George Wallace a newly elected governor of Alabama, taking a positivist view, addressed his state in his inaugural address in 1963 and made it clear that he saw the law as strictly a social phenomenon, and implied in his speech that the social acceptance of law was the authoritative power needed to meet the common place for law to be followed. Wallace legitimatized his positive law view as a social phenomenon when he stated that "It is very appropriate then that from this "Heart of the Great Anglo-Saxon Southland, that today we sound the drum for freedom as have our generations of forebears be...

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All of the above groups have a unique history in struggling for greater representation. We now examine some of those histories in trying to answer why America's Congress does not look like America's people. ... Women historically fare better, particularly in the Senate where they now hold thirteen seats, the most seats in history. ... Each minority group seeking equal representation has had a history of struggle. ... In March 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr., led a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to dramatize the voting issue. ...

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Looking at the political career of President Wilson, we can see how in his book ''A History of the American People'' reflects his opinion. ... This change of attitude was not easy, since it had to deal with those who still continue to discuss their opinions on A History of the American People. ... Gezea Kende told Wilson that many Hungarians considered him an enemy, referring to passages from A history of an American People, what Wilson said,'' I believe in the responsible restrictions of immigration, but not in any restrictions which will exclude from the countr...

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The first state law requiring voters to show identification at the polls came soon after in 2003, in the state of Alabama. ... The ideas of those who question the legitimacy of voter ID laws are not a mere conspiracy theory, but instead are actually supported by history. The United States has a history of restricting the rights of certain groups to vote. ...

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As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. ... He takes us back in history to the 1800s so we can understand how the practice and legalization of abortion has changed over the year. ... In 1834 legislators there made attempted abortion a misdemeanor without specifying any stage of gestation, and they made the death of either the woman or the fetus after quickening a felony (39,40), Alabama enacted a major code revision during the 1840/1841 session of its legislature that mad...

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As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. ... He takes us back in history to the 1800s so we can understand how the practice and legalization of abortion has changed over the year. ... In 1834 legislators there made attempted abortion a misdemeanor without specifying any stage of gestation, and they made the death of either the woman or the fetus after quickening a felony (39,40), Alabama enacted a major code revision during the 1840/1841 session of its legislature that mad...

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As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. ... In 1834 legislators there made attempted abortion a misdemeanor without specifying any stage of gestation, and they made the death of either the woman or the fetus after quickening a felony (39,40), Alabama enacted a major code revision during the 1840/1841 session of its legislature that made the abortion of "any pregnant woman" a statuate crime for the first time in that state, but pregnant meant quickened (40). ... The first ...

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She has since completed the Civil Rights Memorial located in Montgomery, Alabama. She is also currently working on the Confluence Project, which deals with the relationship between the histories of both Lewis and Clark and the Native Americans. ...

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Viguerie's first big client was Alabama's segregationist governor and third party presidential candidate George Wallace. ... MCA had a history of anti-trust violations dating back to 1946 when a federal court in Los Angeles ruled against the company for holding a virtual monopoly over the entertainment business. ... During this ugly period in American history author Dan Moldea writes "MCA had remained passive while clients like Arthur Miller were red-baited and blacklisted in the entertainment industry- ( ). ...

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