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    1980’s Government and Politics The Reagan Decade. In American politics the 1980s were the decade of Ronald Reagan‚ who was elected president in 1980 and succeeded by his vice president‚ George Bush‚ in 1989. Reagan’s vision of the nation—and to a somewhat lesser extent his conservative agenda—shaped the economic and political fortunes of the United States for most of the 1980s. Malaise. As the decade began‚ Americans were struggling with an image of a country that was no longer the most powerful

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    Frederick Jackson Turner was a historian who believed that the strength and vitality of the American spirit lay in westward expansion. He felt expansion was the most important factor in American History. Turner spoke at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and told the audience that all the land in the American western frontier had been explored and settled. (Kaplan) He spoke that expansion could continue as long as America broadened its notion of “manifest destiny” and looked beyond

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    Political ideology in American Society can get a little confusing. This is due partially to the fact that the most commonly used model to explain political ideology is too simple. The linear model‚ as it is sometimes called‚ puts the ideological spectrum on a straight line. This model often leaves researcher ’s wondering about ideologies because it ties groups together that may have absolutely different ideas. Also‚ the linear model does not perfectly predict each point. A better way to explain the

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    Define political culture. “is a set of attitudes and practices held by people that shapes their political behavior‚ It includes moral judgments‚ political myths‚ beliefs and ideas about what makes for good society.”(sparknotes) It also help the government shape the culture through education‚ commemoration the public having there opinion. Political culture does reflect the government and it also have a history that is current regime. Political culture does matter because populations will shape up

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    America’s Foundation‚ before any Europeans showed up. Different kinds of ethnicities lived there. They didn’t have advance technology‚ like guns‚ gunpowder. The native americans‚ they didn’t have things to help them with their diseases. Once they settlers came they believed they can help them. Natives only used natural resources they can find. But the first english settlement was in virginia. Spanish came here and took what is know as florida. When it comes to religion the settlers force natives

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    How media has changed the nature of politics Introduction Newspapers‚ television‚ and the Internet. These media have greatly changed of human history‚ the lives of people and interpersonal relationships. In the process of change‚ The media also gradually change and affect the state-to-state relations‚ international politics and the world situation. First of all‚ let ’s talk about the role and influence of the media on the political

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    The 1970s for the United States of America was a time of recession‚ war and a world famous government scandal. The war in Vietnam left the people of the nation in disarray and turmoil. The government took a great deal of abuse from the people with the decisions made during the Vietnam War. President Nixon attempted different strategies than used before to end the Vietnam War with little success. The public’s image of the government was distorted when the Watergate Scandal was made public and Richard

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    My definition of the American Dream is that everyone is equal. Everybody deserves to live life the way they want to and their dreams should always come true. In a typical lifestyle‚ the American Dream will change often as you get older. As a young child you seem to be more interested in playing with toys or going in bouncy castles and to playgrounds. As a teenager‚ technology steals lots of your attention‚ spending time with friends and staying out all night at bonfires and things like that. When

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    paper will be different than if I was writing about the 1960’s or the 1980’s. The political climate of the 1970’s actually turns out to be quiet interesting. It is interesting to hear about the Vietnam War and about the Watergate scandal that went on. It is also interesting to see just how the public was changing at this time. These are the things that make studying the 1970’s so fascinating. There were many different political and social outcomes that came from the war in Vietnam. Some of them hit

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    Throughout the course of American history‚ scandals have shaped the way the people view the government. Unforeseen consequences from scandals often present themselves years later‚ which prompts the question: which American political scandals have had the biggest impact on American history? A scandal‚ as defined by Cambridge Dictionary‚ is an action or series of actions that are considered wrong or immoral‚ often leading to public anger. There have been countless scandals in American history‚ many kept

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