Only then, the government was cracking down on the moonshiners. ... When the government tries to step in and fix a problem, they end up making things worse. ... This leads government officials to make laws that really do not help. ... The Chinese built the Great Wall of China with wooden shovels in order to keep out the Mongols. ... Current illegals would not be able to vote, hold political office, or receive government aid. ...

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However, democracy in America is not as simple as "power to the people", but is actually a complicated system of government and politics. ... Chinese consumers became rapidly addicted to this drug so China wanted to ban this trade. ... The Chinese lost and the government was the forced to pay Britain 21 million silver dollars. ... Also, the Chinese exclusion act of 1882 limited further Chinese immigration. ... They were anti-federalists who believed in strong localized governments. ...

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It is likely that someone in China threw some green bamboo onto a fire when fuel ran short. ... The Chinese called it pao chuk, or "bursting bamboo."" ... It is believed that a Chinese cook discovered gunpowder accidentally. ... One of the first written records of the use of fireworks is Chinese. ... Federal government transportation laws divide all explosives into three categories: A, B, and C. ...

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Along these merchant routes the practice spread to China. ... Even in China today, tattoos are more likely to be used to mark members of the underground criminal society (Chinapage). ... From China, tattooing spread to Japan. In Japan they also used tattoos to mark criminals using a Chinese character that meant dog (midre). ... In reaction to the harsh laws of the Tokugawa government that only allowed royalty to wear embroidered clothing caused the poor to flaunt full body tattoo suits (Priory). ...

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Throughout its history the Democratic Party has called itself the party of the people, this title was justified by its traditional support of the south in which didn't have any strong feelings towards a dominant federal government. ... Take the example of the pre-World War I progressives were elitists too; they were sure in their convictions that expertise could improve the processes of government and that rational discussion would lead to an enlightened consensus that would promote social progress in the interests of all. ... In 1882 the Chinese exclusion Act was passed bannding the ch...

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Unlike the Korean War and World War Two, the American government decided not to censor it and let the press have free access. ... The war was also a great hindrance on America's economic stature. 13 percent of all government spending by 1968 was on Vietnam. ... Previously China and USSR who were inseparable had fallen out over the easing of pressure on America. ... It could mean the end to the aid given by the USSR and China to Vietnam. ... China did not want to trust America as they had been hostile when it came to Korea and Vietnam. ...

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(Levine 2) A missile defense system does not defend against nonmissile means, it costs the government billions and there are many countermeasures, any of which would doom the system. ... The system has the intent to negate Chinese attack. This will cause China to increase there ICBM force, which is no good for anybody (Deutch 3). ... Second the governments of the current rogue states will likely change before a missile defense system can be made and deployed, if it ever can. ... It has, and will, cost the government billions to fund. ...

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The Declaration states that governments "derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." ... Military vessels were often necessary, even in peace-time, to protect business ships in open waters, and without refueling stations somewhere along the way to, say, China, trade would be impossible. ... McKinley's "Open Door" policy, the attempt to protect fair trade in China, was in itself a departure from America's previous neutrality policy, although it is arguable whether this is significant after the Spanish-American War itself. ... In a political cartoon from 1900, America i...

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For example, Mao Zedong from China also converted his country to communism, even though America and Chiang Kai-Shek tried to block this from happening. Then China had a large role in spreading communism to Korea (Doc H). ... Then, Chamber produced a microfilm of government documents which claimed that Hiss was guilty of espionage. But the government never responded to Chamber. ... He had a solid reason for doing so, in the Document E, Joseph McCarthy stated, "In my opinion, the State Department, which is one of the most important government department, is thoroughly infested with Communis...

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The Government says that there is not enough money for the medical field to have new and updated equipment, but I think there would be enough if the government would stop spending money on things that are not as important. ... The world may never know, but at least the government could not spend money on less important things. ... Many people say that the government is trying really hard to help the wounded warriors. ... A lot of money that the Government spends has absolutely nothing to do with the wounded warriors. Instead of money being spent on less important things, such as soccer field s...

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The definition for capitalism is "a type of social system that separates the economy from the government. ... He said it is "better for a government to have "no intervention in the economy at all". ... The people who are in charge of production lines own it through the government. Communism is an extreme form of socialism that is mainly used in countries like China and Cuba. ... Communism occurs when the government becomes too powerful. ...

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If grabbing cash means having to be an apologist for communist China's murderous treatment of its own people, those of Tibet, then he is not one to let Christian faith to get in the way! ... Government has limitations for many types of businesses, yet it has nothing on religion. ... There is very little critique about religion as business because, frankly, government cannot restrict it. ... With so much negativity in the governmental attitude against religion, nothing of what the common people will say or do will affect the government's retribution towards it. Government officials si...

