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Arizona Proposition 203, 2007.
An argument describing the negative impact of Arizona Proposition 203 on the education of bilingual students.
1,784 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 92.95
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This paper examines the educational bill called Arizona Proposition 203, which prohibited education of bilingual students in their native language, even though such education had been proven to be more successful at teaching other subjects than English-language instruction. The paper describes the dramatic and negative impact of this bill on the education of thousands of Arizona students.
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"The negative effects of such an immersion program are more than just speculation. Arizona implemented a similar program for almost half of the 20th century. The program, known as 1-C, "required English learners of all ages to be placed in separate classrooms for one year before they were placed in mainstream classrooms, restricted the use of their native language, and used teachers who were not bilingual and were not trained in the education of English learners." (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1999). The results were that the graduation rates for Latinos were outrageously low. (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1999). In fact, Arizona's bilingual language programs developed to correct the problems created by 1-C's English immersion program."
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Proposition 207 Arizona, 2007.
A discussion of Arizona's Proposition 207.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 73.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of Arizona's Proposition 207 Private Property Rights Protection Act. The writer explores its elements and the advantages and disadvantages of its passage. The author concludes that Proposition 207 is a measure intended to protect landowners however its outcome remains to be seen.
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Introduction
What It Is
The Cons
The Pros
Conclusion
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"The second element of land use and government action that Proposition 207 deals with is the area of regulations. In the past, if the government suddenly decided to declare a certain bird or tree or flower as protected, and that flower appeared on someone's land, that person was prohibited from the development of the land that the protected element was located on. What this means is before the passage of 207 if the government suddenly decided that a rose was protected, and land had natural roses growing on it the land could not be sold or developed as the owners would be government ordered to set aside that land as a natural preserve."
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Proposition AA in the Los Angeles Community College District's Office 3., 2002.
Reviews Proposition AA, the Los Angeles district's $980 million community college bond.
1,256 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper examines the background of issues that gave rise to Proposition AA, the contents of Proposition AA itself and the proposition?s critics. Proposition AA allows voters to decide whether to approve the financing for renovations at the district's nine community colleges, as well as construct new facilities that have been previously launched under Proposition A.
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"Like many social service-oriented sectors of local government, the Los Angeles Community College District is facing severe financial challenges. California governor Gray Davis has announced $21 million in state budget cuts, potentially reducing even further the stretched resources of the community college system."
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California Proposition 187, 1999.
An analysis of Proposition 187 and how the voters of California decided on this amendment to the California Constitution.
2,330 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 114.95
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This paper is an analysis of the California Proposition known as Proposition 187. Prop. 187 is about the status of illegal aliens in terms of health care and other social benefits. This paper is broken down into sections that provide the history of the Proposition, an analysis, a complete description and a conclusion.
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The Passage of Proposition 209 in California, 2004.
Examines the background and impact of California's Proposition 209.
2,253 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 111.95
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This paper examines the content and intent of California's Proposition 209. Those who supported and those who opposed the proposition are discussed, as well as the arguments that supported their position. Also studied are the effects or lack of effects Proposition 209 had governmental, business, and educational services.
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"The language of the original Proposition #209 (public initiative) sounded like civil rights legislation from the 1960s, and was intended to sound that way; but according to detractors, the law sought to reverse civil rights gains from that era. The title, ?Prohibition against Discrimination or Preferential Treatment by State and other Public Entities,? had an anti-discrimination ring to it, and one of the #209 campaign themes, played heavily on television, was the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. line, that people should be judged by ?the content of their character,? not by ?the color of their skin.? But what all the slogans and even the title of the legislation actually meant was an end to many affirmative action programs in California."
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Parents and Proposition 227, 2007.
A discussion of the California educational initiative known as Proposition 227.
838 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 47.95
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This paper describes the California initiative know as Proposition 227, which is intended to encourage parents' involvement in their children's education. Proposition 227 involves a state-funded community tutoring program that should bolster English outside of the classroom, involve parents to learn English and encourage their childrens' language skills. The paper also includes criticisms of the initiative, such as parents signing a pledge that they would help their children a certain amount of time with homework. The paper concludes, however, that this was an innovative program that integrated the community into the learning process.
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"After the passage of Proposition 227 in California, in schools and adult education centers across California, more and mothers and fathers set aside household chores, put their preschool children in day care and went back to school themselves. A higher percentage of adults took English language classes to better help their school-age children with homework and study for tests. Their primarily motivation was to either help their family better endure the effects of the end of bilingual education in California's public schools, or to take advantage of Proposition 227's new, state-funded community tutoring program. The proposition set aside $50 million a year for ten years so school districts could provide after-school family literacy programs. The amount of money each district received for adult tutoring was based on a formula using the number of limited English-speaking students per district (Heredia, 1999)."
