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    text Democracy in America takes place in the 1830s and the French are the main audience. Analyzing Tocqueville’s observations of America is important because it teaches the livelihood of people around the time this novel is written. The lifestyle of the people around this time was consumed with racism and prejudice in the form of slavery. America still has racism and prejudice today‚ but in the form of name-calling and actions towards another person instead of slavery. In Democracy in America‚ Tocqueville

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    “...Democracy is an achievement that has come about through determination‚ hard work‚ struggle‚ even bloodshed.” (Text 4 Line 1). Democracy is something we as a country have worked hard to achieve. It would only be smeared if the United States passed a law to make voting mandatory. It would be a direct violation of the Constitution and everything America stands for if voting was made mandatory. The right to vote should remain a choice not a compulsory decision. Compulsory voting just makes invalid

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    Alexis de Tocqueville?s novel Democracy in America touched on many topics having to do with democracy‚ not in the United States‚ but also in his home of France‚ as well as England. His views were established during his stay in the United States. Tocqueville made a number of references about the political activity in the United States. He did this ranging from the courts to the executive branch. Henry David Thoreau touched on many of the same topics as Tocqueville. They both believe in the motto of

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    known to this world”: democracy. What is democracy? It is defined as “a system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process”. It implies that the whole body of citizens limits the power of the government. That concept tends to draw people toward the United States. America is the idea that leads men and women of all ethnicities‚ religions‚ cultures‚ and nationalities to come together as one: American. With that

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    majority using their power to pass uneducated and disastrous legislature. They feared “the mob”‚ the everyday citizens that had little schooling and knew almost nothing about politics. To avoid giving the voters too much power‚ a Representative-Democracy style government was created‚ a system where citizens would vote for a person or group to represent them in making legislature. Referendum votes bypass the politicians and ask for the people’s opinion directly- they are direct votes where the entire

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    government‚ a republic under democratic ideals‚ is supposed to represent the people. Yet what is truly being represented‚ shown in the policies in tax reductions and various other policies‚ is the rich. Just one of the top 10 most richest people in America have more money than 300 thousand of the lowest people put together. People are so distracted by other things‚ like racism‚ the gay marriage laws that were passed‚ and all these social issues that they don’t see one of the main problems at hand. Because

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    Voice of Democracy Essay It can be agreed that no matter where you stand on the political spectrum right now‚ you most likely have a pessimistic view of what America’s future has in store for us. Admittedly‚ those right-wing sympathizers definitely seem to be able to stomach our current President’s decisions easier than most. Among the younger generation of Americans‚ however‚ this mostly isn’t the case. Between problems that can affect us on the personal level‚ such as President Trump’s repeal

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    1. What are the four definitional perspectives in contemporary criminology? A) The four definitional perspectives are legalistic‚ political‚ sociological‚ and psychological. 2. What is the definition of crime that the authors of your textbook have chosen to use? A) Crime is human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws. 3. What is the difference between crime and deviance? A) Crime violates a law

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    A Critical View of Five Great Movies Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind‚ is not only an ultimate favorite among many Americans of the past‚ present and even to the future generations‚ but also my favorite movie of all time. Taking place in several places among the South before‚ during and the ending of the Civil W and shows just a glimpse of life is given and the struggles that were faced at this time; including‚ but not limited to: love‚ financial hardships‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ murder and death

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    PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS Final Project You are required to complete a final project. Please consult the Course Calendar for the due date. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Statistics is about more than calculations. It is about turning data into information and using this information to understand the population. A statistician will be asked to help solve real-world problems by designing a study‚ collecting data‚ analyzing the data‚ and writing up the results. As a final project‚ you will be asked to

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