Domestic Issues

ntroduction: Throughout the history of the United States the administrative offices made decisions on issues that affected a wide range of domestic affairs. These issues relate to activity in the borders of our nation. Domestic policy covers areas such as education, environment, health care, taxes, social security, and many other life and political affairs. Some people contend that the federal government should hold a strong role in these domestic issues. Others point to the rights of the states or private sectors to handle the various issues. Racial discrimination, living conditions of the poor, and stricter laws for immigration constitute three areas of political issues dealt with in various levels in the government system throughout
Board of Topeka. In the Plessy v. Ferguson case the U.S. court avoided the issue of the protection that citizens were guaranteed under the 14th Amendment. Instead, they just stepped around the issue by saying that it was reasonable for the states to have such laws. Plessy Ferguson case ruled that facilities that were separate and equal were not unconstitutional, but equal. However, the Plessy v. Ferguson case helped African Americans to step in the right direction. At the time of the Plessy Ferguson case the rights of African Americans were being eliminated by laws such as Jim Crow Laws of the the South. In Brown v. Board the U. S. Supreme court ruled that public schools could not have racial segregation. It was deemed unconstitutional. However, the time period of Brown v. Board also took place in 1954 compared to the 1800’s for Plessy v. Ferguson case. In the 1950’s and beyond the rights of the African Americans were increasing. Brown v. Board was a decision that allowed for the African American children to now be admitted to better quality schools giving them an opportunity to excel in academic areas that would allow them to continue to pursue higher education goals. In addition, Brown v. Board set the motion forward for the civil rights movement and gave the African American people hope for other areas to also be changed. It opened the doors to the possibility that they may live in a blended
First the citizens who opposed the government’s ruling feel that the situation begins with the Ferguson police department and their lack of knowledge of the black community’s race relations from the past. Nearly thirty years ago, the community consisted mostly of white people. Today, the situation is about ⅔ of the community is black. However, with a majority of black population the community is still enforced mostly by white police officers. In fact, there are only three African Americans on the police force. The African Americans feel powerless since they have no political power. This causes them to feel overwhelmed and frustrated because they contend that they are harassed and this causes them to be angered by the injustice. When there are disturbances with blacks the police force comes out with tear gas and weapons. If a black person causes any problems, there seems to be unprofessional treatment. The black community feels Brown was a victim of racial aggression toward their race. In order to resolve the problems in the community, it must start within the community by having a fair representation of law enforcement officers be African American. With that change it would give them a feeling of importance and fairness because they would represent their culture. Subsequently, the black community felt