With this expansion came the notion that America should share its free form of federal government with the rest of the world. ... President Polk secretly made preparations for war, positioning forces to retaliate against Mexico in case of a war. ...
The government has also closed once-public immigration hearings, and has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges. ... This means that information shared with an attorney is no longer privileged, it can be used against the individual or more importantly, to combat terrorism. ...
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you share with most Americans an appreciation for (if not a fascination with) celebrities. ... It is manifested through a variety of bizarre beliefs such as a shared secret code through which the individual can communicate with the celebrity, a belief that the celebrity would come to help the individual in times of distress. ( North and Sheridan). ...
The current reality in the medical industry is that while the government and the corporations are sharing the profits of this situation, the medical consumers and the publicly funded, free medical programs are losing out. ... Unfair insurance practices like the high cost of premiums, the high cost of buying a share in an employer's company coverage program and the routine unwillingness of insurance companies to cover the costs for many necessary medical treatments have all led to a situation which in which roughly 46 million Americans are uninsured. ... In the 1980's, as the insuranc...
America has come a long way since its Independence. Throughout her history she has gone through a number of changes. One of these periods in which number of reforms took place was the during the period between 1870- 1914 five political parties dominated the American politics of that time. These par...
For the first few years of Constitutional government, under the leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of government-- " And according to the degree of pleasure and pride we feel in being republicans, ought to be our zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of Federalists." Although legislators had serious differences of opinions, political unity was considered absolutely essential for the stability of the nation. Politi...
The Information Age: An Exploitation of Privacy Personal privacy and the right to personal privacy have not always been sought after individuals. The concept of having privacy in one's personal life is a relatively new concept and one that has strong roots in early American settlements. Accordin...
One of the most cherished rights of Americans would be the right to privacy, yet many working class Americans, unfortunately, have been subject to their rights being disrupted and their privacy being invaded at their workplace. One major issue that has existed and still exists in the workforce of Am...
