Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Senator Sam Foley dies and the governor of a western state Huburt “Happy” Hopper has to pick a replacement for deceased Senator. Jim Taylor Happy’s political boss tries to pressure him into to selecting one of his corrupt personnel. The popular committee wanted a reformer Henry Hill but the corrupt Jim Taylor was not going to allow that to happen. In the meantime Happy Hopper is struggling on who to select as Senator. While the governor is at dinner with his family
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majority of votes‚ but from Hayes staff it was believed that he could still win if Republicans retained control of South Carolina‚ Florida‚ and Louisiana. It was then when he telegraphed to the Republicans in those three states telling them to hold their state. All three states were awarded to Hayes who had beaten Tilden‚ making him the new President for the next four years. After that it was always claimed that Hayes was elected because of the fraud committed during that election. 6-What misbehavior
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more Jeffersonian than even Jefferson himself. Among their leaders was John Randolph of Virginia‚ who loved to lecture fellow Congressman in a shrill soprano voice‚ and who strutted about the House chamber carrying a bull whip. The Philosopher of the movement was one John Caroline who had strong ideas of states’ rights and strict construction. His ideas didn’t go far at this time‚ but they were later used with pleasure by secessionists in later years. Those
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political cartoon‚ “[there is] a woman at the grave site who represents America and is placing different things on the grave like “Amnesty” and “Suffrage” to honor the grave of Confederates and to move on with forgiveness. In addition‚ on a tree it states‚ “Let us have PEACE” and on the grave‚ it says “The Constitution as it is”” (The Old Print Shop‚ http://oldprintshop.com/product/144311). The woman as America laying down forgiveness on the Confederate grave represents how America is trying to move
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democratic and does not guard the rights of individuals. P.18 Dahl places his work asking fundamental questions as to the use and application of the constitution in the modern world‚ not as an attack as Gordon S. Wood from New York Review of Books clearly states on the front cover. Dahl merely and humbly is asks Americans to deeply reconsider their much loved constitution. P.122 The work is extremely relevant as it delivers an extremely bold insight into this sacredly held text. Content Dahl examines
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In the end‚ what good are children‚ anyway? What good do they do for society? All they do is take resources from the parents and from the state. Democrats believe in executing children directly from the mother‚ by taking them out of the womb and throwing them away. A clean and effective method‚ of course. I mean‚ who wants to change diapers‚ anyway? Republicans agree with this ideal‚ but
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For the first time in seventeen years the Republicans in Congress chose to shut down the federal government all because they didn’t like one law. One faction of one party in one house of congress in one branch of government shut down major branches of the government. The House and Senate could not agree on the Obamacare bill by September 30‚ 2013; thus resulting in the federal government shutdown. The shutdown “didn’t have to happen”‚ Obama proclaims as he addresses the issue of the economy also
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President Andrew Johnson was charged with breaking the Tenure of Office Act‚ which was the law put in place by Congress that stated a president may not replace a government official who was appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate without the Senate’s approval (Ladenburg‚ 2007). Johnson wanted to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton who was appointed by Abraham Lincoln and vigorously disagreed with the president over Reconstruction being a Radical Republican at the time. There seem to
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the year before over Johnson’s veto‚ which required Senate consent for such removals. The house impeached Johnson on February 24. The official reasoning of his impeachment was that he had violated the Tenure of Office Act. This was an office that Johnson considered unconstitutional. The real reason for his impeachment was his stubborn defiance of Congress on Reconstruction. This impeachment by the House didn’t remove him office‚ it was more like a grand jury indictment
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Current Event Summary- 2012 US Presidential Elections Whether it is about taxes‚ spending‚ the bailouts‚ the debt ceiling or entitlements‚ a fundamental source of disagreement between Republicans and Democrats is whether the federal government should be a support system for the country or play an extremely limited role in business‚ social and day-to-day life. The tea party wing of the Republican party has used reducing the size of government as a rallying cry while progressive Democrats
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