Why do millions of people decide to move to the United States every year from all over the world? Since humans started to hunt and fish hundreds of years ago‚ they have been trying to find better places to live and raise their children. This process is called immigration. There are several reasons why people choose the U.S. as a country where they want to move and build their new lives. The most prominent reasons are a better economy‚ religious tolerance‚ and high education. The economic basis is
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the political system. This apathy will eventually lead to stagnation and death of our nation. According the National Journal: Heartland Monitor Poll‚ just 1% of American people frequently participate in politics on some level. The same journal also states that up to 41% of Americans have never participated in anything political and/or will not in the future. The remaining 58% is categorized as only somewhat active. Reducing‚ or even eliminating‚ such apathy should be the top priority for to secure
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created by public officials to govern the land we live on. Laws are created by the state or federal legislators. Once created laws are enforced by the executive branch of our government. The judicial branch then looks at the laws to make sure they are in compliance with the United States constitution and that they are valid laws. Often times members of congress will come up with an idea for a new law and present it to state or federal legislation to try to get a legislator to help them get the law going
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A democratic government‚ is a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity are involved in making decisions about its affairs‚ typically by voting to give their opinion to the government and elect their president. Voters participation in the United States are not getting many votes many citizens don’t go out to vote. The debate presents two sides to the argument. One group thinks voting should be a mandatory law to the American citizens and the other group think going out to
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Immigration has been a hot button topic among party lines and the United States society recently with our latest presidential race. Since 9/11‚ the conservative party has opposed refugee sanctuary and people fleeing from Mexico regarding the war on drugs‚ difficulties with the cartel‚ as well as the Immigration Reform Act of 1965. However‚ Liberals in the United States have a very different view on the matter. With our new president‚ Donald J. Trump‚ the Liberal population has taken this matter
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Poverty in the United States is an unacceptable scourge on our society. Poverty is born out of situation and mindset rather than sheer laziness. To figure out the causes and solutions of poverty‚ we must understand what poverty is. Poverty occurs when a person’s basic needs for food‚ clothing‚ and shelter are not met. Poverty is measured by the government in what they call a poverty “threshold”. This poverty “threshold” is based on family size and income falling below the poverty line established
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Abortion in the United States Valora Hawkins‚ Tracy Avila‚ Timothy Easter‚ and Veronica Holifield BCOM/275 June 18‚ 2012 Les Colegrove Abortion is one of the most controversial topics to date in the United States. Because of the complexity and issues involved‚ there are those individuals who are for abortion‚ and those who are against. There is neutrality that extends between the two‚ with those who are one the fence depending on circumstantial situations. In this paper our group of four
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least four multimillion-peso real estate properties‚” . Meanwhile Corona says “Many of those in the list are not ours. They are owned by people I don’t even know; some by parents of our children-in-law‚”. Still the House prosecution panel will ask the Senate impeachment court to subpoena Corona’s statement of assets‚ liabilities and net worth (SALN) for 2010. The prosecution is saying that “They are refusing to release the SALN despite our repeated appeal. We have no option but to ask the impeachment
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I believe in the United States‚ the household income needed to be considered below the poverty line for a family of four is somewhere near $30‚000 a year. That amount‚ is nowhere near enough money for four people to survive on. In addition to that‚ if a family is even slightly
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Outline 2 Intro | Throughout the 17th and 18th century‚ life in the newly created colonies in the new world flourished. These colonies were divided between the north and the south‚ and life was very different. People say that life could have been more similar than different‚ however studies show that these two colonies were very much different. | Body 1Northern Colonies | - Family farms- Slaves but not a lot- For better life/rights- More women and kids- Higher life expectancy- White major population-
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