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    Examples of U.S. Federal Government Authority Expansion William Secoy HIST105-1201A-10 January 8‚ 2012 AIU On-Line Abstract If you were to ask one hundred Americans what caused the civil war I think ninety five out of that one hundred would say slavery. The Civil War was about the rights of states. They felt they had the right to secede from the Union. This was primarily due to the states feeling there rights were being taken away. This feeling was similar to how the colonies felt

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    specialisation: labour‚ region‚ national levels Advantages and disadvantages for each type of specialisation Specialisation on labour (DOL) Advantages:  Massive production  Faster and efficient use of tools  Lower cost ( no need to retraining and reinstruct) Disadvantages  Boredom due to repetitive work and dull job  Alienated to co-workers  Danger of unemployment Specialisation on regional level Advantages:  efficient use of resources  Create jobs to residents  Bring

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    The federal government should become more involved in the economy to ensure that all Canadians enjoy a high standard of living. In the recent months‚ the citizens of Canada have been faced with the detrimental aspects of the recession. Citizens are losing jobs and in turn struggling to survive in an environment which thrives on the success of its economy. Canadians are being more conscious of where they put their money and this has put a great strain on the economic growth of our nation. Numerous

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    PROGRESSIVE ERA THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION Name: Course: Tutor: Date: First Paper Themes of the progressive era Introduction This was an age of social involvement and political progression in the United States between the period of 1890 and 1920s. The main reason for undergoing this process was to purify the government by making efforts to eliminate corruption by revealing the political masters and machines. A large number of citizens supported the movement to ensure the elimination

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    DBQ 17: A National Clash of Cultures in the 1920’s With the arrival of the 1920’s‚ new battles fought between traditionalist rural society and modernist urban civilization arose in the postwar United States. These urban-rural culture wars of this time period represent the everlasting conflict between conservatives and liberals. The 1920 census demonstrated to traditionalists that their views were under attack by the modernists who gradually came to outnumber them. Traditionalists were disturbed

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    form of government we have today‚ we can see that feudalistic ideas play a key factor in our government’s guidelines. WE can take the social rankings during the medieval time period and the social rankings of today and show how similar they are. We can also take the highest level of both social rankings and show how they have the same ideas‚ and standards. Feudalistic governments had social classes that consisted of nobility‚ fiefs‚ serfs and the peasantry. Nobility compares to our national government

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    Since its inception‚ America as a nation has developed and progressed according to trends of change that collectively define an era. Like all other eras‚ the time period of 1875-1925 experienced growth‚ changes‚ movements‚ and new ideals. It is the way that these changes came about that defines this era. Americans started to push for changes in many arenas of life that were previously unchallenged. New experiences and opportunities were also presented to America that caused tributaries in the

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    have been many periods of time where reform movements have sought to expand democracy. One of these periods is the era of 1825-1850. There were many events occurring during this time that pushed democracy further. The desire to make America a civilized‚ almost utopian society and religious revivals occasionally adequately expanded democratic ideals‚ while movements for equal rights among women and slaves tried to put true democratic ideas on the table. Reform movements in the period of 1825-1850

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    manners and morals that shook American society to the depths." (Leuchtenburg) The 1920’s was an era in which the Americans showed their independence through actions; learning not to live the same ways that those preceded them had. The ’20s was a cultural and socialistic rebellious attitude‚ decomposing past American ethics and beliefs. The most obvious rebellion is shown by the feminine movements during this time. The 1920’s led to a new role for American women‚ in which females desperately tried to

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    COMMITTEE SYSTEMS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Definition: Committee |System in Local Government is a mechanism of ensuring greater democratic participation of the citizenry in the law making process. Committee could be established due to the large volume of business to be transacted‚ Local Government may find it imperative to entrust some of their functions to committees. In running the affairs of the local government‚ the Local Government Executive Committee may set up standing and ad-hoc committees

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