bragging as they gerrymandered congressional districts in blue states. They wanted to control how state legislative and congressional district boundaries would be drawn‚ so they set about to control the redistricting process. Therefore‚ even thou a majority of Americans voted for Democrats in the Presidential election… the Republicans ended up controlling the house. They not only gerrymandered but‚ changed voting rules in the states and districts they controlled‚ and the ones they didn’t control
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America is arguably the most influential nation in the world‚ but has one of the lowest voter turnouts. Less than 57% of the United States electorate does not vote to the hurdles that it takes to exercise a basic right. The reasons for voter apathy include not registering‚ inability to get to the polls and the type of election. To begin‚ registration in the United States does not have automatic registration. Only some states have made “same-day registration” available or offering voter registration
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Poverty and children in the United States Poverty by definition means: “State of being poor. The state of not having enough money to take care of basic needs such as food‚ clothing‚ and housing.” (Encarta dictionary) That is a word that many of us ignore‚ yet poverty among children in the United States is problem that is not going to solve itself. People today are not concerned with the troubles of others like they were in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Communities back then looked out for each
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The trade deficit is a serious economic issue that consists of many pros and cons. A trade deficit is the amount by which a nation imports of goods (or goods and services) exceed its exports of goods (or goods and services) (Brue‚ Flynn‚ & McConnell‚ 2015). One instance that our nation experiences trade deficit is when we buy something from China‚ such as plane‚ there is a high tax to obtain that good. Most of the time America must finances the goods desired‚ causing an increase in the nation’s indebtness
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maintains. Like many issues‚ it is impossible to completely agree with one side or the other. With continuing technological advances we also see advancement in government transparency‚ specifically‚ access to information in possession of the federal‚ state and local governments. There are certainly some valid reasons why government transparency may be beneficial to the citizens of our country. However‚
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Every day in the United States animals are beaten‚ neglected‚ or forced to struggle for survival. Left in unsanitary conditions with no food or water‚ they have little hope as they live out their days without the compassion they deserve. Some are found and rescued‚ given the chance to experience how great life and humans can be; others aren’t so lucky. To grow as a nation‚ we must fight for these abused animals’ rights and severely punish heartless owners. It is up to us to speak for these creatures
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Most people think that child trafficking only happens in countries such as Central and South America‚ but it is happening everywhere. Child trafficking has been reported in all 50 states of the United States. Child trafficking does not just happen in one certain area or to one certain group of people. Child trafficking can literally happen to just about anyone. For example‚ the girl from Taken was a naive
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REDUCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 40 years‚ it remains the highest among the most developed countries in the world. Approximately 67.8 per 1‚000 women aged 15–19 — nearly 750‚000 American teenagers — become pregnant each year (Kost and Henshaw‚ 2012). The majority of these pregnancies — 82 percent — are unintended (Finer & Zolna‚ 2011). Moreover‚ because the average age of menarche has reached an all-time low
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The history and evolution of multiculturalism in the Unites States Multiculturalism is the cultural diversity of communities and the policies that promote this diversity. Multiculturalism encourages ideologies and policies that promote this diversity and the desire amongst people to express their own identity in the manner they see fit. Mass amounts of immigration was a feature of the United States economy and society since the first half of the 19th century‚ and from this is where the metaphor
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The contemporary foreign policy of the United States represents an evolving continuum of principles‚ conceptions and strategies that in part‚ derived from the particularistic American Cold War experience. As such‚ United States foreign policy is neither a static entity‚ nor is its intentions or direction uncontested. This essay will examine the underlying issues of identity and how‚ beginning with the Truman Doctrine‚ a distinct articulation of the national interest was evinced that has defined America’s
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