Papers on Politics and Government
Women And The Canadian Welfare State: The Decline Of Social Welfare And Its Effects On Women
Words: 3118 - Pages: 12.... crises arising on a daily basis, the government decided to cut social spending and instead focus their energies and resources on combatting recession, labour market restructuring, and the deficit. The transformation and "reform" of the welfare state has huge implications on the lives of many women, and not only those who are dependent on welfare for their livelihood. Welfare, especially women's welfare, encompasses a very broad category; at present all safeguards given by women by various government agencies according to their sphere of responsibility and the concept of equality of the sexes can be considered women's welfare measures. The C .....
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The Central Government
Words: 263 - Pages: 1.... Secondly, they both made changes to the government
before them. In this, I mean that when the Articles of Confederation were being
written, they used the English Government as a base, and improved from there.
They didn't want the president to be too powerful, like the king. The
Constitution made changes to the Articles of Confederation by making a stronger
government, rather than a weaker one. Thirdly, both governments had the power
to coin money, but the Articles of Confederation didn't use that power.
Now let's get to the differences. For one thing, under the Articles of
Confederation, you must need a unanomous vote under all states t .....
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The Jury System
Words: 707 - Pages: 3.... human rights, they can decide the defendant is innocnt. In short, jurors can decide defendant is innocent even if a public prosecutor has disadvantageous proofs for the defendant. Juries who are representative of citizen make the decision value about proof. But, Jerome Frank, one of delegates of legal realists, criticized jury system in Law & the Modern Mind, 1930. "
A lot of verdicts are irresponsible juries' products of caprice and prejudice, for example, the defendant is a rich corporation, the plaintiff is a poor boy and the counsel is an eloquent speaker. Such facts often decide who wins or loses." He characterizes that juries have .....
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Dispossable Animals
Words: 5500 - Pages: 20.... of their species in our homes, and we pour cosmetic products into their eyes and body parts to determine the harmful effects they might cause on humans, even though the physiological differentiation between humans and the animals they use is drastic. On a daily basis most people do not see their own degree of unintentional support towards this global dilemma, but when compiled on paper one must question how mankind can, with conscience, commit these acts which shame us as human beings. Animals possess the same kinds of feelings and emotions as human beings, and without anesthesia, they are subjected to the pain as well. Mankind often fails .....
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Harsher Penalties For Violent
Words: 647 - Pages: 3.... using is acceptable. In which case, they
may argue that the criminals of today are just misguided and misunderstood. They
are the ones who want less crime, and a hardly demeaning lifestyle for criminals.
What is the point of having a life sentence? We have people who have killed
in cold blood, sitting in jail to rot. This makes me think. Why should a criminal live
better than I am? We give the criminals of today too much credit and not enough
hard time. I would give them enough food to live on, a cot, toilet, and sink. if more
people could read the college essay I read before writing this they would
understand. The writer says in his .....
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Internet Censorship
Words: 689 - Pages: 3.... shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…". As far as I'm concerned, this is abridging freedom of speech and press. Although pornography and obscenity are technically not protected by the First Amendment, it becomes a question of, how far will the government go? When do they stop censoring, and how do they decide what is obscene? "The equation is simple: Those who have power get to censor, and those who lack power get silenced. If you find yourself in a position to demand and
get censorship, you can be sure you are among those who have the power, and you are acting to oppress others." (Avedon Carol: BM FA .....
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Marijuana
Words: 568 - Pages: 3.... known that is one of the safest therapeutically active drugs in the world and that no one has ever died or overdosed from the drug. can reduce nausea, vomiting, and help with loss of appetite in cancer and AIDS patients. With glaucoma patients, can help reduce the intraocular pressure and horrible pain the body experiences. For multiple sclerosis, it helps reduce tremors, stops muscle spasms, and restores bladder control, speech and eyesight, and balance (Medicinal 1). These facts show that is very useful in the medical field and should be legalized for medical and health purposes only.
For some purposes, is not so bad of a drug as .....
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Welfare Reformation
Words: 1340 - Pages: 5.... that the welfare system should begin by providing job placement, ending benefits for illegitimacy, and educating the young. First, the aspect of job placement is directly related to the misuse of welfare. In order to succeed at rising employment rates, current wages have to increase dramatically. A welfare check ranges form $5.53 to $17.50 an hour; in a like manner, minimum wage is less than an hourly welfare check (Tilly 8). People desire the higher money of a welfare check to that of a low-paying job (Tweedie 117; Tanner 18). This dependency on receiving the check causes many problems not just with the current generation, but future gene .....
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Affirmative Action
Words: 542 - Pages: 2.... only thing whites are giving up because of is unfair advantage - something that was unnecessary in the first place (Jackson 173)." If an unfair advantage in unnecessary, then what purpose does serve? Whether a person agrees or disagrees with the idea of , it must be admitted the basis of the policy is one of unfair advantages based on race or gender.
When the Civil Rights Act was passed, its spirit was not one of reverse discrimination but off getting employers to consider applicants objectively in filling jobs within their companies (Pasour 2).
How can "equal rights" be in effect when a more qualified candidate loses a position .....
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Affirmative Action
Words: 1845 - Pages: 7.... Even Columbus was discriminatory
against people who were of a different race and way of life. Columbus has been blamed
for "introducing slavery to the new world". But at the time, Columbus was commended for
having done so. The racism did not end there. Discrimination was everywhere, but no
person had the means to address it as a problem, or fight to end it. It wasn't until 1862 that
a political figure formally acknowledged the problem.
The Emancipation Proclamation was addressed by president Abraham Lincoln in
1862. It was enforced in the beginning of the following year, stating "all persons held as
slaves .....
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