Party discipline is very important to the workings of Canada's parliamentary system. ... Advocates of party discipline often point to the United States. In the US, there is no party discipline and representatives often vote according to their own feelings. ... With party discipline, voters can easily draw distinctions between the different political parties. ... With party discipline, the Prime Minister is able to ensure that his/her views and policies become the government's policies. ...

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Administrators think the discipline is necessary so an incident like Columbine doesn't occur again. Civil libertarians wonder if such strict discipline in schools will result in a generation of people who feel like they are trapped in an unfairly targeted "age-specific police state". ... Administrators are obviously turning towards stricter means of discipline but there is still a fight. ...

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It is believed that if students were made to wear uniforms the crime and discipline in public schools would decrease. ... In conclusion, since there has not yet been any solid proof that uniforms in schools stop violence or promote discipline they should not be mandatory. ...

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Real federalism does not seek to authorize states; rather it seeks to discipline governments by forcing them to compete for citizens' business. ... Benefits include innovation, product differentiation, consumer choice, and the consequent disciplining effect on the government service providers. ... Healthy state competition strengthen government discipline and service. ...

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This in itself is a form of discipline, a "technique for assuring the ordering of human multiplicities- (Foucault 245). ... The panoptical effects of discipline in the creation of the American dream start early in youth. ...

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In document B, Jefferson states to Samuel Miller that, "I consider the government of the United States as interdicted by the Constitution from intermeddling with religious institution, their doctrines, discipline, or exercises- Jefferson believed that certainly no power should decree any religious action, or to assume authority in religious discipline. ...

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Inmates retain only those First Amendment rights, such as freedom of speech, which are not inconsistent with their status as inmates and which are in keeping with the legitimate objectives of the penal corrections system, such as preservation of order, discipline, and security. ... Inmates have the right to be free from racial segregation in prisons, except where necessary for preserving discipline and prison security. ... The inmate is also entitled to call witnesses and present documentary evidence if allowing him to do so would not risk order, discipline, and security. ...

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Discrimination Anthony Koroush Position Paper 13 December 2000 Discrimination Introduction "Discrimination is going on around the world everyday. Discrimination in any way is wrong. I. It contradicts the Constitution A. The Constitution states, "All men are created equal."" 1. In the 1700's, blacks ...

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Hudson Vs. McMillian. 1. Describe the central issues in this Supreme Court case. Keith Hudson, an inmate in a Louisiana penitentiary, alleged that his Eighth Amendment rights had been violated when he was beaten by corrections officers Jack McMillian and Marvin Woods in 1983. Keith J. Hudso...

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Did you know that the famous scientist and astronomer Galileo was censored? Censorship is not as recent as most people think. The Roman Catholic Church has been censoring material that they feel is inappropriate since the Middle Ages, including secular music and philosophical viewpoints of the wor...

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Inmates retain only those First Amendment rights, such as freedom of speech, which are not inconsistent with their status as inmates and which are in keeping with the legitimate objectives of the penal corrections system, such as preservation of order, discipline, and security. ... Inmates have the right to be free from racial segregation in prisons, except where necessary for preserving discipline and prison security. ... The inmate is also entitled to call witnesses and present documentary evidence if allowing him to do so would not risk order, discipline, and security. ...

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In the year of 1808, Jefferson wrote a letter to Samuel Miller, a Presbyterian minister, stating "The government of the United States certainly has no power to prescribe any religious exercise, or to assume authority in religious discipline." ...

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The United States Supreme Court has often played a major role in expanding constitutional liberties in the United States. There was Plessy vs. Ferguson, where Homer Adolph Plessy, who was seven-eighths Caucasian, took a seat in a "whites only" car of a Louisiana train and once he refused to move to ...

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The U.S. - a Legitimate Democracy? In any system which claims to be democratic, a question of its legitimacy remains. A truly democratic political system has certaincharacteristics which prove its legitimacy with their existence. Oneessential characteristic of a legitimate democracy...

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Jefferson held on to his belief even until the end of his presidency which showed in a letter that he wrote to Samuel Miller in January of 1808, he said that the national government don't have a right to prescribe any religious beliefs and their discipline. ...

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This experience in war gave Washington "knowledge of border warfare, invaluable experience in training, and discipline," which would be helpful in later years as he once again was faced with many difficulties. ...

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Since the making of a middle-class lady in the 1800s, husbands have been returning home to their wives after a hard day's work, expecting a well-cooked meal, a spotless house, and well disciplined children. ...

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Discipline, parental involvement, emphasis on basics including computer technology, phonics rather than "look-say" reading, and dedicated teaching are the essentials for a better education for a student. ...

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No other democratic society in the world permits the privilege of personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last century, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines which includes the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and ...

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"What plan for the regulation of the militia may be pursed by the national government is impossible to be foreseen The project of disciplining all the militia of the United States is as futile as it would be injurious if it were capable of being carried into execution Little, more can be reasonably aimed at with the respect to the people at large then to have them properly armed and equipped This appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against it, if it should exist" (Hamilton 29). ...

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What is Success? If we are able to learn from the many failures we experience throughout life, and do things differently we have found a clear path to success. Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, and Stephen King; what do all these people have in common? The answer is that they are successful, but they wer...

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" What Sidney basically mentions in the quote is that we as American citizens are to be in charge of defending and protecting the public, but even though we are armed we must not forget that we must also have discipline. ...

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Same-sex marriage has been one of the most controversial and divisive topics in the United States since the 1970s. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Obergefell vs Hodges which granted same-sex couples the legal right to marry in every state (Oyez). Obergefell vs Hodges required states to recognize same-sex marriages that were formed in other states (Oyez). This ruling marked the most important victory for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite (LGBT) community in the United States' history. Although this landmark case granted basic human rights to millions of Americans th...

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Should The U.S President be more or less accountable? If so, how, and to whom? Ernest Griffiths argues that once he is elected the powers and influence of a president are enormous, certainly exceeding those of a British Prime Minister. The constitution itself deals largely in generalities, stating for example that the executive power shall be vested in the President. (Griffith, 1983, P65) However, in reality, it is a much more complicated picture, and since various reforms during the 1970's, The argument that the President is the "supreme unifying element in the American system of g...

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Although he has "not ideological sympathy" (Jackson) for the Catholic citizens who have to pay taxes for the public school system, yet he also feels "constrained by conscience and discipline to support other schools for their own children" (Jackson).The Supreme Court's decision therefore actually does violate the separation of Church and state and is "utterly discordant with its conclusion, yielding support to their commingling in educational matters" (Jackson) proving that the ruling is conflicting in its interests. ...

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