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Analysis of California Proposition 34, 2000.
An in depth analysis, explanation and history of California proposition 34.
1,435 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 76.95
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In depth analysis of Proposition 34, which attempts to limit and disclose on campaign spending and contributions including. The author discusses how it was brought into the election, how long and why people have been fighting for it, as well as the pros and cons of the California proposition. Includes excellent examples with supportive quotes.
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"This year?s election includes the controversial issue of Proposition 34, limits and disclosures on campaign spending and contributions. Currently, there is no limit on campaign contributions and spending in California. Proposition 208, initiating strict limits on campaign contributions and spending, was passed by voters in 1996, but was not put into effect because legal issues tied it up in court (the proposition was challenged on the grounds that its limits were unreasonably low compared to the cost of running for office in California). Proposition 34 attempts to accomplish what Proposition 208 of 1996 could not. As did Proposition 208, it intends to limit campaign contributions and loans to state candidates and political parties, but to higher levels than what Proposition 208 designated. It also attempts to provide voluntary spending limits, expand public disclosure requirements and increase penalties."
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California Proposition 39, 2006.
A position paper arguing against Proposition 39, which would change the number of votes that the school board requires before it could approve a bond.
1,134 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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This paper looks at how California's Proposition 39 would allow the funding procedure of school facilities in California to be altered and make both constitutional and statuary changes in the current governing laws. More specifically, the paper explains that Proposition 39 would allow 55 percent of the voters to approve school bonds, a reduction from the current two-thirds requirement, and that this change would ultimately increase the burden of California taxpayers.
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"This disparity forces districts to rely on the state for their school facility needs. If enacted like other States, California would be allowed to have the control of the local school body and provide adequate facilities and safeguards against the school administration.
Proposition 1A may provide state funds for school facilities but the local districts must raise the required matching funds. The law at the moment hinders all innovation and the schools lag behind others in the country."
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Proposition 71, Nursing Implications and Ethics, 2006.
A review of the impact that California's Proposition 71 has had on transplant nurses.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 71.95
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This paper discusses the impact a given legislation (i.e. California's Proposition 71) has on nursing, particularly transplant nurses, the prevalent ethical issues surrounding stem cell research, its potential in transplant medicine and the inherent responsibilities nurses have in keeping patients' perspectives in check while buoying their hopes for better quality of life.
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"The approval of Proposition 71 in California will have a predictable effect throughout the scientific community down to the grassroots health care systems and ultimately the patient. The technology and impact of therapeutic stem cell transplant is not new. Bone marrow transplants can be thought of as the prototype stem cell transplant, harvesting entire colonies of hematopoietic stem cells from a donor. There are drawbacks to this from a nursing perspective, however. The nurse of a transplant patient, especially a pediatric patient must be aware that among the stressors the family may be going through are drastic lifestyle alterations, coping as a family, psychological strain on the parents, as well as an understandable financial burden (Wu, Mu, Tsay & Chiou, 2005). "
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California Proposition 187, 1995.
This paper analyzes ethical, public policy and political issues surrounding California Proposition 187's (a measure that denies illegal immigrants access to public education and to all health services save emergency care) passage and its possible effects
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 13 sources, AU$ 102.95
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"On November 8, 1994, California voters enacted ballot Proposition 187, a measure that denies illegal immigrants access to public education and to all health services save emergency care. The winning margin was 59 percent. Although implementation of the measure was blocked by an injunction on November 16, scarcely a week after the vote, the measure has already had a number of reported effects, ranging from increased racial harassment of Latinos to the failure of an anticipated increase in illegal immigration from the interior of Mexico to materialize, in spite of that country's economic crisis.
More generally, the controversy over Proposition 187, which was only sharpened by passage of the measure, has brought ... "
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"Proposition 65", 1991.
This paper discusses "Proposition 65", California's initiative forcing businesses to post warnings on toxic chemicals: Background, politics, environmental concerns, pros and cons, public view, provisions and effect.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 191.95
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"Look closely at the front of practically any restaurant in California, or thousands of other everyday consumer store-fronts, and you will see a notice warning that entry to the premises implies possible exposure to one of a range of chemicals which the State of California has determined may be unsafe. The a warning on this so-called Proposition 65 notice is a sobering one, and one might imagine that it would be intimidating to many members of a public which is increasingly anxious--in the eyes of some business interests and their defenders, irrationally so-about environmental hazards. Yet the Proposition 65 notices seem to have no negative effect on the businesses which must post them. Their very ubiquity renders them virtually meaningless; when half the stores one enters have such a notice, it no longer connotes an unusual and distinctive hazard but becomes part of ... "
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Proposition 54, 2005.
