September 17th‚ 1787‚ over two hundred years ago‚ the greatest document ever drafted was signed into law‚ and became the United States Constitution. The Constitution is the document that establishes the modern government of the United States‚ and describes which powers this government possesses‚ and which it does not. The authors of this document were the fathers of the United States‚ educated men‚ who wrote and were inspired by many different influences. The authors got ideas from many different sources
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cheaply between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Goods can vary from automobiles down to grain. Traveling around South America took several weeks. Many things have been tried‚ only to be “torn down”‚ such as the pyramids located in Egypt‚ the Great Wall of China‚ and the transcontinental railroads. During the 1800’s France tried to build a canal in the same place. They were unsuccessful. The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901‚ allowed the United States to take care of a canal. In 1904 the United States decided
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Poverty in the United States is an unacceptable scourge on our society. Poverty is born out of situation and mindset rather than sheer laziness. To figure out the causes and solutions of poverty‚ we must understand what poverty is. Poverty occurs when a person’s basic needs for food‚ clothing‚ and shelter are not met. Poverty is measured by the government in what they call a poverty “threshold”. This poverty “threshold” is based on family size and income falling below the poverty line established
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Social Changes The United States has gone through many changes. During this time‚ it will go through many more. People standing up for what they believe in will help push what the demand. When some groups get what they wanted it pushes others to push for what they what. This creates a country of citizens demanding changes n the United States. Changes will be made to make this country stronger. In the 1950s the United States economy was doing well. The war is over and the increase in electronics
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Weems Wong Foreign Policy on Philippines The United states now won the Spanish-American war. Now what? Continuing to take more‚ this was American’s supreme goal. The reason the U.S. "purchased" Philippines because this was cheaper than continuing war with the Spanish. However‚ U.S seems to be putting threats on Philippines rather than colonizing them. Disagreements rose amongst the Filipino‚ and this is where the U.S. policy comes in. After the "splendid little war" with Spain‚ in the Treaty
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James Knox Polk (1845-49) 12. Zachary Taylor (1849-50) 13. Millard Fillmore (1850-53) 14. Franklin Pierce (1853-57) 15. James Buchanan (1857-61) 16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-65) 17. Andrew Johnson (1865-69) 18. Ulysses Grant (1869-77) Famous Foreign Policy Presidents19. Rutherford Hayes (1877- 81) 20. James Garfield (1881) 21. Chester Arthur (1881-85) 22. Grover Cleveland
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The Foreign Policy of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad during his premiership During eighties of last century‚ Malaysia was not widely known by the world. Only a few of politicians might hear about Malaysia not as an economic power‚ but as an agricultural country which is the main supplier of crude palm oil. This situation changed when Tun Dr. Mahathir became the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia who has changed how the world judges and treats Malaysia. Besides of Tun Dr. Mahathir’s enormous contribution
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Dimensions of Indian Foreign Policy & the Growing Challenges Every sovereign country has its foreign policy. India too has one. Foreign policy refers to the sum total of principles‚ interests and objectives which a country promotes while interacting with other countries. Even though there are certain basic features of a foreign policy it is not a fixed concept. The thrust of foreign policy keeps on changing according to changing international conditions. India’s foreign policy is shaped by several
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Mr. Meuller United States History- 8th 14 May 2011 Struggles with North Korea The United States has had many problems regarding North Korea both‚ during the cold war and post-cold war. They have been the longest standing adversary to the United States‚ and are the victims of countless U.S sanctions and diplomatic agreements. The first problems with North Korea start post world war two when the Korean Peninsula was split in two. The Soviet Union‚ arch enemy of the United States‚ was stationed
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