In 1954, the Supreme Court issued a controversial ruling in the case of Brown vs. ... First both houses rejected amendments to abolish the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funded through the Transportation Bill, and then the House rejected an attempt to eliminate use of affirmative action in admissions in higher-education programs funded through the Higher Education Act. ... Thus, affirmative action was designed to serve a larger purpose than merely breaking down the barriers and forcing compliance. ...

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During the election of 1824, Jackson had won more popular and electoral votes than any other candidates but had ended up losing the election. ... Blacks were believed to have a better life on plantations then out in the real world, and women weren't considered smart enough to participate in the government. ... In the Supreme Court case of Worcester vs. ...

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The US congress, on 1946, then passed the Philippine Trade Act or the Bell Trade Act which allowed free trade to be continued to 1954. ... Classic tenant-landlord, people vs. elite conflicts, the Huks were met by Roxas' mixed policy of negotiation and suppression. ... In 1957, he died of a plane crash and was then succeeded by his vice president, Carlos Garcia. Garcia was known for his "Filipino First" policy, a policy favoring Filipino investors more than foreign ones. ... Economic development was then to be achieved by constructing a number of infrastructures like bridges, roa...

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But in the end, the Bush's foreign policy ends up being continuity rather than a change in the United States foreign policy. ... To continue, upon observing all the similarities between the Clinton's foreign policy and the Bush's foreign policy, it is clear that the issues discussed in the documents and the presented solution to those issues represent more continuity than change in the United States foreign policy. ... Presently, Bush whose foreign policy has a lot of emphasis on addressing issues like Iraq multilaterally, is now about to basically do as Clinton mentioned in ...

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