U.S. Indian Policy after the Civil War The history of federal policy toward Native Americans has reflected changing ideas about whether Indians should be assimilated into white society or whether tribes should retain their sovereignty, and their right to be independent and self-governing entities. Native Americans have always maintained that each individual tribe is a sovereign nation and should therefore be authorized to govern itself without outside influence. Official recognition of Native American sovereignty has fluctuated according to the beliefs of presidents, Congress, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Consequently, the rights of Native Americans have been expanded and condensed at various times throughout the nation’s history. When Europeans
Most people really do not know the whole Constitution and it’s entirely but if they did there would be many things they would think is constitional and do not need to be changed. Madison believed to cure the problem remove the cause or control it. We have been using this all this time so obviously it is under control. Now if we decide to make a new one it is not going to make many people happy. It’s possible it will cause many problems and possibly another recession.
They want to take part in the choice of their government because it took so long and so much effort for them to receive the equal rights and abilities to enjoy democracy (Speel, 2010). The American government acknowledges that there is a problem and there are steps that are being taken to avoid the long waits at the polling places but the reality stays grim. There are very many issues that must be presently addressed and
Net neutrality is unfettered access to the Internet. Even though the concept of unrestricted access to Internet content sounds appealing, it has been a heated issue that has broadband providers, politicians, and regulatory agencies involved because of fear that the consumers will have to pay for access and speedy delivery of content. The first section of this paper begins with the history of the legal aspects of this issue. Net neutrality began garnering attention in December 2005 and in 2006 legislation was drafted and presented to both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Both houses did not approve the legislation brought to them.
America’s History is Wrong The author of the book introduction titled Indian/White Relations: A View from the Other Side of the “Frontier,” Alfonso Ortiz, makes the reader scrutinize and think about how historians have recorded and retold America’s early history. The history familiar to most Americans is biased because it is in accordance with white settlers’ viewpoint only. The Native Americans viewed the white settlement differently than we recorded. The Americas were no “frontier” for exploration. The land was the home of the natives; it was explored and well known.
We have to innovate. And people get mad about innovation. They get angry if you do something different. But what is the harm in trying? What you are doing now hasn’t worked for 55 years so let’s try something new.
Alot of people think/believe discrimination has made big steps forward, but has it really? If it has, why do people still get turned down, receive hate mail, or get ridiculed simply because they differ from each other. I guess these are questions in life we must ask ourselves. Living in the 21 century one would assume the practise of discrimination is no longer practised in society, however this is not the case. Discrimination is not as vivid in society like how it use to be at a certain point of time, this date backs to history.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/may/31/is-18-old-enough-to-drink/ Dr. Stephen Jordan, president of Metropolitan State College in downtown Denver, also signed the initiative. "I'm a split personality on it (lowering the drinking age). I'm more in the camp that thinks we need a national debate on this. But there are a whole range of issues worth noting. Eighteen-year-olds can run for public office, vote, serve in the military and get married.
There is a concern of prejudice and discrimination that has always plagued society. With the broadening of minds do to experience, history, technology and other factors when is this plague going to be eradicated? taking a look into on group that has experienced prejudice since the knowledge of their existence. After completing an online quiz that tests your knowledge of the prejudices against American Indians I now see the subject in a different light, the light in which is understanding. () Could the key to overcoming prejudices be through enlightenment.
Our automobile industry has gone to several lengths to help fix this problem, yet people keep dying. Why? Are we not a society, so absorbed in its own technology that we even can’t come up with a government mandated Bluetooth lock on texting? It is sad to think that the one’s responsible for our country’s future, are the ones with the least common sense it would seem. It can wait.