Austin McCollum In response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, The USA PATRIOT Act was quickly developed as a means by which the government could hope to put an end to terrorism. ... With seemingly unlimited authority, the federal government can target and spy on any American citizen by using surveillance equipment (Sec. 214 "authority to use wiretap/pen register/trap and trace equipment). Most commonly, the federal government may use wire-tapping devices on a citizen's telephone lines. ... And, if the government sees it appropriate, during a search and seizure, the Patriot Act protect...

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Group Debate Essay Privacy - Surveillance In response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, The USA PATRIOT Act was quickly developed as a means by which the government could hope to put an end to terrorism. ... With seemingly unlimited authority, the federal government can target and spy on any American citizen by using surveillance equipment (Sec. 214 "authority to use wiretap/pen register/trap and trace equipment). Most commonly, the federal government may use wire-tapping devices on a citizen's telephone lines. ... And, if the government sees it appropriate, during a search and seiz...

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Milkis also argues that the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt changed the constitutional balance that existed and supported by political parties since the time of Madison and Jackson after it created a federal government powerful and independent enough to run a welfare state. ... This philosophy was followed by Jackson's decision to strip away many powers of the federal government as exemplified by the dismantling of the Bank of the United States (26). ... This ardent defense was demonstrated in 1832 after South Carolina declared a new tariff law "null and void" and threatened t...

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He cites three reasons for the failure of Reconstruction: opposition from Southern whites, confused priorities, and the federal government's unwillingness to maintain the long-term pressure necessary to accomplish Radical Republican goals. ... Finally, the federal government was unprepared to take on the massive commitment of long-term supervision, combined with continuing military force, which would have been needed to preserve these rights. ... All this proves that the federal government had no idea what they were getting into in terms of the elongated governmental supervision of Americ...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. Conclude this section with a description of the structure of American government [all branches] and politics at that time. 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. ... Three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. ...

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Facing a crisis, the federal government vainly attempted to achieve a balance between the regions. ... Two opposing governments and settlers" feuds over land claims escalated into violence. ... Douglas admitted that if the public opinion did not support the federal government, then the will of the people would eventually reign. ... Thus, the south in a sense became isolated, set in sharp opposition to the federal government and all of the other regions of the country. ... The government was not fulfilling its obligations to protect the interests of its people; thus, the people must usurp the a...

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Facing a crisis, the federal government vainly attempted to achieve a balance between the regions. ... Two opposing governments and settlers" feuds over land claims escalated into violence. ... Douglas admitted that if the public opinion did not support the federal government, then the will of the people would eventually reign. ... Thus, the south in a sense became isolated, set in sharp opposition to the federal government and all of the other regions of the country. ... The government was not fulfilling its obligations to protect the interests of its people; thus, the people must usurp the a...

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Facing a crisis, the federal government vainly attempted to achieve a balance between the regions. ... Two opposing governments and settlers" feuds over land claims escalated into violence. ... Douglas admitted that if the public opinion did not support the federal government, then the will of the people would eventually reign. ... Thus, the south in a sense became isolated, set in sharp opposition to the federal government and all of the other regions of the country. ... The government was not fulfilling its obligations to protect the interests of its people; thus, the people must usurp the a...

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And since, the affirmative action programs focused on minority groups that were determined by the federal government such as: Asian or Pacific Islander-Persons having origins in any of the original people of the far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. ... The government recognized that educational opportunities to be as significant as those relating to employment. ... Also within the same timeframe, President Jimmy Carter created the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) to ensure compliance with the affirmative action policies. Over t...

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Could it be that our government was really changing the constitution? ... According to the Associated Press, the government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government has subpoenaed information related to a terrorist investigation. ... They can monitor federal prison conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes. ... There are many people who are relieved that the government is taking these extra precautions to protect Americans, but there are also many who feel the government has gone too far...

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However, even though this was the beginning of freedmen and women of the south working with the government, it was short lived. ... Passed by Congress shortly after the formation of the Joint Select Committee, the Ku Klux Klan Act of Eighteen Seventy-One was a major step in the fight against the attacks by the Klan and put their prosecution in the hands of the federal government. ... Taking power out of the hands of the State governments was exactly what then President Ulysses S. ... With the Act, President Grant was able to "suspend the writ of habeas corpus in nine South Caroline counties ...

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It's astonishing how far those in our government have gone to assert what is an affront to all that makes us human. ... Congress and the majority of the public agree that the federal government should not fund elective abortions. ... Saying that this separate payment is not a "tax dollar" is no help if it is required by the government. ... But on the other hand, a federal judge has refused the Obama administration's request to suspend a legal challenge to Obama Care's contraceptive mandate because of the partial shutdown of the federal government. ... Currently, abor...

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To them, big government is wasteful and an obstacle to getting things done. One of the Republican Party's platforms is to reform the government. "We look to government " local, state, federal " for the things government must do, but we believe those duties can be carried out more efficiently and at less cost. ... "The modern Democratic Party generally supports a strong federal government with federally financed social services and benefits for the poor, the unemployed, the aged and other groups " (Editors) One of the challenges of the Democratic Party's stance on the rol...

