1. Jennifer Dunn
TEN MAJOR EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE UNITED STATES Over time instances occurred throughout history that affected the United States, for the good and bad. They affected many people emotionally and physically. The following ten events have affected the nation culturally, politically, economically, socially, and diplomatically. The ten events are a visual aspect of the how the nation evolved into what it is today. Without the events occurring, we may never have the materials that we do today. ...
ADMENDMENT SEVEVTEEN IS THE DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS IT WAS PASSED BY CONGRESS ON MAY 13.1912 AND RATIFIED APRIL 8,1913. THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES shall be composed of two senators. The electors in each state Shall have the qualifications for electors. When there are vacancies i...
Harry Truman Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. Throughout his younger years, he held various positions in small businesses, as well as working on his parents" farm. After the United States became involved in World War 1, Truman enlisted in the artillery in 1917. He ac...
What the Constitution Means to Me The Constitution means a lot to me. The Constitution to me is like the law of the entire nation. It is broken up into different parts so that all areas of ruling are dealt with. This breaking up of the Constitution is to handle with certain issues specifically....
Now looking at the Democrat's chosen candidate, Vice President Al Gore. ... In looking at each campaigns' attempts to convince voters they are the one that they should be chosen for the highest office in land, are they really targeting voters? ...
Growing up in a family of hard-working Nigerian immigrants, life has been pretty difficult, but still worthwhile. My parents work hard because they know that life is tough. My father always told me that the needs of your family should be perpetually quenched before the essentials of another. Therefo...
The Gender Gap I believe that there is somewhat of a gender gap in areas of politics and public policy, but it is by no means the most prominent factor in determining the political agenda. Studies show that women regularly giving more support to Democratic candidates and causes than men do; it ...
Charles Sumner was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 6, 1811 to the proud parents of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney Sumner. Sumner was very silent about his life growing up and genealogy. Mrs. Sumner's grandfather was an extensive landholder and a surveyor of Hanover. In Plymouth County, ...
"The Out-of-control Presidency" is an article my Michael Lind in which he makes the claim that the executive branch of the government has become too powerful. The congress, he suggests, is where the power of the federal government was designed to lie and the presidency was constructed to be little m...
Communication Senator John Forbes Kerry is running for Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential race. Kerry is running against many other Democrats for nomination, and if selected, will run against the Republican candidate, George W. Bush. All of the candida...
The framers of the Constitution came together to make sure they made the best government possible. On one hand, they did not want they people to have much power and they did not want any one person in the government to have all the power. For this to work, they decided to split the government int...
Essay 3: Social/Political Document Analysis Political editorials are notorious for the use of persuasive techniques. Since magazines, such as The New Republic and The National Review, hold strongly biased opinions on politics in our country, it is important to be able to decipher fact from pur...
Treaty of Paris December 10, 1898 and U.S International Intervention In 1898 the battleship U.S.S. Maine was sent to protect American interests in Spanish-ruled Cuba. Suddenly the U.S.S. Maine blew up in Havana harbor taking the lives of 266 men. The American media stipulated war. Reacting to a...
The Electoral College is the collective name for a group of electors, nominated by political parties within the states and popularly elected, who meet to vote for the president and vice president. This Electoral College was created to protect the people of the United States from themselves. This is...
In Truman, David McCullough asks, "Was Harry Truman an ordinary provincial American sadly miscast in the presidency? Or was he a man of above average, even exceptional qualities and character, who had the makings of greatness?" I believe Harry Truman was a man of exceptional qualities and character,...
In almost all American states the voters directly choose the nominees of their party in a primary election. The American president is chosen in a national convention, but in about two-thirds of the states the voters directly choose convention delegates committee to a particular presidential candida...
India decided to move away from its monarchical roots after the British left in 1947 and chose to become a modern republic. India became Independent on 15th August, 1947. After the independent the first thing to do was to make a Constitution for the country. A Constitution is a documents of rules a...
Mass Media and Politics The mass media possesses a great deal of influence in society and politics in the United States. Newspapers, radio, magazines and television are able to use their own judgment when reporting current events. The power of the mass media is an asset to the government in so...
The United States is the most powerful country in the world. So its leader, The President, is considered the most powerful position in the world. The people of the United Sates rely on The President to manage the government and ensure that we enjoy financial prosperity, protection from foreign threa...
The Presidential Election of 2000 made many United States citizens question how the voting system in America works. How is it possible that more United States citizens voted for Democrat Al Gore, yet George W. Bush won the election? 50,996,582 registered voters elected Al Gore and only 50,456,062 pe...
The Federal Government The Federal Government The three branches of the federal government provide a base for the way we live our lives. The process by which the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches operate is long, but necessary. Each branch has a duty to watch the others through a process of checks and balances mandated by the Constitution of the United States. The following will give a brief explanation of each branch and their duties. Judicial Branch Our Judicial branch of government is defined in Article III of the Constitution and by Congress. ...
The framers of the U.S. Constitution created a presidency of limited powers. It is also important to remember that when they created the office of the presidency, they did so without any model to go by. When the framers met in Philadelphia in 1787 to "revise the Articles of Confederation" and ende...