Examines the pros and cons of this bill which aims to prevent the collection of racial data.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 92.95
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Proposition 54: Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color or National Origin Initiative, is a call for a constitutional amendment that aims to ban most state agencies from collecting racial and ethnic data. The paper shows that this bill was proposed with the hope of achieving a "color blind America". Accordingly, by putting into law Proposition 54, the state and local government may not collect information on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin of their employees and other individuals for different purposes. The paper discusses the pros and cons of this proposition.
From the Paper
"Effectively, according to the proponents of this initiative, the approval of Proposition 54 would stop the classification of citizens and would create an environment that all people in the United States are Americans, regardless of their racial background. Similarly, it is said that since the state of California is known for being America's most diverse state with many multi-racial members, the approval of the bill would certainly produce a better society where race and ethnicity would not be an issue anymore; thus, leading to a color blind society and increased privacy."
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Proposition 21, 2002.
Examines this initiative in the Californian law system to toughen the state's stand against juvenile delinquents.
2,167 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 108.95
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Juvenile crime has become one of America?s most prominent issues, even as the overall crime rate has declined to the lowest point in decades. Several celebrated cases have helped create an image of teenagers run amok and younger and younger kids committing major felonies. Once apprehended, these children enter a juvenile justice system that many claim utilizes an outdated approach. In some cases, murderers have gone free at age 25 simply because that is the incarceration limit for the juvenile justice system. The paper shows that, in response, an advocacy group placed a get-tough measure (called Proposition 21) on the California ballot. This initiative, which passed overwhelmingly (62 percent to 38 percent), calls for dramatic changes in the juvenile justice system. This paper examines Proposition 21, highlighting the arguments for and against the initiative and submits that the initiative ultimately is a fatally flawed attempt to correct a problem that has been greatly overstated.
From the Paper
"The solution to these problems, according to the authors, lies in junking the current juvenile justice system and making it more like the adult courts. The juvenile court philosophy of rehabilitation and treatment of juvenile offenders was adopted at a time when most juvenile crime consisted of petty offenses. That philosophy is woefully out of date at a time when juveniles are increasingly committing violent crimes, and it leaves the public at risk (California Secretary of State)."
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Proposition 66, 2005.
An overview of this amendment to the Three Strikes Law which aims to reduce crime in the United States.
1,448 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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The Three Strikes Law, passed in 1994, sent repeat offenders to mandatory long terms in prison in the United States. This paper presents an overview of an amendment to this law, Proposition 66, which calls for lighter sentences for non-violent crimes. It looks at the views of those in favor of the amendment, as well as those against it, such as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger whose successful campaigning led to its demise.
From the Paper
"Opponents also state that there have been two million fewer victims, and the estimated savings due to this law are approximately $28.5 billion. According to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, this Proposition would weaken the three strikes law by creating a loophole that will flood our streets with thousands of felons, among those being murderers, rapists and child molesters. They point to numerous cases in which a felon who committed violent assaults and even some who committed murder may be released if the proposition passed."
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Proposition 184, 2005.
An overview of this law, also known as "The Three Strikes Law".
1,286 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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California's Proposition 184, also known as the "three strikes and you're out law," became law on November 9, 1994, when approved by the California Senate. The law applies mandatory 25 years-to-life prison sentences to anybody charged with a third criminal offence. This paper examines the views of those in favor of the law, as well as those who oppose it. The paper examines views from opposing sources such as "Three strikes and you're out! A Promise to Kimber" by Mike Reynolds, et. al and "Cruel Justice" by Joe Domanick.
From the Paper
"The public's vision of the three strikes law focused on putting rapists, molesters and murderers in prison and out of harm's way. It was after the legislation became law that stories of shoplifters serving twenty-five year sentences appeared in the media. How did this legal quandary come about? It happened because well-intentioned legislators and voters wanted to protect girls like Kimber and Polly. The families of subsequent lawbreakers, who suffered because family members were imprisoned for a minimum of twenty-five years for nonviolent crimes, felt they were being treated harshly. California voted in favor of a law that was considered by Newsweek as being "the toughest in the nation" (Domanick p. 3.)"
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Proposition 187, 1997.
Examines legal battles over 1994 CA initiative cutting off benefits to illegal immigrants. Looks at provisions, pros & cons of the initiative, passage and court decisions on constitutionality.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 76.95
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" This is an examination of the legal battles of California Proposition 187, the controversial initiative which was approved in the General Election of 1994. It will consider the basis for the judge?s ruling invalidating portions of the proposition. It will present the reasoning of both the supporters and the opponents of the initiative. It will examine the legal pros and cons of the two sides. Finally it will take a position against the proposition.
California voters approved Proposition 187 on November 8, 1994, by a final percentage of 59% in favor against 41% opposed. Proposition 187, if implemented, would cut off all public social services, publicly-funded health care benefits (with the exception of emergency health care), public elementary and secondary education, and public postsecondary education from non.."
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