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Government Initiatives

Government initiatives can help people voice their own opinions. These initiatives can bring various different issues in the community to attention; such as under education that were not addressed by other powerful persons in the government.

Political Initiatives

In political terms, an initiative is a process that allows citizens to vote directly on certain parts of a legislature.

What is it?

1. Begin the construction of a petition with a state official.

2. Go over the proposed petition to check language and confirm content.

3. Prepare the ballot title and summary that will be presented to the public.

4. Circulate the petition to gain required number signatures from registered voters

5. Submit petition to state elections official to verify number of signatures.

Issues at Hand

Under-Education

  • Contributes greatly to poverty
  • Education is essential to making money
  • Education is needed for most jobs
  • Children's futures may be obstructed
  • Children may make poor decisions
  • Children may not be able to utilize their skills
  • Growth in young minds is hindered
  • Somalia: 30% of children in school[1]

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Terrorism/ Terrorist Attacks

Terrorist attacks are a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims. Terrorism is an important topic because many people around the world are dying and suffering because of these attacks. We need to put a stop to terrorism because innocent people are dying and many of the terrorists attacking are often adolescents giving up their lives. By doing this, adults attach bombs to children and blow them up with the people they're aiming to attack. In many videos posted online, you can acknowledge the fact that adult terrorist will attach bombs to their children and force them to go into a crowded are and blow it up - along with the children's bodies. This is sickening knowing almost all adults are forcing their children to attack no matter how much they refuse to do it. Although terrorism has been reduced lately, when it does occur, many people die and get injured and the victims families will have to feel the worriment of losing their loved ones.

Gun Control

  • Weak gun control laws may threaten citizens
  • May be allowed to carry a gun without a permit
  • Individuals may abuse their gun privileges
  • Doesn't prevent shootings; terrorists will do anything to get their hands on a gun
  • Increase in violence

Lack of gun policy can cause predicaments.

2014 - 2017 End of Year Logs

2014

2015

2017

2016

53,718

Total Number of Incidents Logged

51,866

58,818

61,331

Number of Deaths

12,563

13,510

15,088

15,549

27,041

23.010

Number of Injuries

30,619

31,157

Number of Children (aged 0-11) Killed/Injured

696

673

609

732

Number of Teens (aged 12-17) Killed/Injured

3,128

2,330

2,696

3,232

273

333

Mass Shooting

383

344

Murder-Suicides

619

550

532

606

2,030

1,371

Defensive Use

1,979

1,590

Unintentional Shootings

2,204

1,964

2,015

1,608

https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/gun-deaths-increase-2017/

Solutions

Washington Initiative 1639

Goals

  • Tightens gun regulations
  • Helps to reduce gun violence
  • Majority support from Republicans

Changes

  • Raises legal age to buy semi-automatic rifles[2]
  • From 18 to 21
  • Enforced background checks and training requirements
  • Raised waiting period for the purchase of guns
  • At least 10 business days

Result

Percentage

Votes

Yes

1,320,462

60.19%

39.81%

873,415

No

Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

Changes

  • International partnership
  • 88 nations (five official observers)[3]
  • Nations voluntarily agree to the GICNT Statement of Principles
  • Consists of eight broad goals

Goals

  • Improve prevention of such terrorist events
  • Enforce detection processes
  • Increase awareness of how to respond in such occurrences

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Changes:

  • Improve educational outcomes[5]
  • Expand educational opportunities
  • Complement and reinforce Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative[4]

Goals:

  • Increasing:
  • College completion rates
  • Employment rates
  • Number of African American teachers
  • Prepare them for college and careers afterward
  • Encourage productive citizenship

Ideas

Under-Education:

  • Well educated individuals form association
  • Go to areas with high population of illiterate individuals
  • Go to areas where schools are not properly funded by government
  • Gather those willing to learn and educate them
  • Start fundraiser to fund these projects around the world
  • Encourage parents to send children to school

Gun-Control

  • Increase police enforcements on streets and school areas.
  • Have police near black markets where you can buy guns from

Terrorism

  • Include chips into passports only US officials can print out
  • Design machines that will detect usual and dangerous weapons from a person's bag

Bibliography

Bibliography

1. “Somalia.” UNICEF Somalia - Education - Education in Somalia, www.unicef.org/somalia/education.html.

2. “Washington Initiative 1639, Changes to Gun Ownership and Purchase Requirements Measure (2018).” Ballotpedia, 2018, ballotpedia.org/Washington_Initiative_1639,_Changes_to_Gun_Ownership_and_Purchase_Requirements_Measure_(2018).

3. “The Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism.” U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State, www.state.gov/t/isn/c18406.htm.

Bibliography Page 2

4. “Executive Order -- White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/26/executive-order-white-house-initiative-educational-excellence-african-am.

5. “The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.” Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, U.S. Department of Education, sites.ed.gov/whieeaa/.

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