nicknamed him “Explainer-In-Chief.” However‚ if we are to check our partisan preferences at the door and grade his speech it is obvious that Bill Clinton’s speech is a brilliant political theatre. His speech made a strong case for the nomination and election of President Obama that was more compelling than any of the speakers including the case made by the incumbent president himself. It was the speech that President Obama couldn’t give but desperately needed. This political speech alone reveals that
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f. Middle class men and women mainly made up the progressive groups. They felt it was unfair the way they were treated because of the restless corporations‚ the hordes of immigrants‚ and labor unions g. The progressives wanted to get the state power to move the socialist threat by making the common man’s life better h. One thing that the progressives accomplished was that women were given the right to vote. This was a big step because women had been pushing for this for years and
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was Health; to my understanding physicians and other health professionals are traditionally the largest sources of federal campaign contributions in this sector‚ which it has contributed a record $116.8 million to federal candidates during the 2008 election cycle. I also noticed that pharmaceutical companies and HMO’s are consistently generous givers. The health sector as a whole traditionally contributes to republican candidates and parties‚ certain industries‚ such as nurses‚ give more generously
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publicly-owned railroads‚ communications‚ and banking systems because they didn’t want the government to be in complete control in any aspect of their lives. They wanted their voice to be heard‚ so in 1892 they nominated James B. Weaver as their presidential candidate‚ who received over one million votes. But it was a small voice compared to the powerhouses of the democratic and republican party. The Populists were also in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver. William Jennings Bryan
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Answer the following questions on the election of 1876 and the Compromise of 1877 in complete sentences. Describe with clear and specific details from the texts the role the state of Florida played in the outcome of the Election of 1876. What other states played a similar role? The three states that played the similar role with florida were Louisiana and South Carolina. The reason why these three were such a big deal was the 20 electoral votes between the three that were uncounted. What were
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Campaign Financing: 2008 Election; Barack Obama vs. John McCain Campaign finance refers to all of the money raised and spent to promote a candidate or party for an upcoming political election. This money is a necessity for a candidate to have en edge in any election because the more funds they have the more they can do with it. What they can do with the money raised is another question. There are rules and regulations the candidates must follow. In the 2008 election between Barack Obama and John
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Back to School Every year the President of The United States gives a speech to American students. That goes without saying that it is given in the very beginning of the school year. The purpose of the speech is to welcome all new students and to prepare all students in the USA for a new year‚ which will bring them one step closer to their future. This following speech “Back to School” by President Barack Obama is given on September 8th 2009‚ at Wakefield High School in Arlington‚ Virginia.
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the century‚ America and the views of its people were changing. Many different ideas were surfacing about issues that affected the country as a whole. The Republican Party‚ led by William McKinley‚ were concentrating on the expansion of the United States and looking to excel in power and commerce. The Democratic Party at this time was led by William Jennings Bryan‚ who was absorbed in a sponge of morality and was concerned with the rights of man. The nation’s self-interest was divided into different
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The so-called "Indian Wars" took place roughly from 1864-1890 (from the Sand Creek Massacre to the Battle of Wounded Knee). It was really less of a war than a long series of skirmishes‚ battles‚ and massacres. At first‚ the Indians actually had the advantage because their arrows could be fired more rapidly than a muzzle-loading rifle. The invention of the Colt .45 revolver (the six-shooter by Samuel Colt) and Winchester repeating rifle changed this. Notably‚ one-fifth of the U.S. Army out West
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The Unites States of America is the oldest democracy in the world. The constitutional democracy has worked for more than two centuries. The constitution was formed in a time of need for some of the people. In May of 1787 delegates attended a meeting in Philadelphia “ to establish a national government powerful enough to prevent the young nation from dissolving but not so powerful that it would crush individual liberty” (Magleby‚Light‚Nemacheck 36). In the creation
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