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American Heritage: Americans Linked by Ideals, Not Ancestry
Ideals rather than common ancestry serve as the basis of the common identity Americans share. Many of these ideals--belief in the autonomy of the individual, limited government that depends on the consent of the governed, and the capacity to share i...
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Struggle for Equality, The: Judicial Decisions Contribute to the Quest for Equal Rights
Judicial decisions have contributed to the quest for equal rights, most notably Brown v. Board of Education in which the court took a stand against racially segregated public schooling. The 14th amendment of the Constitution says that no state may s...