Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ segregation in the United States was commonly practiced in many of the Southern and Border States. This segregation while supposed to be separate but equal‚ was hardly that. Blacks in the South were discriminated against repeatedly while laws did nothing to protect their individual rights. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ridded the nation of this legal segregation and cleared a path towards equality and integration. The passage of this Act‚ while forever altering
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In recognition of the need for transparency in public affairs‚ the Indian Parliament enacted the Right to Information Act in 2005. It is a path breaking legislation empowering people and promoting transparency. While right to information is implicitly guaranteed by the Constitution‚ the Act sets out the practical regime for citizens to secure access to information on all matters of governance. In the words of the Prime Minister52 “We live in an age of information‚ in which the free flow of information
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Constraints” in implementing the RTI Act* June 2009 f “…democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed” – Source: RTI Act’ 2005 *connectedthinking pwc Contents Executive summary 3 Introduction 12 Progress made so far 26 Key issues and constraints in implementing the RTI Act 36 Learning from international
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Notes on “Ballad of Birmingham” 1. Plot summary: A young girl asks her mother for permission to attend a freedom march in downtown Birmingham with her friends. Her mother‚ fearing violence‚ refuses to let her go and suggests that the child go to church instead. After she leaves‚ the mother is relieved that the child is in a safe place; then‚ she hears the bomb explode and rushes out to make sure her child is ok. She goes to the site of the church‚ which is now a pile of broken glass and bricks‚ and
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Although Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez came from very different backgrounds‚ their success as leaders of the Civil Rights Movement bears many similarities in its historic development. One major similarity between King and Chavez is that they were both great orators and made a number of notable speeches‚ which contributed to the social advancement of the minorities. King‚ who was ordained as a Baptist minister at the age of 27‚ was often put in the position to preach about what he believed in
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Sharon Salzberg once said‚ “Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves‚ one another‚ this country and this world.” This is relevant to today because voting is overlooked and taken for granted. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided equal rights to all people and enabled all races the equality they deserve. This act was signed into law on August 6‚ 1965‚ by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War‚ including
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted by Congress to address the high amount of racial discrimination in voting. It was an evil which had been perpetuated in many different parts of the United States through unremitting defiance of the Constitution. In Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act‚ it contains the coverage formula that helps determine which states and local governments are subject to the pre-clearance under Section 5 of the Act. Section 5 of the Act contains the pre-clearance requirement
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REPORT OF NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE ON RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT Executive Summary The Central Information Commission constituted a sub-committee for coordinating the suggestions received from the State Information Commissions and to review the suggested amendments in the Right to Information Act‚ 2005. The Committee consisted of ten members‚ of which nine are Chief Information Commissioners of States and one a Central Information Commissioner. Although the mandate of the
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The “Right” to Vote “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation‚ under God‚ shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people‚ shall not perish from the earth.” ~ Gettysburg 1963. Abraham Lincoln spoke these words on November 19‚ 1863. Amongst the bloodiest war in American history and the possible destruction of the union that are for fathers worked so hard to build‚ he thought of the people. He thought
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The rights of suffrage have come a long way since when voting first began. When voting first began only white‚ land-owning‚ males could vote. After many years and the efforts of many people‚ voting in the United States is open to anyone over the age of 18‚ except convicted felons. This privilege has now been taken for granted by many people‚ because they don’t think that their vote would change anything‚ or they just don’t want to vote. Some people think the only way to solve this problem is to legally
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