I. George Washington (1732-1799) II. "I have no other view than to promote the public good‚ and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country." III. He was a surveyor‚ planter‚ and general of the Army of the United Colonies. IV. His term was from 1789-1797. V. There were no prominent issues in his first or scone term and ran unopposed. VI. He didn’t have any opponents‚ it was only a matter of who would become vice president. VII. John Adams was his vice
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Constitution of the United States There are many important things about the United States Constitution that we learned in school while taking US History. A few of the main things I remember are the basic things such as The US Constitution has seven articles and 27 amendments. The seven articles took effect in 1789. The 27 amendments were added during 1791 to 1992. And the biggest thig I remember is that in 1791 the first ten amendments were passed and are referred to as “the bill of rights
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Justin Chung 1. Jefferson wrote‚ "…That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends‚ it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it‚ and to institute new Government…" Clearly describe three examples from any period of American History when Americans attempted to follow these words. The Revolutionary War is a clear example of rebellion against obstructive Governments. Another would be The Civil War‚ where republican southerners fought for their right to keep slaves
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From the time of the 1920s to 1950s the United States Government has had to deal with many conflicts. Some directly impacted the US and some indirectly impacting the US. One of the major conflicts was when dictators started to rise in Europe. Next was World War II which had the US in a bit of trouble for a while and then finally were the post war conflicts that arose and had put a big weight on the US. New democratic governments emerged in Europe after the war struggled. Joseph Stalin focused on
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effort to show its power and presence within the region. Europe wanted to dominate the region financially‚ politically and economically. America would not tolerate this at all. 1865- In support of the Mexican President Benito Juarez the United States Government enacted the Monroe Doctrine against Maximilian A french emperor who
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Blessed with huge reserves of crude oil‚ natural gas‚ sulfur‚ timber‚ and other materials‚ Louisiana ranked second only to Texas in the value of its natural resources. The state government leased its mineral resources to various indus¬tries and placed a severance tax on those minerals extracted from state land. In the area of cultural accomplishment‚ Louisiana provided the scene for two highly acclaimed works‚ All the King’s Men‚ a novel based on the life of Huey Long by the novelist-poet
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The United States of America is branded as the land of opportunities and a place where anyone can come and make a better life for themselves. Which is why many people choose to immigrate to the U.S. the Center for American Progress reports that “The foreign-born population consisted of 40.7 million people in 2012. Broken down by immigration status‚ the foreign-born population was composed of 18.6 million naturalized U.S. citizens and 22.1 million noncitizens in 2012. Of the noncitizens‚ approximately
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There are many similarities in the election process used in the United States of America and Mexico. There are also a number of differences. Most people think of Mexico as a country fueled by corruption. While I am not saying that isn’t the case I am saying the idea of their system is something I think our government can look to to help fix some of the flaws in our election process. In the United States of America a President is elected every four years indirectly by the people through the Electoral
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This question gives rise to the controversy over network neutrality‚ the government instated action that gave equal rules and policies for internet companies. In 2015‚ the Federal Communications Commission put in place a policy that banned internet servers from manipulating information that is sent through data or the internet
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that the Constitution is subject for change in order to be applicable to our fluctuating society. The Constitution can be changed both formally and informally. A formal amendment will change the letter of the Constitution. The two ways to amend the Constitution is by proposal and ratification. If a change is proposed then their needs to be a two-thirds majority in each house by Congress‚ or Congress can request a national convention with two-thirds of the state legislators. In order to be ratified
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