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    16 Notes Overview of principal Reconstruction proposals and plans: · 1864-65: Lincoln’s 10% plan · 1865: 13th Amendment · 1865-66: Presidential Reconstruction: Johnson’s version of Lincoln’s proposal · 1866-67: Congressional plan: 10% plan with 14th Amendment · 1867-77: Military Reconstruction (Congress): 14th Amendment plus black suffrage that was later established nationwide by the 15th Amendment. · Compromise of 1877: ends Reconstruction. What was Reconstruction? Attempt to achieve

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    Why Is Race Important?

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    In this essay‚ I will argue that‚ as a result of our social institutions‚ race is an important feature of what we human person’s are. In the first section of this paper‚ I will introduce definitions‚ mention several general theories of race‚ and provide essential background information on race and other related content. In the next section‚ I will introduce my views and supporting evidence. Finally‚ I will address a couple objections to my argument and respond to them with my own counter arguments

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    Pre Columbus (1491-1607) Early American Indians North America Heavily populated Very diverse population Organized with a “monarchy” Gods depended on the environment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exploration and Colonization (1491-1607) Pre Columbian Indians 1680 pueblo revolt Indians defeated the Spanish. Columbian exchange - when Spanish came in they brought euro things into Americas and brought

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    Advantages of FPTP First Past The Post‚ like other plurality/majoriAdvantages and disadvantages of FPTP systemty electoral systems‚ is defended primarily on the grounds of simplicity and its tendency to produce winners who are representatives beholden to defined geographic areas and governability. The most often cited advantages are that: It provides a clear-cut choice for voters between two main parties. The inbuilt disadvantages faced by third and fragmented minority parties under FPTP in

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    Many people are under the impression that the United States prison system is meant to punish those who have committed acts against the law. Although this is true‚ it has been proven that as a whole‚ the country has become exponentially more punitive‚ sentencing individuals at a far greater rate than in decades before. Nicola Lacey explains in American Imprisonment in Comparative Perspective that America is on an imprisonment “binge”. Until 1980‚ 110 people per 100‚000 individuals were behind bars

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    Short Answer: Worth 4 Points Each What is Globalization and what are the effects on the United States Globalization is the process of interaction and integration within the people‚ businesses‚ and the different countries. The problem with the globalization is that the workers in the United States are suffering to sustain. The globalization has caused the decrease in waged for those uneducated American workers. What are the components of Political Culture Political culture refers to the widely

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    Why an Open List Proportional Representation Electoral System Is the Best Choice For an Newly Emerging Democracy Mike Ramjee Comparative Politics and Government Pol 102 (01) 12/15/2013 For a state hosting its first democratic elections‚ the best type of electoral system would be an open list proportional representation system. This type of electoral system offers many benefits including battling corruption‚ fair representation

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    1. The promotion of the acquisition of wealth through plunder‚ colonization‚ and the protection of home industries and foreign markets during Europe’s rebirth was called mercantilism 2. What ultimately proved to be the undoing of monarchical absolutism and its system of patronage during Europe’s rebirth? growing economic power of merchants 3. Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments? Concerned with fostering diversity of regional cultural expression 4. Nigeria is a state

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    Which of the following was the most important cause of the Northern Ireland conflict? (voting‚ education) Explain your answer. The conflict in Northern Ireland happened during the period 1963-1985‚ where it was officially declared over in 1994. Also known as “The Troubles”‚ this conflict started between two groups of people‚ the Catholics and the Protestants. The Catholics saw Ireland as one country and wanted the reunification of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland as one state. However

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    An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.[1]Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.[1] Elections may fill offices in the legislature‚ sometimes in the executive and judiciary‚ and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations‚ from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. Suffrageedit

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