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    goal of creating a life of freedom and prosperity. In order to secure structure and solidity within an entire nation, it has always been extremely vital to maintain a regulatory government with a strong constitution to represent its citizens as a whole. However, the government can often represent the character of the American man in a way which misinterprets his very intentions. When morals and ethics are found to be void within our governmental institution, and it then becomes a “corporation without

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    Privacy In America

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    A government like that portrayed in 1984 does not gain that amount of power overnight. It is gained in small steps over a long period of time. The people underneath a government who are doing this just think, “Oh, the laws are not that bad,” or “It is for our own good.” With enough time, the laws become to control people instead of to protect them. In the United States, there is a constant battle between government power and the freedom of the citizens. In the past decade, the amount of people who

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    politics and government action. Its impact is not only limited to politics and elections, but also concerned with many other spheres, such as culture, literature, the arts, public relations and so on. The American public opinion has been a subject of inquiry since the rise of democratic states. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, governments started to be well-known, and democracies were expected to present and be responsible for their people. Before dealing with the American public opinion

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    One of the most important parts of America’s society is the way that the government runs. It can be governed in a more democratic fashion where the people have more control, or it can be ruled in a way that gives the government more control. Democracy and Republicanism are two differing ways that the government can be influenced. Democracy is the ability to make a decision by choosing the opinion of the majority over the minority. The idea of democracy has been changed frequently throughout history

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    The crisis that America has found herself in, to be completely blunt and honest, all revolves around stupidity and bad choices. American citizens that had absolutely no business even thinking of buying a house flooded the market and were encouraged by greedy bankers that were out to make a profit, without thinking of the consequences or morals involved. Now the government has over stepped their boundaries and are spending this country into such deep debt, which makes one think that that light at the

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    robbed. This criminal act has happened to several Americans across the country. To help keep families safe and their belongings and identities secure, the government could start monitoring the internet to help out. Although there are those who would argue that the government at federal, state, and local levels should not have an overbearing watchful eye on its citizens’ internet usage, there are several points to be made as to why our government needs to monitor its citizens.

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    The rights principle relies on the idea that people have the right to make their own decisions without interference from society or the government. If all of our actions were controlled by the government we would not live in a free society, and the rights principle thrives in a society that allows free decision making. The government cannot possibly know what would benefit every individual so it should be up to the person to make their own decisions. If the Washington Holocaust Museum were to be

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    Welfare System Abuse

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    problems such as racism, police brutality, and government issues. One problem that I feel is being over looked is the abuse of the welfare system. Coming from a very low income county, I see how the system is abused, and I also see how it helps those in need. People who are capable of working and supporting their family on their own take advantage of the system to get free money. In 2013, the Census Bureau said that there were fewer full time working Americans than were on welfare. It is absolutely astonishing

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    youngster, I was told Big Brother or the government is always watching you and Big Brother’s reach in America has gotten wider since 9/11. National security and safety is of the utmost importance and government agencies like the police, FBI and numerous other government agencies are gathering and retaining data on individuals who are not even a threat. Many Americans believe that the invasion of privacy is deteriorating our freedom. New technology empowers government to track, record, and analyze ever

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    where fifty one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty nine.” Is that what we have? Is American government really a mob rule of the 51 percent or are the American people mistaken? Democracy in its simplest form sound really appealing to many. The main factor being everyone gets a vote and a say as to what happens within the government. In the American Government, this is true.

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