Groups such as these ignored the many laws put into to place to prevent such violent discrimination and have an equal nation; Laws such as the Civil Rights Acts, the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment. ... With all this growth the government seemed weak and limited; something had to be done to change this. ... It changed our society as a whole, our government changed and so did the economy. ... Sadly those responsible for breaking the new laws in many cases became wealthy and famous. ... The government thought they had control but the businessmen really did. ...

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The federal government attempted to use many laws to protect the rights of the newly freed slaves, such as the Civil rights Act of 1866, which gave African Americans the right of citizenship and forbade other states from passing their own discriminatory laws. ... In the end, although the laws may have seemed like they failed or brought grief to the newly freed slaves, I feel the laws saved lives, and yet gave the African Americans a new feeling that they were a part of their country and mattered because they able to vote. I happen to think the laws passed to protect the rights of freed s...

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It has happened from not only civilians but from people with power in the government. ... "In the covenant of marriage, she is becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master – the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty and to administer chastisement.... King died trying to make that dream come true and it is our duty, and the government's, to fulfill his dream. ... In conclusion, the government needs to uphold their duty to protect the rights of all American people. ... Women's rights weren't the only unjust actions of the government. ...

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The idea of reparations has become a growing concern for government officials. ... However, only African Americans had the laws that forced them to be demoralized. ... The government should have given an apology long ago about slavery. ... No present government officials were around 250 years ago. ... The government did do the things that were stated and these actions were wrong. ...

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These laws were designed to control and suppress the freedom of blacks. ... These rules were called Jim Crow Laws. ... The Jim Crow Laws were the most immoral laws supported by the US legislation in history. ... In New Orleans, a law was adopted which segregated black and white prostitutes. ... Their only outlet of these absurd conditions was to get some kind of representation in government, but the intolerant whites would not allow it. ...

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The Republicans believe in a small government that should only interfere when necessary. ... Both Democrats and Republicans have played major roles in our government. Democrats have helped pass important bills ranging from student loan acts to gun safety laws. ... Interest groups also play a role in our government. ... Every American over 18 has the right to choose and influence his government. ...

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The old Jim Crow laws governed all aspects of their existence, from the schoolroom to the rest room. ... The civil rights movement during the late 1800's and early 1900's provided the foundations for the current civil rights laws achieved throughout the 1960's. ... In the South, the Jim Crow laws emerged, segregating blacks in public places, including hotels and restaurants. ... Ferguson (1896), Jim Crow Laws, and the ignorance of black voting rights. ... Government jobs an...

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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 Business of Government A. ... Under the progressive leadership of Roosevelt and Wilson, the federal government had passed laws to break monopolies, protect workers, and restrict the absolute freedom of business leaders. d. ... Scopes was found guilty of breaking the law. ... Quota Laws Limit Newcomers a. ... Government Bans Alcoholic Beverages a. ...

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Civil Disobedience is the refusal to obey the laws which are seen as unjust in an effort to bring about a chnage in governmental policy. ... Slavery was not said to be illegal by the government until January 1, 1863 in the middle of the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln in an document known as the Emancipation Proclamation. ... In the 1940's and 50's things changed, not because attitudes in the south wsa changing, but because the government forced them to. ... It was against the law, so she was arrested. ... They reaffirmed equality of the races and made ...

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The delegates drew up laws and designed a flag. ... Imperial government opposed Garvey's ideas and "The Negro World."" ... Spies for the government also joined UNIA to keep track of his every move. ... The main focus of the PPP were: self-government for Jamaica, a minimum wage for workers, land reform, and 8-hour work day, free secondary education, a public library system, encouragement of local industries, protection for nave labor, a law to punish judges who act unfairly, politics, and race. The PPP's law to punish judges who acted unfairly got Garvey into trouble. ...

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African-Americans pleaded with the government to do something to stop the lynching. "The government which had made the Negro a citizen found itself unable to protect him. ... The introduction of the Jim Crow laws did not help the lynching any. ... The Jim Crow laws made it even harder to suppress the lynching and hate of the white man towards the African-Americans. ... Between 1890 and 1940 some states passed Anti-Lynching laws. ...

