Imperialist Expansionism One of the most controversial issues facing Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was the question of imperialist expansionism. The dilemma of whether or not the taking of colonies or the annexation of territories beyond the bounds of the North American land mass was congruous with previous American policies, including the Declaration of Independence, remained a major foreign policy debate between the Spanish-American War, beginning in 1898, and World War I, beginning in 1914. ... This was not always the case in colonial expansion, and is cl...

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Jefferson was a lifelong owner of slaves although he helped to declare, "all men are created equal" when writing the "Declaration of Independence." ... In Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence he blames the king(s) of Great Britain for slavery. ... Jefferson questioned why the Union would "perpetrate this act of suicide on themselves" (pg. 569). ... The question of whether Thomas Jefferson was an atheist? ... However those unanswered questions that Jefferson had were between him and his God! ...

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Our Early Government As adopted, the articles provided only for a "firm league of friendship" in which each of the 13 states expressly held "its sovereignty, freedom, and independence" (Alden 340). ... There was a larger topic at question, however, the weakness of the Articles of Confederation. ... Noticeably absent were the revolutionary leaders of the effort for independence in1775-76, such as John Adams, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson (93-94). ... Mason also proposed that, "there is no declaration of Rights" and the "Legislature cannot prohibit the further Importation of Sla...

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In addressing the first question, the question of legitimacy of government is all but asked. ... The constitution owes its legitimacy to the Declaration of Independence, which all but quotes Locke's views of the social contract. ... The simple answer to this question is the constitution. ... The question of each branch's role in regards to the law is explicit in the third question. ... The question, "How have those procedures changed over time?" ...

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In the year 1894, Uganda was officially named a British Protectorate and it was not until October 9, 1962, that Uganda gained its independence from Britain and became a self-sustaining nation.1 In 1971, President Obote was dealing with many problems in the nation, including the uniting of Uganda. ... The President has the right to declare war with the approval of two-thirds of Parliament, but if the President feels that Parliament will not approve the declaration, he may declare war anyhow, but must seek the approval of Parliament no later than seventy-two hours after the declaration.4 Th...

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Back when the United States was just breaking away from Britain and starting as a nation, President James Monroe came up with a declaration called the Monroe Doctrine. ... Kennedy not only began the counterinsurgency force called the Green Berets to stop communism, but also invaded Cuba and posed the question of war with Russia. ...

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