English 9 Pre-Diploma • In-class essay next block – Tuesday/Wednesday‚ February 14/15 Achilles and Hector’s Outlook on: • War • Duty • Heroism (#3 on page 380) Three-Column Chart Topic War Duty Heroism For homework‚ you must find textual evidence that supports each character’s outlook on the three topics. Achilles’ Outlook Hector’s Outlook Achilles • Believes that heroism is symbolized by tangible prizes • Experiences internal conflicts about the purpose and validity of war
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VO L U M E 1 2 FOR TEACHERS ONLY OF MC & THEMATIC REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION Global History and Geography August 17‚ 2010 GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Cut Here The University of the State of New York Part I 1. . . 4 . . . 2. . . 1 . . . Copyright 2010 The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Albany‚ New York 12234 9. . . 4 . . . 34. . . 4 . . . 10. . . 3 . . . 35. . . 4 . . . 11. . . 4 . . . 36. . . 3 .
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from the drafting and proposal of the constitution‚ there was an intense debate on the ratification because there were various forms of arguments against the ratification of the Constitution between Federalists and Antifederalists. Essentially‚ federalism is derived from the Latin root foedus. It is a system in which power is shared between national and provincial governments; so the U.S is being governed by two levels of government. In their debates over the new constitution‚ the Antifederalists
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Brittany Sikora Intro to American Gov. 3/12/12 Essay # 1 Due to the immense power of our federal government‚ people often argue that it is too powerful and should be lessened. Since the 1990’s there has been an effort to shift power from the federal government to the states. States’ rights have been an issue since our country was first founded‚ and even now we can’t seem to please everyone’s requests at equal power. This country was founded with the attempt to separate the
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History Period 4 Federalism Governments are a big part of many societies. There are many forms of governments and they are changing constantly to meet the proper needs of its people and to help things function as best possible. The United States‚ in the late 1700’s was doing just this. The United States Constitution was ratified by its ninth state and took effect on June 11th‚ 1788. This Constitution created a new type of government known as federalism. Federalism is a political system
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THE FEDERALISM SYSTEM Federalism in the United States is a complex and ever-changing network of relations between national‚ state‚ and local governments. Federalism requires that state and local governments play a role in nearly every policy area. To fight the War on Terror‚ for example‚ the FBI‚ a federal organization‚ seeks to cooperate with state and local police forces. Worries about an impending avian flu epidemic have state health agencies and local hospitals working with the Centers for
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Federalism What’s Important? Focus on Power/Autonomy and Money The Supremacy Clause Article VI of the Constitution: The Constitution and the laws of the U.S. are the “supreme law of the land” Federalism—Key Questions * 1. What does the “Supremacy Clause” really mean? * 2. How much “power” does Congress (or the national government‚ generally) have‚ particularly to “regulate” interstate commerce under Article I‚ Section 8? * What “power(s)” do states on their own still
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A conflict is a serious disagreement or argument‚ and throughout history there have been many disagreements between the people and the government all the way to arguments over land. In the end all of these disagreements and arguments lead to the weakening of the nations political‚ economical and social structures. The French Revolution is a perfect example of a conflict in history. It began as a fight for class equality but eventually incorporated many different political groups in the search for
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Throughout global history‚ nationalism has had many positive and negative effects. Nationalism is a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to ones country. India‚ Africa‚ China‚ Japan‚ and Mexico are just a few examples of nations who were affected by nationalism. India had two major effects of nationalism. They were Gandhi’s Salt March and the Armistar Massacre. The Amristar Massacre occurred on April 3‚ 1919. The people of India wanted a greater self-rule and Britain promised them independence
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Federalism has been put in place to allow two or more entities to share control over one area. In the United States‚ power is separated between the national government and state government‚ which prohibits one area of government gaining too much control. This is called cooperative federalism‚ which is where national‚ state‚ and local government work together to solve common problems. The other type of federalism is called dual federalism. Dual federalism is like a layered cake because the state and
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