President Truman's "Fair Deal" proposed that Congress work on:
- Expanding Social Security
- Increase minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour
- Implementing anti-discrimination policies in employment
- Addressing civil rights issues
- Expanding public housing
- Providing federal aid to education
- Establishing national health insurance
There were more proposals as well, but most of the proposals (including those noted above) did not gain any traction with Congress. Congress did extend Social Security coverage and raise the benefits, and also did raise the minimum wage. But other proposals did not go into effect.
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Explanation:Paying for the War The French and Indian War was fought between the British American colonies and the French, who had allied with the American Indians. It lasted from 1754 to 1763. The American colonies eventually won the war, but only with the help of the British army. The British government felt that the colonies should share in the expense of the war and help to pay for the British troops in the Americas. The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax to help the British pay for the French and Indian War. The British felt they were well justified in charging this tax because the colonies were receiving the benefit of the British troops and needed to help pay for the expense. The colonists didn't feel the same.
Here are Four reasons: Social Networks, caring for the sick, widows and orphans, stance against adultery, abortion and infanticide, and of course a theology of love :)
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The main concern was how to strike the balance between the powers of the federal government and those of the states. Another major concern was that of representation. How the states and their populations were going to be represented in order to prevent neglecting the interests of smaller states? The Great Compromise was reached; a two-chamber Congress with a House of Representatives with members who would be elected according to the population size in states, and the Senate with equal representation for all states.
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