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Sexual Abuse on Campus

A national debate on how to handle the problem of campus sexual abuse continued throughout 2014 Part of a 2014 Public Service Announcement Related Links Sexual Assault: The…

Order of Presidential Succession

Next in line to lead the free world It has only happened four times in history, but if the president of the United States is killed or incapable of fulfilling their duties, the country needs a backup…

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Historical BackgroundThroughout the early years of the Republic, the power of the Federal Government had continued to grow. By the second decade of the 19th century, cases pitting advocates…

Theories of the Universe: A Big Bang Alternative

A Big Bang AlternativeTheories of the UniverseScientific Origins of the UniverseBang That DrumA Big Bang AlternativeThe Accelerating UniversePlasma CosmologyThe Standard ModelThe Alpha and the…

pregnancy

(Encyclopedia) pregnancy, period of time between fertilization of the ovum (conception) and birth, during which mammals carry their developing young in the uterus (see embryo). The average duration…

Compromise of 1850

(Encyclopedia) Compromise of 1850. The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of new territory by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the Mexican War (1848) aggravated the…