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The reason for that being was the fact that they ran most of the cities or governments. ... If you did not follow the law you had to pay the price. ... They use the government and courts to get their voices heard. ... He went to government leaders and went against dominant groups and told to desegregate. ... They displayed that the same laws that was holding the people down would be the same laws to put the up one-day. ...

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The demonstration was the pressure that forced the government and the people to confront segregation and rethink if the segregation law was right or wrong. However, he believed the pressure to exceed the limits of the law was undesirable. ... According to him, Black American must take nonviolent actions to break Segregation laws. ... For example, Rosa Parks was arrested for disobeying a segregation law in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. organized a boycott of the bus system to repeal the discriminatory law. ...

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A just law is a man made code that squares with moral law, or the law of god. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. ... Thomas Aquinas, an unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal and natural law.... But a government in which the majority rules in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it.... Unjust laws are "out of harmony with the moral law. ...

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The constitution and government and state regulations prohibit any open attack or assault on blacks. ... There are a lot of black people working for the government in the USA. This means that the federal states and the government believes in the black people and trusts them with high importance jobs. ... The solution could be for the government to make better laws for black people. These laws should cover every area of daily and general life. ...

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George Washington once said "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitution of government.... Great Britain was making the laws and making decisions about what the people of the thirteen colonies could or couldn't do. ... Another example would be the Lebanese Civil war, in which both the Sunnis and the Shiites, two religious communities fought for government control. ... I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individu...

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Thus the federal government could enforce the new laws. ... The Southern government devised ingenious ways to keep blacks from voting, made possible by the absence of federal troops (62). ... First, racism and white supremacy, for the most part, dominated Southern law. ... - Published literature against certain Jim Crow laws was illegal and punishable by six months imprisonment (83)... Ironically, the last two listed were not Southern laws; respectively, the last two were laws of Arizona and Maryland (84). ...

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On the other hand, other presidents wrote these words: "When the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe", and "No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free none ever will", "The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral, and social being". I don't believe that the government should regulate this medium/industry in order to preserve the rights of our society and its members. ... He said that the First Amendment reads more like a dream than a law, and no other country, as far as he knows,...

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Another problem which was a significant disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws, named after a black character in a programme in that year. ... The other major problem was the schooling under the Jim Crow laws. ... The segregation in the army, however was ended on July 30th,1948.Another disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws (mentioned before).Although the Northern states weren't as bad in the racism department as the Southern states there was still the odd racist attack/remark in the Northern states. There were a lot of economical, political and social disadvantages made out by Jim Crow laws. ......

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A white male got on the bus and saw there were no more seats in the white section so her decided to take Rosa's seat she refused and the driver called the police and Rosa was arrested and found guilty of violating segregation laws and fined $14.The segregation laws were complex black were had to pay their fare to the driver, then get off the bus and then reboard through the back end of the bus. ... These laws were ridiculous and outrageous to the black so this started the Montgomery bus boycott on December 5 1955 headed by Martin Luther King Jr. lasted December 5,1955 through December 20,...

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The law has been so successful at depriving blacks of their humanity and hope that some blacks too has come to believe in the malicious values that the law has perceived them out to be. ... I believe the skepticism about the law system should be taken into a reality. ... Since the 60's blacks has been in unity to establish a place or power government in order to lead their own. ...

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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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(Alan) With this being said he continued to be a very active opposer of the Apartheid laws and continued after writing the novel to be active in changing the country of South Africa. ... "Cry, the Beloved Country" was written a year before the laws of Apartheid began, but the segregation was still at a high. ... From research It is easy to see that while Paton provided an amazing novel to teach those unaware of the circumstances that occurred within South Africa, he was one of the many men and women that had a high impact on the government in the country. ...

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According to members their religion and philosophy called "Creativity- is based on the external laws of nature, the experience of history, on logic and common sense. ... They believe that Jews have control of the United States government, which they call the JOG (Jewish Occupational Government). ... While serving as Pontifex Maximus, Hale was attending Southern Illinois University and obtaining his Law degree. After graduation Hale took and passed the bar exam, but was later notified that the state would not grant him a license to practice law due to his racist and anti-Semitic beliefs. ....

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