The presidency has changed very much over time from the time from the one which was created in the 1700s. Our first presidents had shaped an influential position by then but congress still was the most important figure of our government then. The president had to be at least the age of 35‚ American born and must have resided in the united states for no less than 14 years. In the constitution it states the president should be paid which cannot be increased or decreased during his term in office.
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Lincoln and Douglas Debates The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln‚ the republican candidate‚ and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas‚ a Democratic Party candidate‚ for a seat in the United States Senate. During the time period of the debates‚ Senators were elected by state legislators; therefore Lincoln and Douglas were competing for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois Legislature. The main issue for the debates was
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Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo! WHY? Microsoft had long been eyeing at merging with Yahoo! since 2006‚ the two companies explored and discussed how they might work together for some time‚ however the proposal was rejected by Yahoo!‚ by saying that was “not the right time from the perspective of shareholders” in 2007. The repeated turndowns‚ however‚ didn’t make Microsoft give up. In January 2008‚ Microsoft proposed to Yahoo! again to achieve industry consolidation and convergence. In the letter
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In the military most people think when they hear the term "sensitive items" they will think of thing such as weapons‚ security codes‚ classified information‚ ect. However most things in the military are considered to some degree a "sensitive item". . Which if they ended up falling into the hands of the enemy could cause minor or major damage to our nations national security and possibly endanger the lives of those both at home and deployed across the world. A very basic sensitive item used on
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Kenny Sandoval History 251-003 Frederick Douglas Dear Jim‚ I don’t know if you remember me but my name is Kenny Sandoval and I am your brother’s son. My dad has said so much about you and I remember him bringing up the topic of you owning a slave. He mentioned that you treated your slaved like if they were some type of animal that could be easily replaced. I myself am a slave owner but believe that slaves deserve to be treated more like humans even though they are our property. I recommend you
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During the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison (1801-1817)‚ a dual political party government was starting to form. In the Constitution‚ which was made in 1787‚ it is portrayed Jeffersonian Republicans as strict constructionists and Federalists as broad ones. It is true that the Democratic-Republicans believed in the strict construction of the constitution and a weaker federal government‚ thinking that if there were high concentration of central government‚ it would lead to a loss of individual
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The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln‚ the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois‚ and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas‚ the Democratic Party candidate. At the time‚ U.S. senators were elected by state legislatures‚ in turn Lincoln and Douglas were trying for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the aftermath of his victory in the 1860 presidential
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“PRENUP”- SECURING THE SACRAMENT A prenuptial agreement is a pre–marital contract between two people for the fair division of money‚ property or assets in case of a divorce or death. It serves as a mode to distinguish between pre-marital and post-marital assets. Although the distribution of marital assets can be accomplished by a court of law on the dissolution of marriage‚ some couples opt for a pre-nuptial agreement to feel financially and emotionally secure. A “prenup” may provide protection
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experiences. To what extent do your texts support this view? INTRO: The use of anthropomorphism allows objects of the natural environment to be presented with the human characteristics the poet views them with. In the poem‚ the snow gum‚ by Douglas Steward‚ the composer feels an association with himself and also a connection to the royalty of the tree. Anthropomorphism is used as he interpretation the tree to be human-like as it has a “crown” like a person and “full grown”. The organic description
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Did you know that gymnast‚ Gabby Douglas won the Summer Olympics in 2012‚ and not only because of her superior talent in gymnastics‚ but also because of her ambitious personality. Gabby Douglas is an Olympic gymnast‚ starting her gymnastics career at the age of six. She was born on December 31 in 1995‚ she grew up in Virginia and then moved to Iowa to further pursue a more serious gymnastic career. Although other gymnasts have obviously won gold in the olympics‚ she was the first African American
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