This gives the defendant a set punishment, which is usually to good to pass up. ... Criminal justice would set a whole new standard. ... If we had set standards then there might be fewer people committing crimes for fear of the court. ... In all these laws just as in plea-bargaining, the government violates the rights of its citizens by bending laws. The governments should not be allowed to bend laws whenever they happen to not be convenient. ...

• Word Count: 1900
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The possibilities of the September 11th attacks being perpetrated by people within the American government are shown through motives for doing so, a history of corruption in the government, and scientific evidence. ... One might ask "Why would the Government attack its own people?... Government. ... Government proposed a mission involving purposely attacking U.S. ... The accepted theory is that debris from one of the twin towers reached Building 7 and caused to set on fire and collapse after a few hours. ...

• Word Count: 2270
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Direct democracy was set up so the rich and poor would have equal say in the government. ... This type of government is called a Republic. ... The Parliament was set up so that not only one member had all the power and so all the members can check up on each other. ... Montesquieu's thoughts about limited government varies between people. Some people like an active government in their lives others are the opposite. ...

• Word Count: 585
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

There will always be citizens who disagree with the government under which they reside, but with having distributed power, those individuals may be more likely to find another who has the same opinions. ... There is still a power which sets boundaries for those rights but without them we as a nation could not survive. ...

• Word Count: 541
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Vouchers are certificates that the government gives to parents so that their child may go to the school of the parent's choice (public or private). ... In the 1970's a series of Supreme Court rulings prohibited the use of government assistance to fund religious schools. ... Kurtzmand in 1971 set the criteria that courts use when determining whether state action violates the First Amendment when dealing with schools and religion. In 1981 Maine amended its voucher program that was already set into place. ... A whole new set of rules and regulations will need to set into place to re...

• Word Count: 1038
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

I have always had a large fascination with politics and how the American government operates. ... The leadership of the most powerful nation-state on earth proceeds to set out its grand strategy, its unified theory of everything, and its prime channels of information don't see fit to let the populace in on the news that their government is hell-bent on empire and has said so in black and white." ... This statement made me wonder just what the government is hiding from the people of America. ... Ratajzack travels to the United States often and seemed to keep up with the American governme...

• Word Count: 2421
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Now; however the government has decided that it is acceptable to drink but you must be 21 years of age to do so. ... Perhaps what happened was that the conservative fat cats at the capitol all got together in a back room and set up a wheel and the majority leader was given the spin and it landed on 21. ... One day while you are sitting at home you receive a letter from the United States government stating that you have been randomly selected by your peers to give your service to America" Armed Forces thereby being officially drafted. ... You went off to war because you were 18, selected by ...

• Word Count: 1188
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Should it be up to the federal government? ... Currently the drinking age is set at 21 by the federal government. ... This allows Congress to hold 10 percent of a state's federal highway funds if the drinking age is set below 21. ... The government will receive more money due to sales tax. ...

• Word Count: 1854
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Of course with each of these rules and regulations follows groups and parties on either side defending why the decision of the government was right or wrong. ... Citizen and Immigration services, Homeland Security, and the Executive Branch of the United States Government through the creation of policies and vigilant actions, all having a piece of the puzzle but never the full set. ... The legislations that got past that allowed an increase in immigration to the United States came with a few set backs as well. ... The United States government almost always has to be involved if not more than t...

• Word Count: 3003
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. ... To the springing forth of the federal government to stop the trafficking of illegal drugs. These efforts by the government were followed by the education of America about the dangers of drugs. ... In essence the government wanted to change the public's attitude toward drugs. ... This led to efforts in 1972 by the federal government to stop the drug trade. ...

• Word Count: 5937
• Approx Pages: 24
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Prisons were filled to capacity and the money spent by the government to enforce such rules almost doubled. ... Many believed that Prohibition limited one's personal and individual freedom and That it was the government enforcing moral decisions on the general public. ... The 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act seemed like just another Attempt by the government to intrude in the lives of ordinary citizens. ... As the Depression set in, the economy of the nation became the first concern, and few wanted to continue to spend large amounts of money on enforcing the V...

• Word Count: 872
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the British government in the 1700's there were three main classes. ... --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.... A government is formed for its people. ... If a government is formed for its people, to give them certain rights, but does not lawfully rule all citizens the same- should this government stand? ... The law set against the colonists were unjust, and the Kin...

• Word Count: 1713
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the Constitution of the United States, the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to assemble and to petition the government; the Ninth Amendment says, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people". ... Then why is the government trying to censor literature, movies, music and art? ... Therefore society has come to accept the ideals, morals, and values driven into the psyche by the dominant forces in the nation: the Government and the Church. ... The idea of the nation sets...

