The passing of the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933 repealed the alcohol prohibition and allowed states to set their own drinking age (AMA, 2013). This law allowed the drinking of alcohol once again for the first time in 13 years. At this time is when most states set the drinking age to 21 because that was the voting age at that time, but two states set the male age to 21 and the female age to 18 years of age. On July 1, 1971 the 26th amendment was passed that lowered the voting age
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effects of those times. To be honest, that period was really one that defined America as we are today. From events such as the civil rights movement to something seeming as simple as our technological advances, that was a pivotal period in time. The first of many defining moments in United States history was that of The Great Depression. In 1929, America experienced one of the greatest financial hardships that lasted for ten years. Some like to credit the start of this sad period to October 24, 1929
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"The government has the duty to monitor internet content to the extent of our nation’s safety. If what is being posted or uploaded on the internet is not harmful to our nation’s security and safety and isn’t against the laws established in our country, it shouldn’t be filtered or censored. Net neutrality, according to the ACLU, is being taken away by the Trump FCC, our government. This I believe would give the government too much power over something that was supposed to be free for the people
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(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2010 Syllabus 1 NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321, 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus SNYDER v. PHELPS ET AL. CERTIORARI
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does freedom of speech cross the line? Many court decisions tried to come up with a solid answer, but there may not ever be a successful way to categorize hate speech. All of the cases covered here played a large part in transforming what the First Amendment covers. America started to recognize the significance of hate speech beginning in 1940, and policies began to form to protect offensive speech. At this point in history, hate speech was better known as “racial and religious propaganda” (Walker
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You point out interesting facts regarding the secession of the southern state; however, I do not concur with your approach that slavery was the major reason that caused the states to separate from the Union. If one is to pay attention to the Antebellum years, there is evidence that points out the discord among political parties; for instance, the Federalist believe that the Louisiana Purchase violated the fundamental agreement among the original thirteen colonies, at midst other reasons, the Federalist
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accidentally shoot and kill his 2-year-old sister with the .22-caliber rifle he got for his birthday.” (5-year-old Kentucky boy fatally shoots 2-year-old sister) There is no good reason a young child should own a gun but the worst part is this is not the first and probably won’t be the last. There are others like this like two other incidents involving young children shooting others. In early April, 2013 a 4-year-old boy in Tennessee shot and killed a 48-year-old woman, and just days later, 6-year-old Brandon
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being waged through intensive media campaigns from both sides of the political spectrum to influence public opinion and to assert pressure on policy makers. It is a debate that has not been resolved and will never be. “The right to bear arms”, an amendment prioritized by our founding fathers, which earned the very second spot on the list of birth rights as Americans. However, with constant tragedies striking the United States, such as massacres in public high schools and universities, mall shootings
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Turks. The rich resources of Indian soil attracted Timur Lane (1336-1405) who invaded India in Tughlaq dynasty and looted its resources .Ghulam, Khilji, Tuglaq, Saiyid, Lodi and finally with Mughal dynasties had ruled India. Just some years before the First Battle of Panipat (1526 AD)between Ibrahim Lodi and Babur some Europeans like Christopher Columbus from Spain wanted to explore a sea route to India and China as Mongols hegemony over the region ended and taken over by rival Turkish Ottoman Empire
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paved the road so that the women today can play a major role in the military, politics and on the home front of America. The first battle for women’s rights came in the mid to late 1800’s, prior to the Civil War at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. The movement came to a sudden halt, just as it started to begin, due to the Civil War. In 1869 the proposed 15th Amendment, which gave black men the right to vote, fueled the women’s right movement even more (Bowles 2011). Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth
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