The last if not the most important major development in the Constitution during the federalist stage was the establishment of the Bill of Rights. ... The next stage of constitutional development is the Civil War Era, or it really should be called the Post-Civil War Era since everything significant that happened to the Constitution occurred after or as a result of the Civil War. ... Part three entails what may be the most important clause, which is Due Process. ... As the Civil War Era came to an end, there wouldn't be any more major constitutional developments until a ways down the road a...

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After the war was over the American people knew what it felt like to finally be free. ... Also, during the time of the Civil War, many controversial Constitutional issues arose. ... The many constitutional issues raised during the Civil War brought a lot of attention to Abraham Lincoln and his alleged abuse of presidential power and blatant disregard for the Constitution. ... I will now focus on one of the major constitutional issues that Abraham Lincoln faced during the Civil War. ... During the Civil War Lincoln repeatedly turned to the text of the Constitution as a guide to statecraft (...

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Leading up to World War II, minority Americans have had a long history facing racial discrimination in the United States, such as slavery and the Jim Crow laws against African Americans after the Civil War. ... Instead the War Department allowed minority Americans to join the military and then segregated these soldiers into their own units to fight during World War II. ... More importantly, they proved their loyalty and willingness to fight for the United States with their performance during World War II. ... Under pressure from early civil rights leaders like Walter White of the NAACP and A...

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Contradictions on the basis of domination in the system and other before mentioned facts led to the Civil War. The Civil War ended slavery, defined national citizenship, extended the protections of civil rights and liberties, established the supremacy of the national government and laws over the other states. ... Another step in the developing of federalism was the reforms during New Deal period in 1930th . ... Another important idea of democracy is the idea of equality and freedom. ... among the other associations people named America. ...

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Although the policy was not introduced on a national level until the 1960's, the need to take positive steps to rectify discrimination's impact has been recognized since the Civil War. ... Following in Kennedy's steps, President Lyndon Johnson, would go on to establish the most important civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction. ... People of all races were divided upon the issue, as they still are today. ... Universities began to come under affirmative action during the 70's. ... However, some civil rights groups had recovered from the famine they had been put t...

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Lincoln is considered the savior of the union during the Civil War and emancipated all of the slaves living in America with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. ... This was largely done because Republican leaders saw that Lincoln had what it took to be a successful leader and knew how to get people to listen and follow him. ... Lincoln saw no right for the states breaking away but did not want a war, "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. ... Despite this only a month later Charleston Harbor broke into conflict with lots of ca...

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A wave of Arab nationalism swept across the Arab world thereafter, with fierce opposition from the local people towards the controlling mandate. ... This began the split between the left and the right, which eventually led to war and to changes after the war. ... During then, some problems occurred along the time line. ... The Lebanese government: The Ta"if agreement was needed for the Lebanese people to make amends after fifteen years of civil war. ... During Ta"if, Lebanon agreed with Syria to have 30,000 troops remaining there in order to preserve the security of the state. ...

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In his article, What Went Wrong In Iraq, Larry Diamond explores the different problems that occurred during the George W. ... There must be considered four components in regards of rebuilding a country: political reconstruction, economic reconstruction, social reconstruction and most importantly provision of general security. ... After the people of Iraq were informed and understand enough, a new system would have been easily implemented in the rebuild of Iraq. ... There was also financial assistance and technical support delivered very quickly to emerging Iraqi civil society organizations. .....

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For centuries, during the middle ages and up through the 17th century, every English man was not only allowed to have a gun, but was expected to have a gun, or even required to have a gun. ... Americans' experience with the quartering of troops in their homes began shortly after the French and Indian War ended in 1763. ... This violated the precedents of English law that required that all taxation must be with the consent of the people. ... The most important part of the 12th amendment is that instead of casting two votes for President, each elector must pick a President AND a Vice Presid...

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And with the demands that his governmental position brings are the challenges he has faced and the challenges he has administered to the American people. Most recently and as some may argue most importantly has been Obama's healthcare reform. ... During policy debates in 2009, the White House denied that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate was a "tax"." ... Simply stated, President Obama's Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional because it is forcing Americans to buy health insurance and not doing so will result in a civil penalty. ... At the end of the Bush administrat...

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Reformers in this era detected the harmful effects of the industrial revolution and sought to resolve controversy regarding women's rights, child labor, monopolies, and other important issues of the time. ... During President Roosevelt's term, the awful conditions of the meatpacking industry were brought to his attention. ... During the "Reform Era" multiple issues caused by the industrial revolution were brought to America's attention but were not necessarily fixed. ... Dubois's The Crisis, black men were drafted into war abroad, oppressing foreigners in their ow...

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The most accepted definition for the word democracy is "government by the people." ... The definition of democracy is vague, and when determining whether a country is a democracy, it is important to see what kind of role the population plays in the political realm of the country. ... Genealogy employed by the settlers in the area remains the only historical documentation of the peoples pre-colonialism. ... The Parliament has a session for five years unless the country is in a time of war, a vote of two-thirds can extend the life of Parliament for a period of no more than six months. ... Du...

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On the national health care law, many states have started lawsuits claiming that Congress did not have the authority to require citizens to buy insurance, an important part of the law that was passed to make sure that all people have access to health care. ... The United States paid France $11,250,000 for the land, in addition to canceling $3,750,000 in war debts that the French owed the United States. ... Other Federalists opposed the purchase because they felt it might send the wrong message to Britain, who at the time was at war with France. ... -Henry Adams, Habits of Empire: A History of ...

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Often times our leaders will attempt to hide information in order to prevent hysteria among the people creating a mask over what is truly happening. However, the President confirmed to the American people that without intervention ISIS could pose a threat to America's safety. ... Among people who wore top hats, traveled in trains, and took a bath every morning such horrors were simply out of the question. ... A few years later these people who took daily baths and went to church in top hats were committing atrocities on a scale undreamed of" (para. 2). ... Hitler's statement is ...

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