The articles chosen for this assignment have been written to inform the U.S. citizens thatthere is an aviation-security bill being debated. The aviation-security bill would help toensure a persons safety while at the airport and in the air. The bill would change the wayairport security would be ra...

While the American government is often admired for its democratic policies and freedoms established there, there are still problems that exist. In terms of civil liberties, the United States of America represents a great system, but it's when these freedoms are compromised to ensure the nation&...

The Patriot Act enacted by Congress post September 11th emerged as government's reaction to combat and prevent terrorism in the United States, by maintaining Homeland Security. The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11th sparked a new fear of terrorism in America. Society called for ...

"The detentions from the beginning have been veiled in secrecy. This decision will help to lift that veil so ... at least we can put names to prisoners' faces, and the families will know if their loved ones have been arrested." - Curt Goering. Although this may sound like some fascist, 1984 Orwell...

Recently, there have been many crimes that have put our nation in a state of fear. School and work shootings, the 09/11/01 terrorists attacks, recent sniper shootings, and highly publicized kidnappings have had such a large impact on us that one is almost forced to feel that increased sec...

The politics of privacy in America are imprudent and sentimental, fired by heart-tugging anecdotes that capture public imagination. Not too long ago TV actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered by an obsessive fan that obtained her address through the department of motor vehicles. This later led Con...

If I were president I would strive to accomplish these three major things. First, I would strengthen our educational system, second, I would make certain that everyone has equal and fair treatment in our society, and lastly, I would secure our borders. Our education system in America is not one i...

John Kerry – The Thinker John Kerry is a real grade-one thinker, he thinks about U.S. issues as a whole, not what is best for him. John Kerry thinks he can make the U.S. a better nation, if he is voted as president of the U.S.A. John Kerry has important steps that he will take to ensure a ...

During the time surrounding the debate of federalism, many different opinions and views were held concerning the type of government that the newly formed United States should adapt. Most people fell into the category of federalist or anti-federalist. Federalist were in favor of a strong central gov...

The senate, in regards to the safety of America, should pass the bill proposed by Ashcroft. Our lives in America are no longer calm and idyllic. We have been struck by these horrid attacks on September 11th, 2001. It is time to struck back and take action and we need to pass the bill to obtain the p...

Terrorism Since the disastrous day of September 11, 2001, the United States as well as the rest of the world has been changed indefinitely by senseless acts of terrorism. These acts have gravely impacted the lives of so many people world wide and especially here at home in the USA. From that...

Nativism is a dangerous idea. It keeps people from bring free and deprives them of there god given rights secured by the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.An example of this is in "The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti". In this incident two men (both foreigners form Italy) for a crime tha...

The fourth Amendment of the Constitution The fourth amendment to the US constitution was adopted as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791. This amendment forbids any person (especially those directly associated with the government) to search a person's home, businesses, or things to be seized wi...

The Magna Carta Power in Medieval England was unorganized and corrupt. Past rulers such as King John (1199-1216) had abused their positions and unsuccessfully carried out their obligations. The Magna Carta came into existence in 1215 for the purpose of limiting the authority of the king and his ...

Censorship also has a negative side. Censoring certain material in the media deprives the people of information, which may be crucial to their formation of opinions. The act of censoring also violates many rights of American citizens. Numerous problems with censorship present themselves daily in e...

?The terrorist act of 911 led to pure panic in the United States that forced the government to act upon future terrorist attacks. With the goal of making the country safer the government looked over the patriotic act, it had not been passed before but that was about to change. The act was passed by ...

American Government"Purposes of Government"The United States Government has six main purposes. They are as follows: to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of l...

Politics in American is at most, very depressing. You have the mud slingers and the muckrakers, the big money campaigns of presidents, Congress and Gubernatorial elections and those which barely scraping by as in the local county commissioner, who was urged to run by a couple of friends but had n...

"Freedom" is often an ambiguous concept for Americans. While America is considered the home of the "free" the idea is not meant to encourage citizens to do anything they please or desire. If this were the case, then there would no form of structure and organization, which allow...

A Mediation of Two Different Views on Megan's Law Next to murder, sex related crimes involving children are arguably some of the most heinous offenses. Convicted murderers face the death penalty or incarceration for life, thus protecting society from further harm. The question of how to deal...

Subsequent to the Revolution for freedom, Americans detained a sense of belonging and individuality. The document "not to forget the ladies", which calculated each, slave as three-fifths an individual, entirely overlooked women. Comparable to Black people, women were well thought-out as &q...

Judicial activism, a staple of the American court system, has long been under fire for the principle of its design. Allowing crucial decisions to be left to the whim of several select persons is a shaky method of managing the lives of millions. Many will argue that judicial activism, by its nature, ...

Rhetorical Analysis of "The Founders' Freedoms" In the July 4, 2004 issue of Orange County Register, a columnist by the name of Steven Greenhut wrote an article for the Commentary section titled "The Founders' Freedoms." According to the view of Steven Greenhut, our country has steered away from o...

Alexander Hamilton, author of numbers 78, 79, 80, and 81 of the Federalist Papers, justifies the specific provisions of Section 1 of Article 3 of the Constitution by defending his views on the Judiciary. He also explains some points that were hard to comprehend, more thoroughly, along with his view...

In the following essay based on my knowledge of history and historical data I agree that The Bill of Rights came from the fear of the power of a new government. The people did not want Congress to have all the power and become a monarchy and commit tyranny as the English did. The Bill of Rights d...