arguments for and against the issue. In this report‚ past studies and literature will be reviewed providing an understanding into the possible consequences of legalising marijuana as well as the views and debates regarded to the issue. The organisation‚ Gallup has been examining America’s attitude towards the legalisation of marijuana since the late 1960’s. Their studies show that in the past Americans have been opposed to the issue‚ with just twelve percent supporting the drug’s legalisation in 1969. However
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Marriages Hits a New High For most of U.S history‚ in most communities‚ such unions were taboo. Interracial marriage approval is at a high point in the United States at 86 percent‚ a Gallup poll indicated. The poll of 1‚319 adults found the United States is on the verge of unanimity on the topic of interracial marriage‚ Gallup reported. Ninety-six percent of African-Americans‚ who have always been more approving of marriage between blacks’ whites‚ approve of such unions‚ while 84 percent of whites approve
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Drug dealers are mostly Black and Mexican‚ Muslims are terrorists‚ and Hispanics are all gang members. These are things you might hear people who use racial profiling say. Racial profiling is used by police and people of authority to narrow down and target specific groups of people. This basically means that if a person is black‚ they are automatically assumed to be at a higher risk of having drugs then a white person. A police officer would more likely arrest a Muslim than a white person for
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section‚ Comp uses statistical data to establish his logos. He states that “In 1969‚ just 12 percent of Americans favored legalizing marijuana‚ the Holy Grail of cannabis advocates; this number had tripled by 2005‚ according to a Gallup poll. Barely three years later‚ another poll showed 44 percent of Americans support legalization” (Comp 1). These kind of factual statistics support Comp’s thesis that the movement to legalize marijuana is gaining momentum. Comp also cites numerous sources that support
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presidents in modern day history as well. The decline of Americans’ trust in Clinton began on January 21‚ 1998‚ when the story broke about Clinton’s improper sexual relationship with a young female intern at the White House‚ Monica Lewinsky. Despite polls showing that two-thirds of people believed Clinton lied about the affair‚ his approval rating improved in 1998. “At the beginning of 1998‚ Clinton’s job approval rating hovered just above 50%” but by “the end of the year it was approaching 70%‚ higher
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criminal will not escape and again commit these acts. That was then and this is now; the times have changed and so have people’s views‚ are likely the next points those opposed will make. Have they really changed though? According to an October‚ 2009 Gallup Crime Survey‚ “65% of Americans continue to support the use of the death penalty for persons convicted of murder‚ while 31% oppose it” (Newport‚ 2009). The simple fact that America is a democratic republic makes any topic‚ in which a two-thirds majority
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for the terrorists who damaged havoc on Boston last week‚ many people are deeply skeptical about using potentially dangerous technology (Ben WashingtonTimes). Gallup poll‚ in March 2013‚ shows that 66 percent people opposed the use of drones on American soil‚ and 71 percent people opposed the targeting of American citizens at home (Brown Gallup). Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa‚ who is the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee‚ “Just because the government may comply with the Constitution
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University of Miami Theoretical Influences on Nursing’s Professional Responsibilities and Social Policies With great privilege comes great responsibility. The nursing profession enjoys a place of honor in contemporary Western society. In a recent Gallup poll‚ nurses ranked the highest out of 21 professions with regard to honesty and ethical standards‚ surpassing pharmacists‚ physicians‚ police officers‚ high school teachers and even members of the clergy (2011). The purpose of this paper is to explore
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Over the course of three terms‚ starting in 1934‚ the Supreme Court struck down a large part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal‚ provoking a continuing constitutional crisis. President Roosevelt naturally criticized the Court on a number of occasions‚ the last time in June of 1936; but because of the negative response from Congress and members of the media in those instances‚ he said nothing about the Court during the 1936 presidential campaign. Supporters of the New Deal proposed a variety
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Issues facing parties and the United States after World War II included the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. Republicans attracted conservatives and white Southerners from the Democratic coalition with their resistance to New Deal and Great Society liberalism and the Republicans’ use of the Southern strategy. African Americans‚ who traditionally supported the Republican Party‚ began supporting Democrats following the ascent of the Franklin Roosevelt administration‚ the New Deal‚ and the Civil
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