The revolutionaries agreed that life, liberty, and property should be considered natural rights, emphasizing property as a main source of inequality among man, and constructed new governments based on popularized Enlightenment ideas. ... Rousseau argued that man and government were both good in nature, but were corrupted and made cruel by institutions, and that there would be no liberty without a good government protecting it. An ideal government in America included a bicameral legislature, a written constitution, and a chief officer who is elected, held to the same laws as citizens, and can...

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Unfortunately our governments control on this closed door system is very small as they cannot interfere as long as laws are not being broke, which is never strictly necessary for deals not to benefit the customer in every aspect. ...

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Policies were made by the government in order to minimize economic disparity in the United States after the Great Depression. ... The significant role money has in government decisions and elections pose a threat to democracy, with interest groups giving the vast majority of contributions. ... With money being the most important thing and inequality of incomes increasing among Americans, the fear of the elite running the government is present. ... For example, the National Rifle Association, which opposes gun control laws, has convinced legislators that its members will vote for or against ...

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Contrary to mercenaries, private military and security companies are transnational corporations legally registered which obtain contracts from governments, private firms, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations. ... In order to comply with its mandate, the Working Group must seek opinions and contributions from Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations on questions relating to its mandate and submit an annual report to both the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. ... Mercenary Activities in International Law - Customary Law and the United Nati...

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One year later, the federal government passed the Marijuana Tax Law of 1937, which made the possession of Cannabis illegal, except for medical purposes. Although the federal government and private companies recognized medical uses for Marijuana for many years, the government slowly began to criminalize the use of Marijuana, which culminated in the government passing a law through the Narcotics Control Act of 1956, which criminalized first time possession of Marijuana with a mandatory minimum of two to ten years in prison and a $20,000 fine. ... For the first time the federal government fai...

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The demand to strengthen controls for chemical and biological disasters is largely achieved through the development of laws and regulations that shape how to firmly control major hazards and manage business practices. ... This strategic plan marks the first time that Center for Disease Control and Prevention has ever united with law enforcement, intelligence, and defense agencies in addition to traditional Center for Disease Control and Prevention partners to address a national security problem, such as chemical and biological terrorism. ... While chemical and biological disasters may have su...

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Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as the US Government called the major conflict campaign in Iraq, comprehended of only 42 days, generating the death of one hundred thirty nine US soldiers. ... After September 11th terrorist attacks, the US government can not deny the vulnerability it has against terrorist attacks. Because of this, this government has the right to prevent such an event from happening again. ... In fact, freedom should not have a price tag since this right can not denied to any individual in the world as inversely done by China, Cuba, some North African and Middle Eastern Countrie...

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Additionally, political law and international cooperation to tackle international terrorism increased considerably after the events of 11 September 2001. International political law constitutes state policy in which the UN states member come to an agreement to establish the rules, the rules that correspond the conditions to achieve security from any threats of terror. ... As a result, the local government in these Muslim majority countries often face a dilemma between "task" in combating terrorism on the one hand, and the necessity to safeguard the rights of domestic constituents on the othe...

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People will be having trouble being able to get to medical facilities, "the utilities and local government agencies need to examine available routes to these and other critical facilities and identify the most probable access routes.... The states of Oregon and California need to propose a law declaring that no structure higher than the suggested measure by people who are in the field are not to be build on top of the San Andreas Fault or any area that may be affected by this catastrophe. ... " (3) The DOD released a strategic research project that talks about how unprepared the gov...

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To the frustration of both self-made men and plebeians, certain eighteenth-century elitist republican assumptions remained strong, especially in the seaboard states, mandating that government be left to a natural aristocracy of virtuous, propertied gentlemen. ... The Jacksonians' basic policy thrust, both in Washington and in the states, was to rid government of class biases and dismantle the top-down, credit-driven engines of the market revolution. ... Under the Jacksonians, government-sponsored internal improvements generally fell into disfavor, on the grounds that they were unnecessary...

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For example Menard mentions that "globalization is blamed for exacerbating the income gap between the rich and the poor, for widening the economic divide between the developed and underdeveloped world, for undermining indigenous cultures, for weakening the ability of governments to regulate business in the public interest and for reducing governments' willingness and ability to finance social programs". ...

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In a parallel development, the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay formed the Common Market of the South (Mercado Comun del Sur, MERCOSUR), with Chile and Bolivia as associate members. ... The purposes of MERCOSUR include: Free transit of production goods, services and factors between the member states with inter alia, the elimination of customs rights and lifting of nontariff restrictions on the transit of goods or any other measures with similar effects; Fixing of a common external tariff (TEC) and adoption of a common trade policy with regard to nonmember states or...

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