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    In American politics, the relationship between the Federal Government and the States have not always been in conflict with one another. They were once “a firm league of friendship” Dye 71. When the Founding Fathers created the first law document, they were largely concerned with disunion through sectarian exertion. Their common cause for defense brought unity between the two governmental systems under the Articles of Confederation. However, over time the Articles revealed a problematic powerful provincial

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    majority for several generations. The government has not made a significant amount of changes to these amendments or rights we know we have. These laws are reinforced by both the state and the federal government. States can pass laws such as the legalization of marijuana. If a federal agent were to enter that same state in which they legalized marijuana, then they can arrest such citizen with marijuana in their possession because it is still illegal in regard to the national government. States can

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    California is a democratic republic consisting of three branches of government. The first is the executive branch, i.e. the governor and a group of elected constitutional officers. Second is the judicial branch which consists of the Supreme Court of California and the various local courts. Officials are appointed by the Governor and ratified in the next general election. The third branch of government in California is the legislative branch. It is a bicameral body which includes California’s Senate

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    would accept over 65,000 syrian refugees, more than 10,000 more than Obama would allow. She believes that we should be easing on the crisis over humanitarianism. Although she would allow legalization for undocumented immigrants she said she would not allow them to obtain a driver's license. Among all of the legalization she also approves a 700 mile double fence across the Mexico- US border( Council on Foreign

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    Lastly, the legalization of gay marriage would be expanding true equal rights to include another minority. How can two institutions be exactly the same if they cannot be called the same thing (i.e. “marriage” versus “lifelong partnership”)? To refuse a gay couple to be

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    In Zach Wahls speech “about family” he talks about the legalization of gay marriage. Zach Wahls attempts to convince his state representatives that they should vote against an amendment to the Iowa constitution which would ban gay marriages. Wahls attempts to prove that being raised by gay parents has no impact on the kid's life. Wahls takes a personal direct and respectful approach to address this problem. While Zach Wahls efficiently utilizes ethos and pathos as well as an appropriate engaging

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    It has been widely speculated by many concerned American citizens that the Trump administration will cause a potentially cataclysmic abandonment of aide and support with specific regards to disabled Americans who are reliant on the Affordable Care Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Many Americans along with disabled citizens believe that President Trump’s blatant insensitivity towards disabled individuals during his electoral campaign provides a furtive agenda alongside palpable

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    What could the United States do with 7.7 billion dollars? What could the state of Kentucky do with 5.3 billion dollars? How could the country even get this much extra money? By legalizing marijuana in the United States we could generate such revenue. There are several benefits to legalizing marijuana, which include stimulating the economy in the United States, helping patients in pain, and eliminating illegal drug use one the streets. Replacing “marijuana prohibition with a system of legal regulation

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    Immigration has been in the works for the government for some time now, ever since Ellis Island in 1892 the government has created policies to help create a safe keeping and rules for America and the oncoming immigrants, such as the DACA program, proposed and passed by president Barack Obama in 2012 which “lets certain amount of people who came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years,” in other words it lets

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    marriage began. Legalizing and controlling same-sex marriage has been a battle since the early 2000s in the United States. On November 18, 2003 same sex marriage was legalized for the first time in the United States by Massachusetts. Hearing of the legalization, many same-sex couples from other states arrived in Massachusetts to finalize their marriage. Unfortunately, when the couples returned to their home states the documents were not recognized as legal under the Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA). The

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