irony found here in American history is that the country gained their freedom and equality from Britain, and was now fighting the same war against them. ... Now the nation was found in a brutal state of war, which would eventually determine the course of American history (Neely,56). ... It was truly a test of the heart of the United States as to whether or not it could overcome such a trying time. ... In such a time in American history, President Lincoln could not help but hope for brighter and more prosperous days as a nation. ... The Civil War was, and still is, a very dark point i...

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The military base that is located at Area 51 has a long history of unusual stories and supposed government cover ups, which make it one of the most interesting places in the United States. ... During April of 1955, a test pilot for the government was ordered to find a place to test a new plane of the United States, the U-2 spy plane. ... Work soon started on the building of a center to test the new U-2 planes. ... They were told nothing about the testing of the U-2 spy planes. ... Over the next few years testing continued to take place here. ...

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Soon after his trial, Hinckley wrote that the shooting was "the greatest love offering in the history of the world" and was upset that Foster did not reciprocate his love.[15] After Hinckley was admitted, tests found that he was an "unpredictably dangerous" man who might harm himself, the target of his obsession (Foster), or any other third party. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt History, to me, is all of the events that make a person, or a society, who they are. ... History affects every person. ... From 1895-1970, America had some of history's greatest leaders. ... The U.S. had successfully tested an atomic bomb in the desert of New Mexico. He wrote in his diary, "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world". ...

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What I liked about the book was it was an interesting part of history to read about. ... But then summons all his strengths and burst his cords and bonds with a mighty effort, and the radicals flee in disorder to the capitol setting out to make new laws stronger than the old, which will break in turn at the first test." ... Maybe it will help me in a future history class to come but regardless it was a really interesting topic in history and I am glad I got to shine light on it for my own personal enlightenment. ...

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Four years later, Bush would win 27 percent of the African-American vote and made Texas history as the first Governor elected to consecutive four-year term. ... Overall, our two great leaders of our country have both similar ways of dealing with our countries" tests from God but different backgrounds. ...

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Reconstruction is probably the most controversial period in U.S. history. ... During the years of the war, President Abraham Lincoln hoped that the southern states could be reestablished by meeting a minimum test of political loyalty. ...

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The case is one of the most influential cases in Supreme Court history. ... This case was the first test of the constitutionality of federally chartered banks and nationally issued paper currency. ... "Early in our history, our monetary system consisted of numerous foreign coins and paper currencies issued by the 13 colonies and the Continental Congress" (McCulloch Vs. ...

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Even so, by campaigning his wartime record and his past history, Truman won the primary of the election. ... Next, Truman tested his luck in the Senate. ... Fortunately, by using his knowledge in history and government, he was finally recognized and appointed to two important committees. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt Throughout history, many people have contributed to building America. ... Before Presidency, TR (Theodore Roosevelt) made history on San Juan Hill. ... To test out his new navy, he won the revolution in the Colombian province of Panama. ...

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Following a tumultuous struggle for the duration of the tragic period in United States history known as Reconstruction, the Progressive Era commenced. ... The philosophy calls for ideas and theories to be tested in practice, by assessing whether acting upon the idea or theory produces wanted or unwanted results. ...

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It was said he possessed a photographic memory and that allowed him to easily pass tests with barely an hour's study time. ... That agent liked him, arranged a screen test with Warner Brothers, and they in turn offered him a contract. ... He then sponsored three tax increases, one of them the largest in the state's history. ...

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Government Spending & Budget As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to...

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Throughout the history of the United States, presidential policies have played a crucial role in the development of the country. ... President Harry Truman strongly believed that it is very important to be able to understand history because history tends to repeat itself in one form or the other. ...

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The framers of the U.S. Constitution created a presidency of limited powers. It is also important to remember that when they created the office of the presidency, they did so without any model to go by. When the framers met in Philadelphia in 1787 to "revise the Articles of Confederation" and ended up creating an entirely new constitution, in no country in the world was there a democratically selected chief executive. What the framers of the U.S. ...

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