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However, the doctors who prescribe it risk having the national government revoke their license. ... It is time to get the government out of drug enforcement." ... The government shouldn't tell individuals what to do as long as they don't harm others. ... In the U.S., all levels of government participate in the "War on Drugs". ... In addition, if marijuana were legal, the government would be able to collect taxes on it, and ...

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President Bush approved a plan that allows the government to try suspected terrorists in private, without the normal laws of a fair trial. ... Two of them ended up defecting and turning the other six in to the American government. ... The government can monitor conversations between lawyers and their clients, which lawyers hold sacred as a right. ... An ironic issue is that the State Department has talked so fervently against military tribunals in other countries such as Russia, China, Egypt, Peru, and Columbia. ... The Bush administration got on China's back for the secret trials of ...

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The first anti-opium laws were directed Chinese immigrants that took a huff at their pipe after a long day working in the railroads. ... It is not that drugs as a whole are bad, but the idea of even both governments negotiating about it has been totally shut down. ... The lines between cartels and Government authority are very blurry, and that is only on Mexico to blame. The case of Ayotzinapa and the killing of 43 students is still in the media, and nobody really doesn't know who is responsible, if the Drug Cartels or the State Government, although one can clearly see the shameless frie...

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Road construction boomed, especially when the federal government introduced the system of numbered highways in 1926. c. ... The Business of Government A. ... Under the progressive leadership of Roosevelt and Wilson, the federal government had passed laws to break monopolies, protect workers, and restrict the absolute freedom of business leaders. d. ... Although Nativist politicians had been able to restrict immigration from china, in 1882, they had failed to push through laws to restrict immigration from southern and eastern Europe. ... Government Bans Alcoholic Beverages a. ...

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We Were Soldiers Once and Young was co-authored by Lt. General Harold G Moore and Joseph L Galloway. Lt General Moore was in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary division during the November 1965 battle, which took place in the Ia Drang valley in Vietnam. Joseph L Galloway was a reporter that a...

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The government's immediate response was to bailout the industries that were affected the most, like the financial institutions whose hazardous risk taking prompted the economic decline in the first place. ... Since the government was unable to regulate the use of the TARP bailout money there is very little evidence that it actually stimulated economic recovery and is thus generally considered a failure. The government has also instituted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ... Crowding out occurs when increased government spending hinders private investment. ... These jobs have b...

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They are police governments- police state governments" Such claims may be true, but the United States should have respected the diversity of politics. ... Much of this technology was retained through the use of western spies located with the government. ... This Revolutionary government caused great concern among the American government, because they had 60 years of investment and trade. The Cuban government was now beginning to question the American industries in Cuba and issues such as these were what lead America to distrust the Castro government. ... Then to America's dismay Cuba...

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With this, government work was being given based on merit. ... One of the most significant diplomatic events tied to these topics was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. ... The act prevented Chinese people to continue migrating into the country. While there was a lot of intimidation and fear put towards the Chinese, thousands still snuck in illegally. ...

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Just because you are an American does that mean that the government will look out for you the same as every other American in this country? ... How were you supposed to be an "American" if the government and the people would not let you even try? ... Every Immigrant who comes whether they are black, white, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, or a mixture of many things, they will all be put through some type of questioning by people, themselves, their peers, or the ones they love about who is an American? ...

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Because so many immigrants were entering the country Irish as well as Chinese immigrants were crucial to the workforce, because of the amount of workers the Americans needed for such a great project. In fact the Chinese immigrants were so efficient as a result in 1868 they were covering at least 80 percent of the Pacific Railway workforce. ... The government had to face the situation and improve it. ...

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" This is an issue because tax payers are putting a lot of money into the government funds to help the American people, when really it is more going towards immigrants. ... This quote is showing that our government and Mexico's government could be working together on creating food stamps for both countries. I for one have never trusted our government and am against making such a plan with such a poor country. ... With the SNAP program not being as regulated as needed, it is an obvious sign the government needs to put a tighter leash on what so many people take advantage from. ... The...

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This included China, Korea, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. ... This forces the US government to conduct a recruitment exercise. With such a high demand for servicemen, the US government had to siphon them from the members of the community to make up civil soldiers. ...

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Millions of people from China, Cuba, the former Soviet Union, Hungary, Korea, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Vietnam fleeing Communism have been welcomed to America. ... The refugees show that they can adapt to the new environment quickly due to the government policy. ... America first has got involved in the Syrian war since it supplied for the Free Syrian Army whose goal is to take down the Syrian government. ...

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