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Slavery and the Causes of the U.S. Civil War

Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...

1st and 2nd Amendments' Examination and Revision

the Constitution (and its Bill of Rights) is a living document, which was written in such a way so as to fit the times. While this...

Free Trade and Taxation

Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act was passed by the U.S. Congress and would bring the U.S. tariff to the highest protective level ever ("The...

Texas Concealed Handgun Law Controversy

In nine pages this controversial legislation and whether or not it should be repealed is examined from both sides. Seven sources ...

Arguing for the Repeal of the Helms Burton Law

In ten pages this paper presents an argument favoring the Helms Burton Law repeal in terms of the devastation it will inflict on w...

1931's Davis Bacon Act

has enacted a variety of statutes that extend Davis-Bacons prevailing wage provisions to construction projects for which the fede...

'Repealing' The Communications Decency Act and the US Supreme Court

In seven pages this paper examines the arguments and counterarguments associated with this case and the dissenting opinion is also...

Operational Commander Implications for the Banning of Antipersonnel Land Mines

In fifteen pages these issues are presented in an overview that considers the implications for an operational commander that may r...

Reform in Western Canada from 1900 until 1921

in Parliament, and this caused the perception that government was acting against the farmers.3 But more significantly, tariff sit...

Capital Punishment and the Philosophy of Thurgood Marshall

This 3 page paper gives a detailed analysis of Justice Thurgood Marshall's philosophical rejection of capital punishment,w hich he...

Law Enforcement Corruption

In six pages this essay examines U.S. law enforcement department corruption in a historical chronicle that includes the Prohibitio...

Chicago and Organized Crime

gangs, with their intricate organizations, do not really exist are most likely perpetuated by denials of the mob figures themselve...

Chicago History and Organized Crime

on the door of the house (Kelly) and indicative of the violence which ruled Chicago during the gangster era. Chicago regards its ...

Alaska and the Control of Alcoholic Beverages

In ten pages an overview of Alaska laws as they pertain to the sale and possession of alcohol are discussed with a Burrow prohibit...

3 Speeches and the Uses of Rhetoric

In six pages this paper analyzes how rhetoric is used in three speeches delivered by President Bill Clinton including 'We're Losin...

The Rhetoric of Addresses in Politics

In a paper containing six pages three separate speeches 'We're Losing the Drug War because Prohibition Never Works,' 'President's ...

Deliver Us from Evil by Norman Clark

one does with their own bodies is no one elses business. Those battles are fought today, but not over alcohol. That is what makes ...

Defense of Marijuana Legalization

grasp the notion that continuing to prosecute marijuana users is doing nothing to ease the problem. "As demonstrated, the current...

Past and Present Social Change and Prohibition

a considerable surprise that Prohibition was not readily supported by women. This historical event of the 1920s marked a period w...

Social Movement and Law Enforcement

In five pages this paper examines how social movement and law enforcement are related as it pertains to the power theory with issu...

Historical Overview of Racism in California/1850 to World War II

its sweatshops while the lush farmlands of California had vast farming and cattle empires that depended on equally vast numbers of...

Opposing Same Sex Marriages Within a United Methodist Church Context

measure of repetition. According to information from the United Methodist News Service (05-09-00), the issue has come up at every ...

Child Labor Conditions and Government Policy in India

numbers unknown which is why the estimates vary. Regardless of the reports however, the child labor and bonded industries continue...

Panhandling, Free Speech, and John Stuart Mill

In five pages this essay discusses Mill's essay 'On Liberty' in a consideration of panhandling prohibition ordinances and freedom ...

The United States of the 1920s

nothing makes quite as much of a statement as does a bathing suit, a garment made for the purpose of swimming but something that w...

A History of American Organized Crime

by Torrio. Through Torrios negotiations agreements were reached with the other gangs participating in Chicagos lucrative bootleggi...

Lessons Learned From The Failure of Prohibition

enhancing family life, and creating a safer society, crime increased. There is a great deal of evidence to show that organized cri...

Rick Porrello's The History of the Cleveland Mafia

In 10 pages this memoir considers the author's family's organized crime activities during the Prohibition era. One source is cite...

Native Americans and Religious Evolution Over a Century

The full circle evolution of Native Americans in terms of religion during the past century is examined in this paper consisting of...

Prohibition and the Growth of Organized Crime

It was during this time in the United States when Prohibition first opened the door for crime families to take over the illicit li...