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To them, big government is wasteful and an obstacle to getting things done. One of the Republican Party's platforms is to reform the government. "We look to government " local, state, federal " for the things government must do, but we believe those duties can be carried out more efficiently and at less cost. ... "The modern Democratic Party generally supports a strong federal government with federally financed social services and benefits for the poor, the unemployed, the aged and other groups " (Editors) One of the challenges of the Democratic Party's stance on the rol...

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American Document Based Essay #1 Descendants of the Democratic Republican Party, during the 1820's and 1830's Jacksonian democrats had almost complete control over the federal government and were able to freely express their views. ... Jacksonian Democrats also viewed the National Bank as unconstitutional since the Constitution contained no clause that stipulated that a bank controlled by the federal government be formed. ... The federal capital was taken out of the National Bank and placed into smaller banks known as "pet banks". ... However, during the Jacksonian Revolution...

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Although these two political groups were unyielding in their original ideas and beliefs, both had to change a few of their initial standpoints on numerous topics as they dealt with the truth of the government. ... These ideologies became the source of the first two political parties, along with the philosophy about whether the federal or state government should have the greater control. Hamilton was joined by Vice President John Quincy Adams leading the Federalists, who acknowledged a strong central government. ... All the same, the Federalists were reclaimed in 1828 as the National Republic...

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These conservatives favor smaller government, lower taxes, fiscal responsibility, and individual freedoms (Spillius). ... Many believe that their constitutional rights are being ignored by government (Barstow). However, for the majority of the Tea Partiers, neither the Republicans nor the Democrats have run government properly. ... At Tea Party gatherings, many advocate doing away with the Federal Reserve, the federal income tax, countless agencies, bailouts, and stimulus packages. ... They remedy the problems caused by the recession with secession, tax boycotts, states nullifying federal...

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On the other hand, conservatives believe that federal money should be granted to state and local governments in the form of vouchers. ... Liberals seem to believe that taxes are a federal entitlement. ... Liberals think it is the government's responsibility to provide lifetime health care and should be provided by government regulated HMO organizations funded by tax dollars. On the contrary, conservatives think that the government has limited health care responsibility and the government should provide tax incentives to people so they can buy their own health insurance. ... Liberals belie...

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This led to the attempted termination of all federal and Native land treaties through legislation. ... Natives used these as examples of ways of reforming federal Native American policies. ... A women elected to Navajo tribal government, Lilly J. ... Federal lawmakers continued to attack the integrity of Indian homelands.The federal government also displaced Native communities in the name of progress and national defense, during World War II. ... They used governments own ideas and foreign policy to successfully save some of their tribal lands and protect their race. ...

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However, they were unusually wealthy, they only supported equality between white men, they enacted disastrous economic policies, and they disregarded the capability of the federal government. ... They formed a Federal Union, and stated that they would have the right to declare a federal law unconstitutional, thus making it null and void. ... Also, Jackson had little faith in paper money and mandated that federal land could only be purchased with gold and silver. ... Jacksonian democracy did allow more people to vote than ever before and made government more directly responsible to the peopl...

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What rewards they sought are no easier to establish then than they are today, recognition, a sense of power, perhaps financial gain and other factors were no doubt present in those who sought office of government related jobs, but in any case it became possible to think in terms of the profession of politics. ... Finally, Jackson's contradictory views on the concepts of States' rights and Federal authority had a profound effect on such issues as the Indian Removal and the infamous Nullification Crisis. ... The most significant of these was the rule that candidates must possess a cer...

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It opposed a strong central government, and urged greater democracy. ... However, they were exceptionally wealthy, therefore they supported equality between white men only, and enacted catastrophic economic policies, and neglected the capability of the federal government. ... Jacksonian Democracy believed that the people should manage government affairs. ... Jackson was the first President to introduce the spoils system to national government, basing appointments on political support. ... There had been rising territorial upsets over the higher import tax imposed by Jackson's federal gov...

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The national debt of the United States is the total of all the obligations of the Treasury to pay money to the federal government's creditors. ... National debt is the total financial obligation of the federal government. ... Social Security and retirement pensions are in fact a large "obligation" to the federal government. ... Government spending and taxes is a big factor in our debts on this nation. ... Second, encourage investment and expansion by restraining federal spending and reducing regulation. ...

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Millions of Americans currently do not have health insurance, and they simply pass on the cost to the government, businesses, and other Americans with insurance when they suffer from catastrophic medical problems (Heath). ... The government is saying that the federal government has a duty to tell the individual citizen that it must act, and that is different from what we have in previous cases and that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in the very fundamental way" (ABC Local 7). ...

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Instead of a federalized bank, he favored the use of pet banks. ... The removal of the United States Bank minimized the federal corruption. ... Jackson was antagonistic toward federally funded roads and canals within states. ... Jackson and his followers were guardians of the United States Constitution because he used his veto power to prevent the federal government from becoming increasingly powerful, and as a result, strengthened states' rights. ... He believed that commoners brought about less corruption rather than the elite in the federal government. ...

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