• Word Count: 1059
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Economy was changing, but also was the government in many different ways. ... After that victory, the government set up long-range goals. ... Wage and price controls were another method of the government to boost industry. ... The government now had the power to help people in need, and in return people had more trust in the government because they knew it would support them. ... As soon as the war started, restrictions were set in and production was demanded. ...

• Word Count: 1654
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In 1950 McCarthy made a speech accusing 205 government workers for being apart of the American communist party. ... The films shows viewers what could happen if these communist were not weeded out of the government and in a sense justifies McCarthy's fear. ... Iselin can be compared to Joe McCarthy, accuser of government officials as communism; his costume symbolizes his attempts to being like Lincoln. ... The story is well made; it sets the viewer up perfectly for a great, yet unexpected, climax. ... I believe that the set of actors scheduled to be in the movie along with added sound ...

• Word Count: 599
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

With the Massey Commission being introduced, a debate was set off in Canada about what should be shown on television and what effect viewing might have on Canadian homes and society. ... With partial government ownership, Americanization of Canada's media could be controlled. ... With the new government policies and control over what was broadcasted, many Canadians were not happy and they felt very aggrieved because of the governments monopoly policy. ... The CRTC had power to issue, renew or revoke broadcasting licences, to set up conditions for the whole s...

• Word Count: 1581
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The government chooses movement because no one is given the "time to protest" (p. 84). Movement is a key way in which the government is censoring the world. ... "Conflicting theory and thought" makes people unhappy (p. 62): this is what the government thinks, but they are wrong. ... Even though Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is set in the future, this novel could just as easily been set in the present. Even today, the government is censoring us from the truth and many are censoring themselves from their true feelings. ...

• Word Count: 810
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Our nation was set up under God with freedom as the main idea. ... In many countries where there is dictatorship or even in some cases a monarchy the government will persecute anyone that speaks out against the government. ... America was one of the countries that set the precedent for religious freedom in other countries. ... For the most part, American television is not government controlled. In many countries, like Iraq, the news is controlled by the government. ...

• Word Count: 961
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Economic reforms of the progressive movement included more government regulation of businesses. ... Thus in 1914 the Federal Trade Commission was set up. ... Often the city state governments were controlled by corrupt individuals who tried to block economic reforms. ... In some slums, progressives set up centers called settlement houses. ... Some states also set a minimum wage. ...

• Word Count: 936
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The liberals views of that time were to establish a government very closely related to that of Americas consitution. ... Another quote of this man set forth the motion that would create the Statue of Liberty... ... It belonged to the government. ... The newspaper increased its popularity by about 50,000 copies, and set its goal at $100,000. ... I had no idea the French government ga...

• Word Count: 1836
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Northern missionaries arrived to set up schools for blacks in the South. ... It was "an act to provide for the more efficient government in the Rebel States." Radical Republicans refused to recognize the Southern state governments, and decided to draw up the Reconstruction Act of 1867. This act stated that there was no legal government in any of the Ex-Confederate states except Tennessee. After that, it went on to set up the Congressional Plan for Reconstruction. ...

• Word Count: 1338
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

America has formed a governmental system that fits the needs of everyone. ... America must reshape these types of governments to protect the world from further destruction. ... Instead American government was reshaped over and over again thus making it best fit for our society. ... Governments should be set up to meet the needs of the people and since each nation is represented by a different group of people, one system of governing has no chance of working for the entire world. ... A representative governing body is set up that hold free elections and people have the right to freedom of s...

• Word Count: 1719
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The three major social problems facing the American citizens in the 21st century are births to unmarried woman, being able to trust or government and or leaders, and lastly destroying the environment. ... Secondly, trusting our government and its leaders is another problem facing American in the 21st century. ... You cannot just set these off anywhere because off the fallout it has not people and the environment. ... Only by making such a fundamental shift will we be able to create new models of behavior and a new set of values for the planet. ... The three social problems facing Amer...

• Word Count: 1312
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This war took place because the Vietnams couldn't agree on one government so they broke up into two major parts, North and the South. North Vietnam wanted to have Communism for a government under the influence of Ho Chi Minh, and the South wanted to have democracy, under the influence of the French rule. ... The North Vietnamese being that they knew the land so well, set booby traps all over the place. For example they dug up pits and placed sharp sticks tipped with poison, grenades that was set under water. ... The Government of America, noticed how people felt about this war, and starte...

• Word Count: 652
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Its how the voting system is set up that really separates America from how other countries run their governments. ... With each form of government come certain laws, as evident by history. ... The government can introduce or try to adjust laws to maximize effectiveness for the people. ... This means our government system is imperfect as well. ... With our government the majority rules, not the minority. ...

• Word Count: 741
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School