He passed The Pure Food and Drug Act, which brought about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This act says that all foods and drugs had to be tested and approved by government officials before they went onto the market. ... He then came up with a new strategy: take over Panama. ... He was awarded the Nobel Peace for this act. ... He set up the FDA and The Meat Inspection Act, these cleaned up the packing industry. ...

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I believe the strategies used have been quite effective since 1788 when the Constitution was adopted as the basic principals and rules of government for the United States of America. ... This all seemed to work pretty well until recently with the adoption of the Patriot Act. This act was created in response to the terrorist acts of September 11th, 2001. ... It is my hope and belief that one day soon the Patriot Act will be revised to give back the rights and civil liberties our forefathers gave us under the U.S. ...

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Reagan accomplished lowering taxes this by pressuring congress to pass an act known as the Tax Reform Act of 1986. This act alone lowered the top income tax from 50% to 28%. ... This act eliminated fifteen levels of income taxes to only four, which created an average tax for four levels of income. The act also mandated that capital gains, a profit that results from a movement of a capital asset, for example stocks, bonds, or real estate, to the actual value of the asset, also be taxed at the equal rate as regular income. ... Along with his economic strategy, he wanted to restore the military t...

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Wade pitted his strength against the President on issues of military strategy and restoration of the seceded states.# In 1861, Wade was a member of a group of politicians that witnessed the Battle of Bull Run. ... He had supported the Legal Tender Act of 1862 and the National Banking Act of 1863, but he opposed Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch's plan to retire the greenbacks in circulation and pushed a compromise plan for resuming specie payment.# John Sherman was responsible for the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890. ... The act declared it illegal for any business to restrain tr...

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Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act. ... By this act, the U.S. hoped to ensure victory over their enemies without involving its own troops. ... Good American strategy would be to help Moscow while it was still afloat. ...

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In an attempt to avoid participating in the war, President Roosevelt supplied Britain with arms under Lend and Lease Act. This act allowed any American ally to trade arms and other military supplies with her. ... Japan thought of a strategy to down America. ...

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Reagan "used conservative rhetoric to keep his right-wing supporters happy, but he often acted in a pragmatic manner" (p. 75). ... Reagan understood that the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse, and he "coordinated a comprehensive strategy to force it to surrender" (p. 153). ...

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Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994), 37th president of the United States In assessing what is good in a president, one must look at that president's ability to properly govern its citizens and country and in the manner in which he does it. Richard Milhouse Nixon had it within his grasp to be the great...

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Executive Summary This essay consists of a comparative study between two leaders. In analyzing the effectiveness of these two leaders, Steve Jobs: The co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer and Barack Obama: The 44th President of the United States of America, we begin by examining the effect of power...

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