Democracy inhibited reforms because the white male majority was afraid of change. ... White males were the only viable people who could vote on these changes and many of their principles were deeply ingrained by years of prejudice and racism. ... Also, the white male majority in the Supreme Court prevented any jurisdictional precedence's to defend equality. Observed in the Dred Scott case, the white Supreme Court justices prevented any furthering in allowing blacks freedom. ... One such example is Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, in which this book gave whites a look at ...

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Many people thank the pioneering ideas and hard work from various minority and women organizations for enriching this nation with its diverse workforce. ... While some people agree that affirmative action is needed, whether in its current form or a "mended" form, a number of individuals believe it has done its job and is no longer required. ... Slavery, which had been in use for hundreds of years, was an accepted practice of the white majority. ... Women's Suffrage was put aside and wealthy white landowners dictated societal standards. ... The white majority populace simply believed th...

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This time around the Supreme Court wanted a direct involvement of suburban and the white school districts in the attempt to mix the school population. ... Full denial of the facts in hand had been clearly ignored by most people. ... Stotts supreme court basically ruled that it was inappropriate to lay off white employees without a reasonable cause just to please black people and therefore act as a remedy to a current problem in hand. ... The white public wanted to keep the black codes in tact, and the black public obviously wanted a change. ... All the lives lost, people sacrificed, cases wo...

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People in the South didn't view African Americans as equal to themselves and thus they did not treat them fairly and in some cases they were treated inhumanely. Groups like the Klu Klux Klan and later the Red Shirts were set up and joined by people who believed that white people were inherently better than African Americans, and they went to some very evil ends to show this. People in these groups would not only kill African Americans, they would kill white supporters of African American rights. ... But even people who din't go to these extremes were quick to show their thoughts....

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It became most noticeable in the 1960's civil rights movement that was designed to break down the barriers of segregation and exclusion against people of minority status. People of minority status encompassed a broad spectrum of individuals. ... But as the basis for imposing discriminatory legal remedies that work against innocent people, societal discrimination is insufficient and overexpansive. ... Even locally we have seen two cases surface where white students in grade school have been the victims of affirmative action discrimination and exclusion from public schools. ... David Su...

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The laws" intent was to afford underprivileged minority groups" equal opportunities for employment that were available to the white male. ... Many decades ago it was very evident that black people had a difficult time landing jobs. ... President Lyndon Johnson executed the added edge to expand the rights of black people and initiated the Civil Rights Law of 1964. ... We are now seeing more women, white and black primarily, black men and even the American native Indian in the American workplace. ... Forcing the hand of the white men in America to ...

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In a time when it is en vogue to push the issue of cultural diversity, many people feel that they are unjustly being excluded because they are not a racial minority. ... In the beginnings, Affirmative Action was absolutely necessary in order to allow minorities the opportunity to operate on a level playing field with their white counterparts. ... The University would have to provide something more concrete to support their stance of selecting a less-qualified minority student over a more-qualified white student. ... Of course, we are fully aware of the good intentions of Affirmative Action as...

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People of all races were divided upon the issue, as they still are today. ... Allan Blake, a white medical school applicant, claimed that he had been discriminated against by the University of California's admissions program. ... Bakke charged that he had been rejected only because he was white. People of all throughout the country protested Bakke's claim of reverse discrimination. ... When elected President, Bill Clinton gave the American people what they wanted, a white house staff that "looked like America." ...

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We as Americans take pride in red, white, and blue and live for our history. ... From the year 1642 to the year 1677, Tidewater Aristocrats "wealthy white families whom owned large plantations "lived in the coastal Chesapeake area of Virginia where they resided in their plantations. ... Bacon became the voice and leader of the backcountry people. ... Bacon had been elected into the House of Burgesses and had established the voting of ALL white men, not just property owners. ...

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There is no doubt that white collar crime has increased over the last hundred years. ... One of the earliest known examples of white collar crime under the definition we use today occurred in the late 19th century. ... Another aspect of white collar crime happens to be in the realm of governmental or political crime. ... As these people receive monies and become elected to office the companies that contributed to that process want something back. ... Thus, the bottom line here is to get these people in the executive branch to vote the way they want them to vote on various issues. ...

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Additionally, exposure to different ideas from people of an assortment of backgrounds is beneficial to future leaders. On page 134 it states "We would expect a black student from a middle-class family in Clinton, Maryland to offer different perspectives from that of a white student from a middle-class family in Chevy Chase, Maryland"(Mosely, 134). ...

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Writing in agreement to this argument except in dissent of the courts final decision, Justices Rehnquist, White, and O"Conner recall Holmes" aphorism "a page of history is worth a volume of logic". ... The way to preserve the flag's special role would not be suited in the punishment of those who feel differently, but to persuade people that they are wrong. ...

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Those against the University of California's program were Chief Justice Warren Burger, William Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, and Potter Stewart; those for the program were Thurgood Marshall - the leader of the advocates in the Court - William Brennan, and Byron White. ... This is because each issue affects all people of all races and ethnicities. ...

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According to Carey Goldberg and Janet Elder in the New York Times article dated, January 16, 1998, "In a poll that was given in 1989, when people were asked whether a pregnant woman should be able to get a legal abortion if her pregnancy would force her to interrupt her career, 37 percent said yes and 56 percent said no; In 1998, only 25 percent said yes and 70 percent said no. ... In addition, Goldberg and Elder found that "People know little about morning-after pills, hormones that women can take up to 72 hours after sex to prevent a fertilized egg from developing. ... While I embrace Pres...

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Because of skin color or sex, people were not treated as equals causing a clear uneven playing field in education. ... People say we are taking a step back with the recent decision to review affirmative action in college admissions. ... However, white males created the current institutions of society. ...

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A quote has been presented, which claims that " this unelected group of nine, usually white and usually male, individuals has overextended its powers to the point where it acts like another legislature, complete with elicit displays of partisanship." ... While they are not directly elected, they are representative of the people of the United States. ... The true reality is that they are appointed by the person holding the highest position in the world, who the people of the country elected. Then, after appointment by the President, the person must be approved by the Senate, whose members...

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Few people were willing to challenge or defy societal norms, weary of being branded "un-American", and therefore, a communist. ... As a result, responsibility fell upon the black and northern white youths to effect a real change. ... In both instances, under one ruling, the court, consistent with the sexually conservative morals of the time ruled in favor of the government, stating: "The protection given speech and press was fashioned to assure unfettered interchange of ideas for the bringing about of political and social changes desired by the people but implicit in the history of the Firs...

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Then by the end of the case the majority became the minority with justices" Harlan, Stewart, and white dissenting and joining Justice Clark. ... America today might be different if the ruling was opposite, in the way that some innocent people might be tricked by police integration tricks and say the wrong thing to get themselves convicted. ... With the poverty in America high the Miranda rights give poor people an attorney if they are unable to get afford for themselves . ...

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The primary purpose of the juvenile justice system is to hold juvenile offenders accountable for delinquent acts while providing treatment, rehabilitation, and programs designed to prevent recidivism. Juvenile courts have recognized that there are developmental differences between adults and juvenil...

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