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CONCLUSION
In the writing and passing of the First Amendment, the founders of the United States legally protected the right of each U.S. citizen to live and promote a way of life in accordance with their beliefs and vision of what happiness means to them. What is…
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11. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DISINTEREST
“‘Responsibility’ is a new word that received its classic definition in the ratification debate [over whether or not to adopt the U.S. Constitution] and, especially, in the pages of The Federalist. Although the term had appeared sporadically in…
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10. LOBBYING
Lobbyists provide a valuable service to legislators since the information and expertise provided by lobbyists on issues, such as how local taxes are spent, are cumbersome and time-consuming to acquire.
As with all other gainful occupations, lobbyists are…
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2. DEMOCRACY AND CAPITALISM
Traditionally Americans have seen capitalism, the private and corporate ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods and a free market, as essential to the sovereignty of the people in a democracy.
With capitalism, the…
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1. THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
Where there is the separation of church and state, representatives rely on reasoning to influence others and refrain from trying to force others into accepting their religious beliefs and the implications of those beliefs, though those beliefs may affect…
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7. HEALTH
Because of the fast-paced lifestyle of many Americans, the emphasis on immediate gratification, the emphasis on convenience, the emphasis on low cost, and the abundance of junk foods (calorie-dense foods of low nutritional value), Americans are consuming…
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1. SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Act was passed in 1935 during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Administration as a program to provide financial support for retired seniors, unemployed, widows, fatherless children, and people who are blind.
For many recipients of Social…
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5. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Historically, many important goals of unions in America have been achieved. The Knights of Labor, for instance, opposed child labor and demanded the eight-hour day.
Recently, though, unions have been less effective. As was mentioned earlier, in 1980 chief…
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4. SCHOOL VOUCHERS
School vouchers give parents the option to send their children to the school of their choice.
At the same time, some parents can’t afford the increased transportation costs to send their children to a school that is farther from home. In addition, closing…
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3. URBAN SPRAWL
As a result of urban sprawl and the sometimes accompanying decay of the inner cities, the migration of jobs to outlying areas that are more inaccessible to public transportation can leave the people that remain in the inner city suffering from economic…
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25. DIVERSITY
Currently 12 percent of America’s population is directly descended from the first Mayflower Pilgrims.
According to Wikipedia, in 1880, the tenth federal census had a question asking for color and gave the options of white, black, mulatto, Chinese, or…
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24. PREJUDICE
Prejudice still exists in America today, though not so much in formal situations. In informal situations where people of a common culture participate in common activities, there is still a sense of outsiders being unwelcome at times.
Colleges and…
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23. DISCIPLINE
The entrepreneurial spirit and consumerism in America can be balanced by the notion of “it’s not all about me” and a sense of a need to serve a greater good. Many learn this as members of families and in schools, though it can be undermined by an extreme…
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20. SOCIAL DARWINISM
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition defines social Darwinism as “an extension of Darwinism to social phenomena; specif: a sociological theory that sociocultural advance is the product of intergroup conflict and competition and the…
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19. JUSTICE
The founders of the American Constitution had—and judges, legislators, those in the executive branch, and the people at large have—an objective standard of justice in mind to which they aspired (aspire) to achieve in practice when they made (make) their…
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18. HONESTY
Most Americans accept and even expect some level of dishonesty in day-to-day transactions since “everyone’s doing it” and it’s necessary to compete. In the field of physics, Newton’s Third Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite…
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17. GAMBLING
Casino gambling is another entertainment pastime in America, but unlike participating in and watching sports, it tends to be more for the individual rather than a bonding activity. Many casinos operate on Indian land, which is not as closely regulated and…
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