any significant officials are elected by this system. The electoral process has three levels‚ the local‚ state and national election. Local elections include municipal elections‚ metropolitan elections‚ and the elections of local and district councils State elections include state legislature‚ governors‚ lieutenant governors‚ attorney general‚ secretary of state‚ supreme court members and state judiciary members. Finally‚ the presidential election includes the president and vice president. At the
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Reason why it was good The Reconstruction Period had a positive impact on the United States‚ because it was the time where it ended slavery. The 13th‚ 14th and 15th amendments outlawed slavery‚ defined citizenship and protected all Americans under the law with extended suffrage to all men. They had the right to vote and confederacy was completely demolished. Now ex slaves and African Americans were able to participate in the government for example being governors and senators. The Reconstruction
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through which people communicate their beliefs‚ values‚ and morals. Inserting one’s own culture in place of someone’s pre-existing culture is the basis of ethnocentrism. People have repeatedly become victims of deculturalization‚ especially in the United States‚ and by analyzing this ethnocentrism one learns the importance of sustaining different cultures in society. There are many methods of deculturalization‚ such as segregation‚ isolation‚ and forced change of language. When the content of curriculum
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Education is a privilege available to all people in the United States; however‚ education of bilingual students has always been tied with political‚ social‚ and economical debates. The United States was founded by nations of immigrants of various nationalities and multiple languages but as the desire for power rose‚ mostly from Europe‚ tensions grew because of these differences and the want of unification began. It was clear that the European language had its advantages and the indigenous languages
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It is easily conceivable that American exceptionalism has not been embraced by other countries. This is because that U.S. foreign policy and its lack of consistency based on exceptionalism‚ which claims American supremacy and missionary role‚ are effortlessly translated into “moral arrogance” (Davis and Lynn-Jones‚ 1987‚ p.31). However‚ the scepticism towards American exceptionalism has also become pervasive among American public‚ who once deeply believed in it. According to Pew Research Center‚
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In 1976 the Supreme Court made that decision for the United States. The ruling in Buckley v. Valeo‚ that spending money to influence elections is a form of freedom of speech. The lobbyist in Washington DC are employed by the rich and power to stay rich and powerful. It is a constant struggle between one powerful
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In today’s current world there are many different threats that prevail each day and pose a threat to the United States and her allies. The most recent threat that has gained notable media attention is the formation of a large group of terrorists who call themselves ISIS. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and is also commonly known as ISIL which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. During the group’s first years after forming they chose to associate themselves
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In the United States there are over 3 million nurses employed in the healthcare field. The lack of nurse educators and qualified registered nurses in the United States has intricately woven the ultimate downfall of the health system that has led to a nursing shortage.Nursing is one of the fastest growing careers in America because of the high demand for healthcare‚ patients are getting sicker‚ elderly are getting older. Over 1 million Registered Nurses are over the age of 50 and they will be retiring
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Article review Weisman‚ J. (2013). Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/politics/senate-obama-gun-control.html?_r=1& Jonathan Weisman‚ author of the article‚ studied journalism and African History at Northwestern University. Weisman’s professional career includes time at Education Week‚ CQ‚ USA Today‚ Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
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The African-American Journey The history of African Americans is‚ to a significant degree‚ the history of the United States. Black people accompanied the first explorers‚ and a black man was among the first to die in the American Revolution. The United States‚ with more than 38 million Blacks‚ has the eighth-largest Black population in the world. Despite the large number‚ Blacks in this country have had almost no role in major national and political decisions and have been allowed only a peripheral
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